Highlights of the second round of the 2017 WRC season in which the teams headed to Sweden to test there metal against the harsh and demanding snow banks. Citroen were hoping for a better result compared to how there Monte Carlo outing went. Hyundai was hoping to prove how fast there new car is and…
[ytp_playlist source=”PL9dvgbbXK06KfVZ38gFwEoK0WW6IdGgIW”] For thoose that have not got round to watching the first “big” race of 2017, here is last months Daytona 24 hours in full. Porsche had there new mid-engined 911 RSR competing for the first time in GT Le Mans, along with the new LMP2 and DPi cars making there first public apperance.…
The first rally of the new look 2017 WRC, faster cars, more power, and more aero. Toyota joined the hunt and Ogier has a new team. But with all that excitment this was still unfortunalely not the start to a new season anyone wants with a unfortunate accident involving a spectator.
[ytp_playlist source=”PL9dvgbbXK06LH9swL8ktsZvtJYir3c593″] [gap height=”10″] With this weekend being the start of the 2017 WRC season, I thought it would be good to look back at the highlights from the 2016 WRC season. It was the season in which the all dominant VW pulled out of the sport, the last year of the previous generation cars…
[gap height=”10″] Gatebil, this is one of those events that has to be on your bucket list if you are into your cars at all. They are held over in Norway and Sweden, and have become known for hosting some of the best on track and off track action in Europe. The cars that go…
Today the British sports car, GT and prototype manufacturer Ginetta has announced it will be stepping up to be a LMP1-L constructor in the FIA WEC for 2018. They have said that there aim is to be a constructor with hopefully 3 privateer teams running the cars, instead of them running the cars them self’s.…
The last of the new generation of WRC cars has been unveiled with Citroen pulling the covers the new C3 WRC. The car has been testing for a long time now, at the hands of Kris Meeke, who will be leading the Citroen charge next month on the Monte. No specs for the car have…
I didn’t think such a small car could have such a big wing, but Toyota has gone and put a huge wing on its new 2017 WRC contender. This is the Toyota Yaris WRC…. Yes I said Yaris. Toyota are returning to the WRC after over 15 years out of the sport, but they are…
This one almost slipped under the radar, but Mercedes-AMG are developing a new GT4 car. It is being based on the newly presented Mercedes-AMG GT R, and is expected to use the same V8 Twin-Turbo engine of the road going GT R. There is has been no time scale given, but I would expect it…
The second 2017 Spec WRC contender has official been unveiled, this one being the Ford Fiesta WRC by M-Sport. Its one evil looking little thing, especial with how wide it looks and that huge rear wing. As with the Hyundai, it has been developed to the 2017 WRC regulations which focus on more power and…