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Muppet Fact #1118

Kermit made his debut on the show Afternoon, on WRC-TV in 1955.

Source:

Jim Henson Company. Facebook. May 8, 2024.

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Motorsports is Back for 2025

Last weekend we saw the unofficial start of the 2025 racing season with the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the Rally Monte Carlo running simultaneously, two of the typical curtain raisers for motorsports.

Now, there is also the Dakar Rally, which took place earlier in January, and I keep meaning to look into it, but it just hasn't happened. First of all because it's just so hard to watch in the US, secondly because even if it were easier to watch, the time difference puts it super early in the morning, and thirdly...it's in Saudi Arabia.

I know that the whole Western Sahara situation - as well as instability in Mauritania - makes the historic Paris-Dakar route difficult, and the South American experiment didn't really work out either, but Saudi Arabia? It's just icky to me.

I hate it that sports are bending over backwards for one of the most repressive regimes in history.

Anyway, let's not get bogged down in that, because with the start of the WRC and IMSA seasons, motorsports is back.

The Monte Carly Rally started first, with a Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday schedule. For those who don't know, the Monte Carlo Rally takes place on mountain roads in the French Alps just north of Monaco, with tarmac surfaces frequently covered in ice and sometimes even snow. Taking place this early in the year, many of the stages - which vary from 14 km in length all the way up to 27 - also take place at night, making the rally even more difficult.

So, it started with WRC legend Sebastien Ogier building an early lead, however, an early slip put him into the wall in a hairpin, handing the lead first to reigning champion Thierry Neuville in the Hyundai, and then Ogier's Toyota teammate Elfyn Evans.

Neuville ran into problems of his own on Friday, while Ogier's crew repaired the damage on his Toyota, meaning that Sebastien was back in the lead come the end of the second day. Hyundai, meanwhile, was in the odd position where Adrien Fourmaux, their youngest driver freshly signed on from Ford, was their highest placed car.

In fact, with Ogier in the lead and Fourmaux moving up to second, it was briefly a French 1-2 in the rally that takes place on French soil.

Saturday saw Elfyn Evans move back into second, while Ott Tanak in the third Hyundai surged forward, winning the final three stages of the day to surge back into contentions.

Under current WRC points, the bulk points are award at the end of Saturday, so Ogier got 25, Elfyn 17, Fourmaux 15, returning full-time Toyota driver Kalle Rovanpera got 12 in fourth, Tanak moved up to fifth place with 10 points, and Neuville received 8 points for sixth.

Tanak's charge came to an end on Sunday when he ran into issues and he'd score no regular day points that morning, while Elfyn would win the day, taking 5 points ahead of Rovanpera on 4, Ogier took 3 points as he coasted to win, Fourmaux took 2 points, and Neuville snatched the final Sunday regular point.

That brought us onto the Power Stage, one final high-speed run to the finish with another five points on the line.

Here, Ogier went for maximum points again, snatching the 5 points, ahead of Elfyn on 4, Fourmaux on 3, Rovanpera on 2, and Tanak who salvaged a point from his otherwise terrible Sunday.

So, Sebastien Ogier wins a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Rally - clearing fellow Frenchman Sebastien Loeb who sits on 8 wins - Elfyn Evans makes for a Toyota 1-2, and Hyundai's new signing is surprisingly leading the pack in 3rd. Rovanpera finishes 4th despite being out of practice after skipping last year's Monty, ahead of Tanak and Neuville who both had issues. Josh McErlean in seventh was the only other Rally1 finisher, continuing Ford's somewhat token efforts in WRC as of late.

As these final Sunday stages were happening, however, another race was underway in North America.

The Rolex 24 at Daytona, the second biggest endurance race in the world and the traditional curtain raiser for North American motorsports. I've talked about this before, but it's a regular coming together of motorsports, with the IMSA regulars joined by WEC and ELMS crews, Indycar drivers, Trans Am drivers, ex-Formula One drivers, and even a few NASCAR drivers like Shane van Gisbergen, Connor Zilisch, and Austin Cindric.

Here's a fun game I've played with some friends lately - look at the entry list for a big race like this and find the most obscure name you recognize.

I saw Benjamin Pederson in the #52 LMP2 - he drove for AJ Foyt Racing for one season in 2023.

Eddie Cheever III is another. Son of Eddie Cheever who drove in F1 in the 80s, CART in the 90s, and IRL in the 00s, Eddie III was born in Rome and races under an Italian license. He's a Ferrari GT driver these days and appears at the Rolex 24 fairly regularly - this time around he was in the #023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari.

