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WRC CARS SABOTAGED?(NEWS)(Brief article)
Cars driven by two top local drivers allegedly were tampered with on Rally Norway, Feb. 13-15. One or several people changed the shock settings on Henning Solberg's Ford Focus and Mads Ostberg's Subaru Impreza, making the cars undriveable and provoking anger from both drivers.
Solberg's suspension was interfered with the night before the rally's shakedown, and he initially questioned whether his engineer had set the shocks correctly, but it was found that the work had been done properly. To general concern, the same thing happened to Ostberg's Impreza in parc ferme the night before the event's final day.
"It was very, very strange, said Solberg. "I just don't know how it can happen. But they were definitely not right. The car's handling was everywhere.
Ostberg added, "I know how I set the dampers, and ...
- Rally Norway Results.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 17, 2007 700+ words
(From AP Worldstream) Byline: NAGRAJ GOLLAPUDI Results Saturday from the second leg in the Rally Norway, the third event in the world championship series: After 14 special stages 1. Mikko Hirvonen, Finland, Ford Focus, 2 hours...
- Hirvonen leads teammate Gronholm in Rally Norway.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 16, 2007 700+ words
...Hirvonen of Finland took a 15.5-second lead over Ford teammate Marcus Gronholm after eight special stages in the inaugural Rally Norway on Friday. Hirvonen had a total time of 1 hour, 24 minutes, 39.0 seconds. He won the opening stage and kept the first...
- Hirvonen wins Rally Norway.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 18, 2007 700+ words
(From AP Worldstream) Mikko Hirvonen led from start to finish to win the inaugural Norwegian world championship rally on Sunday. The Finn, who won Friday's opening stage and was unchallenged the rest of the way, had a total time of 3 hours, 28 minutes, 17.0 seconds after 18 special stages. It was
- Portugal Rally Results.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 3, 2009 700+ words
...France, Citroen, 1:04.0. 7. Matthew Wilson, Britain, Ford, 1:14.6. 8. Evgeny Novikov, Russia, Citroen, 1:33.7. 9. Henning Solberg, Norway, Ford, 1:33.8. 10. Mads Ostberg, Norway, Subaru, 2:42.1.
- Extra.(Competition)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek February 25, 2008 700+ words
...big difference. The 2007 Impreza uses Bos dampers, but, during the recent Swedish Rally, the team watched local driver Mads Ostberg's privately entered Subaru run surprisingly well using Reiger suspension, similar to that on the factory Fords. Prodrive...
- Points Standings After 6 of 12 Rounds.(NEWS)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek June 15, 2009 700+ words
...Dani Sordo, 31 > 4. Henning Solberg, 21 > 5. Petter Solberg, 20 > 6. Jari-Matti Latvala, 19 > 7. Matthew Wilson, 15 > 8. Federico Villagra, 9 > 9. Mads Ostberg, 5 > 10. Sebastien Ogier, 5
- Hirvonen extends Acropolis Rally lead.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire June 13, 2009 700+ words
...seconds behind Hirvonen. Other contenders to have encountered setbacks are Dani Sordo of Citroen, Henning Solberg of Ford and Mads Ostberg of Subaru, all with broken suspensions, but who continue after dropping several places in the standings. "It was my fault...
- Acropolis Rally Results.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire June 14, 2009 700+ words
...Rautenbach, Zimbabwe, Citroen, 4:13:42.3. 6. Khalid Al Qassimi, United Arab Emirates, Ford, 4:16:46.8. 7. Mads Ostberg, Norway, Subaru, 4:22:07.4. 8. Lambros Athanassoulas, Greece, Skoda, 4:22:30.1. 9. Nasser Al-Attiyah...
- Swedish Rally Results.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 11, 2007 700+ words
...Manfred Stohl, Austria, Citroen Xsara, 5:12.5. 8. Chris Atkinson, Australia, Subaru Impresa, 6:14.7. 9. Mads Ostberg, Norway, Subaru Impreza, 7:47.0. 10. Jan Kopecky, Czech Republic, Skoda Fabia, 7:52.5. ___ Overall Standings...
- KING FOR A DAY; Jari-Matti Latvala breaks through in Sweden.(Competition)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek February 18, 2008 700+ words
...7. Toni Gardemeister, Suzuki SX4, +10m 35.3s; 8. Juho Hnninen, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, +12m 27.5s; 9. Mads Ostberg, Subaru Impreza WRC, +13m 28.5s; 10. Jari Ketomaa, Subaru Impreza N14, +13m 50.7s; 11. Patrik Sandell, Peugeot...
Source: HighBeam Research, WRC CARS SABOTAGED?(NEWS)(Brief article)