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Will it be the 2021 WRC seasons fastest round? This WRC newcomer ventures deep into the frozen and remote Arctic Circle in northern Finland, where temperatures are extreme and daylight hours are short. Studded tyres will be the order of the day, providing remarkable grip in the snow, while snow banks will also come into play. Find out everything you need to know in the Arctic Rally Finland Preview Magazine.

After succeeding in the WRC and WTCR, Hyundai Motorsport has committed to race in the inaugural season of the Pure ETCR, a touring car series for electric cars. The team has recently revealed the race car for this competition, along with an innovative generator that will serve as a zero-emission mobile charging station. Hyundai Reveals Its Weapons for the Upcoming All-Electric Touring Car Series 18 Feb 2021, 10:47 UTC · by The automotive industry’s push towards electrification is happen...

WRC stars set for final Finland warm-up in Estonia Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville will complete a final dress rehearsal for the FIA World Rally Championship’s only pure winter round at Saturday’s Otepää Talveralli in Estonia. The Hyundai Motorsport pair completed a day’s running each in Lapland last week, fine-tuning the set-up of their i20 WRC ahead of Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox (26 - 28 February). On Saturday they get an additional day’s driving at the Estonian Cham...

autoevolution 9 Feb 2021, 21:09 UTC · by Subaru became a worldwide sensation thanks to numerous exploits in the World Rally Championships. 47 wins, three constructors’ and three drivers’ championships, Colin McRae, and the State Express 555 livery come to mind, but the Japanese automaker left the competition in 2008 following the economic downturn attributed to the mortgage crisis. 35 photos Subaru doesn’t have a proper candidate for the World Rally Championship in this day and age...

Arctic Rally Finland: Behind the scenes of the WRC’s newcomer In two weeks the FIA World Rally Championship journeys further north than ever before in its 49-year history as the frozen countryside of Lapland hosts Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox (26 - 28 February). Clerk of the course Kai Tarkiainen talks us through what the WRC’s stars can expect at the Rovaniemi-based event and the challenge of building a new rally in a handful of weeks. Q. Kai, the WRC’s drivers have enjoyed...

Nekusa: A revolutionary to present-day pacenotes Saturday January 30 2021 Speed control. Hirji and Nekusa in during the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally in 1996. Photos/FILE & J. Batanudde Summary Sweet fate. Frank Nekusa was in Mitchell Hall, Makerere University, when Amos Mugisha’s co-driver sought the student’s help after his in-law had abandoned the cockpit. Nekusa accepted. A love with the fast cars blossomed instantly. Advertisement When Frank Nekusa joined the late Charles Muhangi for th...

The Estonian duo of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja (Hyundai) dropped out of the opening round of the 2021 WRC season in Monte Carlo on day two, after a double puncture in Saturdays first two stages cost them time, ERRs sports portal reports. This followed a strong start on the opening day, Thursday. Veteran driver Sebastien Ogier won in the Toyota Yaris. Saturday Tänak, the 2019 world champion, started Saturday in third place, 25.3 seconds behind leader, Welshman Elfyn Evans (Toyota). H...

The Estonian duo of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja (Hyundai) dropped out of the opening round of the 2021 WRC season in Monte Carlo on day two, after a double puncture in Saturday's first two stages cost them time, ERR's sports portal reports. This followed a strong start on the opening day, Thursday. Veteran driver Sebastien Ogier won in the Toyota Yaris.

The Estonian duo of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja (Hyundai) dropped out of the opening round of the 2021 WRC season in Monte Carlo on day two, after a double puncture in Saturday's first two stages cost them time, ERR's sports portal reports. This followed a strong start on the opening day, Thursday. Veteran driver Sebastien Ogier won in the Toyota Yaris.

The Estonian duo of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja (Hyundai) dropped out of the opening round of the 2021 WRC season in Monte Carlo on day two, after a double puncture in Saturday's first two stages cost them time, ERR's sports portal reports. This followed a strong start on the opening day, Thursday. Veteran driver Sebastien Ogier won in the Toyota Yaris.