Speaking of Triarsi, they're another one, because they're the old Ferrari of Central Florida team from Ferrari Challenge North America. They've gone big and adopted a bigger sounding name, but it is still essentially Ferrari Orlando running a pair of IMSA cars, and I think that's cool.

Anyway, enough trivia of who was in the race, let's talk about the race itself.

It was a fairly clean race by Daytona standards - up until the very end anyway - with relatively few LMP2 cautions, not too many cars stranded on track, and no rain to disrupt things. That being said, the racing kept it interesting, as the #24 initially built a big lead before a bizarre pitstop where Dries Vanthoor parked in his pitstall at a sharp angle, making his crew have to awkwardly scramble to get the pitstop done. This moved the Porsches into the lead, but the Acuras and a resurgent BMW did their best to keep the show interesting.

The #24 BMW was probably the fastest car all day and worked its way back into contention, however, they got a little too impatient in traffic and a little too free with the chrome horn, meaning they developed a tyre rub that dropped them a lap down an hour from the finish. The BMW would pass the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac to move into fourth place, the first car one lap down, but it couldn't overcome more than that.

Thus, it turned into a battle between the #6 Porsche which led, the #7 Porsche which was in second, and the #60 Acura which came alive right at the end of the race.

The #7 was under pressure from the #60 with IMSA all-star Tom Blomqvist on a charge for Meyer Shank Racing. This left Felipe Nasr in the #7 with little choice but to go side-by-side with his teammate Matt Campbell in the #6 to take the lead.

It was the right call too, because Felipe Nasr was able to break away and win the race, while Matt Campbell got caught and passed by Blomqvist, denying Penske Porsche a 1-2 finish.

It was a similar story in the GTD classes, where in GTD Pro, it was a heated battle between the Pratt & Miller Corvettes, the Paul Miller (no relation) Racing BMW, and the Multimatic Ford Mustang. Earlier in the race there was a big controversy where the lapped #48 Paul Miller BMW helped out their teammates in the #1 car by holding up the #4 Corvette, which turned ugly when they made contact and Corvette picked up some big damage on the rear end.

To which, Tommy Milner won the adoration of the internet by raising his middle finger out the window and flipping off the BMW while going full speed through the Daytona International Speedway's trioval.

God bless America.

The #4 Corvette got a tape job and got back into contention with Nico Varrone behind the wheel, as it and the teammate #3 Corvette started battling with the #1 BMW and the #65 Mustang.

The Corvette and BMW start touching on the oval and through the bus stop, so finally, Nico Varrone has enough of it and wrecks the #1 BMW in turn one while the #3 Corvette turns beneath the both of them. Varrone gets a penalty and the #4 drops out of contention, but the #3 Corvette moves into second place.

Unfortunately, the #65 Mustang took the opportunity to disappear into the distance.

Unlucky for Corvette, but we got the #65 Mustang in first, the #3 Corvette second, and the #64 Mustang in third - making for an American car 1-2-3 in GTD Pro.

As for GTD Am, it was more beating and banging as the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin barged the #13 AWA Corvette out of the way in turn one, however, the AWA Corvette managed to recover and retake the position. They even went three wide into the bus stop chicane at one point as the AWA Corvette and the #27 Aston battled for so long that the #120 Porsche entered the picture. The AWA Corvette held off the competition and won the class.

#13...unlucky for some, but not AWA.

So, Porsche wins in GTP, Mustang in GTD Pro, and the AWA Corvette in GTD.

As for the one remaining class in the form of LMP2, that honor went to the #8 Tower Motorsports car, driven by John Farano, Job van Uilert, Sebastian Alvarez...and Sebastien Bourdais.

Bourdais and Ogier both got wins this weekend.

A good weekend for French dudes named Sebastien, huh?

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↳ F1 RESERVE/TEST DRIVERS: vesti, bottas, zhou, giovinazzi, drugovich, colapinto, hirakawa, aron

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↳ WRC: fourmaux & coria, takamoto & johnston, neuville & wydaeghe, rovanperä & halttunen, evans & martin, tänak & järveoja, rumeau & amblard, schonborn & hain, ogier | toivonen, colin mcrae, mouton & pons, loeb, vatanen, alén & kivimäki, kankkunen, salonen, mikkola, röhrl & geistdörfer

↳ WEC: iron dames (85), hertz team jota (38, 12), porsche penske (5, 6), bmw team wrt (15, 20, 46), ferrari af corse (51, 83), alpine (35 & 36), peugeot (93 & 94), toyota gazoo racing (8), united autosports (95)

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Welp, fell in love with another car: The Lancia Stratos! Not really much for motorsports history but apparently she won 3 world titles and 18 WRC titles which even today hasn't been beat! She's just so tiny and ferocious! It's too bad she's so rare though, makes getting one nearly impossible. Oh well, I'll admire from afar.

