Yearly Archives: 2008

First Minister Alex Salmond will take a break from dealing with the global financial meltdown, which has rocked the Scottish banking system, to confirm tomorrow that Scotland will join the millionaires of Monte Carlo by hosting a world class rally event.

Glasgow’s David Brown ended his British Formula Ford Championship season in the best possible style by winning the final two races at Donington Park in his Fluid Motorsport-prepared Van Diemen.

Reigning world champ Sebastien Loeb made it two WRC victories from two weekends when he won his home event, the Rallye de France in Corsica, by a massive 3mins 24.7secs ahead of the Ford of his closest World Rally Championship rival Mikko Hirvonen.

World champ Sebastien Loeb continued his domination  of the Rallye de France in Corsica when he won five of the six stages to extend his lead to 52.4secs over his World Rally Championship rival Mikko Hirvonen.

World champ Sebastien Loeb dominated the opening day of the Rallye de France in Corsica winning all six stages to establish a 32.3-second lead over his World Rally Championship rival Mikko Hirvonen.

Scot Barry Clark will make his tarmac debut in the World Rally Championship tomorrow when he fires up his Stobart Ford Focus World Rally Car at the start of the three-day Rallye de France in Corsica.

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta was left frustrated after driving rain and gale-force winds washed out the first of his two-day test in the McLaren-Mercedes Formula One car at Silverstone.

Bathgate’s Paul Di Resta heads to the final race of the German Touring Car Championship at Hockenheim in three weeks just two points off the lead after scoring a dramatic second place in the rain-affected penultimate round in France.