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rss_title[0]="Pirelli confirms WRC exit"
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rss_desc[0]="Pirelli has elected to turn its back on the World Rally Championship next year in a move that will see it concentrate its efforts on Formula 1, AUTOSPORT has learned."
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rss_pubDate[0]="Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:54:33 GMT"
rss_title[1]="Meeke signs for Mini WRC programme"
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rss_desc[1]="Kris Meeke has signed to drive for Mini in the World Rally Championship next year, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine reveals."
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rss_pubDate[1]="Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:55:16 GMT"
rss_title[2]="Muller gets WRC drive for France"
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rss_desc[2]="Former World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller is to contest the Rally of France in a Citroen Xsara WRC"
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rss_pubDate[2]="Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:23:55 GMT"
rss_title[3]="Q and A: Michelin on WRC plans"
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rss_desc[3]="Q and A: Michelin on WRC plans"
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rss_pubDate[3]="Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:03:14 GMT"
rss_title[4]="Michelin bids for WRC return"
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rss_desc[4]="Michelin's competitions director Nick Shorrock has revealed to AUTOSPORT that the French firm is bidding to return to the World Rally Championship for the first time since 2005"
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rss_pubDate[4]="Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:53:46 GMT"
rss_title[5]="Q and A with Kris Nissen"
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rss_desc[5]="Q and A with Kris Nissen"
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rss_pubDate[5]="Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:02:13 GMT"
rss_title[6]="VW to make 'early' decision on entry"
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rss_desc[6]="Volkswagen motorsport director Kris Nissen says any decision by the German manufacturer to contest the World Rally Championship, will be made soon to avoid allowing other manufacturers to steal the march under the new rules"
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rss_pubDate[6]="Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:44:16 GMT"
rss_title[7]="Indonesia's WRC hopes fade"
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rss_desc[7]="Indonesia's hopes of hosting a round of the World Rally Championship have taken a further knock, with the cancellation of its Asia-Pacific Rally Championship round"
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rss_pubDate[7]="Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:51:03 GMT"
rss_title[8]="Citroen eager to retain Raikkonen"
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rss_desc[8]="Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel has reiterated his desire to keep Kimi Raikkonen in the Junior Team next season"
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rss_pubDate[8]="Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:19:20 GMT"
rss_title[9]="Sordo in talks over Ford switch"
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rss_desc[9]="Citroen driver Dani Sordo says he has not yet confirmed his future plans with the French manufacturer - with a switch to the Ford team still believed to be a possibility for the Spaniard"
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rss_pubDate[9]="Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:29:06 GMT"
rss_title[10]="Hirvonen: Germany stage dangerous"
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rss_desc[10]="Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen has urged Rally Germany organisers to reconsider the use of certain stretches of the Pazerplatte stage after he described them as dangerous at the weekend"
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rss_title[11]="Loeb remains unbeaten in Germany"
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rss_desc[11]="Sebastien Loeb stretched his astounding unbeaten run in Rally Germany by winning the event for an eighth time with another dominant performance"
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rss_pubDate[11]="Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:15:35 GMT"
rss_title[12]="Late problems for Hirvonen, Block"
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rss_desc[12]="Ford has suffered a miserable final morning on Rally Germany with problems for Ken Block and Mikko Hirvonen"
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rss_pubDate[12]="Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:45:45 GMT"
rss_title[13]="Loeb cruising towards Germany win"
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rss_desc[13]="Sebastien Loeb is on the verge of an eighth Rally Germany victory and his fifth win of the 2010 World Rally Championship season as he continued to pull away this morning"
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rss_pubDate[13]="Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:30:14 GMT"
rss_title[14]="Solberg thrilled to win Panzerplatte"
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rss_desc[14]="Petter Solberg declared himself delighted to have won the Panzerplatte stage today and laid to rest the memory of his 2004 crash on Rally Germany"
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rss_pubDate[14]="Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:38:20 GMT"
rss_title[15]="Duval unhurt in heavy accident"
