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Issue 129 April 2010 Hairpins & Your Insight Into the World of Rallying Handbrakes Issue 129 April 2010 Hairpins & your insight into the world of rallying Cover LOEB TOPS ALL IN RALLY OF TURKEY Features Events inside Events Mirra recovers for Historic Toyota this week: Olympus Rally Dealer 400 action Contents / Issue 129 04 News Welcome to H&H! • Cetinkaya prepares for more IRC Welcome to issue 129 of HANDBRAKES & • Petter Solberg needs more funds HAIRPINS, your FREE weekly insight into • Volkswagen commits to Dakar 2011 the world of rallying! • Rally New Zealand all go Inside this week, HANDBRAKES • McRae and Atkinson ready with Protons & HAIRPINS is pleased to bring you a fantastic competition presented by 08 Features Veloce Publishing. You stand a chance 09 Dave Mirra on a “comeback” drive to win a great rally book and readers of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS will enjoy a DHRT consistent in Swartberg 10 special discount of 25% off Veloce Books. More details are to be found on page 7. 12 Events As always, I hope you enjoy this 13 WRC: Rally of Turkey week’s exciting edition! 16 SANORRC: Toyota Dealer 400 18 SARC: Sasol Rally Yours in Rallying, 19 BRC: Pirelli International Rally Evan Rothman 20 RA: Olympus Rally 21 ERC: Rally 1000 Miglia 21 APRC: Rally Malaysia 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]. HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS is not a SPAM e-mail: email addresses are added to the mailing list voluntarily. Editorial Information Editor Evan Rothman Contributors Motorpics.co.za, Quickpic. co.za, Worldrallypics.com, Citroen Racing, M-Sport, Eva Kovkova. All content copyrighted property of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS, 2007- 10. This publication is fully protected by copyright and nothing may be reprinted in whole or in part without written permission from the editor. While reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of information from sources and given to readers, the editor cannot accept responsibility for any inconvenience or damage that may arise therefrom. Battling with your belts slipping off from your HANS device? Try the new strap holder to increase comfort & ensure your belts stay secure. To place your order contact us on the following number- Telephone +27 11 6708400 E-mail – [email protected] Website – ats-motorsport.co.za News the world’s latest rally news NEWS successful commitment. Burcu Cetinkaya says her outing in This means that the Wolfsburg based automobile Turkey prepares her for IRC manufacturer is grabbing the opportunity to clinch a hat-trick at the toughest test in worldwide motorsport. Volkswagen Burcu Cetinkaya says her outing on Rally of Turkey last made motorsport history as early as in 2009. With a one-two weekend was the ideal preparation for her Intercontinental victory, the automobile manufacturer from Wolfsburg managed Rally Challenge campaign, which gets underway on Rally to win the classic rally straight away as the fi rst manufacturer d’Italia Sardegna from 04 - 06 June. with diesel power. Cetinkaya used the World Championship rally to “The Dakar Rally makes maximum demands on acclimatise to the Peugeot 207 Super 2000 she will drive this the vehicles and the team. This makes it the ideal terrain to season, fi nishing 12th overall on the demanding gravel event. present Volkswagen’s technical expertise and perfect teamwork She said: “It was good experience and I’m pleased to a large audience,” says Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Member with my result, even though I was not interested where of the Management Board of the Volkswagen Brand for the I fi nished because I was using the rally just to practice. I Development Division. “South America is an important growth improved a lot my use of the gearbox and the braking. It was market for Volkswagen and thus the ideal venue to continue only my third rally in a four-wheel drive car so I am quite expanding the awareness and popularity enjoyed by the pleased.” Volkswagen brand.” The 29-year-old from Istanbul is due to contest seven “We now have the opportunity to achieve the diesel rounds of the IRC alongside co-driver Cicek Guney. She is the hat-trick and to thereby make motorsport history again,” fi rst female driver to enter an expanded programme of IRC enthuses Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen. “We will events. again invest all our passion, heart and soul in this project at - Credit: www.ircseries.com the next ‘Dakar’.” The Dakar Rally thus remains at the forefront of Petter Solberg happy with season, Volkswagen’s motorsport involvement. With great innovative achievements