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Contents IIssuessue 196196 • 1515 AugustAugust 20112011 0044 STARTSTART RRAMPAMP 04 Start Ramp - News Shorts 0066 SERVICESERVICE PARKPARK 06 South African Rally Championship - Points Update 07 BRC releases 2012 Championship details 08 Andis Neiksans on the NORF 09 Campana and Taylor: Stars on the rise 1100 PARCPARC FERMEFERME 10 WRC ADAC Rallye Deutschland preview 12 ARC Rally Vuelta de la Manzana review 13 BRC Ulster Rally/Rally NI preview EEDITORIALDITORIAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION CCONTACTONTACT Editor Evan Rothman 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 Photojournalist Eva Kovkova 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. Contributors Liga Stirna, Patrick Vermaak, RallyBuzz, Motorpics, Newspress. FOLLOW US! 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The spectators well as an exclusive 10 percent discount Malaysian squad skipped the last round on all WRGB offi cial merchandise and a of the series, Sata Rallye Acores, due Words: Staff Writer promotional air freshener. to a clashing Asia Pacifi c championship Fans at home will also be able event in New Zealand, which it won with The organisers of Wales Rally GB to watch live coverage of the Power Chris Atkinson and co-driver Stephane have announced that the concluding Stage on ESPN on Sunday 13 November Prevot. For this all-asphalt rally, the stage of the 13th and fi nal round 2011. Tickets for Wales Rally GB are MEM-run squad will enter a brace of of the 2011 FIA World Rally available now from just £10 at Satria Neo Super 2000s for Swede PG Championship (WRC) calendar – http://www.walesrallygb.com. H&H Andersson and Italian Giandomenico the Monument Power Stage – will Basso. be open to spectators for the fi rst Andersson hasn’t contested time this year. The Monument stage a round of the IRC since June’s GEKO will be used twice on Sunday 13 IRC shapes up Ypres Rally. He has also never competed November 2011, and it is possible in Zlin before but took part on Finland’s the second running of the stage will for Zlin action round of the world championship last play host to the deciding thriller month, which he believes will help his of the whole rally and possibly the Words: Staff Writer chances on the IRC qualifi er. “It’s always entire Championship. good to have time in a car because The Power Stage is a new Czech hero Pavel Valousek will be it helps you to stay sharp,” said the concept in the WRC this season and among more than 100 drivers in 31-year-old Swedish driver, who unlike awards bonus points to the fastest three action on Barum Czech Rally Zlin team-mate Basso is still waiting to open drivers. To mark this landmark occasion later this month, organisers of the his point-scoring account in the IRC this – and after listening to fans’ requests Intercontinental Rally Challenge season. following last year’s successful launch (IRC) qualifi er have confi rmed. Kronos Racing boss Marc van of Monument’s mixed-surface course – Although the offi cial list of Dalen believes Guy Wilks is still in organisers have opened up this year’s entries will not be published until 15 the fi ght for the Intercontinental Rally 4.36km stage exclusively to World Rally August, event bosses have revealed that Challenge title and says he can so no Pass (WRP) holders to witness the action the reigning Czech rally champion will reason why the Briton can’t secure a up close. compete in a Peugeot 207 S2000 run by podium fi nish on the next round of the Andrew Coe, chief executive of the Belgian Kronos Racing organisation, series in Czech Republic. Wilks, who is Wales Rally GB’s organiser, International which claimed back to back victories in driving a Peugeot UK-backed 207 Super Motor Sports Limited, said: “After Zlin with Nicolas Vouilloz and Freddy 2000 for the Kronos team, is sixth in the last year’s successful running of the Loix in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The IRC standings following retirements in Monument stage which saw Solberg bulging entry also features a number of Corsica and Azores. and Loeb take stage victory in the the IRC’s big guns, including Peugeot Van Dalen said: “Everything two runs, we wanted to fi nd a way to drivers Bryan Bouffi er, Thierry Neuville is still possible with many rallies left allow spectators’ access to this thrilling and Guy Wilks, plus the trio of factory including Scotland and Cyprus where conclusion to the Championship. We’re SKODA Motorsport pilots Juho Hanninen, there a points and a half and double delighted to be able to offer our loyal Jan Kopecky and Freddy Loix, who will points available [respectively]. It is very WRP holders entry to this exclusive be bidding to make it three wins in a important Guy is on the podium [in Zlin] stage – as well as the chance to appear row for the Czech manufacturer on but for sure he has the speed to do it on television in the live coverage – and the asphalt event, which takes place and we know the car is on the right are grateful to the area commanders from 26-28 August. The full entry list level. We are all behind him because we and route co-ordinators that have will be published at 18h00 on Monday win as a team and we lose as a team. I helped us to make this happen.” 15 August and will be available at know Guy is 100 per cent motivated to www.rally-irc.com. 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