16 stage wins and a lead of three and a half minutes: Sébastien Ogier (F), at the wheel of the Volkswagen Polo R WRC, won the third round of the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Altitude, heat, hundreds of thousands of fans – alongside co-driver Julien Ingrassia (F), Ogier dominated the Rally Mexico from start to finish to claim [...]

It was another Derek McGarrity masterclass today at the McGrady Insurance Bishopscourt Stages, round two of the Carryduff Forklift MSA N.I. Rally Championship, as the Glengormley pilot steered his Subaru Impreza WRC to the top of the podium to secure another impressive rally victory! Navigated by Neil Doherty, the crew moved into the rally lead after stage four and stayed [...]

Banbridge rally ace Kenny McKinstry has just purchased an S14 specification Subaru Impreza WRC! The former Northern Ireland Champion is hoping to take it to tomorrow’s McGrady Insurance Bishopscourt Stages, round two of the Carryduff Forklift N.I. series, but when we spoke to him at 6.30pm on Friday evening, he was under a bit of pressure… “It’s all a last [...]

Hyundai Motorsport GmbH has taken another significant step towards its forthcoming participation in the FIA World Rally Championship with the unveiling of its latest specification i20 WRC car at the Geneva Motor Show today. Hyundai is gearing up for its debut season in the challenging FIA World Rally Championship in 2014 with a year of private testing and development as [...]

Round two of the Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship is set to attract some of the country’s leading competitors to Bishopscourt Race Circuit this Saturday for the McGrady Insurance Stages Rally. Ballynahinch and District Motor Club has revamped the popular event which for the first time will feature a total of 14 stages within the confines of [...]

As we draw closer to Rally Mexico, round three of the World Rally Championship, Swedish winner Sebastien Ogier reveals his hopes for the season ahead…

Confirmation this week that Jamaica’s Jeffrey Panton has entered Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2) in his ex-Marcus Gronholm Ford Focus WRC06 brings to four the entries confirmed for the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) new WRC-1 class in the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international. Driving a Toyota Celica GT4 in 1998, Panton was the event’s first winner from the [...]

Nick Elliott and Dave Price were the big winners on the opening round of the West Wales Rally Spares R.A.C. Rally Championship, today’s Rally Marketing Mid-Wales Stages (Sunday 3 March). The Cheltenham crew took victory by just 3.7s after a glorious battle with Marty McCormack and Phil Clarke, while Ryan Barrett and Barry Ferris made it two cars from Northern [...]

Jon Kramer from Ligonier, PA with co-driver Adam Kimmet from Leesburg, VA completed an amazing rebuild of their Open Light Class 1993 Subaru Impreza in a single week. The team recorded their rebuild processes in a timelapse video sequence displaying their level of dedication. The rebuild apparently went pretty well as the team finished in first place in the Drift [...]

With rumours circulating that Daragh O’Riordan has purchased a Ford Fiesta WRC, RallyForums.com decided to contact the Cork man to find out if there was any truth behind the stories…