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Top Ten performances at WRC Tour de Corse 2017’s Shakedown (with VIDEO)

The WRC Tour de Corse’s Shakedown was electric. This video captures that energy perfectly.

Top Ten 2017 Tour de Corse shakedown results:
01) S. Ogier (M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC) – 03m 50.7s
02) H. Paddon (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) – 03m 51.3s
03) K. Meeke (Citroen C3 Abu Dhabi WRC) – 03m 51.6s
04) J-M. Latvala (Toyota Yaris Gazoo Racing WRC) – 03m 51.8s
05) T. Neuville (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) – 3m 51.8s
06) O. Tanak (M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC) – 03m 52.0s
07) D. Sordo (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) – 03m 52.2s
08) C. Breen (Citroen DS3 Abu Dhabi WRC) – 03m 52.7s
09) E. Evans (DMACK M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC) – 03m 55.0s
10) S. Lefebvre (Citroen C3 Abu Dhabi WRC) – 03m 55.5s

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The A-Z of Rally Corsica, by Red Bull TV Guest Report Cyril Despres

Want to know all about Corsica? Just ask a man who has been there more often than most of the WRC drivers competing on this weekend’s Tour de Corse. Cyril Despres, a five-time Dakar Rally winner on bikes, made his name in the desert, but he loves mountains too. That’s why a Frenchman who’s conquered the toughest cross country rally in the world comes to Corsica every year: to appreciate the roads, the culture, and above all the scenery. As a taster of the WRC action and adrenaline starting on Friday on Red Bull TV, here’s everything you need to know about our special reporter Cyril and Corsica, from A to Z… Continue reading The A-Z of Rally Corsica, by Red Bull TV Guest Report Cyril Despres →

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#WRC: Lavala’s ready for “endurance test” this weekend in Mexico

Fast News: Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Jari-Matti Latvala – winner of the previous round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) spoke about his Shakedown:

“In the first run on the shakedown I didn’t feel completely happy but we changed some of the engine mappings and adjusted some clicks on the dampers, which we were expecting to do. On the second run it felt a lot better and by the third run I was really happy. So now I’m feeling confident but it’s going to be a tough rally with the heat: more like an endurance test than a sprint.”

The top ten Shakedown stage times:
01) T. Neuville (Hyundai i20 WRC Coupe) – 03m 45.8s
02) S. Ogier (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) – 03m 47.5s
03) K. Meeke (Citroën C3 WRC) – 03m 48.0s
04) J-M. Latvala (Toyota Yaris WRC) – 03m 48.3s
05) H. Paddon (Hyundai i20 WRC Coupe – 03m 48.6s
06) D. Sordo (Hyundai i20 WRC Coupe) – 03m 48.7s
07) E. Evans (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) – 03m 48.9s
08) O. Tänak (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) – 03m 50.3s
09) S. Lefebvre (Citroën C3 WRC) – 03m 50.6s
10) J. Hänninen (Toyota YarisWRC) – 03m 50.7s

The first stage is set to run tonight. There are 19 stages in total, with the event ending on Sunday evening.

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 -WRC Mexico(MEX) – WRC 08/03/2017 to 12/03/2017 – PHOTO : @World
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Evans puts his Fiesta RS WRC through its paces in Mexican Test

Elfyn Evans and his DMack M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC tested their mettle in the Mexican hills ahead of this weekend’s event. The first of the traditional gravel rallies, it’ll be a feast of action this weekend.

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Paddon and Hyundai NZ announce NZRC drivers

Hayden Paddon and Hyundai New Zealand are again joining forces to put together a full-on campaign in the 2017 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC).

Competing under the Hyundai New Zealand Rally Team banner, the team will contest all six championship rounds with the Hyundai i20 AP4+ spec car launched so successfully in Paddon’s hands in 2016.

First into the driver’s seat is defending New Zealand rally champion David Holder, who’ll contest the NZRC’s two April events, the Otago Rally and the International Rally of Whangarei. Taking the wheel for June’s Rally Canterbury and Rally Waikato in October is Job Quantock, the 22-year-old who won the inaugural Hyundai NZ Young Driver Scholarship in December last year. Paddon takes over the i20 rally car for the other two NZRC events, Rally Coromandel in August and the two-day, Tauranga-based Rally New Zealand in November.

The team is run by Paddon Rallysport with Paddon himself as co-manager alongside his Wanaka-based father Chris Paddon. They have already appointed very experienced engineer Mike Pittams, of Force Automotive in Tauranga, as the car chief of the Hyundai NZ Rally Team. Paddon says Pittams’ wealth of experience will help the team deliver a fast and reliable package. Continue reading Paddon and Hyundai NZ announce NZRC drivers →