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Young ace Neuville to go all out in IRC title bid
20.10.2011
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| Thierry Neuville has vowed to do all he can to win the IRC title in Cyprus Thierry Neuville says he “will do everything to win” the prestigious Intercontinental Rally Challenge crown when th weiter >> |
Craig Breen open to more IRC action in 2012
20.10.2011
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Breen impressed on two IRC outings this year and could be back in 2012 Craig Breen is contemplating more appearances in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge next season following his stunning run to fourth overall on R weiter >> |
Superhuman Roux stars in ultra-marathon
20.10.2011
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| Nicolas Roux proved it’s not just Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers who are at the peak of physical fitness when he finished 10th overall on the gruelling Tour de l’Oisans ultra-marathon.Andreas Mikkelsen’s rally engineer is a keen ultra-marathon participant and completed the 180-kilometre course in a little more than 38 hours, which s weiter >> |
Burcu Cetinkaya set for second IRC run in Cyprus
20.10.2011
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| Burcu Cetinkaya, the only female driver to score points in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, plans to build on the experience she gained at the wheel of her SKODA Fabia Super 2000 in Scotland earlier this month when she contests the Cyprus Rally from 3-5 November.Cetinkaya, 30, made history when she became the first female to score IRC points on Rally of Scotland last seas weiter >> |
University calls for IRC promise Martin Kangur
20.10.2011
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| Martin Kangur says it’s unclear how many Intercontinental Rally Challenge events he will tackle in 2012 because he is due to enrol at university in his native Estonia.Kangur completed his seven-event IRC 2WD Cup programme with category victory on RACMSA Rally of Scotland aboard his JAS Motorsport-prepared Catwees Honda Racing Civic Type R. weiter >> |
WTCC switch for IRC Production Cup winner
20.10.2011
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| Toshi Arai, who celebrated his maiden IRC Production Cup victory on RACMSA Rally of Scotland earlier this month, will switch to circuit racing this weekend when he contests rounds 19 and 20 of the World Touring Car Championship at Suzuka in his native Japan.Arai, 44, will drive a Chevrolet Cruz for the factory team in a one-off appearance in the WTCC. He said: “This will weiter >> |
Renault Sport 2WD Challenge - 2011 Season
18.10.2011
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| Clean sweep for Renault SportCreated by Renault Sport for customers competing in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), the Renault Sport 2 WD Challenge has underlined the full potential of the Megane R.S. N4 and Clio R.S. R3, which have shone throughout the 2011 season. Renault Sport took the honours in the centenary running of the Rallye Automobile Mont weiter >> |
Kahle and Gobel celebrated 50 rallies together with SKODA in Scotland
13.10.2011
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| IRC crew celebrate half century
SKODA Auto Deutschland crew Matthias Kahle and Peter Gobel marked 50 events together when they finished 10th overall on RACMSA Rally of Scotland last week.In addition to celebrating their first IRC weiter >> |
Golden Stage Rally excitement builds
13.10.2011
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| Preparations for the second running of the Cyprus In Your Heart Golden Stage Rally on 6 November continue apace with confirmation that the overall winner stands to receive 40,000 Euros in prize money.The event, which takes place over a single mixed surface stage, the Golden Stage, run twice and shown live on television around the world, carries a total prize f weiter >> |
Colin McRae Vision makes vital donation
13.10.2011
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Jimmy McRae (left) presents a cheque to Hannah Archibald of CHASColin McRae Vision, established to help improve the health and education of children around the world, used the ceremonial start of RACMSA Rally of Scotland last Frida weiter >> |
Rally of Scotland stages praised
13.10.2011
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| Scotland hosted its third Intercontinental Rally Challenge event last week with leading crews praising the exciting and demanding nature of the stages despite the onset of wet and muddy conditions.Based in the counties of Perthshire and Stirlingshire, the event utilised stages mainly on closed forest roads, four of which were shown live on Eurosport and Eurosp weiter >> |