and sporting exploits, the engineers from needs more funds to keep pace Wolfsburg have established diesel technology with its high fuel Petter Solberg says his team’s frugal budget is holding him economy in top-calibre sport. back from challenging for outright wins in the World Rally The brand pursues an all-new approach with the Championship. Scirocco R-Cup that is being staged for the fi rst time. With a The Norwegian, who was taking part in his 150th WRC CO2 reduction of 80 per cent, Volkswagen banks on a novel event alongside co-driver Phil Mills, moved into second place concept. The use of bio natural gas combines sustainability in the drivers’ standings with his third-straight podium fi nish of and environmental compatibility in motorsport. Bio natural gas the season on Rally of Turkey. will be used at the 24-hour race on the legendary Nordschleife However, he said he is continually driving with car of the Nürburgring for the fi rst time as well. Furthermore, preservation fi rmly in mind due to his limited funds. the automobile manufacturer from Wolfsburg proves its “Of course we can go faster but I am losing time on technological prowess at other one-make cups, in India, China some stages because I have to hold back and take care of my and the USA. As engine supplier to several Formula 3 series car,” said Solberg, who added he has adopted a more intelligent and the ADAC Formula Masters junior series, Volkswagen approach behind the wheel of his ex-works Citroen C4 WRC. complements its motorsport commitment. “From an intelligence driving point of view it was one - Credit: Volkswagen Motorsport Media of my better ones,” said the 2003 world champion. “A few years ago I would have actually gone fl at-out all the time like an absolute maniac and taken big risks. Now I am starting WRC Rally New Zealand will go ahead from scratch and building up my confi dence with the car to get despite ash problems in Europe back up to the top and it is working.” While rally teams travelling from Europe to Rally New Zealand, Solberg’s second place in Turkey marked his 40th the FIA World Rally Championship event which starts in podium fi nish in the World Rally Championship. He said the fact Auckland on 6 May, may have their pre-event preparation he had achieved his latest career milestone driving for his own affected that won’t stop the event going ahead. team was extra special. That’s the offi cial statement from Rally New Zealand It was very special when we were fi ghting at the organisers. top but of course with the low budget we have it’s really “It’s an FIA World Rally Championship event,” unbelievable,” said the 35-year-old. says Rally New Zealand chairman Chris Carr. “Only the FIA “But it just proves it’s possible with a lot of passion (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the world governing and energy like my team has. But this result is not just body of motorsport) can make the decision to postpone or because people have done mistakes. We have been on the cancel the event and we’ve heard nothing to indicate that pace the whole time and maybe we have been a bit smarter either of those options is even being considered.” than other people. I am proud because our team is not many Carr and other offi cials are in regular communication people.” with the WRC teams, which have just wrapped up competition Full reports, videos, photos and more on www.wrc.com. in the Rally of Turkey. - Credit: www.wrc.com and www.rallybuzz.com “Virtually all the European teams are having diffi culties getting home from Turkey – some are bussing, Volkswagen commits to Dakar 2011 some have chartered private planes to take them on a route not affected by the ash,” says Carr. with aims of 1-2-3 fi nish “Some teams are commenting that their pre-event preparation will be severely compressed before the freight Volkswagen will contest the Dakar Rally again in January 2011. aircraft depart Europe for New Zealand in about eight days After the outstanding one-two-three win in January this year, time. We appreciate that teams will be under considerable the Volkswagen management board decided to continue the NEWS pressure to be ready to fl y out to New Zealand, but the reality Proton’s team manager Chris Mellors said: “Chris Atkinson is is, unless we are advised to the contrary by the FIA, Rally New going to bring another dimension to the team. We’re a real Zealand will take place as scheduled.” Asia Pacifi c team now: a Malaysian manufacturer with a native Carr’s comments are backed up by Morrie Australian driving one car and a Scotsman living in Australia Chandler, the New Zealander who chairs the FIA World Rally in the other.
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