Monthly Archives: July 2018

WRC A FULL 2018 FIESTAS HOLD STATION IN FINLAND.     https://www.facebook.com/MSportLtd/ FIESTAS HOLD STATION IN FINLAND M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s three EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs hold station at this weekend’s Rally Finland – line astern to take what could be vital points out of their main championship rivals. Team Principal, Malcolm Wilson OBE, said: “I think it’s fair to say that we would have liked to have shown a little more speed this weekend, but at the same time we’re on target to achieve our goal and close the gap in…Read more

HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT - NESTE RALLY FINLAND - DAY TWO.     https://www.facebook.com/HMSGOfficial/     Rally Finland – Day Two Report Hyundai Motorsport continues to hold a top-five position in Rally Finland, the eighth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship On another challenging day for the team, Hayden Paddon is involved in a close battle for fourth place overall Andreas Mikkelsen and Thierry Neuville were the opening two cars on the road on Saturday, as the duo endured another unproductive day on the gravel stages. Jyväskylä, Finland July 28 2018 – All…Read more

WRC 2 A FULL 2018 NESTE RALLY FINLAND: ŠKODA PRIVATEER EERIK PIETARINEN LEADS WRC 2 CATEGORY STANDINGS.     https://www.facebook.com/MotorsportSKODA/ https://www.facebook.com/TGSWorldWide/     NESTE RALLY FINLAND: ŠKODA PRIVATEER EERIK PIETARINEN LEADS WRC 2 CATEGORY STANDINGS › Finnish ŠKODA customer team Eerik Pietarinen/Juhana Raitanen on course to their first victory in a WRC 2 championship event  › 17 years old Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen down from WRC 2 lead to fourth after a hidden rock broke the suspension of their ŠKODA FABIA R5  › ŠKODA teammates Ole Christian Veiby/Stig Rune Skjaermœn lost…Read more

WRC A FULL 2018 MADS ØSTBERG EN LUCHA POR LA PRIMERA POSICIÓN.     https://www.facebook.com/CitroenRacing/     Rally de Finlandia (27-29 de julio de 2018) – Día 1 MADS ØSTBERG EN LUCHA POR LA PRIMERA POSICIÓN Con una racha impresionante de cuatro victorias de tramo, los C3 WRC han arrasado en el primer día en Finlandia. Después de colocarse en lo más alto de la tabla de tiempos tres veces y mantener el primer puesto en la general durante cuatro tramos, Mads Østberg y Torstein Eriksen terminaban la primera etapa a solo 5,8s…Read more

WRC A FULL 2018 TOYOTA YARIS WRC AHEAD AFTER A FULL DAY ON FINNISH ROADS.     https://www.facebook.com/TOYOTAGAZOORacingWRC/     Rally Finland: Day 2 Toyota Yaris WRC ahead after a full day on Finnish roads The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team leads after the first full day of Rally Finland. Ott Tänak delivered a strong performance throughout, winning five stages and leading by 5.8 seconds heading into Saturday. His team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala also occupies a podium position in third place. Car 8 (Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja) Already leading after the opening…Read more

WRC A FULL 2018 MADS ØSTBERG FIGHTING FOR FIRST PLACE!.     https://www.facebook.com/CitroenRacing/     MADS ØSTBERG FIGHTING FOR FIRST PLACE! With an impressive haul of four stage wins, the C3 WRCs blasted through day one at Rally Finland! After topping the timesheets three times and holding the overall lead on four stages, Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen ended the first leg just 5.8s off the pace. Craig Breen and Scott Martin recovered from an early puncture to end the day in ninth overall, picking up a fine stage win in the process,…Read more

WRC A FULL 2018 FIESTAS TARGET FINLAND PODIUM.   https://www.facebook.com/MSportLtd/ FIESTAS TARGET FINLAND PODIUM M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs are in with a chance of challenging for another podium at this weekend’s Neste Rally Finland. With Teemu Suninen in fifth place, Sébastien Ogier sixth and Elfyn Evans seventh, the team have their sights firmly fixed on a top-three finish and will be focused on climbing the leader board as the event continues. Team Principal, Malcolm Wilson OBE, said: “I think we can be reasonably happy with our day. We’ve…Read more

WRC 2 A FULL 2018 NESTE RALLY FINLAND: KALLE ROVANPERÄ AND ŠKODA LEADING WRC 2, O.C. VEIBY FIGHTING FOR PODIUM.     https://www.facebook.com/MotorsportSKODA/     NESTE Rally Finland: Kalle Rovanperä and ŠKODA leading WRC 2, O.C. Veiby fighting for podium Jyväskylä, 27 July 2018 - The youngest driver entered in the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship's eighth round, the NESTE Rally Finland, controls the WRC 2 category. 17 years old Kalle Rovanperä (FIN) together with co-driver Jonne Halttunen (FIN) powered his ŠKODA FABIA R5 into the category lead after the second stage. With…Read more

WRC A FULL 2018 HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT - NESTE RALLY FINLAND - DAY ONE.     https://www.facebook.com/HMSGOfficial/     Rally Finland – Day One Report The FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) returned to action for the first complete day of Rally Finland, the eighth round of the 2018 season  Hyundai Motorsport’s crews have struggled for pace on the high-speed gravel stages with Hayden Paddon leading the team’s charge in fourth overall Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen both had incidents on Friday after misjudging pace notes, dropping them down the order. Jyväskylä, Finland July 27,…Read more

WRC A FULL 2018 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING TAKES AN EARLY LEAD IN FINLAND.     https://www.facebook.com/TOYOTAGAZOORacingWRC/     Rally Finland: Day 1 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing takes an early lead in Finland Rally Finland is now underway following the opening stage in the centre of host city Jyvaskyla, which consisted of both asphalt and gravel. Watched on by enthusiastic crowds ? with strong support for the locally-based TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team ? Ott Tanak posted the fastest time to claim an early rally lead. The day began with a 4.26-kilometre shakedown at…Read more