IRC titles won in Scotland
13.10.2011
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Martin Kangur helped Honda clinch the IRC 2WD Cup makes' award in Scotland
Two significant Intercontinental Rally Challenge titles were won during RACMSA Rally of Scotland with SKODA crowned IRC manufacturers’ champio weiter >> |
Six-way IRC battle set for Cyprus finale
13.10.2011
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| An unprecedented six drivers will do battle for the Intercontinental Rally Challenge crown when the series reaches its electrifying climax on the Cyprus Rally next month (3-5 November).Bryan Bouffier, Juho Hanninen, Jan Kopecky, Freddy Loix, Andreas Mikkelsen and Thierry Neuville can all clinch the prestigious title on the mixed-surface season finale. weiter >> |
A top-three finish for Bryan Bouffier in Scotland
10.10.2011
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| IRC: RAC RALLY OF SCOTLAND (round 10/11)
This weekend’s event through the forests of central Scotland will go down as one of the world’s toughest gravel fixtures. Its fast, undulating yet narrow stages left drivers with absolutely no margin for error, weiter >> |
PG Andersson made a stunning debut on Rally of Scotland this weekend
10.10.2011
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| Rally of Scotland review
The PROTON Motorsports team once again demonstrated the development and potential of the Satria Neo S2000 on this weekend’s Rally of Scotland, but suffered misfortune on the penultimate round of the Intercontinental weiter >> |
IRC joy at last for Mikkelsen in Scotland
09.10.2011
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Andreas Mikkelsen’s long wait for his first victory in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge is over after he won RACMSA Rally of Scotland to set up a thrilling six-way battle for the IRC title on the final event of the season in Cyprus next month. weiter >> |
Proton comes within 1.2 seconds of winning first special stage in IRC
09.10.2011
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| PROTON’s PG Andersson drove to a strong 12th place overall and 11th amongst the contenders in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) at the end of a heatedly contested leg 1 in Rally Scotland.
Running as high as third overall in the early stages o weiter >> |
Scotland day 2 itinerary and Eurosport TV times
08.10.2011
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| RACMSA Rally of Scotland, 7-9 October 2011Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 10 of 11 DAY TWO ITINERARY (SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER) Special stages: SevenSpecial sta weiter >> |
Driver quotes and standings after day 1 in Scotland
08.10.2011
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| RACMSA Rally of Scotland, 7-9 October 2011Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 10 of 11 Bryan Bouffier heads the Peugeot challenge in Scotland in second place Andreas Mikkels weiter >> |
Flying Andreas Mikkelsen holds Scotland IRC lead after day 1
08.10.2011
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| RACMSA Rally of Scotland, 7-9 October 2011Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 10 of 11 Andreas Mikkelsen leads Rally of Scotland for SKODA UK Motorsport Andreas Mikkelsen has taken a h weiter >> |
Rally of Scotland broadcast schedule 2011
06.10.2011
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| Eurosport, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge’s media partner and Europe’s leading sports entertainment group, will show coverage of RACMSA Rally of Scotland as follows:Saturday 8 October13:00hrs-14:00hrs: LIVE SS5 Errochty 1 (Eurosport and British Eurosport 1)18:30hrs-19:30hrs: LIVE SS7 Errochty 2 (Eurosp weiter >> |
Last chance for IRC 2WD Cup champion Harry Hunt
06.10.2011
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Hunt says winning the IRC 2WD Cup in Scotland is crucial to his title hopes “We simply have to win,” said Harry Hunt of his participation in the IRC 2WD Cup section of RACMSA Rally of Scotland this w weiter >> |
Guy Wilks excited by Peugeot tweaks
06.10.2011
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Wilks (left) will drive an uprated Peugeot 207 on Rally of Scotland
Guy Wilks is hoping that a few tweaks to his Peugeot UK 207 Super 2000 will give him the edge as he bids for his second vi weiter >> |
Colin McRae Vision cheque handover planned
06.10.2011
