Mini starts to prepare the WRC Countryman for the asphalt

Yet a month ago that just played its first test on land and in the guys from Prodrive already are in test to prepare the car in order to keep appointments on asphalt. And what better than to test on asphalt to do it in the legendary San Remo. The two pilots of Mini to see at what level is the WRC Countryman moved there.
The first turn was to Kris Meeke, while on Wednesday and Thursday was Dani Sordo who sat in the car. According to the Spaniard on his personal facebook, the car is not nothing wrong and after two days the sensations with the chassis are good. So much so that Dani has commented that it may even be fighting up in this area.
In addition had the opportunity yesterday, Thursday, test on water, something that in rallies as Alsace can be an advantage that the rain always threatens to make an appearance. For the time being to the car is very stable in all kinds of curves and will have to see if the pilots have given power that both called for during the past Rally of Sardinia.

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Oscar strong starts in Palma del Rio

Amazing that of water that has been able to fall during throughout the weekend in what has been the start of the season of the Rallye Championship of Spain of land. The liquid element has accompanied the participants at each time, and has even forced to reduce the initial program because some areas were impractical.
In these circumstances, Oscar Fuertes, accompanied by his new co-driver Dani Cue, came out victorious at the controls of his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X where last season he won the Mexican Benito Guerra. Second ended Juan Castro, more than a minute and a half strong and followed by Xavi Tana who occupied the top step of the podium.
Joan Font and Pedro Font had a nice fight for fourth place which ended with the fourth and fifth respectively and with the victory of Peter among the group born Alberto Monarri is towards victory in the category of two-wheel drive, while Francesc Termens took advantage of the mistake of Marc Blazquez to be the first in the category all terrain.

Ford starts strong in Sweden first Stobart

Rally 2011 season has begun officially, in first Stobart on Thursday, on Thursday with Sebastien Loeb not being able to Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala.

Champion WRC Henning Solberg mundi began on Thursday morning, Stobart on Sweden session. French was the first driver to implement the new generation of WRC cars in tracing Designer 2.5 km in length.

Loeb marked 2.17,1 minutes behind him, his teammate of Citroen Sebastien Ogier marked a record of 1.5 seconds slower than Loeb.

Then came Ford Jari-Matti Latvala on new Ford Fiesta driver stopping the stopwatch at 2: 10, 4 minutes. The Stobart took place in snow and suffered some delays.

Now stands waiting to improve cold conditions.