A fantastic opportunity!

One month away from the final of the “EUROFORMULA VOLANT” 2011, and who will be the successor to last year’s award winner,  Paul Loup Chatin? The award is a  60,000 euro bursary to be put toward the discipline of their choice in agreement with the directors of the EUROFORMULA school.

2011 season is shaping up to be Sara Williams’ best yet…

Sara Williams, the young Welsh rally driver that has been tipped for big things, is on course to complete her most successful year yet in the sport. With just two rallies left in her first season with the Klarius Group as sponsors she has a clear opportunity to win a number of awards and is currently placed 3rd overall in the Welsh Clubman’s Series, a strong position from which to claim overall honours.

Peter van Merksteijn jr. to tackle difficult WRC Rallye de France

This weekend Peter van Merksteijn jr. will take the start in the second tarmac rally of the 2011 World Rally Championship, the Rallye de France. From the rally center in Strasbourg Peter jr. and co-driver Erwin Mombaerts will compete with the Citroën DS3 WRC against the other WRC drivers for the valuable championship points.

Prior to the WRC Rallye de France, Peter van Merksteijn jr. added an extra event to his calendar which consisted of only World Rally Championship events.

Team Peugeot Total at ILMC (6/7): Road Atlanta Petit Le Mans

The sixth round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, Petit Le Mans – Road Atlanta, is an unusual, complex, spectacular and fast race. Team Peugeot Total will compete in this event for the fourth time with the chance of securing a second consecutive manufacturer’s title. Up against some very tough opponents and in a series which goes from strength to strength with every round, Peugeot will need to score 13 points to secure the title ahead of November’s final round in China.

Broken driveshaft denies Fiesta victory for Cristofaro

Milford Haven rally drive Nick Cristofaro had a disappointing end to his British Rally Championship season when a broken driveshaft led to his retirement from the Trackrod Rally Yorkshire while leading the Fiesta SportTrophy class.

Cook becomes British Ladies Champion and takes Fiesta podium

Louise Cook, 24 from Maidstone in Kent, became the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Ladies Champion this weekend and came 2nd from 13 in Britain’s most competitive one make rally series the M-Sport Ford Fiesta Sport Trophy, despite being in the older slower Fiesta ST against the 11 new Fiesta R2’s, top ten in the BRC Formula 2 championship, 7th/21 Junior, and 7th/21 in BRC R2 Class. “I am over the moon, I thought the cancellation of the Isle of Man Rally had taken all my chances away of a better championship position, but with no drop scores and our consistency through the season, in the end it worked in our favour!”

Busy weekend for Rally Queens

Samira Khan had a busy weekend recently as the Kenya Airways pilot, and the latest addition to the Kenyan rallying fraternity, continued her preparations for the forthcoming East African Safari Classic Rally. After meeting with female rally legend Yvonne Mehta at an Abdul Sidi Rally Academy seminar on Saturday, Samira and her Ford Escort Mk1 graced the Concours d’Elegance on Sunday as the 32 year old continues her search for additional funds for the gruelling ten day marathon in November.

Thrilling battle sees Andreas score in Sanremo

A delighted Andreas Mikkelsen said that finishing 2nd on the Sanremo Rally, an event he expected to be his least favourable in this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge, was “like a win” after he scored a sensational result in his ŠKODA UK Motorsport Fabia S2000. Co-driven by Ola Fløene, a relaxed Andreas led the rally three times, set four fastest stage times and came within 1.5 seconds of winning one of the world’s classic asphalt rallies.

Infiniti report on the Singapore grand prix

Infiniti and Red Bull Racing delivered another Inspired Performance at the weekend, As Sebastian Vettel took a dominant victory around the streets of Singapore.

Solberg, Räikkönen and Van Merksteijn jr take up the Alsatian challenge

Petter Solberg, Kimi Räikkönen and Peter van Merksteijn Jr will all start the Rally de France-Alsace at the wheel of their Citroën Racing Technologies Citroën DS3 WRCs. The Citroën privateer drivers who scored points in Rally Germany – the first tarmac event of the season – are all determined to move up the World Rally Championship classification.

Rallye de France-Alsace appeared on the calendar last year and immediately became one of the most popular rounds of the season. The spectators, massed on the sides of the roads in the Alsatian and Vosges stages, were all rooting for Loeb and Citroën creating a unique ambience.