I haven't felt this emotional from pure aesthetics since I fell in love with the 370z 8 years ago! I just want to hug her so fucking badly! She activates my cute aggression! I love her! I love HER!!!!

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Puma Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V

Mitsubishi TEST&SERVICE

Debuted in the second race. In qualifying, he suddenly took the first corner of R. In the finals, he was at the top for a while. 4th place in qualifying (1st in class), 4th in final (1st in class). Driver: Akihiko Nakatani/Sakae Obata.

③Suspension damper is KYB. The spring is Ralliart. ④Safety fuel tank is made by ATN. Capacity is 120ℓ. ⑤The steering wheel is MOMO buckskin. ⑥ The meter is Pi system. On the left is the Omori boost gauge. ⑦The door hinges are carved out because they hit the roll cage. (8, 9) was originally a work RS-Z (8JX 17). The tires are 225/45R17 ADVAN. 1⑩ Replace the radiator with one made by Denso. (11) The oil cooler is genuine. (12) Aero mirror is Valdisport. ⑬The rear is equipped with a differential cooler. LSD is Ralliart (viscous only in the center). (14)The roll bar passes through the bulkhead. The tower bar is Valdisport. There was a WRC plan for the ECU, but the current one is the original. Commercialization is also under consideration. (15)The muffler is thin, about 80mm. (16)The yellow part on the console is the starter, and the one below is the water spray. (17) The roll cage is for FIA-approved rallies. (18) shift is a sword. The knob is a small screwdriver, which is my preference. (19) seats are Valdisport Type II. (20) The roll cage looks like a bird cage. Please compare it with the Impreza on the right.

In the second race, they defeated the Nissan Development Team's GT-R. The tire size/tread has been expanded since Evo IV, reducing the time by approximately 2 seconds.

Exceeded IV in all aspects. There are no flaws!

``The new EVO V has solved all the shortcomings of the EVO IV . In particular, thanks to the wider tread, cornering speed has improved dramatically. It has become my specialty.'' Mr. Yamada of Test & Service maintains the ``Puma Evo,'' which achieved amazing times and came close to the G T-R. When building the vehicle, they placed emphasis on improving the suspension, which is subject to increased strain due to the increased cornering force. Therefore, in testing and service, even if a high input value is added, it cannot be accepted.

I decided to build a strong body. However, the main difference from the Impreza is that instead of welding reinforcement such as adding more spots, the main reinforcement is the extensive use of a strong roll bar that penetrates the body and is also used in WRC. Looking at each part, there are only a few welded parts. The weight is also 30kg more than the standard. This idea is common to the EVO era. With the reinforcement so far, the driver

``I can feel the movement of my feet''

It seems that the comments are satisfying. The engine has a proven track record of being packed to the hilt, starting with the Evo, and is powerful and stable enough to keep its rivals at bay. The cooling performance seems to be high, and the original oil cooler is used as is. “If we keep boiling it down like this, we can last for at least one fight.”

Nakatani seemed to be breathing heavily.

PROVA Eifel Dunlop GC8 Impreza

Debuted in last year's final race! Suddenly took first place in qualifying. This year, he will participate in the second race. 12th place in qualifying (8th in class), retired in finals. Driver: Kazuo Shimizu/Tsutomu Shibuya.

④ The fuel tank is 120ℓ. (5, 6, 7) All aero parts are Prova. The side duct is effective in cooling the brakes. ⑧⑨ The tires are DL/Formula R (205/ 50R16) and the Enkei Sports 7.5J x 16. (10) differential cooler is made by Calsonic. (11) The Prova damper and spring are Swift from Tokyo Spring. (12) Two oil coolers are installed on the engine and one on the transmission. In particular, the latter has a high calorific value and is a must-have item. The radiator is also a large capacity type. ⑬The steering wheel is Impul 913 special. (14)The engine is STi tuned. Management is the same as for WRC cars. The roll cage has been changed and the battery has been made smaller. (15)The seat is full carbon made by Mooncraft. (16) The roll cage is very simple. (17,18) meter is Pi system. On the console, from the right, there is a transmission oil pump, a differential oil pump, and a reserve tank switch for using up to the last liter. Below is a display switch for the Pi data logger. ⑲The square plate visible at the back of the rear center section is the weight. (20) The rear suspension mounting area has been fully reinforced with welding.

