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Sport newsJan Kopecký heads a thrilling battle for victory on his home round of the FIA European Rally Championship after a day of multiple lead changes and epic action on the demanding sealed-surface stages of Barum Czech Rally Zlín.The 2013 ERC champion and 10-time Zlín winner moved in front after a brief rain shower prior to SS5 proved costly for Erik Cais, who had been leading his more experienced countryman up to that point.But with…

Sport newsBolivian girl performs at the opening ceremony for the Bolivia Speed Trials.The request eventually reached Malena Alvarez, a former worker for the USAID of the American Embassy in Bolivia, and one of the promoters of the 2023 Bolivia Speed Trials, who relayed the idea to Mike Akatiff, owner of the Ack Attack motorcycle streamliner. Akatiff, along with lead sponsor Top 1 Oil were happy to spend some time during the event to meet with the children of Potosí,…

Sport newsSweden’s Nils Andersson arrives with a slender RX2e lead, just two points ahead of his Kristoffersson Motorsport team-mate Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky, who catapulted herself firmly into contention with a superb performance last time out in Belgium.Isak Sjökvist won the opening round and despite slipping to third the #YellowSquad driver is a mere five points off the lead. Yan Zhang will become the first female Chinese driver to race in rallycross when she contests the event with…

Sport newsThe Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt lake and measures over 10,000 square kilometres (almost 4,000 square miles). With a salt crust believed to be some 10 metres thick, allied to temperate sunny weather and very little rain during the summer season, a course up to 24 kms (15 miles) in length and 33 metres 110 ft) width has been prepared, and the organisers hope that their venue could replace the famed…

Sport newsToyota GR World Rally Team boss claims victory on FIA European Historic Rally Championship encounter in FinlandClassic Finnish stages deliver a highlight of the season to the EHRC regulars led by Tibor Erdi JrWagner recovers from Day 1 roll to score strong points in Category 3Finnish World Rally Championship hero and Toyota GR World Rally Team principal Jari-Matti Latvala claimed an emphatic victory on this weekend’s FIA European Historic Rally Championship round, the Lahti…

Sport newsThe result enabled the BMW X3 crew to gain the lead in both the Drivers’ and Co-drivers’ Championships and seal a second win on the Várpalota-based event to add to the success they achieved in a Mini in 2021.Holowczyc said: “It was a good rally and never easy. We knew that half of the last stage was very fast, a rally stage, and we were pushing completely to the limit. We found nearly a…

Sport newsThe investigation into the cause of the fire during World RX of United Kingdom at Lydden Hill on 21 July is ongoing. Whilst a significant amount of data and information has been gathered and analysed, the FIA has decided – on the grounds of safety and in order for the investigation to continue without delay – to postpone the RX1e round at Germany’s Estering, originally scheduled for 19-20 August.World RX of Germany will still…

Sport newsToyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team principal and 18-time World Rally Championship event winner Jari-Matti Latvala drove impeccably on the opening day of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship’s Finnish round, the 20th Lahti Historic Rally.Taking the wheel of a Toyota Celica GT-4 prepared by his own family-run team, Latvala took almost a minute from the rest of the field on the opening special stage and never looked back. After four stages, his advantage…

Sport newsWith three races in the span of just four weeks, the drivers and teams of the FIA EDRC will have no time to relax in the second half of the season. Ida Zetterström (Top Fuel), Linn Fløysvik (Top Methanol), Jan Ericsson (Pro Modified) and Jimmy Ålund (Pro Stock) are the leaders in their respective categories, but each title contention is far from over, with several drivers in each class in close pursuit.Top Fuel Driver Ida Zetterström leads the…

Sport newsNothing gives him more satisfaction than finishing on the FIA European Rallycross Championship podium in his family-run older-spec car – just as he did amidst a star-studded Euro RX1 field last time out at Mettet in Belgium.He’s even come close to winning the title, having finished runner-up in 2015 after a close fight with Jānis Baumanis and then missing out on the top prize by just two points after an even closer scrap with…