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Jimmy McRae, who will drive one of the course cars on RACMSA Rally of Scotland, will use the event’s ceremonial start at Stirling Castle on Friday evening to present a cheque on behalf of the Colin McRae Vision charity he helped to establish.Co weiter >> |
SKODA team back at full strength for Scotland
06.10.2011
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SKODA's star drivers Hanninen and Kopecky will both compete in Scotland The factory SKODA Motorsport squad will be at full strength when the Intercontinental Rally Challenge resumes on RACMSA Rally of Scotland weiter >> |
Entries open for 2011 Cyprus Rally
05.10.2011
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| 2011 Cyprus Rally – 3rd-5th November 2011Round 11 – the final round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge- Regulations & Entry Forms now online at weiter >> |
Sanremo Rally - The competitors
17.09.2011
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| Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 9 of 11Rallye Sanremo 22-24 September 2011 Jan Kopecky heads the IRC drivers' standings and is a favourite for victory weiter >> |
Sanremo Rally - The Challenge
17.09.2011
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| Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 9 of 11Rallye Sanremo 22-24 September 2011
Rallye Sanremo forms the final asphalt event of the 2011 IRC season weiter >> |
Sanremo Rally - The expectations and TV TIMES on Eurosport
17.09.2011
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| Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 9 of 11Rallye Sanremo 22-24 September 2011 THE EXPECTATIONS Giandomenico Basso (Italy), PROTON Satria Neo S2000: “It’s a rally where experience definitely helps and you need to concentrate very h weiter >> |
Sanremo Rally - Events essentials and itinerary
17.09.2011
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| Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 9 of 11Rallye Sanremo 22-24 September 2011 EVENT ESSENTIALS Event: Rallye SanremoBase: Sanremo, ItalyStarts: Friday 23 SeptemberFinishes: Saturday 24 SeptemberEntries received: 59IRC weiter >> |
Sanremo Rally - Leading entries 2011
17.09.2011
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| Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 9 of 11Rallye Sanremo 22-24 September 2011 LEADING ENTRIES 1 Bryan Bouffier (FRA)/Xavier Panseri (FRA) Peugeot 207 S20002 Jan Kopecky (CZE)/Petr Stary (CZE) SKODA Fabia S20003 Freddy Loix (BEL)/ weiter >> |
Sanremo Rally - Standings and statistics
17.09.2011
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| Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 9 of 11Rallye Sanremo 22-24 September 2011 IRC STANDINGS (BEST OF SEVEN SCORES) Drivers after round eight of 111 Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic) 120pts2 Freddy Loix (Belgium) 1033 Juho Hanninen (Fin weiter >> |
Proton Motorsport Rallye Sanremo preview
17.09.2011
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Atkinson returns to the IRC after some flying form in the APRC with PROTON PROTON Motosports driver Chris Atkinson will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for next week’s Rallye Sanremo as preparat weiter >> |
Global adventurer Harry Hunt set for Sanremo run
17.09.2011
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This will be Harry's third time on Rallye Sanremo but the first time in his Citroen DS3 R3T; pictured here on IRC Tour de Corse, where he put in a fantastic point scoring performance earlier this year London- weiter >> |
Campana for IRC return in Sanremo
15.09.2011
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| Pierre Campana will be back in IRC action on Rallye Sanremo Pierre Campana will return to Intercontinental Rally Challenge action on Rallye Sanremo in Italy from 22-24 September and has set his sights on a top five fini weiter >> |
Golden Stage Rally is go for 2011
15.09.2011
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| The ground-breaking Love Cyprus Golden Stage Rally, which took place to great acclaim for the first time in 2010, will run again on Sunday 6 November, Eurosport Events and the Cyprus Automobile Association are delighted to confirm.Rather than covering a multiple number of stages, the Golden Stage Rally is unique in that it features one single stage, the Golden weiter >> |
Colin McRae Vision partners Scotland’s IRC round
15.09.2011
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| The Colin McRae Vision charity’s association with the Intercontinental Rally Challenge will be widened on RACMSA Rally of Scotland in October after the two organisations joined forces for the penultimate event of the 2011 IRC season.Colin McRae Vision, a charity created to support underprivileged children around the world, has worked in partnership with the IRC sin weiter >> |
