The battle of two wheels against four takes place again, with Sebastien Loeb and Stefan Everts challenging each other on Mur de Grammont. Loeb is a famous WRC champion, while Everts is a legend in motocross, retiring in 2006 after ten world titles.

The stage of Mur de Grammont is one of the most difficult passages on the cycling circuit Tour des Flandres, and Loeb and Everts took it on recently, with a Citroen C4 and KTM. Under heavy rain, the two prepared, with a couple of test runs.

In the end, Everts on his KTM won by a mere 10th of a second ahead of Loeb and his Citroen. Below are a few shots from the friendly race, which looks anything but easygoing.

Continue reading: Sebastien Loeb and Stefan Everts challenge on Mur de Grammont

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All I can say is, if I’m ever going to die, I do NOT want “Red Bull” to be the last thing that flashes before me. Anyway, this crazy video is of a rally crash with stunt motorcycle rider Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom at the Colorado Cog Rally in 2005.

After calls of “are you alive, are you alive”, the two seem unperturbed by their frightening crash.

Source | Fark

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The news that Subaru has withdrawn from the world rally championships is truly incredible, in fact it’s almost shocking. The image of the Japanese company is so linked to rally competition it’s hard to imagine a WRC without a Subaru Impreza whipping its way around the tracks.

The reason for the withdrawal has been put down to the world economic crisis which is currently having an effect beyond expectations if companies like Subaru pull out of their flagship racing competitions. In the words of Prodrive chairman, David Richards: “Subaru’s departure from the World Rally Championship is a great loss as it is one of the sport’s icons. The Subaru World Rally Team has created true champions such as Colin McRae and Richard Burns and its absence will be felt by many the world over.”

Let’s hope the crisis gets itself over with and we can see Subaru back in the dirt, showing what rally car driving is all about.

Source | Gazzetta
and The Independent

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Our colleague from Autoblog.it, Michele, got himself a drive with Miki Biasion, world rally car champion, and has survived to tell the tale. The ride with Biasion took place in the Italian countryside with a lovely Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.

In the video of the Biasion drive with the Lancer Evo, Michele looks scared, as we imagine anyone would be in a car with 280hp driven by a world rally car champion. The video is part of the Rallymania DVD series being released in Italy through the Gazzetta dello Sport.

Biasion was said to be polite and open to answering questions, and ready to present the world of rally car driving. In the words of Michele “He’s a good driver”. It would be difficult to explain all the emotion of such an experience, and Michele says that along with the heartbeats and adrenalin, was sitting in the navigator’s seat with a driver who was totally in control, comforting and a nice guy too.

Continue reading: A drive with rally car champion Miki Biasion for Rallymania series

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This is a great video with a stirring sound track, from the guys at Motorsportblog.it. It includes excitement from the world of rally cars, include vintage and black white footage.

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