IRC - Intercontinental Rally Challenge


Thursday, July 24, 2008

More IRC news from Yahoo! Eurosport

23 Jul 2008 - A total of 66 entries for Madeira Rally
The Madeira Rally, which is the next round of the IRC from August 1-2, will have a total of 66 entries consisting of the top IRC stars as well as many strong local challengers. ...

21 Jul 2008 - Sanremo Rally unveils anniversary route
The Sanremo Rally in Italy (pictured), which will run as round eight of the IRC from 25-27 September, has revealed a special route to mark its 50th anniversary. As usual it will run entirely on asphalt through the mountains surrounding the Italian coastal resort....

12 Jul 2008 - Hanninen wins Rally Russia!
Flying Finn Juho Hanninen has won the Rally Russia commandingly by more than two minutes on his debut in a Super 2000 car. Despite having only tested his Peugeot 207 S2000 for 60 kilometres prior to the start of the event, he took the lead from the very first stage and held it right up to the end....

12 Jul 2008 - After SS11: Hanninen on the brink of victory
Less than 20 kilometres now separate Juho Hanninen from his first IRC victory, on his debut with a Super 2000 car. Nonetheless, it was Jan Kopecky (pictured) who won SS11, to consolidate his sixth place. The last stage, Lesogorsky, is a tricky one though, and it is now beginning to rain. For Hanninen, this will be the toughest test of all...

12 Jul 2008 - Wilks retires
Honda driver Guy Wilks is reported to have retired from 10th place overall in the rally and the lead of the IRC 2WD Cup. Initial reports suggest that he has some form of transmission-related problem, but the full cause will only be known once the car is recovered to service. This now puts a local Peugeot in the lead of the IRC 2WD Cup....