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FIA RALLY: 49th Safari Rally Kenya Preview

FIA RALLY: 49th Safari Rally Kenya Preview

July 20, 2001 The world's top rally stars face the biggest adventure of the entire World Rally Championship this weekend, as Kenya's vast plains play host to the Safari Rally. The WRC's eighth round starts tomorrow morning, and more than half a dozen drivers will drive over the Nairobi start ramp with realistic hopes o ... Continue reading

Technology In F1 - Just Because You Can Doesn't Always Mean You Should....

Technology In F1 - Just Because You Can Doesn't Always Mean You Should....

Commentary by Rick Carlton - Allrace Magazine This F1 season marked the end of an eight year cold war between the FIA and the forces of technology. In that context, the event may have also tolled the beginning of the end of a sport known for its critical balance between man and machine. I refer of course to the Spanish ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Ford bid to extend victory run in German debut

FIA RALLY: Ford bid to extend victory run in German debut

June 30, 2001 Motorsport fans in Germany will have their first opportunity to see a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car in competitive action when works drivers François Delecour and Daniel Grataloup tackle the Rallye Deutschland (6 - 8 July) in the car that has dominated the FIA World Rally Championship in recent weeks. Th ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Acropolis win brings treble for Ford and McRae

FIA RALLY: Acropolis win brings treble for Ford and McRae

June 18, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist today won the Acropolis Rally after a day of incredible drama in the mountains of central Greece. It was a third consecutive victory for the British pair and their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, and not only moved them into the lead of the FIA World Rally C ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: 48th Acropolis Rally, End of Leg 2 Recap

FIA RALLY: 48th Acropolis Rally, End of Leg 2 Recap

June 17, 2001 Three of the world's top rally drivers are locked in battle for the lead of the seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Acropolis Rally, which continued in Greece today. Colin McRae has held on to the lead he established yesterday, but both Carlos Sainz and Richard Burns narrowed the Scot's ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Racing and Father's Day; Remembering the Bond

The Callahan Report: Racing and Father's Day; Remembering the Bond

June 16, 2001 NEW ORLEANS: I was five years old when my father introduced me to motorsports. Dad thought it was a normal family outing to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his way of spending some quality time with his wife and kids. Little did he know that he was fueling his son with a passion that would last a ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: McRae and Sainz put Ford in control in Greece

FIA RALLY: McRae and Sainz put Ford in control in Greece

June 16, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya held the top two places after an intriguing opening leg of the Acropolis Rally in Greece today. The British pair, driving a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, headed their Spanish colleagues by 21.1sec after a tough day ... Continue reading

TACH SPECIAL: AllRace Magazine and The Auto Channel Sign Exclusive Marketing and Promotional Alliance

TACH SPECIAL: AllRace Magazine and The Auto Channel Sign Exclusive Marketing and Promotional Alliance

June 15, 2001 AUTO CENTRAL & COSTA MESA, CA - June 15, 2001 - AllRace Magazine and The Auto Channel have agreed to the formation of an exclusive marketing and promotional alliance. AllRace (http://www.allracemagazine.com) is delivered weekly via the Internet and provides weekly news and op-ed coverage on domestic and i ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: McRae wins Cyprus Rally as Ford take series lead

FIA RALLY: McRae wins Cyprus Rally as Ford take series lead

June 4, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist today won the gruelling Cyprus Rally in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car. The Britons triumphed by 16.4sec from fellow countryman Richard Burns after three days of competition in searing heat and over tortuously twisty mountain roads. Team-mates Carlos Sa ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Sainz and McRae dominate in Cyprus for Ford

FIA RALLY: Sainz and McRae dominate in Cyprus for Ford

June 3, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya dominated today's second leg of the Cyprus Rally to set up a thrilling four-car showdown for victory on tomorrow's final leg of this sixth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. McRae's Ford Focus RS World Rally ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001; End of Leg One Report

FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001; End of Leg One Report

June 2, 2001 Gronholm pushed hard with any chance at this years championship at stake and holds a five second lead over Richard Burns. Burns and McRae also with championship intentions must do well and only 15 seconds seperates the top 4 cars. Tommi Makinen has already ended his rally in a ditch so there is an opportun ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Ford trio make strong start to Cyprus Rally

FIA RALLY: Ford trio make strong start to Cyprus Rally

June 2, 2001 Ford Martini trio François Delecour, Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz all held top six positions in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars at the end of today's gruelling opening leg of the Cyprus Rally. In blazing heat and over tortuously twisty gravel tracks, Delecour ended the day in third, one position ahea ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001 Pre Race Notes

FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001 Pre Race Notes

June 1, 2001 The FIA World Rally Championship switches to some of its most testing conditions for its sixth round, the Cyprus Rally, which starts from the coastal resort of Limassol tomorrow morning. The sport's top stars will have to cope with searing heat, dust and twisty, rocky tracks on the island event, which make ... Continue reading

"Mr. Saab" Racing Legend Erik Carlsson to reunite with two legendary racing Saabs

"Mr. Saab" Racing Legend Erik Carlsson to reunite with two legendary racing Saabs

Larger than Life Swedish Racing Legend Erik Carlsson to reunite with two legendary racing Saabs Carlsson "On the Roof" honored General Motors guest at 2001 Goodwood Festival of Speed DETROIT – One of the most indelible images of motorsports in the 1960s is that of a howling red Saab, most often with all four whee ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001 Preview

FIA RALLY: Cyprus Rally 2001 Preview

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 CHARACTER OF THE EVENT Run on gravel roads which are traditionally more twisty and slower than others in the series. For the purposes of the Group N Cup rules, which require participation in a rally outside Europe, this event is considered as 'O ... Continue reading

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