[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

Mikkelsen was confirmed for a whole year, not every WRC rally but combining it with IRC. So probably the rounds that Mikkelsen will not drive, then Abbring probably takes over the wheel.

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Originally Posted by mousti

Mikkelsen was confirmed for a whole year, not every WRC rally but combining it with IRC. So probably the rounds that Mikkelsen will not drive, then Abbring probably takes over the wheel.

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Mikkelsen will do 5 WRC-events for VW in Fabia this season.

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Originally Posted by rp

Tommi Mäkinen Racing is closing down their new HQ and believe or not the building will be Puuppola area´s kindergarten in the future.

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LOL.

Shame that TMR didn't succeed as well as it seemed at one point. Good to see that operations aren't ending completely.

TMR wants for impreza R4 138 000 euros plus tax and what can you do with R4 against S2000?!

update on the registered manufactuerer and M2 team

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS
2x CITROËN TOTAL WORLD RALLY TEAM (CITROËN DS3 WRC)
2x FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM (FORD FIESTA RS WRC)
2x MINI WRC TEAM (MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS WRC)

WRC TEAMS (M2):
ARMINDO ARAUJO WORLD RALLY TEAM (MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS WRC)
PALMEIRINHA RALLY (MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS WRC)
M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM (FORD FIESTA RS WRC)
M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM (FORD FIESTA RS WRC)
QATAR WORLD RALLY TEAM (CITROËN DS3 WRC)

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Originally Posted by rp

Tommi Mäkinen Racing is closing down their new HQ and believe or not the building will be Puuppola area´s kindergarten in the future. The city of Jyväskylä is negotiating with Mäkinen about the renting and if they will make the contract the kindergarten will be open in August...

TMR is not going to stop it´s operation, but will move to the old premises beside the Makinen farm in Puuppola.

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Is this for real ?? Seriously ??? :mark:

Abbring VW program 2012 would be for 6 rallies.

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Originally Posted by Barreis

TMR wants for impreza R4 138 000 euros plus tax and what can you do with R4 against S2000?!

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The price is fair. You can buy Fiat S2000 with the same price and you have to add aonother 100 000 to get proper S2000 car.

Another "smoke" notice...

Abarth in WRC 2013 or 2014

"There's no smoke without fire"

Mikko Hirvonen has some problems with French!

"A lot of big surprises! The first big surprise came when we were given instructions to make us travel to the place of our first tests with the DS3 WRC. Everything was in French, a problem! " smiles Mikko Hirvonen."