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IIssuessue 114141 • 1155 - 2211 JJulyuly 22010010 hhttp://handbrakeshairpins.wordpress.comttp://handbrakeshairpins.wordpress.com FFeatureseatures NNewsews Hanson in X EEventsvents VW redesigns Games 16, P10 BRC,BRCR , P16 P Touareg for 2011 Jake Blattner Pritchard scores interviewed, P11 LRC,LR P18 podium on Manx Ford’s Fiesta RS ORC,OR P23 HuHutchison takes WRC on plan, P8 on Sun City 400 Contents / Issue 141 04 News Welcome to H&H! 06 Features Welcome to issue 141 of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS, your FREE weekly insight into 07 Reidemann/Beinke take class win the world of rallying! 08 Ford’s Fiesta RS WRC on plan Another jam-packed issue for you, 10 Travis Hanson at X Games 16 dear readers, this week. 11 Jake Blattner interview, pt 1 As always, I hope you enjoy this 12 A hope and a skip to the U.S.A. week’s exciting edition! 14 Events Yours in Rallying, 15 Idaho Rally Preview 15 Mad-Croc Rally Estonia Preview Evan Rothman 16 Rally Isle of Man Review 18 Rallye Latgale 2010 Review 19 WRC Rally Bulgaria Review 22 NEFR Rally Preview 23 Sun City 400 Preview 24 Sata Rallye Acores Preview Contact E-mail us [email protected] Call us +27 83 452 6892 Surf us http://wp.me/pkXc To receive your FREE weekly HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS eMagazine, or if you’d like to share this with a friend please send your e-mail address to [email protected]. 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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RALLYING Crack Proton team drivers to attend Sport-Biz lunch for International Rally of Queensland: http://wp.me/ppkXc- 1jD Jansen very pleased to complete Rally Whangarei unscathed: http://wp.me/ppkXc-1jZ USA AND NORTH AMERICA RALLYING Rally New York, Ltd. opens entry for International Rally New York 2010 with a new more compact schedule: http://wp.me/ppkXc-1jy AFRICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN RALLYING AND OFF-ROAD RACING Champion Hutchison tackles Sun City 400 with new co-driver: http://wp.me/ppkXc-1jw Bertholdt and Vermeulen a good bet for Sun City podium: http://wp.me/ppkXc-1js Visit the YouTube channel for Danglydotcodotuk New car and sponsor for Bertholdt and Stassen in Sun to view more of these awesome WRC videos City 400: http://wp.me/ppkXc-1jq from Northern-Loop Productions! ALSO, click on these great videos that have all been fi lmed in HD Matovu teams up with Essa for Zambia: http://wp.me/ quality for your viewing pleasure: ppkXc-1k2 • Sebastien Loeb at the WRC Rally Portugal 2010 • Petter Solberg in action in Portugal 2010 • See Matthew Wilson at the WRC Rallt Portugal • All the racing from the SSS from Portugal 2010 FFeatureseatures yyourour insightinsight intointo thethe wworldorld ooff rrallyingallying FEATURES WALES RALLY GB IS THE BEST VALUE TICKET IN TOWN Story: Staff Writer Not many sports at World Championship level can claim to be value for money. But Wales Rally GB, one of the UK’s largest and most iconic motorsport events, is offering children’s day passes at 99 per cent cheaper than other world- class sporting events in Wales this year. The event, which runs from 11 - 14 November, can be enjoyed by a family of four for a day from as little as £42. Wales Rally GB will be the 13th and fi nal round of the FIA World Rally Championship, and the popular ‘Kids for a Quid’ offer will apply for the third year running. The offer has been extended and now includes all day passes Thursday through to Sunday, access to the Remote Service Park at Builth Wells and the fi rst ever running of a special stage in Cardiff Bay. This ensures that taking the kids to a world-class sporting event won’t break the bank. For adults, the World Rally Pass (WRP) offers the best value for money as it gives access to all stages. At just £99, the WRP is 34 per cent cheaper than it was in 2003 when the event became Wales Rally GB. If fans can’t make the whole weekend then reasonably priced single day passes can be bought from REIDEMANN/BEINKE TAKE CLASS WIN £20. The inaugural Cardiff Bay stage will run twice, on the evenings very fast and did not perfectly suit our of Thursday 11th and Saturday 13th Story: Josefi ne Corinn Beinke Ford Fiesta R2, as it doesn’t have more November. Tickets for adults are a Picture: Nico Meyer/www.nim-fotos.de than 165hp, we still managed to set the snip at £10 for Thursday and £15 for Writing of her experiences from the second fastest stage time through SS11. Saturday for those looking for a taste of co-drivers’ seat, Josefi ne Corinn Beinke “The hot temperatures was very the rally experience. brings us her unique and entertaining diffi cult to handle, but Christian and I Wales Rally GB is not only adventures for HANDBRAKES & managed to concentrate and maintain bucking the trend when it comes HAIRPINS’ “Ladies in Rallying” campaign. our speed until the very last stage. to ticket prices, but VIP hospitality “In the end, a 4th place overall packages too. Traditionally, sports Josefi ne Corinn Beinke relates to us and a Class win was more than we hospitality is reserved for large corporate this week of her Rallye Niedersachsen expected before the rally start. organisations or those with high weekend: In the recent Rallye Regarding this great result, we disposable incomes, but Wales Rally GB Niedersachsen in Germany, FSTi are looking forward to the upcoming has worked to ensure it is in reach of all competitors Christian Riedemann and rallies with a pretty good feeling. It gives fans who want to extend their enjoyment Josefi ne Corinn Beinke (Ford Fiesta R2) us a lot of self-confi dence, and it was of the event and all sizes of business. were able to fi nish the challening rally very important for us as a team to fi nish Prices start from only £99, for Thursday, for the fi rst time with their new car. this rally. The Rallye Niedersachsen was Friday half day, Saturday half day and for the team a test for the asphalt rallies Sunday, increasing to just £175 for the “Having a lot of bad luck in the last for the Fiesta SportTrophy International full day on Friday and Saturday. VIP month, we are very happy about the series. packages vary depending on the day, result from this event and we can look “Unfortunately, the problem but options include exclusive grandstand back on it with a good feeling for the with the brakes has still not been solved, seats, access to special stages, use of upcoming rallies. but hopefully it’s going to be before the heated buildings and marquees, VIP “The Rallye Niedersachsen took WRC Rally Germany. car parking, use of a private bar and place in Osterode am Harz, with eleven The next rally for us is the WRC catering.