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Novak first to Poland, then to the WRC

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Tim Novak-Uroš Ocvirk will compete with the Ford Fiesta R2 in the Fiesta DMACK Trophy at the German Rally World Championship! Before that, they will list the rallies in Poland to gain the necessary experience. Now it is certain that the Gorenjska-Notranjska duo is going to the rally for the World Championship, where they will compete in the Ford Fiesta DMACK Trophy, which is considered a hotbed of young talent. Before participating in the asphalt German rally ADAC Rallye Deutschland, they will go to the 72nd Lotos Rally Poland to gain enough experience and meet the M-Sport team that takes care of the cup. “Now we can finally confirm that we will go to Germany for the WRC to compete in the Fiesta DMACK Trophy. With the help of the domestic company Krokar, AŠ2005 and other sponsors, we s

Kubica pleased with his performance

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Former Formula One racer Robert Kubica said he was pleased with his performance at the rally in Sweden, although he failed to score points. Kubica was also fast on the snow, even the third fastest in the sixth speed test, but all hopes of placing in the top ten were dashed when he drove only front-wheel drive until the end of the day on Friday due to a technical malfunction. In the overall standings, he dropped to 22nd place with a lag of six and a half minutes. The mechanics managed to fix the Ford Fiesta on Saturday and the Pole was very fast again. He set the fastest time of the 17th test and climbed to 15th place in the overall standings. But it turns out that its speed is also partly due to overcharging the turbocharger of its engine. Due to exceeding the allowed limit after

Hirvonen's Fiesta caught fire

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The pitch continues to cling tightly to Finns Mikka Hirvonen and Jarm Lehtinen. This time, their performance prematurely ended a fire on their Ford Fiesta that burned to the brim. "We got out of the car and after HP finished what we usually do. We checked the tires, the pressure in them, inspected the car, took off our helmets and headed for the next gear," Hirvonen explained. "Suddenly we noticed a fire in the back of the car. We tried to put it out, but all the effort was in vain. I don't know what caused the fire, as we didn't see any damage to the car," he added. At the Sardinia Rally, Juho Hanninen is in the lead with Hyundai, the other is his teammate Thierry Neuville.