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You can now order an OMP Racing office chair - delivery end May 2011 ``1H1:C :H1J$R1 `1G% Q``Q`Q% .V`J``1H: 1118QI]`:H1J$81 Telephone +27 11 6708400 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ats-motorsport.co.za Team News Event News SStarttart RampRamp Videos Breaking News Yokohama tyre compounds, which gave Sabrina and I set ourselves some very YouTube us a lot of good information.” clear targets and that was to take each Arai will return to IRC action on stage one at a time without worrying explodes with Sata Rallye Acores from 14-16 July when about the end result too much. This Subaru will fi eld a second Impreza for approach really helped keep us all SA Rally videos Fumio Nutahara. H&H focussed and concentrated, allowing us to deal with problems swiftly and Words: Evan Rothman professionally. Of course, it is unlikely Pierre Campana that we can experience 14 stages of a RapidMotion TV, the producers tough rally like Tour de Corse without of the South African Rally speaks on his experiencing some problems, but we Championship’s TV broadcasts, put were able to work well to minimise together these fi ve video clips over IRC pace the disruption to our programme – the course of the HMC Rally this past and that made a huge difference. The weekend. Words: Staff Writer performance of the Michelin tyres was Click on the following URL links also excellent and consistent throughout to watch these entertaining clips: Corsican rally driver Pierre Campana • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q7Z-7mu8q0 on a tough surface.” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qDkDfRso8U has been inundated with positive • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuGT-FfomPo feedback following his incredible Q: Were there any standout stages • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv9rHcOQW1U fourth place fi nish at last weekend’s • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXD6hiPMAco for you? IRC Tour de Corse. A: “We had a few handling issues in the The broadcasts for SuperSport have The 26-year-old enjoyed a opening stages that required us to drive as not been fi nalised as Handbrakes competitive and consistent Tour on home around a few problems to maintain pace & Hairpins is completed for this week, soil, extracting the full performance in the top six. The fi rst three stages on but schedules will be posted to our web potential out of both himself and the the second day were also quite tough space at http://wp.me/pkXc early next Michelin-shod Peugeot 207 S2000 car, but after the team made changes to the week. fi ghting regularly amongst the front- rear shocks at service I felt that I had a Handbrakes & Hairpins also runners. perfect car underneath me. It was from released videos to YouTube of the rally Campana put in a tremendous that moment that we were able to show action, and our videos can be found at: trouble-free performance with numerous our real pace. The crash of the zero car • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF0xhbj-eb4 highlights, of which SS7, SS9 and in SS6 was unfortunate and I hope that • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExXKoxAmSpA SS13 were particularly memorable. Ari is continuing to recover well. SS7 SS7 saw him fi nish fourth in stage went well and we set the fourth best Enjoy the videos! H&H after improvements made to the car’s time and then, on the fi nal day, we had handling. SS9 was his best stage a really strong SS9 in second place. performance in terms of fi nishing Generally, though, I was pleased with Arai confi dent of position, ending in second place, while the quick and consistent pace that we SS13 saw him fi nish just seconds behind showed throughout the entire event. The improved pace the stage leader. fact we were always with the lead group is what has pleased me most; I think our Words: Staff Writer Q: Pierre, has your achievement speed and consistency is what people from last weekend sunk in yet? have noticed more than anything.” Japanese star Toshi Arai is confi dent A: “I have fi nally had time to refl ect on that the pace of his Yokohama- our performance from last week and Q: What’s next for you? equipped Subaru Impreza WRX STI it was defi nitely the highlight of my A:“One of our key hopes for Tour de will improve as he continues his rallying career to date. To have had Corse was to use it as a platform to Intercontinental Rally Challenge the chance to compete in a home rally demonstrate our potential and to open campaign this year. around the streets of my home town up a new door for my career. I hope Driving the new R4-specifi cation was an amazing feeling and I will never that there are manufacturers out there Impreza, Arai took part in what he forget the support of the home fans and who have now seen what I can do, in described as “a very long test session” supporters. I was also lucky to have the a tough rally against tough opposition, on last week’s Tour de Corse-E.Leclerc. backing of a number of partners and and who are willing to give me a chance He believes that the lessons learned supporters who made the participation to prove myself. With the Tour de Corse indicate a strong future for Subaru in the possible. From Munaretto, Sparco, VP result and the result from Rally Monte- series. Racing Fuel, and under the watchful Carlo earlier in the year, I think I have “This was a very long test eye of Peugeot Sport, as well as Perin, shown myself to be a worthy opponent session,” said Arai, who fi nished 13th Quotidia and my management team, I’d and a valuable addition to any outfi t. overall on the island rally. “We were [in like to say thanks to everyone for the I am also keen to show what I can do Corsica] to learn and to improve the support which made this result possible.” on an international stage and on gravel car. We didn’t know so much about this surfaces, so that is something I can’t car on Tarmac because we only tested Q: What was your approach to the wait to achieve.” H&H once in Austria. We have done our work event? on gravel, where we know we can be A: “Together with the Munaretto team, strong. We are also trying different THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF RALLYING RallyBuzz.com features European rally championships, British rallying, RallyCar events, international rally results and videos, as well as S2000 and WRC news. www.RallyBuzz.com Issue 183• 20 May 2011 • Page 05 FFanan FotoFoto Featured:Featured: TorTor AndreAndre BBørresenørresen WWRCRC RallyRally d’Iltaliad’Iltalia SardegnaSardegna JJari-Mattiari-Matti Latvala/MiikaLatvala/Miika NattilaNattila (Ford(Ford AbuAbu DhabiDhabi WorldWorld RallyRally Team)Team) CCamera:amera: CanonCanon EOSEOS 7D7D IImagemage Data:Data: f/8.0;f/8.0; ISOISO 100;100; 16mm16mm focalfocal length;length; 1/250th1/250th secsec Exciting changes for IRC’s Rally of Scotland Words: Staff Writer and Drummond Hill featuring minor Rally of Scotland a must-see event route changes from 2010. The second and we hope that as many people as RACMSA Rally of Scotland organisers Drummond Hill stage will take place possible will come out to support the have revealed several exciting under the cover of darkness prior to the event in October,” said Andrew Coe, changes to the route of their overnight halt at Perth Airport.