This is the first car that Fuji Heavy Industries has officially started working on, from rally to circuit. Once you get used to the world of racing, it can be intimidating.

Unexpected or unexpected. 4 doors are more rigid than 2 doors

``Thanks to the horizontally opposed engine, everything is symmetrical, which means excellent weight balance.This is the lifeblood and appeal of this car.Also, by making full use of the four-wheel drive provided, cornering performance is improved. However, it's the direction of the settings. Thanks to this, the advantage is that you can turn with the same feeling whether it's a rainy day or a sunny day.'' Mr. Fukushima from Bulova Race Garage will be participating in the race. However, the design is older than its rivals, and it seems that the body rigidity is completely lacking, so strengthening it is necessary for the vehicle.

The most important item in production. especially the way it twists

It is said that reinforcement has been focused on the suspension mounting area (to increase suspension rigidity). Also, since last year, the use of flashy two-doors has been allowed in Super Taikyu, but the only reason why four-doors are still used is because they are highly rigid.

The roll cage isn't used much either visually. This was done to reduce weight, and only the minimum necessary parts were included after thorough body reinforcement. The weight was 30kg lighter than the standard, and 30kg was placed as weight on the passenger seat and rear center to thoroughly improve the weight balance. The body is completely finished, but is this it?

Their problem is the engine. It's a little lacking in power. If I go up a little bit more, I can catch up with EVO. It seems like STi's hard work will determine what happens next.

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Henning Solberg 🇳🇴Cato Menkerud 🇳🇴#8.Peugeot 307 WRC. OMV Peugeot Norway. 5ème classement final.BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece 🇬🇷 2006

[the-stray-storyteller]

Hello!! What's the government like in the setting of your WIP?

Okay going with the same WIP here. Since its the only one with a different type of government from our world.

WIP: Rebel

Get ready to listen the the whole fucking structure. Starting from the lowest position of power to the highest. 1 being the lowest.

WRC heads : These are the people heading the World Rehabilitation centres. Each centre had 4 to 5 heads. Kind of like a council.

Nova Crowns: These people head the nova cities and are usually some extremely rich dude.

City General: This person is the head of the law enforcement in the nova cities. There status is only slightly higher than that of a crown and its only because they have a more direct connection to the higher powers.

Well Being Officers: These people work in the NFA (New Frontier Authority, aka Concourse) They are usually scientists, doctors and professors who are helping to make the world better. They run all sorts of experiments and shit to see which is helping the world get better. Fun Fact : Well Being Officers existed during the Red war too. Back then they were called impendences. They were trying to stop it. It is why some of the older Well Being Officers are highly respected.

Convener: There is one convener assigned to each of the 9 precincts (the parts the world was divided into after the war). They hold a yearly meeting with the Crowns and Generals to get updates.

Peace head: This dude has the firepower, the army and everything under his control.

Right Hand : The name says it all. The advisor of the Head convener.

Head Convener : They are one of the convenors who has been elected by the other 8 to represent them all and to head the meeting and stuff like that.

Verity Hale: Verity Fucking Hale. She is technically a Well Being Officer. But her 'experiment' happens to be the Facility. Which happens to consisted of the people who stopped the war. The woman holds strings over everybody. Head Convener doesn't do what she likes? She sends an assassin straight from the Facility for his head.

[kennak]

