Toby Price, Sam Sunderland, Matthias Walkner and Luciano Benavides are ready to take on the 2020 Dakar Rally - an exciting new chapter in the history of the world’s toughest cross-country rally. Joined by KTM Factory Racing’s Mario Patrao, the five-man team will soon complete their final event preparations in
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FIESTA R1 TROPHY PLANNED FOR GERMANY
M-Sport Poland are instrumental in the support of young drivers, and the team are currently in the process of expanding their series of one-make championships with a proposed Trophy for the Ford Fiesta R1 in Germany. Following a successful drive day hosted by the Armin Schwarz Driving Experience earlier this month,
FERNANDO ALONSO KEEPS AN EYE ON DAKAR WITH TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
After a successful campaign in the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship, Fernando Alonso and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will join forces once again in the upcoming months for a series of tests with the Toyota Hilux, the car that is expected to compete in the next Dakar Rally. Over the next five months, Fernando,
UPDATED ŠKODA FABIA R5 SUCCESSFULLY HOMOLOGATED AND READY FOR COMPETITION
› Rally car successfully homologated by the international motorsport federation FIA › After thousands of kilometres in challenging tests the updated ŠKODA FABIA R5 will appear in competition soon › ŠKODA Motorsport boss Michal Hrabánek: “The updated ŠKODA FABIA R5 is a follow-up of our successful R5 project.” Mladá Boleslav, 30 April
ROVANPERÄ AND ETTALA ON THEIR TWO SPORTING WORLDS COLLIDING
Both Kalle Rovanperä and Eero Ettala are no strangers to travelling fast on snow and ice. But in an added twist, snowboarder Ettala raised the speed stakes by travelling while hanging onto the rally car of WRC driver Rovanperä in Kuusamo, Finnish Lapland. After their adventure, the pair talked about the challengings
KATSUTA WINS WITH PIRELLI SOTTOZERO ON TOYOTA YARIS WRC DEBUT
RALLYX ON ICE FESTIVAL SETS THE STANDARD FOR SPECTACULAR RACING AT EXCELLENT VALUE RATES
RALLYX NORDIC COMMITS TO FUTURE WITH NEW CROSSCAR CLASS AND REFRESHED POINTS STRUCTURE
• RallyX Nordic adds CrossCar to official programme alongside Supercars, Supercar Lites, SuperTouring and RX Academy classes • All-new FIA XC Cross Car to form basis of championship alongside Xtreme CrossKart • Inclusive new Nations’ Cup and Teams’ Trophy added to prize count for 2019 • Expanded race programme creates unified RallyX Nordic
AMERICAS RALLYCROSS UNVEILS EXPANDED 2019 CALENDAR
Americas Rallycross (ARX) announced today an expanded 2019 ARX and ARX2 schedule, including two new events in the Midwest at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Gateway Motorsports Park, marking the championship’s first visit to America’s heartland. The calendar includes six ARX Supercar events and nine ARX2 events from June through October. The
EDWARDS AND LAFFEY CONTINUE WITH M-SPORT
M-Sport has retained the winning partnership of Matt Edwards and Alex Laffey ahead of the 2019 British Rally Championship. Last year saw Edwards deliver a third successive title for the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5, and the Cumbrian squad have no desire to relinquish their home-soil crown this year. Dominating the championship with









