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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 02:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FSTi and JWRC opportunity for Ford Fiesta ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fsti-and-jwrc-opportunity-for-ford-fiesta/</link>
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Dual FSTi and J-WRC championship opportunity for Ford Fiesta R2


The Fiesta SportTrophy International (FSTi) will return to the FIA World
Rally Championship (WRC) for its fifth successive year in April 2010 and
will again be supported by Pirelli. The great news is that drivers under
the age of 28 years will be able to register for the Junior WRC (J-WRC)
in addition to FSTi and will ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fsti-and-jwrc-opportunity-for-ford-fiesta/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colin McRae voted the all-time motorsport hero]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/colin-mcrae-voted-the-all-time-motorsport-hero/</link>
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COLIN McRAE IS VOTED GREATEST MOTORSPORT HERO


Rally legend Colin McRae has been voted as the all-time greatest motorsport hero by
readers of weekly newspaper Motorsport News.


McRae, who won the World Rally Championship for Subaru in 1995, topped the poll ahead of
Formula One aces Ayrton Senna and Jim Clark.


Scottish charger McRae, from Lanark, won the hearts of rally fans with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/colin-mcrae-voted-the-all-time-motorsport-hero/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Martin Prokop to drive new Ford Fiesta S2000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/martin-prokop-to-drive-new-ford-fiesta-s2000/</link>
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JUNIOR WORLD RALLY CHAMPION PLANS LONG-TERM LINK WITH FORD


11 December 2009 -- Newly-crowned Junior World Rally Champion Martin
Prokop will drive the all-new Ford Fiesta S2000 next season in the first
year of a long-term plan with Ford's rally machinery.  The 27-year-old
Czech will tackle seven rounds of the new FIA WRC Cup and S-WRC*,
beginning with the opening rally in Sweden in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/martin-prokop-to-drive-new-ford-fiesta-s2000/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Series FIA Gala summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/series-fia-gala-summary-2009-12-14/</link>
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Rally Champions Return To The Gala


Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena collected their sixth consecutive
FIA World Rally Championship trophy at the FIA Gala in Monaco this evening.
The French/Monegasque pairing claimed the title on the final round to
maintain their place in the record books as the most successful crew in the
history of the series.





The 2009 FIA World Rally ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/series-fia-gala-summary-2009-12-14/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FSTi champ Craig Breen Ford test summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fsti-champ-craig-breen-ford-test-summary/</link>
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Winning week for Breen concludes with WRC test



Craig Breen celebrated his victory in the Fiesta SportTrophy
International Shootout in style today as he took the wheel of a Ford
Focus RS WRC to receive tuition from BP Ford Abu Dhabi's Flying
Finn Mikko Hirvonen.


WRC runner-up Hirvonen, fresh from a double win at the Bettega Memorial
Rally in Bologna, Italy where he powered his ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fsti-champ-craig-breen-ford-test-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mikko Hirvonen Memorial Bettega Rally summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/mikko-hirvonen-memorial-bettega-rally-summary/</link>
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Hirvonen warms to The Italian Job with double victory for Ford


Ford's Mikko Hirvonen ended his rally season in victorious fashion today
by sealing a double win at the Memorial Bettega Rally in Italy.  The
29-year-old Finn powered his Ford Focus RS World Rally Car to victory in
last night's floodlit sprint in Bologna, before returning this afternoon
to win the main event in front of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/mikko-hirvonen-memorial-bettega-rally-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hirvonen is International Rally Driver of the Year]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hirvonen-is-international-rally-driver-of-the-year/</link>
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Ford's Hirvonen named International Rally Driver of the Year


FIA World Rally Championship runner-up, Ford's Mikko Hirvonen, was
honoured with one of motorsport's most prestigious awards in London last
night (Sunday).  The BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team driver was named
International Rally Driver of the Year at the Autosport Awards in front
of a star-studded audience of world ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hirvonen-is-international-rally-driver-of-the-year/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hirvonen to debut new Fiesta S2000 in Monte Carlo]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hirvonen-to-debut-new-fiesta-s2000-in-monte-carlo/</link>
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4 December 2009 -- Ford's FIA World Rally Championship runners-up,
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, will drive the all-new Ford Fiesta
S2000 rally car, in what will be its competitive debut, in the famous
Monte Carlo Rally early next year.


The Finns will use the five-day rally as a key part of their preparation
for the 2010 WRC, which starts in February, while showcasing the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hirvonen-to-debut-new-fiesta-s2000-in-monte-carlo/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Citroen French Championship Rallye du Var summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/citroen-french-championship-rallye-du-var-summary/</link>
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Citroen, Loeb and Elena perform in front of their home crowd


Just weeks after the end of the 2009 World Rally Championship, Citroen Racing, Sebastien Loeb
and Daniel Elena were back in action this weekend for the Rallye du Var, the last round of the
French national championship. The event was won by Sebastien in a C4 WRC with his wife
Severine sitting alongside. Meanwhile, Daniel ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/citroen-french-championship-rallye-du-var-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JWRC: Honda JAS Motorsport eligible for JWRC]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/jwrc-honda-jas-motorsport-eligible-for-jwrc/</link>
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HONDA CIVIC R3 IN 2010 JUNIOR WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP


The latest World Motor Sport Council meeting on October 21 has finally
approved a modification to the Junior World Rally Championship sporting
regulations, which will consequently allow the Honda Civic R3 to be
eligible for the 2010 JWRC.


