Finnish domination in Norway

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It’s Finnish in top form after the first day of Rally Sweden. Jari-Matti Latvala leads before his countryman Mikko Hirvonen. Third place is the Norwegian Petter Solberg. Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb is gone from head battle since he lost two minutes in a snow bank on SS7.

SSS Karlstad LIVE via web-TV

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Now you can follow the first super special stage, SSS Karlstad, at Färjestadtravet LIVE via svtplay.

FIA Pre event Press Conference

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Pre event Press Conference Thursday 9 February Present: Petter Solberg, Ford World Rally Team Patrik Sandell, MINI WRC Team Mikko Hirvonen, Citroën Total World Rally Team Mads Østberg, Mads Østberg

Speedy start at SSS Karlstad on Thursday

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On Thursday evening, starting this year’s Rally Sweden with the now classic super special stage on Färjestadtravet in Karlstad. And it will be speedy. It promises Tommy Kristoffersson and Peter Hedström in front of packed stands will meet in a spectacular rally show.

Jennie won the RIX FM competition

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Rally Sweden och Rix FM’s campaign was a big success with a huge number of sent in answers. Marketing director of Rally Sweden, Andreas Slätt commented: ”Yes, we can call it a success. With Olas utmaning on Kalvholmen as the peak. A huge success” Slätt ended. The jury came up with a winner: ”It would be a perfect 40th birthday present for my rally interested in Irish fiance!Three birds with one stone: gift, an incredible experience to see the rally ”live” andalso to experience the wonderful Swedish nature in the woods! ” Winners of this reasoning, […]

Wilson believes in Ford success

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Team Manager for the Ford World Rally Team, Malcolm Wilson, boasted uninhibited by both Petter Solberg and Mads when he visited Oslo today. Wilson believes Norwegian Ford’s success in Rally Sweden in Norway and Sweden next week. Petter Solberg is back as a factory driver at Ford, where he started his professional rally career in 1999. After […]

Göransson testing in England

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Now the WRC premiere is close. Last Wednesday Richard Göransson was on English soil to become familiar with the team and Prodrive WRC car. It was a full day with a lot of information and an initial test drive of the car. – It is important to have a good relationship with a new team. We went through the whole car and I learned also how we should do to implement the so-called ’quick fix’. It can mean how to change a tie rod or a support arm on a transport or special stage. The […]

Maximum points for Loeb

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Reigning World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb won the 2012 WRC opener Rally Monte Carlo. Together with his codriver Daniel Elena Loeb was 2,45 minutes ahead of the closest competitor, in a Citroën DS3 WRC. Second fastest was Spaniard Dani Sordo in a Mini and third Petter Solberg in his Ford-comeback. Sébastien Loeb demonstrated his skil […]

New management for Svenska Rallyt AB

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Svenska Rallyt AB (The company organising Rally Sweden) has a new board and new owners. The change was decided at the annual meeting of shareholders in Karlstad on Monday, September 5th. Glenn Olsson was also appointed new CEO after Bertil Klarin.

SS5: Andersson vs. Østberg

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When the Swedish hope in Rally Sweden, P-G Andersson, stays on the road he is definitely one of the fastest drivers on his favorite surface. He tied the stage victory over the second run of the Vargåsen stage with rally sensation Mads Østberg. The pair was 6,8 seconds ahead of third overall Petter Solberg. Sebastien […]