Mikkelsen praised despite Mecsek crash
15.09.2011
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| Andreas Mikkelsen efforts on the Canon Mecsek Rallye did not go unnoticed Andreas Mikkelsen has been praised following his standout performance on last week’s Canon Mecsek Rallye, despite crashing out of the lead of the weiter >> |
Martine Victor IRC MECSEK Rallye Ungarn 2011 Rückblick
15.09.2011
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| Eine Woche nach der IRC Barum Rallye in der Tschechei ging es für Martine und Renaud weiter zur IRC Canon Mecsek Rallye nach Ungarn. Renaud der nur zwei Tage in Namur verbrachte um den Yaris wieder vollkommen in Stand zu setzen musste schon am frühen Freitag Richtung Pécs, der Rallyehauptstadt, aufbrechen. weiter >> |
Canon Mecsek Rallye results
12.09.2011
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| IRC SERIES CANON MECSEK RALLYE 2011 HUNGARY1 2 Kopecký Jan / Starý PetrŠkoda Fabia S2000 2 1 02:00:06.7 02:00:06.7 00:00:00.0 00:00:00.02 4 Neuville T. / Gilsoul Nicolas Peugeot 207 S2000 2 2 02:00:07.5 02:00:07.5 00:00:00.8 00:00:00.83 3 Loix Freddy / Miclotte F.&Scar weiter >> |
Closest win for Kopecký at Canon Mecsek Rallye
12.09.2011
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| ŠKODA Motorsport´s Jan Kopecký won the 45. Canon Mecsek Rallye by the smallest margin in the history of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge after a dramatic final day of action. In an event marked by close battles throughout the field, Team Peugeot Belgium- weiter >> |
Bouffier to start first on Canon Mecsek Rallye Saturday’s stages
09.09.2011
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| Bryan Bouffier will start leg one of Canon Mecsek Rallye first on the road in his Peugeot France 207 S2000, a testing 144km loop of eight competitive stages.The Rallye Monte-Carlo winner, who lies fourth in the drivers’ standings, was sixth quickest in Thursday’s shakedown and does not underestimate the task ahead.“For sure weiter >> |
Bouffier to start first on Canon Mecsek Rallye Saturday’s stages
09.09.2011
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| Bryan Bouffier will start leg one of Canon Mecsek Rallye first on the road in his Peugeot France 207 S2000, a testing 144km loop of eight competitive stages.The Rallye Monte-Carlo winner, who lies fourth in the drivers’ standings, was sixth quickest in Thursday’s shakedown and does not underestimate the task ahead.“For sure weiter >> |
Bruno Magalhaes will make his IRC return on the Canon Mecsek Rallye
09.09.2011
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| Magalhaes excited ahead of IRC return
Bruno Magalhaes says he can’t wait to resume his Intercontinental Rally Challenge campaign when he contests the Canon Mecsek Rallye in Hungary from 9-11 September. weiter >> |
Hanninen keen on more IRC runs
09.09.2011
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| Defending champion Juho Hanninen wants more IRC outings Juho Hanninen wants his absence from the Intercontinental Rally Challenge to be temporary after it was confirmed that he would not contest this week’s Canon Mecsek Rallye in Hungary. weiter >> |
Mecsek finish the target, says PROTON head
09.09.2011
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| PROTON Motorsports’ team principal Chris Mellors says his sole focus is on getting both factory-supported Satria Neo Super 2000s to the finish of the Canon Mecsek Rally in Hungary from 9-11 September.After both cars went the distance on the last Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier in Czech Republic, Mellors insists that completing more competitive weiter >> |
Norbert Herczig to focus on national title bid
09.09.2011
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| Hungarian Norbert Herczig will be told to avoid trying to upstage the Intercontinental Rally Challenge regulars when he makes his series’ debut on the Canon Mecsek Rallye.Herczig, who drives a Fabia Super 2000 for SKODA Rally Team Hungaria, is in contention for this national title, which will be decided on the asphalt event this week.&l weiter >> |
IRC Standings before Canon Mecsek Rallye 2011
02.09.2011
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| Canon Mecsek Rallye HUNGARY 9-11 September, 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 8 of 11IRC STANDINGS weiter >> |
Canon Mecsek Rallye Hungary The Expectations and Eurosport TV TIMES
02.09.2011
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| Canon Mecsek Rallye 9-11 September, 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, round 8 of 11Mark Wallenwein will drive a SKODA Auto Deutschland in Hungary weiter >> |
