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Dec302014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Turk passed testing for the Janner Rally

The last days of the expiring year were used by Rok Turk's team to test a new car, which they prepared together with the OPV team. Just like in the 2014 season, Rok will be chasing the Peugeot 208 R2 in the new high-ranking season. The race car was successfully tested in real winter conditions, on snow and low temperatures. The team expects similar conditions at the inaugural rally for the European Championship, the Jänner Rally in Austria, which will take place at the beginning of the second week in 2015, from 4 to 6 January. Rok will compete for points in the European Championship together with co-driver Blanka Kacin, and they will have the starting number 22 on their car. Http://youtu.be/t-u6sqqL128 Starting list for the Jänner rally: www.jaennerrallye.at/ uploads / media / Entrylist_ERC_Jaennerrallye_2015_

Jun142014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rok Turk in Velenje for the third time this year for the points of the national championship

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The 29th rallyVelenje, which is this year's third release of the national championship of Slovenia, started yesterday with Friday's ceremonial start. Rok Turk and Enej Ložnar also started with a good result and new points with the Peugeot 208 R2. "Yesterday's storm just before the start was just a prediction of what an exciting day awaits us today. Depending on the weather forecast and in case of rain, everything will depend on the right choice of tires and luck with the weather on speed tests. Ene and I will focus on our ride. and she did her best. Because the rally is relatively short, it will be important to attack from the first turn. " Rok is in an optimistic mood before the early start on Saturday. The crews will set off today at 74,9 kilometers of speed trials in the vicinity of Velenje and Šoštanj at 7:31, and the goal of the rally

May232014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Turk: Attack right from the start

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(photo: Uroš Modlic) The 37th Saturnus Rally started in Ljubljana with today's super special in Stožice, which is certainly one of the biggest sporting events in Slovenia. Of course, Rok Turk and his co-driver Enej Ložnar were also present at the start, and they competed with strong international and domestic competition with the Peugeot 208 R2. After Friday's short introductory speed test, which took place near the Stožice hall and was intended to bring the rally and spectacle closer to the spectators, Roko and Eneja will have 144 kilometers of winding roads east of Ljubljana on Saturday - Janče, Metnaj and Višnja gora are speed tests. which have been an integral part of the Saturnus Rally for the past few years. "After a successful performance at the first rally for the national championship and at the last rally in Italy, of course this time as well

Mar202014 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Loeb wants to break another Goodwood record

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Nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb will try to improve on the track record he set in 208 with a McLarn Formula One car, the MP16 1999, posted by Nick Heidfeld. The German stopped the stopwatch at 4 seconds. The T13 performed in a very limited version (limited engine speed, etc.) at last year's festival, driven by Gregory Guilvert, who set the best total time. Loeb, which this year focuses mainly on Citroen's WTCC World Touring Car program, will have a race car without any restrictions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41.6l_RsIr16nbE

Apr162013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Mission Pikes Peak

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Peugeot has unveiled a prototype race car that will take Sebastien Loeb to a time trial at the end of June towards the top of the legendary Pikes Peak mountain speed race in the US. Important details of the attractive Peugeot 208 T16 remain hidden. It is known, however, that the car will have two differentials with automatic locking, and a lot of rear wings, which Peugeot uses on its 908 car racing series Le Mans. The V6 engine also comes from the same car, developing just over 596 kW or 800 horsepower.