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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. Photojournalist Eva Kovkova FOLLOW US! Favourite rally car? Citroën C4 WRC Current favourite WRC driver? Mads Østberg Favourite WRC rally? Vodafone Rally de Portugal Favourite rally? White Nights Rally, Lahdenpohja, Russia Likes to walk in the Swedish snow forests or on Portuguese dusty hills, likes to freeze, to get wet in the rain or to melt from the heat during photo hunts for fl ying cars and smiling faces. Also is knowing as a press ice bear working for South Africa :) START RAMP 07 Ogier and Mikkelsen make history! CONTENTS SERVICE PARK 11 WRC ADAC Rallye Deutschland review 14 IRC Barum Czech Rally Zlin preview PARC FERME 17 Quick, quicker, quickest OOPENINGPENING SSHOTHOT SSmallermaller fl aaredred wwheelarches,heelarches, ssmallermaller rrearear wwing,ing, ddifferentifferent ffrontront bbumper,umper, bbutut uunmistakablynmistakably a VVolkswagenolkswagen PPolo!olo! HHereere iiss tthehe PPoloolo SS20002000 ccontestingontesting tthehe SSouthouth AAfricanfrican RRallyally CChampionship.hampionship. NNotot ttoooo ddissimilarissimilar ffromrom wwhathat SSebastienebastien OOgier’sgier’s mmachineachine wwillill llookook ggoingoing ssidewaysideways iinn 22013...013... PPicture:icture: EEvanvan RRothmanothman START RAMP VVOLKSWAGENOLKSWAGEN MMOTORSPORT:OTORSPORT: RRALLYING’SALLYING’S HHOTTESTOTTEST PPROPERTYROPERTY Words: Handbrakes & Hairpins stage of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, despite his car dishing soil - and I am so happy to be here with them. We struggled Pictures: Volkswagen Motorsport AG up less power than the headlining World Rally Cars. a bit with the set-up, but I am happy with my performance.” “It was a good way to end the rally, I really enjoyed Ogier, who is combining a programme of WRC The world of rallying witnessed history in the making that stage,” said Mikkelsen, who fi nished seventh overall events in a Skoda Fabia S2000 alongside developing when Andreas Mikkelsen took his Skoda Fabai S2000 on the all-asphalt event, one place behind Volkswagen Volkswagen’s Polo R World Rally Car ahead of its competition to third place in the Power Stage to score a bonus Motorsport team-mate Sebastien Ogier. “My fi rst stage debut next season, marked his best result of the year to date point. victory in a World Rally Car was on this stage in 2008, so it’s in sixth. Norwegian Mikkelsen set the third quickest stage good fun to come back and get a [bonus] point. It’s been a “This is one of the most diffi cult tarmac events on time through the Circus Maximus speed test in Trier, the fi nal fantastic weekend for our team - sixth and seventh on home the calendar, but I found an almost perfect rhythm,” said the Frenchman. “A bit more power would have been nice, that’s once again dominated the less powerful S2000 class over Volkswagen team, Sepp Wiegand. The 21-year-old local, who why I can’t wait to return here next year with the Polo.” the 15 special stages covering 1,110.25 kilometres in total. like Mikkelsen contests the IRC with Škoda, was out shortly “An exceptional effort from our entire team and the The Frenchman clinched eleven best times in the class and after heading into SS13 Dhrontal (30.76 km) – Suspension three crews [including Sepp Wiegand who ran under Skoda was ultimately quicker than many other more powerful World damage front right at kilometre six: “We were running well Motorsport colours on his home event] – all the boys have Rally Cars. up until a tight right-hander where suddenly we heard a big performed very well this weekend,” said a very satisfi ed Andreas Mikkelsen was also satisfi ed with his bang,” said Wiegand. “Obviously we’re very disappointed.” Volkswagen Motorsport Director Jost Capito. “We may have seventh place, marking his best result by now in an S2000 And his co-driver adds: “Our start into the rally was already profi ted from the retirement of some prominent competitors car in the World Rally Championship. “A fantastic weekend diffi cult, we jumped into cold water without the shakedown. in the WRC fi eld, but that doesn’t take anything away from for our team. I tried not to lose too much on Ogier and But then we quickly found a good speed.” The fans, however, our performance. Ogier and Mikkelsen drove at a consistently I think my pace was good this weekend. The Michelin helped the crew quickly overcome their disappointment. high pace, and Sepp Wiegand also did a great job up until tyres for the asphalt stages of the WRC were new for me,” “Crazy, I’ve never experienced as much support as here. his retirement, after all you have to keep in mind the high remarked the defending champion and points’ leader of the When we tackled the Panzerplatte I noticed all the fl ags and expectations on a German driver at his home event.” Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). banners with slogans. That gave us goosebumps,” admitted At the wheel of his Škoda Fabia, Sébastien Ogier Bad luck plagued the youngest member of the the young German driver, visibly moved. 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Witnessing the Sebastien Loeb (Citroën Total World Rally Team) Picture: Citroën Racing, WorldRallyPics very best and most skilled in this sport racing against marked the tenth anniversary of ADAC Rallye Deutschland’s their rivals and the stopwatch at the WRC ADAC Rallye elevation to the FIA World Rally Championship by winning There is something spectacular about seeing a rally Deutschland this past weekend, we can report that the asphalt event for a ninth time in his Citroën DS3 WRC car hugging the tarmac as it fl icks around a hairpin this was the most enthralling story of speed. with co-driver Daniel Elena. Is there anyone in the current crop of drivers who right, and it usually doesn’t, if he wins in next month’s Wales (Citroën Total World Rally Team), who was not able to set the can beat Loeb? Yes. Is there anyone in the current crop of Rally GB and team-mate Mikko Hirvonen fails to fi nish (as he stage times to match his eight-times World Rally Champion drivers who can beat Loeb on his favourite surface? Yes. Is is running second in the Drivers’ standings), Loeb will have team-mate. there anyone in the current crop of drivers who has beaten the Championship sewn up with three events left on the Yet another impressive drive from “Mad” Mads Loeb on his favourite surface on an event he has dominated caldendar. Ostberg (Adapta World Rally Team) saw him outpace the for nearly a decade? No. The evidence: Jari-Matti Latvala “It was a hard rally, the conditions were extremely factory MINI JCW WRC of Chris Atkinson (WRC Team MINI (Ford World Rally Team) was runner-up 02min 00.0sec diffi cult, which meant I had some very diffi cult tyre choices Portugal) to claim fourth.