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      <title><![CDATA[Sainz tests Ford Focus]]></title>
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Double world champions Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya completed their first
official test with the Ford Martini World Rally Team in Spain this week in
preparation for the opening FIA World Rally Championship of the new
millennium.  It was the first opportunity for the Spanish partnership to
get behind the wheel of a Ford Focus World Rally Car since rejoining the
team for the 2000 and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sainz-tests-ford-focus/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FIA President drives Ford rally car]]></title>
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FIA President Max Mosley drives Ford rally car 


FIA President Max Mosley made a flying-visit to the Cumbrian-based Ford
Martini World Rally team yesterday (Thursday).  He came to view its new
£10 million headquarters at Dovenby Hall and to experience a ride
alongside Colin McRae in the Ford Focus WRC, before sliding into the
driving seat and sampling the 130 mph turbocharged rally ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fia-president-drives-ford-rally-car/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Ford Racing 1999-11-23]]></title>
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This Week in Ford Racing
FIA World Rally


Ford Claims Championship Point in '99 Finale


Ford Focus rally cars finished sixth and ninth to score a world
championship point this evening as the Rally of Great Britain finished in
Cheltenham. That result was achieved after a long day's brave driving by
both Ford Martini's Scandinavian drivers through challenging conditions,
with some ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/this-week-in-ford-racing-1999-11-23/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally of Great Britain - Leg 3]]></title>
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Ford claims championship point in '99 finale


Ford Focus rally cars finished sixth and ninth to score a world
championship point this evening as the Rally of Great Britain finished in
Cheltenham.  That result was achieved after a long day's brave driving by
both Ford Martini's Scandinavian drivers through challenging conditions,
with some inventive roadside repairs by Thomas Rådström ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-of-great-britain-leg-3/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great Britain Colin McRae Slithers out of Rally]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/great-britain-colin-mcrae-slithers-out-of-rally/</link>
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McRae slithers out of promising fourth place 


Darkness and an extra slippery corner on tonight's final forest stage
ended the Ford Martini World Rally team's hopes of a top three finish in
the Rally of Great Britain when lead drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist
slithered off stage 15 and into a previously abandoned car.  The impact
ripped two wheels off the Ford Focus and brought ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/great-britain-colin-mcrae-slithers-out-of-rally/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally of GB- Ford Racing Day One Notes]]></title>
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Ford Martini lead drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist finished the first
day of the Rally of Great Britain holding a strong eighth place, well
placed to mount a big challenge with their Focus World Rally Car for
Ford's 11th victory on this event.  Junior team members Petter Solberg and
Phil Mills surprised themselves and many observers by coming home in ninth
position and McRae's ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-of-gb-ford-racing-day-one-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally of Great Britain Ford Racing preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-of-great-britain-ford-racing-preview/</link>
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Britain's most popular rally pairing, Colin McRae and Nicky Grist, start
the Rally of Great Britain (21-23 November) with their sights firmly set
on capturing their third FIA World Rally Championship success of the
season.  With the outcome of both the drivers' and manufacturers' titles
already settled, the country's biggest sporting event should witness a
spectacular battle among ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-of-great-britain-ford-racing-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[All Championships Decided At Rally Australia:]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/all-championships-decided-at-rally-australia/</link>
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Rally Australia is over for another year, and the Network Q Rally of Great
Britain awaits. What it does not have is a championship to decide. All the
FIA World Rally Championships were decided here in Australia this weekend,
with a new winner of the event, 28 year old Englishman Richard Burns,
together with Scotsman Robert Reid and their Prodrive prepared Subaru
Impreza WRC99.


The ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/all-championships-decided-at-rally-australia/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally Australia - Ford Martini Leg 3 Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-ford-martini-leg-3-report/</link>
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Rådstrom edged out of points in Rally Australia


Thomas Rådstrom and Fred Gallagher narrowly missed out on a points-scoring
finish in their Ford Focus World Rally Car after a tense battle during
today's third and final leg of the Rally Australia.  The Ford Martini
World Rally Team drivers were one of three pairings involved in the fight
for the final two points positions on this ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-ford-martini-leg-3-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally Australia - Leg 2 - Ford Racing Notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-leg-2-ford-racing-notes/</link>
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Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist escaped serious injury
after a high-speed accident during today's second leg of the Telstra Rally
Australia.  Only the strength of their Ford Focus World Rally Car allowed
the duo to walk away from a 160kph head-on crash into a tree near the end
of the morning's opening special stage on this 13th and penultimate round
of the FIA World ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-leg-2-ford-racing-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally Australia - Leg 1 - Ford Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-leg-1-ford-report/</link>
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Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist held a strong third
overall after a dramatic opening leg of the Telstra Rally Australia today.  
The overnight leaders kept their Ford Focus World Rally Car firmly in
contention at the top of the leaderboard throughout another sun-drenched
day by posting a string of searing times over the demanding gravel tracks
in Western ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-leg-1-ford-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford Martini Signs Carlos Sainz for 2000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-martini-signs-carlos-sainz-for-2000/</link>
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Ford signs Sainz for world rally title bid in 2000