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rss_desc[15]="Francois Duval and his co-driver Denis Giraudet have emerged unscathed from a big crash on the second run through the infamous Panzerplatte stage on Rally Germany"
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rss_pubDate[15]="Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:14:01 GMT"
rss_title[16]="Loeb takes healthy lead into leg three"
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rss_desc[16]="Sebastien Loeb's untroubled progress towards yet another Rally Deutschland victory continued through leg two, as he stretched his lead to 35.7 seconds"
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rss_pubDate[16]="Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:15:28 GMT"
rss_title[17]="Fiery exit for Jourdain"
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rss_desc[17]="Former Champ Car race winner Michel Jourdain has retired from Rally Germany after his Mitsubishi Lancer caught fire in the last of the morning's stages"
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rss_pubDate[17]="Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:50:24 GMT"
rss_title[18]="Loeb pulls away in Germany"
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rss_desc[18]="Sebastien Loeb has pulled clear of the field in Germany after a mighty performance on the epic Arena Panzerplatte stage"
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rss_pubDate[18]="Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:04:14 GMT"
rss_title[19]="Citroen in control after opening leg"
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rss_desc[19]="Sebastien Loeb continues to lead Rally Deutschland ahead of his Citroen team-mate Dani Sordo, with the duo now a minute clear of the Fords"
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rss_pubDate[19]="Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:10:40 GMT"
rss_title[20]="Wilson impressed by Ostberg's pace"
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rss_desc[20]="Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson has admitted he has already been impressed by Mads Ostberg's pace on this week's Rally Germany"
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rss_pubDate[20]="Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:43:46 GMT"
rss_title[21]="Solberg plans comeback charge"
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rss_desc[21]="Petter Solberg is preparing for an all-out attack on this afternoon's Rally Germany stages after the Citroen driver suffered a tyre problem on the opening stage of the event"
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rss_pubDate[21]="Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:48:43 GMT"
rss_title[22]="Raikkonen finding Germany tough"
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rss_desc[22]="Kimi Raikkonen's prediction that this week's Rally Germany being among his toughest events of the season has come true, with the former Formula 1 world champion struggling to match the pace of the frontrunners"
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rss_pubDate[22]="Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:46:36 GMT"
rss_title[23]="Loeb leads first morning in Germany"
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rss_desc[23]="Sebastien Loeb has taken his habitual lead on the first morning of Rally Deutschland, ahead of his Citroen team-mate Dani Sordo"
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rss_pubDate[23]="Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:08:49 GMT"
rss_title[24]="Interview with Ken Block"
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rss_desc[24]="Interview with Ken Block"
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rss_pubDate[24]="Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:18:30 GMT"
rss_title[25]="Wilson: Podium possible for Duval"
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rss_desc[25]="Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson says Francois Duval could mark his return to the World Rally Championship with a podium result on this week's Rally Germany"
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rss_pubDate[25]="Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:33:42 GMT"
rss_title[26]="Andersson targets return to works seat"
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rss_desc[26]="Super 2000 World Rally Championship driver P-G Andersson says he is not interested in whether he wins this year's title - his sole aim is to try and return to a factory seat in the series next season"
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rss_pubDate[26]="Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:30:25 GMT"
rss_title[27]="Drivers unfazed by mammoth stage"
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rss_desc[27]="The leading drivers in the World Rally Championship are playing down the challenge of Rally Germany's 30-mile Arena Panzeplatte test, which runs on Saturday"
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rss_pubDate[27]="Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:26:39 GMT"
rss_title[28]="Junior winner crashes on shakedown"
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rss_desc[28]="Junior World Rally Championship driver Thierry Neuville crashed off the road in this morning's Rally Germany shakedown stage"
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rss_pubDate[28]="Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:23:46 GMT"
rss_title[29]="Loeb: No pressure for record victory"
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rss_desc[29]="Sebastien Loeb says he doesn't feel under any pressure to become the first driver to win a World Rally Championship round eight times in Germany this week - and won't risk all to break the record"
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rss_pubDate[29]="Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:22:17 GMT"
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rss_updated="12:27, 06-09-2010"