The Civic R3 has not been eligible so far because of restrictions
governing the maximum ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/jwrc-honda-jas-motorsport-eligible-for-jwrc/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FSTi: Walles Rally GB: Series event summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fsti-walles-rally-gb-series-event-summary/</link>
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Breen takes FSTi crown as Anglade wins in Wales





The thrilling finale of the Fiesta SportTrophy International lived up to
its billing as the race for the championship came right down to the wire
at the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rally of
Great Britain, in Cardiff with Irish teenager Craig Breen snatching the
title from Germany's Patrick Anglade thanks to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fsti-walles-rally-gb-series-event-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walles Rally GB: Kick Energy Team final leg summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-kick-energy-team-final-leg-summary/</link>
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CAREER BEST TOP TWELVE FOR PEREZ ON RALLY GB


Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez achieved his aim of a top
twelve result when he reached the Cardiff finish today after three
gruelling days contesting the final round of the FIA World Rally
Championship on Rally GB and in doing so, claimed his and Welsh co-driver
Paul Spooner's best ever WRC result.


Holding 16th at the end of day ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-kick-energy-team-final-leg-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walles Rally GB: Abu Dahbi final leg summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-abu-dahbi-final-leg-summary/</link>
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HIGHS AND LOWS FOR TEAM ABU DHABI ON FINAL DAY OF SEASON IN WALES


Best ever WRC season for Al Qassimi as Abu Dhabi Junior Al Jabri claims
third in first full season


WALES, 25 October, 2009:  Unbelievable tension on the final day of the
World Rally Championship (WRC) in Wales with both the WRC Drivers'
Championship and Fiesta Sporting Trophy international (FSTi) titles up
for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-abu-dahbi-final-leg-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walles Rally GB: BP-Ford final leg summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-bp-ford-final-leg-summary/</link>
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Hirvonen misses world title by a point after tense finale in Wales


Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen's dream of a maiden FIA World Rally
Championship title ended in disappointment today in Wales after a
stirring final day battle.  The BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
drivers missed the drivers' crown by just one point after finishing
second in the Rally of Great Britain.  A freak ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-bp-ford-final-leg-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walles Rally GB: Citroen Jr Team final leg summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-citroen-jr-team-final-leg-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-citroen-jr-team-final-leg-summary/</guid>
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The Citroen Junior Team completes its first season


The2009 World Rally Championship drew to a close today in Great Britain. Two of the C4 WRCs
entered under the Citroen Junior Team banner have finished in the points. Petter Solberg/Phil
Mills occupy fourth place while Conrad Rautenbach/Daniel Barritt are eighth. The team therefore
ends its first season in the WRC on a positive ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-citroen-jr-team-final-leg-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walles Rally GB: Citroen WRT final leg summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-citroen-wrt-final-leg-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-citroen-wrt-final-leg-summary/</guid>
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Victory and a sixth world title for Loeb/Elena*


It was an emotional final day of Rally GB for the Citroen Total WRT. In spite of having led from the
outset, Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena only saw the rally swing decisively in their favour on the
penultimate stage.


With their 54th world class win, the Franco-Monegasque pairing sealed their sixth consecutive World
Championship ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-citroen-wrt-final-leg-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walles Rally GB: Stobart awarded 'Spirit of the Rally']]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-stobart-awarded-spirit-of-the-rally/</link>
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Stobart celebrate Spirit of the Rally in Wales



The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team are celebrating winning the Abu Dhabi
'Spirit of the Rally' award at their home event, Rally GB, for the
support shown to Armed Services charity Help for Heroes during the final
round of the FIA World Rally Championship.





The Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally award, created by the Abu Dhabi
Tourism ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-stobart-awarded-spirit-of-the-rally/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walles Rally GB: Stobart M-Sport final leg summary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-stobart-m-sport-final-leg-summary/</link>
      <guid>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-stobart-m-sport-final-leg-summary/</guid>
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Top six positions provide perfect season end for Stobart


The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team kept up their remarkable record of
scoring manufacturer points at every round of this season's FIA World
Rally Championship as Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson produced a
strong finish to the season at Rally GB.


Solberg finished fifth overall, his best ever result on the event,
with Wilson ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/walles-rally-gb-stobart-m-sport-final-leg-summary/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Post-event press conference]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/post-event-press-conference-2009-10-26/</link>
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Present:
1st - Sebastien Loeb, Citroen Total World Rally Team
1st - Daniel Elena, Citroen Total World Rally Team
2nd - Mikko Hirvonen, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
2nd - Jarmo Lehtinen, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
3rd - Dani Sordo, Citroen Total World Rally Team
3rd - Marc Marti, Citroen Total World Rally Team
Olivier Quesnel, Team Principal, Citroen Total World Rally ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/post-event-press-conference-2009-10-26/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2009 Final standings ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/2009-final-standings-2009-10-26/</link>
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@>Drivers' Championship:


Pos Driver                                      Points
--- ---------------------------------------- ---------
 1. S. Loeb                                         93
 2. M. Hirvonen                                     92
 3. D. Sordo                                        64
 4. J-M Latvala                                     41
 5. P. Solberg ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/2009-final-standings-2009-10-26/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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