対象となる製品およびファームウェアのバージョンは以下（全9製品）。カッコ書きの番号は、後述する脆弱性との対応を示す。脆弱性は、CVEベースで9種類確認されている。 ・WRH-300WH-H バージョン2.12以前（1、2） ・WTC-300HWH バージョン1.09以前（1、2） ・WTC-C1167GC-B バージョン1.17以前（2、3） ・WTC-C1167GC-W バージョン1.17以前（2、3） ・WRC-1167FEBK-S バージョン1.04以前（4、5、6） ・WRC-1167GHBK3-A バージョン1.24以前（4、5、6、7、8） ・WRC-1167FEBK-A バージョン1.18以前（4、5、6、7） ・WRC-1167GHBK-S バージョン1.03以前（4、5、6、9） ・WRC-1167GEBK-S バージョン1.03以前（4、5、6、9） 　それぞれの脆弱性の内容は以下の通り。 1.クロスサイトスクリプティング（CVE-2023-37560） 　当該製品にログインした状態のユーザのウェブブラウザー上で、任意のスクリプトを実行される可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは6.1。 2.オープンリダイレクト（CVE-2023-37561） 　細工されたURLにアクセスすることで、任意のウェブサイトにリダイレクトされ、フィッシングなどの被害にあう可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは4.7。 3.クロスサイトリクエストフォージェリ（CVE-2023-37562） 　当該製品にログインした状態のユーザが、細工されたページにアクセスした場合、意図しない操作をさせられる可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは4.3。 4.情報漏えい（CVE-2023-37563） 　当該製品にアクセスできる第三者によって、機微な情報を窃取される可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは6.5。 5.OSコマンドインジェクション（CVE-2023-37564） 　当該製品にログイン可能な第三者によって、細工されたリクエストを送信され、root権限で任意のOSコマンドを実行される可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは6.8。 6.コードインジェクション（CVE-2023-37565） 　当該製品にログイン可能な第三者によって、細工されたリクエストを送信され、任意のコードを実行される可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは6.8。 7.ウェブ管理画面におけるコマンドインジェクション（CVE-2023-37566） 　ログイン可能な第三者によって、ウェブ管理画面に対して細工されたリクエストを送信され、任意のコマンドを実行される可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは6.8。 8.ウェブ管理画面の特定ポート番号におけるコマンドインジェクション （CVE-2023-37567） 　遠隔の第三者によって、ウェブ管理画面の特定のポート番号に対して細工されたリクエストを送信され、任意のコマンドを実行される可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは9.8。 9.ウェブ管理画面におけるコマンドインジェクション（CVE-2023-37568） 　ログイン可能な第三者によって、ウェブ管理画面に対して細工されたリクエストを送信され、任意のコマンドを実行される可能性がある。CVSS.v3のスコアは6.8。

「WRC-1167FEBK-A」などエレコムのWi-Fiルーター・中継機9製品に複数の脆弱性、対策済みファームウェアへのアップデートを（Impress Watch） - Yahoo!ニュース

[motorsportverso]

História e  novidades do Festival of speed em Goodwood

O festival criado em 1993 pelo Lorde March para trazer o automobilismo de volta a Goodwood,   um evento com carros de competição variados, super carros, motos e além da subida da montanha tem o rally stage.

O recorde é do Max Chilton com Mcmurty Automotive Sperling em 2022 com o tempo de 39.08s

Lamborghini vai apresentar seu LMDH que vai andar no WEC e no IMSA em 2024 em Goodwood.

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A MG vai levar o 6X Power EX4 para Goodwood

O carro da MG faz varias referencias ao carro do Grupo B de rally dos anos 80,O 6R4

Carros do WRC Rally 1 também estarão presentes com a Toyota ,com GR Yaris Rally 1, Hyundai com o I20 N Rally 1, e a M-Sport estará novamente com o Ford Puma Rally 1 ,onde testaram o carro em 2021.

BMW 3.0 CSL

Creditos imagens motor 1

Porcshe 911 com motor TAG

o carro equipado com o mesmo motor TAG que tinha nos Modelos MP4 da Na Mclaren na F1 nos anos 90.

