The new-look FIA European Rally Championship promised ‘Serious Competition Ahead’ – and the International Jännerallye in Austria certainly delivered throughout the first day of action with five different car makes filling the top seven places and five different drivers winning stages. ŠKODA Fabia Super 2000 driver Jan Kopecký – last year’s winner – ends the opening day with an advantage [...]

Two of the most popular Subaru Impreza drivers to have journeyed from England to the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international in recent years are today confirmed for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2). Kevin Procter will compete for the first time since 2009, while Rob Swann is back for the sixth consecutive year. Since entries opened on November 1 [...]

Sol Rally Barbados 2013 is already more than half-way to its cap of 100 starters, with continued strong interest from Ireland helping to drive the number of International entries posted on-line to more than 30 a full two months earlier than last year. Since registration opened last month on the official web site, www.rallybarbados.net, a total of 52 entries has [...]

Eurosport has confirmed its programming for the International Jännerrallye, round one of the new-look 2013 FIA European Rally Championship. Available on the Eurosport platform and online through Eurosport Player, the broadcast schedule for the Austrian event, which takes place near the city of Linz from 3-5 January 2013, is as follows: Friday 4 January 2013 Highlights Day One: 22:45hrs-23:15hrs (Eurosport2) [...]

Five repeat visitors who have clocked up more than 40 trips to Barbados over the last 10 years were among the first International competitors to post on-line entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2). Since registration opened last month on the official web site, www.rallybarbados.net, nearly three-quarters of the more than 40 entries already received have come from the [...]

(Image: Kevin Wood) Glenn Campbell’s dreams of a class victory at the Sol Rally Barbados were dashed at the end of the leg one when the engine in his Nissan Micra expired. Navigated by Donaghadee’s Jonathan MacDonald, it was a disappointing blow for the Ballyclare driver, who had amassed a class lead of almost two minutes and held 51st overall [...]

Ballyclare’s Glen Campbell has travelled half way around the world with his potent Nissan Micra rally car to contest next weekend’s Sol Rally Barbados. With Donaghadee’s Jonathan MacDonald navigating, they have joined a host of British and Irish crews that have shipped their vehicles more than 4,000 miles for what is the largest annual sporting event in the Caribbean. While [...]