My trip to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed included an unexpected treat. At Motor Sport’s client dinner on the eve of the festival I was joined by Kevin Jones of Peugeot UK, who offered me a passenger ride in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge-competing Peugeot 207 Super 2000 car. I’d… Read more
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Co-driver to Kris Meeke…
July 6th, 2010 | Louisa Skipper | 2 Comments
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Freddy fires up Ypres crowd
June 28th, 2010 | Rob Widdows | 3 Comments
The place wallows in history. And so does the rally that takes its name from a small town in Flanders where the land is flat and the language impenetrable. The Ypres Rally, established in 1965 and now part of the FIA Intercontinental Rally Challenge, has a special place in the… Read more
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Exclusive interview with Allan McNish
June 8th, 2010 | Ed Foster | 2 Comments
Before Allan went to Le Mans we caught up with him at West London Audi to get his thoughts on this year’s race, the races leading up to it and what his plans for the future are.
Can the Audi R15 Plus beat the Peugeots on pace alone at Le… Read more
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Peugeots power to Sebring 1-2
March 22nd, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 4 Comments
The pair of factory Peugeots ran away with Saturday’s 58th Sebring 12 Hours, completing a 1-2 sweep three laps ahead of the lone Gulf/Aston Martin. The winning Peugeot 908HDI was driven by Alex Wurz/Marc Gené/Anthony Davidson, who beat team-mates Sébastien Bourdais/Nicolas Minassian/Pedro Lamy across the line by 13.8 seconds. It… Read more
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Video podcast – Le Mans 2009
June 18th, 2009 | Ed Foster | 4 Comments
The next installment in the ‘Motor Sport podcast series’ is here! Almost ten staff descended on the French circuit last weekend – of course some were doing a little more work than others – and here is the result… The ACO are understandably a little protective over race footage unless… Read more
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Potholes and parties at Sebring
March 17th, 2009 | Gordon Kirby | 2 Comments
Saturday’s 57th Sebring 12 Hours kicks off this year’s American Le Mans Series, and an interesting race it will be with Audi and Peugeot staging a full dress rehearsal for Le Mans. Two of Audi’s new R15s will take on a pair of Peugeot’s 908s, and the race winner should… Read more
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Good vibes at Goodwood
April 16th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 2 Comments
The beginning of the Grand Prix season in Europe always seems to represent some kind of turning point in the year. It’s Spring time, sunny days are warm enough for sitting in the garden, and even the cats wake up for at least part of the day. Yes, I know… Read more
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A chink in the armour
March 19th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 6 Comments
The men from Ingolstadt were in sombre mood at the end of the 2008 Sebring 12 Hours. For the first time this century they failed to win. Worse still, it was the men from Stuttgart who were first to reach the chequered flag. It could have been worse, it could… Read more
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Audi v Peugeot – the gloves are off
March 12th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 2 Comments
(1971 Le Mans 24 Hours, Pedro Rodriguez & Jackie Oliver (Porsche 917 LH) leads Gerard Larrousse & Vic Elford (Porsche 917 LH), Mark Donohue & David Hobbs (Ferrari 512M), and Jo Siffert & Derek Bell (Porsche 917 LH))
Do you remember the great days of Les Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans?… Read more -
Torchlight tour of ghostly Brooklands
March 3rd, 2008 | Ed Foster | No Comments
Last week I jumped in the car and fought through the ‘variable’ speed limit on the M25 to get to Brooklands by 6pm. As far as I can tell the new speed limit ideas are about as successful as a porn concession at the Vatican would be. The queues were… Read more
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