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American driving sensation Ken Block joins WRC

A three-time X Games medallist and famous for his Subaru-powered series of ‘Gymkhana’ videos viewed millions of times on YouTube, Ken Block has switched to a Ford to contest selected rounds of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship.

Block, the California-based action sports hero-turned-rally driver, will compete for the Monster World Rally Team in selected WRC events in a Ford Focus RS, becoming the first American to make a multiyear commitment to the championship.

Route confirmed for Rally New Zealand 2010

Motorsport fans from Whangarei to Raglan, and many places in between, can enjoy seeing the world’s best rally drivers in action on their local roads when Rally New Zealand takes place from 6 to 9 May 2010.

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 champions past and present. 

Order your Pirelli World Rallying 32 Book now

Pirelli World Rallying 32 Book by Martin Holmes is an exciting review of the 2009 Rally Season.
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International stars for new Super 2000 and WRC Cups in Rally New Zealand

Next year’s Rally New Zealand features two new competitions within the World Rally Championship schedule – the FIA WRC Cup for Teams and the FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship (SWRC) – and two international rally stars are already confirmed.

Spanish driver Xavier Pons, a former Citroen and Subaru factory team driver, and Finnish driver Janne Tuohino, a former Skoda team driver, are both entering a Ford Fiesta S2000 car which makes them and their teams eligible for the new competitions.

Barker, Jagger and Paddon win Rally NZ’s Rising Stars Awards

Three of New Zealand’s most promising young rally drivers have the opportunity to take a big step forward in their competitive careers as the recently-selected recipients of this year’s Rally New Zealand Rising Stars awards.

Stephen Barker (21, Hamilton), Ben Jagger (20, Whangarei) and Hayden Paddon (22, Geraldine) have won their respective divisions of the Rising Stars driver development programme with each driver receiving professional mentoring and funding worth over $50,000 to invest in their 2010 rally season.

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