The Impreza N2010 uses the new larger 33mm air restrictor, introduced by the FIA to help balance the performance of Group N and the unrestricted Super2000 rally cars.  Increasing the restrictor diameter from 32 to...

Despite only having little time behind the wheel of the Prodrive Impreza WRC2008 and not having competed for nearly 18 months, Gronholm comfortably held second place during day one of Rally Portugal.  Having got to grips with his pace notes and becoming increasingly comfortable with the car...

Live Sockets Entertainment will release the WRC Breakout DVD on Tuesday April 14, 2009. The DVD features the first three rounds of the 2008 championship, including on-board footage and highlights of all the action. Get ready for the start of a brand new season as the World Rally Championship kicks into high gear...

First becoming part of the WRC in 1973 and selected as best event of the season on several occasions, Rally Portugal has a long rallying heritage. However, it was replaced by the tarmac event Rallye Deutschland in 2002. Portugal returned to the WRC in 2007, but as it wasn’t...

The Prodrive Impreza WRC2008, which Marcus Gronholm will drive at the Rally of Portugal, has successfully completed its first shakedown. Gronholm will drive the test car in Wales this week, before undertaking a full two day pre-event test in Spain next week...

The FIA has revealed that the World Rally Championship will switch to a non-turbo Super 2000 format from the 2011 season. While the S2000 route was always going to provide the future of the WRC car, the key decision was whether the cars should be modified to run...

The “Environmentally Friendly Rally” concept, proposed by promoters after conferring with Norwegian government officials such as current PM Jens Stoltenberg, was conveyed to the domestic and international media by a variety of methods including a Hybrid Rally Car exhibition, and the “Make Cars Green” campaign promoted by the FIA...

Norwegian Petter Solberg has officially unveiled his own ‘Petter Solberg World Rally Team’ six days before the start of his home round of the 2009 WRC season. Solberg decided to build his own team after Subaru’s departure from the series coupled with a lack of seats at the other manufacturer teams left him without a drive for 2009...

In Norway, a country with fiercely active rally competition, a unique one-make series has started this year. Using the Impreza WRX STI as a base, roll cage, guards and safety equipment etc. are added. The fact that E85 bio ethanol fuel is used is a feature of the series...

As usual during the short World Rally Championship off-season, motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, has tweaked the regulations for the forthcoming year. Running to more than 90 pages, the newly published 2009 FIA World Rally Championship Sporting Regulations is a hefty and detailed document...