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First image VW Polo R 2017 WRC

First image VW Polo R 2017 WRC

WRC
Volkswagen has unveiled the first picture of their racing Polo for the 2017 season. It is a presentation of the look under the new rules, according to which rally cars will be wider, lighter and more powerful. Volkswagen began testing parts for the new car last August.  
Ogier also celebrated in Poland

Ogier also celebrated in Poland

WRC
Two-time world champion Sebastien Ogier increased his lead in the overall standings with his fifth victory this year. “After driving 90 percent of the rally first, it’s a great win,” Ogier said. “We had to drive at full speed from everything from the first to the last minute,” the Volkswagen racer added. His teammate, Andreas Mikkelsen, finished in second place with almost 12 seconds to go, and Volkswagen’s third-ranked driver, Jari-Matti Latvala, crashed into a tree in the final speed test and was left without a chance for third place. The Finn damaged the front right part of the Polo and the radiator in the collision. “I was a little too fast and crashed into a tree,” he explained of the event. Ott Tanak was third in the end, but in the last test he drove at full strength, as he did not yet know that Latvala did not threaten him, he knows
Škoda Fabia Pickup concept

Škoda Fabia Pickup concept

Automotive
Every year, GTI enthusiasts flock to Lake Worthersee, where they exchange ideas, opinions, speculate about remakes and everything that goes with it. In recent years, they have been joined by owners of other Volkswagen, Škoda, Audi and Seat, which is why the GTI assembly has been recognized by car manufacturers as a good opportunity to promote their products. Fans of their products are now rewarded every year with a concept model, and this year Škoda has prepared a concept Fabio pickup for the choir. It’s called the FUNstar, and it’s a 5-door model converted into a sort of sports van. The credit for the design is owned by 23 trainees at Škoda. You’ll be able to watch FUNstar in two weeks, between May 13 and 16, when the 34th GTI meeting will take place. Škoda's pickup concept stands on 18-inch alloy wheels G
Top Gear presents the World Relicross Championship

Top Gear presents the World Relicross Championship

Other sports
This Sunday, in the popular British car show Top Gear, you will be able to watch the presentation of the World Relicross Championship - a racing discipline that is entering its second season this year and which is breaking ratings records. Behind the wheel of a heavily coiled race car, James May will sit in a race in Britain and compete in an environment where everything “Captain Slow” doesn’t like too much.
Mikkelsen in the lead after a dramatic day

Mikkelsen in the lead after a dramatic day

WRC
Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen will start the second day of the rally in Sweden with a lead of 19.1 seconds ahead of teammate Sebastien Ogier. Up to the 14.76-kilometer-long ninth Torsby test, fast Ogier was in the lead, followed by Latvala with a 2.9-second lag, and then both Volkswagen racers made a mistake. The Frenchman braked too late in a sharp turn and hit the snow bank, where he lost almost 40 seconds and thus landed in fourth place overall. At the same speed test, some 500 meters before the finish line, Latvala made a mistake, drove off the road, which was again helped by many spectators, but lost a thick eight minutes and thus fell out of the fight for high places. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished second on the second day and Mads Ostberg, who finished third,
Loeb leader after the first day of the Monte Carlo Rally

Loeb leader after the first day of the Monte Carlo Rally

WRC
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, a nine-time world rally champion, provided enthusiasm at the start of this year’s racing season. Returning to the world of rally, the Citroen racer jumped the lead in the first speed test with a 22-second lead, but in the second test, which was also the last, his lead over Sebastien Ogier narrowed from 30.9 seconds to 13.3 seconds. Loeb, has dedicated himself to racing in the WTCC series and will drive one of the selected rallies of this season in Monte Carlo. However, the rally did not start according to the plan for the Pole Robert Kubica, who spun on the second speed test, and then he was tempted by the electronics of his Ford Fiesta. The former Formula One racer is almost five minutes behind the leaders. So Loeb is leading by 13.3 seconds ahead of the second day
Loeb swept the competition when he returned to the WRC!

Loeb swept the competition when he returned to the WRC!

WRC
After the first speed test of the Monte Carlo Rally, Sebastien Loeb is in the lead, returning behind the wheel of a Citroen WRC race car. He completed the first test in 15 minutes and 53 seconds, Otto Tanaka was 22 times faster than the second fastest, and almost 31 seconds faster than current world champion Sebastien Ogier in the Volkswagen Polo. "I'm very happy with the time. I told Daniel I felt in a few places that we stopped because we were driving so slowly," Loeb commented on the best time of the first test.
Will the Fabia R5 be able to emulate the successes of the VW Polo?

Will the Fabia R5 be able to emulate the successes of the VW Polo?

European Rally Championship, Rally, WRC
After Škoda introduced the latest Fabia model a few months ago, it has now put on display the Fabia R5 concept, a rally special with a 1.6-liter turbo engine and a five-speed sequential transmission. When completed, the Fabia R5 will replace the Fabia S2000, one of the most successful rally cars on any basis in various categories. The Fabia S2000 was introduced in 2009 and, believe it or not, served as the basis for Volkswagen’s WRC program, which became simply invincible, which is now also expected of the Fabia R5 in the lower rally categories.  
Andreas Mikkelsen chases victory

Andreas Mikkelsen chases victory

Rally, WRC
Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen, 25, who represents the Volkswagen team at the World Rally Championship, says he is ready to be crazy behind the wheel of his 1.6-liter VW Polo R. One two more races separate him until his first victory, but he will really have to prove himself. He is currently in third place behind Jari-Matti Latvalo, and leading Sebastien Ogier. He says he will show a no-pressure ride in Spain and Wales, and will do his best to get to first place in the race. He is pleased with the result in France, where he took second place, despite the lack of racing on asphalt. "The achievement at the beginning of the year was excellent when I first stood on the podium, but the last race was phenomenal as I felt very confident in the Polo. The possibility of competing with Jari-Matti Latvalo would be