Kiwi rally duo Mike Young and Malcolm Read are ready to tackle the prestigious Kennards Hire Rally Australia, the final round of the World Rally Championship (WRC), this weekend after test driving their Citroën DS3 R3 for the first time yesterday. Even though Young hadn’t driven the car until Monday, he is determined to push for a good result after …
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Hayden Paddon and co-driver Seb Marshall will draw on the positive vibes of Kiwi supporters as they aim to wrap up the 2017 World Rally Championship season on a positive note in Australia. The star Kiwi rally driver and his British co-driver pilot the #4 Hyundai i20 Coupe world rally car in this week’s Rally Australia which kicks off in …
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Hyundai Motorsport has confirmed a four-car line-up for the penultimate round of the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), Wales Rally GB. Drivers’ Championship title contender Thierry Neuville will compete in the gravel event alongside Hayden Paddon, Andreas Mikkelsen and Dani Sordo. Hyundai Motorsport believes this crew composition will offer the team a competitive line-up for the event, and a …
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Hyundai Motorsport has today confirmed that Andreas Mikkelsen has signed a two-year deal to join the team for the 2018 and 2019 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) seasons. Mikkelsen will compete in all rounds of the 2018 championship in a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, co-driven by fellow Norwegian Anders Jæger. Hyundai Motorsport’s existing crews of Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul, Dani Sordo/Marc …
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Hyundai Motorsport has made an adjustment to its crew line-up for the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship with Norwegian driver Andreas Mikkelsen joining the team for Rally de España, alongside Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo. Mikkelsen will compete in all three remaining rounds of the championship – in Spain, Wales GB and Australia – together with his co-driver Anders Jæger-Synnevaag. …
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Hayden Paddon and co-driver Seb Marshall finished eighth in the 17-20 August running of Rallye Deutschland. The pair achieved their pre-event goals to finish and gain valuable experience of the notoriously tricky, technical tarmac rally, so the Kiwi-Brit pairing were pleased to get through with no mistakes. Despite having suffered two punctures over the weekend which cost them time on …
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