World Rally Championships
Stobart hot in Jordan
Published 1 May 2008
THREE drivers in the top eight made the Jordan Rally a stunning success for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team.
Mikko rock solid in Jordan
Published 1 May 2008
BP FORD’S Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen are back leading the World Rally Championship drivers’ race after winning the Jordan Rally last weekend.
Rock-hitting Mikko never gives up
Published 3 April 2008
TREMENDOUS fight-backs by Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala in the Rally Argentina kept the Dovenby-based BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team on course to take a third World Rally manufacturers’ title.
Argentine attrition hits Stobart hopes
Published 3 April 2008
ITALIAN crew Gigi Galli and Giovanni Bernacchini earned Stobart VK M-Sport Ford three manufacturers’ points on the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Home town triumph for Villagra
Published 3 April 2008
MUNCHI’S Ford World Rally Team continued their impressive run in the World Rally Championship picking up four valuable manufacturers’ points on Rally Argentina.
Cockermouth School rugby union pupils win two county championships
Published 27 March 2008
Cross country pupils collect their medals
Published 27 March 2008
Ford out to extend their World Rally leads
Published 27 March 2008
FORD takes its FIA World Rally Championship lead back across the Atlantic Ocean this weekend for the second fixture in the Americas this month.
Galli and Solberg take on the points-scoring duties for Stobart
Published 27 March 2008
STOBART VK M-Sport Ford race in Argentina this weekend hoping to build on their fourth placed in the World rally manufacturers’ championship.
Home rally for Villagra
Published 27 March 2008
ARGENTINA is the second of the 10 World Rally event that the Munchi’s Ford team will race this season.
Another podium for Ford’s new driver
Published 7 March 2008
BP FORD Abu Dhabi World Rally Team increased its advantage at the head of the FIA World Rally Championship after a strong double points haul in Mexico last weekend.
Sixth place in Rally Mexico gives Matthew his first points in 2008
Published 7 March 2008
WEST Cumbria’s Matthew Wilson scored his first points for the year this weekend on the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship; Corona Rally Mexico.
Munchi’s start WRC campaign with top five finish
Published 7 March 2008
THE Munchi's Ford World Rally Team began their 10-event campaign of the FIA World Rally Championship in fine form with both crew finishing inside the top-ten at Rally Mexico.
Wilson given ‘scorer’ honour after strong start to season
Published 28 February 2008
THE Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team start this weekend’s Corona Rally Mexico in second place in the World Rally manufacturer standings.
Ford on podium trail in Mexico
Published 28 February 2008
AFTER establishing a strong early season lead in the FIA World Rally Championship on asphalt and snow, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team is central America this weekend for the first of seven consecutive gravel events.
M-Sport clean sweep in Swedish Rally
Published 15 February 2008
M-SPORT, the Dovenby-based rally business, emphatically displayed its dominance of the sport’s world championship by taking all three podium places at the Swedish Rally last weekend.
Galli podium puts Stobart second
Published 15 February 2008
ON JUST the second round of the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team have finished on the podium after a fine display of driving by freshly signed Italian crew Gigi Galli/Giovanni Bernacchini.
Swedish one-two for Ford
Published 15 February 2008
BP FORD Abu Dhabi World Rally Team driver Jari-Matti Latvala made history by becoming the youngest driver to win a world rally in Sweden last Sunday.
Mikko’s best Monte result
Published 8 February 2008
MIKKO Hirvonen began Ford’s bid for a hat-trick of manufacturers’ titles by taking second in the Rallye Monte Carlo.
Wilson seeks Swedish present
Published 7 February 2008
WEST Cumbrian World Rally driver Matthew Wilson will be hoping for a belated 21st birthday gift when he tackles the Uddeholm Swedish Rally this weekend.