Rally News

[Kriss]

thanks lui
it would be great

[sleenster]

If their live streaming is anything like their live timing then there will be a lot of

[sleenster]

Let's hope this second iteration of tyres will work

An “evo2″ Latitude Cross for Jordan

MICHELIN’s partners will have an evolution of the Latitude Cross tyre for the Jordan Rally WRC, round four of the 2011 World Rally Championship.

MICHELIN Competition’s four semi-trailers set sail from Venice on Wednesday evening en route to Israel where they are expected to arrive on Monday morning. After that, it will be a short hop of around 100km to the Jordanian capital Amman, then a further 50 or so kilometres to the shores of the Dead Sea where the rally will be based.

MICHELIN’s partners will have a new, strengthened version of the Latitude Cross for Jordan’s notoriously rough stages. Ford and Citroën tested the new product earlier in the week on similarly punishing tracks near Almeria, Spain, while Citroën also ran it during the week prior to March’s Rally de Portugal. Neither team has reported any punctures with it.

“We have worked on the construction; it is very resistant to impacts and cuts,” says Serge Grisin, the manager of MICHELIN Competition’s four-wheel activities. “The solutions found by engineers working out of MICHELIN’s Technology Centre and developers from MICHELIN Competition have allowed us to uprate the balance of the Latitude Cross’s overall performance package. The latest version is even more robust, while its performance potential is practically unchanged.“

http://www.best-of-rallylive.com/en/201 ... or-jordan/

[Sébastien Loeb]

Thanks

Two long rallies ( Abu dhabi and Argentina ) good news

Just 12 rounds in next year not good news i hope 14 rounds ( Poland and Monte )

Live coverage on the internet very nice

[Lucke]

I honestly dislike 2012 calendar
Yeah fine about Argentina but another year without Monte, no Italy... just 12 rounds. Thats sad, and I hoped finally something good started to happen to this sport, seems like I've been mistaken

[zoefrances]

looking at the 2012 calendar, it makes you wonder if that is why kimi has decided to go to nascar.
the calendar somewhat sucks

[Claudie_Schnaudie]

Sucks -.-

[sleenster]

Mini launch tomorrow (Monday):
http://www.minimotorsport.com/en/news/a ... he_big_day

Sneak preview of Kris and Dani's race suits:

[Sébastien Loeb]

Mini WRC

http://twitpic.com/4jcu4c

http://plixi.com/p/91508870

[sleenster]

More pics from Mini launch:






I like their race suits!

Sordo keen to re-establish himself
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90641



Q & A: Meeke on Mini debut
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90642

[sleenster]

Mini launch pictures from Kris Meeke's blog:

http://blog.krismeeke.com/2011/04/mini-launch/

[Julia]

Richards expects 10 Minis in 2012

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90656

if mini really sells aall the minis thay are planning and also ford continues with 10 cars , and citroen continues to sell to a few, WOW there can be up to 25 wrc cars next year!

[Sébastien Loeb]

Thanks Sleen for this Pics

Wow 10 Minis nice news

Julia didn't forget VW

we can see 30 wrc cars in some rallies !

[amoljoshi]

Richards expects 10 Minis in 2012

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90656

if mini really sells aall the minis thay are planning and also ford continues with 10 cars , and citroen continues to sell to a few, WOW there can be up to 25 wrc cars next year!

They need that many WRC class drivers with money..

[sleenster]

Richards expects 10 Minis in 2012

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90656

if mini really sells aall the minis thay are planning and also ford continues with 10 cars , and citroen continues to sell to a few, WOW there can be up to 25 wrc cars next year!

They need that many WRC class drivers with money..

Notice how there's no sponsors on the Mini too, I think they pretty much HAVE to sell 10 cars to stay in business. Ford has to sell cards too but at least they have sponsorship from like Abu Dhabi