Ford has signed double world champion Carlos Sainz to drive its Ford Focus
World Rally Car in next season's FIA World Rally Championship.  Sainz will
team up with Scot Colin McRae to give the Ford Martini squad the strongest
line-up of all the teams fighting for the first world rally titles of the
new ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-martini-signs-carlos-sainz-for-2000/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally Australia Ford Racing Preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-ford-racing-preview/</link>
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McRae and Ford face up to challenge Down Under


After a gruelling year of round the globe travel, the Ford Martini World
Rally team makes its final overseas journey of the season to one of the
most difficult events in the FIA World Rally Championship.  The Rally
Australia (4-7 November), penultimate event in the 14-round series, is a
firm favourite with all involved but offers one ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-australia-ford-racing-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sanremo Rally Ford Racing End of Rally Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-rally-ford-racing-end-of-rally-report/</link>
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Jean-Joseph breaks his duck for Ford in Italy


Ford Martini returned to points-scoring form in the FIA World Rally
Championship today following an outstanding performance by Simon
Jean-Joseph and Fred Gallagher on Italy's Sanremo Rally.  Jean-Joseph
belied his relative inexperience of both the gruelling three-day event and
his Ford Focus World Rally Car to finish seventh after a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-rally-ford-racing-end-of-rally-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sanremo Rally End of Leg 2]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-rally-end-of-leg-2/</link>
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McRae sets fastest times in Sanremo 


Ford Martini World Rally team driver Colin McRae and co-driver Nicky Grist
set two fastest times on the second leg of the Sanremo Rally today clearly
demonstrating the potential of the Ford Focus WRC.


Tight and twisty roads around the town of Acqui Terme covered in gravel
and sand provided the most technical of the gruelling stages of three ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-rally-end-of-leg-2/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sanremo Rally - End of Leg 1]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-rally-end-of-leg-1/</link>
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McRae on form in Sanremo for Ford Martini 


The Ford Martini team was in confident mood at the end of day one of the
Sanremo Rally after Colin McRae and co-driver Nicky Grist powered their
Ford Focus World Rally Car into fifth position on this 12th round of the
FIA World Championship.


Thousands of spectators lined the asphalt special stages in the mountains
above the Italian resort ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-rally-end-of-leg-1/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Ford Racing Oct. 5, 1999]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/this-week-in-ford-racing-oct-5-1999-1/</link>
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This Week in Ford Racing
October 5, 1999


FIA World Rally


McRae and Ford aim for a fast finish in Sanremo


For FIA World Rally Championship competitors the view of the Italian Riviera
and the final rays of sunshine signifying the end of the European summer
also indicate that the 14-round series is approaching its climax.  For Ford
Martini World Rally Team drivers Colin McRae and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/this-week-in-ford-racing-oct-5-1999-1/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sanremo FIA World Rally Preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-fia-world-rally-preview/</link>
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McRae and Ford aim for a fast finish in Sanremo


For FIA World Rally Championship competitors the view of the Italian
Riviera and the final rays of sunshine signifying the end of the European
summer also indicate that the 14-round series is approaching its climax.  
For Ford Martini World Rally Team drivers Colin McRae and Simon
Jean-Joseph, the Sanremo Rally (11-13 Oct) offers the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sanremo-fia-world-rally-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China Rally Ford Preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/china-rally-ford-preview/</link>
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Colin McRae and Nicky Grist's valuable experience of competing in China
has been put to good use by the Ford Martini team as it prepares for the
FIA World Rally Championship's first visit to the country for the China
Rally (16 - 20 September).  The pair won the non-championship event in
both 1997 and 1998 and have more specialist knowledge of the intricacies
of competing there than ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/china-rally-ford-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rally Finland Ford Leg 3 Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-finland-ford-leg-3-report/</link>
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Cruel fortune robs Ford Martini team of points 


The Ford Martini World Rally team suffered a cruel blow this afternoon when
Colin McRae and co-driver Nicky Grist were forced to retire just 15 seconds
from the end of Rally Finland when the final world championship point
seemed within their grasp.  The engine in their Ford Focus expired on an
uphill section of the final special ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-finland-ford-leg-3-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 1999 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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