The 2010 Honda Cup Ireland rally championship is poised, yet again, to offer Honda drivers a series that is not to be missed. Over five rallies during the 2010 season, Honda drivers from all classes will have the chance to battle for prizes of both substantial sums of cash and terrific high value goods – the likes of which have never been offered to competitors before. Some significant changes have been made to the Honda Cup formula for the coming year – testament to the organiser’s deter... Read Full Story

Ian Cook from Popbang colour has a novel way to create his Artwork of iconic racing cars, he uses Radio Controlled Cars! Auto drawing is a key development in Ian Cook’s most recent artwork. Cook best describes himself as predominately a ‘contemporary painter’ using colour to effectively create images. Ian gives the definition of ‘Popbang’ as a friendly explosion of colour. Auto Drawings- radio controlled artwork started after he received a radio controlled car as an unexpected gift by a t... Read Full Story

  100, over crest and caution, under giraffe legs...! Day 7 – Amboseli to Lake Naivasha After a welcome day of rest, Kick Energy Rally driver Steve Perez was back in action on the 2009 Kenya Airways East African Safari Rally today and despite a few problems, still is holding onto third place overall, but it’s getting close! The first drama of the day involved the historic-specification Datsun 260Z failing to start in parc ferme so Perez and co driver Staffan Parmander needed the assistance ... Read Full Story

Two of the nine planned special stages were run yesterday to open the thirtieth edition of the Monza Rally Show.    The Skoda Fabia of Piero Longhi (with Luca Cassol as co-driver) was the car which started the 30° edition of the Monza Rally Show, the rally event which has been running since 1978.  Five more stages will be competed today, while the last two stages will take place on Sunday morning. On Sunday, from 2 p.m., the “Master Show”, spectacular knockout stage, will be run on a track... Read Full Story

Photo: Roy Dempster (www.roydempster.com) Northern Irish young charger Jonny Greer (21) has just been confirmed as 3rd place finisher on the inaugural Rally of Scotland. Greer benefited from the misfortune of fellow countryman and 2009 IRC champion Kris Meeke, who’s Peugeot UK-backed and Kronos prepared 207 S2000 was excluded from the event due to a technical infringement after leading the rally from start to finish. The IRC event got underway on Thursday 19th November at Scone Palace, Per... Read Full Story

  Sebastian Vettel is keen to contest a rallying competition this winter, according to the German newspaper Bild-Zeitung. The Red Bull driver joked to Switzerland's Motorsport Aktuell: "Rallying for us Formula One drivers is strongly in fashion." Vettel, 22, is referring to the recent rally exploits of Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica, amid reports Heikki Kovalainen is also hoping for an outing ahead of the 2010 F1 season. Bild, however, said that Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is not ... Read Full Story

Photo: Willy Weyens ©willyweyens-rallyworld Formula 1 star Kimi Raikkonen is understood to be ready to sign a deal with Citroen to drive a C4 World Rally Car on all 13 rounds of the 2010 World Rally Championship. Nothing is signed yet, but a source close to the 2007 F1 World Champion told wrc.com that only small details needed to be tied-up before an official announcement is made in the coming days. The Finn's 2010 WRC programme is understood to have been funded by Red Bull, one of Raikkon... Read Full Story

With less than two months to go before the start of the Monte Carlo Rally, the opening round of the IRC next year, preparations are well underway. With entries open since November 16, the first competitors are already adding their names to the entry list. The recce for the event will take place from Saturday 16 January to Monday 18 January, allowing teams to concentrate the whole rally within a week. The rally's ceremonial start will take place at 17:00 on Tuesday 19 January, at the Champs... Read Full Story

Kaspar Koitla celebrated finishing third in the final IRC 2WD Cup standings by revealing plans to contest more rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge next season. The Estonian driver took his Honda Civic Type-R to the 2WD category laurels in sixth overall on RACMSA Rally of Scotland earlier this month. He now wants to return to the series in 2010. "I came to Scotland to try to finish third in the IRC 2WD Cup and I achieved my objective by winning," said Koitla. "It was my first tim... Read Full Story

Photo: Roy Dempster (www.roydempster.com) The British-based works Proton squad is set to field a two-car team in next year's Intercontinental Rally Challenge. With backing from the Malaysian car giant, the team made its IRC debut on the Belgium Ypres Rally last June. Although it expanded to running two cars on Barum Czech Rally Zlin in August, it concentrated on fielding a single entry on all other events it has contested. "Next year is going to be a busy year for us with two cars in the I... Read Full Story