inscritos até agora

Rally cars

M-Sport-Ford Puma Rally 1 Hybrid-Otto Tanak\Adrian Fourmoux

Toyota Gazzo Racing-Toyota Yaris GR Rally 1 Hybrid

Hyundai Sheel Mobis WRT-Hyundai I20 N Rally 1 Hybrid

Prodrive-Mini Cooper WRC-Jimmy McRae

Prodrive-Ford Escort RS1600 MKII

Prodrive-Subaru Impreza Grupo A-Alister e Max Mcrae

Ford Fiesta R2

Audi Sport-Audi Q RS e-Tron Dakar

Audi Sport-Audi S1 Hoonitron-Tom Kristenssen

Special One Racing-Lancia Delta Evo e RX-Sebastien Loeb

Subaru USA Motorsports-Gymkhana GL Wagon-Travis Pastrana

Toyota Gazzo Racing-Toyota GR Yaris H2

Ford Fiesta RX43-Mark McCANN

Ford Fiesta GYM43-Enda Garvey

Mercedes 280GE Dakar-Mercedes Benz Classic

60 anos da Mclaren racing aniverasrio

Mclaren M8A-Ema Gilmour

Mclaren MP4\8-Sebastien Vettel

Odyssey 21-Neom Mclaren XE

Mclaren-Mclaren F1 Team-Lando Norris\Oscar Piastri

Sportscars

Lamborghini LMDH-Lamborghini Squadra Corse\Iron Linkx

Mazda 787B

Radford Type 62-2-Jenson Button

Peugeot 9 x 8 LMH-Peugeot Sport\Stellantis

Mclaren 570s GT4-Aaron Morgan-Team Brit

Dodge Viper GTS-R-Floriant Moulin

Mercedes-AMG GT2

75 aniversary Porsche Motorsport

Porsche 917k

Porsche 935

Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1

Porsche 963 LMDH-Hertz Team Jota

Porsche 963 LMDH-Porsche Penske Motorsport

Porsche 911

Porsche RS Spyder LMP2

Porsche 911 DAKAR 2023

Porsche 962

100 YEARS OF 24h Le Mans

Mazda 787B

Porsche 962

Porsche 936

Audi R10 TDI

Porsche 911 RSR "PINK"

Mclaren F1 GTR

Matra MS670

Ferrari 250 TR

Ford GT40 MKII

Audi R18-Tom Kristenssen

Glikenhaus 007 LMH-Ryan Briscoe

Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE

Ferrari 499 P LMH-AF Corse

Ford Mustang GT3-Ford Performace

Toyota GR010-Hybrid LMH-Toyota Gazzo Racing

WRC 50 Years

Peugeot 206 WRC-Max Mcrae\Tom Williams

Lancia 037 Rally

Citroen C4 WRC-Max Girardo\Marcus Willis

Alpine-Renault A110

Toyota GR Yaris Rally 2

Ford Escort Cosworth-Nick Jarvis

Ford Focus WRC-David Wright

Ford RS200-Alister Mcrae

F1

Lotus 18

Mercedes WGP 2011-Mercedes AMG Petronas F1-Mick Schumaker

Mercedes W12-Mercedes AMG Petronas F1-Esteban Guerrieri

Williams FW14B-Sebastien Vettel

Mclaren MP4\8-Sebastien Vettel

Ferrari F60

Ferrari SF70H-Marc Gene

Red Bull Racing-Renault RB7

Red Bull Racing-RB18

Renault RS10

Supercar Run

Porsche Mission X

Mclaren Solus GT

Porsche Spyder RS

BMW NEW CSL 3.0 CSL

[gaby974love]

WRC: Pierre-Louis Loubet premier leade dans la première spéciale du Rallye du Portugal.

Il signe le scratch dans l'ES1 Lousa de 12,03km

1- Loubet 9:02.7

2- Sordo +0.3

3- Tanak +2.3

4- Rovanpera +2.6

5- Katsuta +3.4

6- Lappi +4.0

7- Neuville +5.0

8- Evans +7.9

9- Sunninen +16.3

10- Fourmaux +17.5

Rossel 11e, Solberg 13e, Mikkelsen 16e, Meeke 18e,

#WRC2023 #wrcofficial Rally de Portugal M-Sport Pierre-Louis Loubet Nicolas Gilsoul

[kenyapulse]

President Ruto Endorses Cross-Car Project to Nurture Kenyan Motorsport Talent

President William Ruto has thrown his support behind the Cross-Car Project, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering young motorsport talent in Kenya through local vehicle manufacturing.

Backed by the FIA, WRC Promoter, and ASN, the project will work alongside technical training institutions to produce cross-cars locally. This collaboration is expected to create fresh opportunities for aspiring drivers, engineers, and technicians within the motorsport industry.

“This project will serve as a foundation for the future of motorsport, engaging trainees as young as 8 years old,” President Ruto stated.

The Ministry of Sports, through the Motorsports Academy, will spearhead the program, ensuring that it provides essential resources and training to groom the next generation of motorsport professionals in Kenya.

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[soccomcsantos]

Armindo Araújo confia na Mercedes-Benz para assistência no Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis

Armindo Araújo, o piloto português com o maior palmarés nos ralis, confia na Mercedes-Benz para as viaturas de assistência e de serviço no apoio à temporada de 2025. O Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis começa esta semana.

Armindo Araújo volta, este ano, a participar no Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis com a equipa The Racing Factory (TRF) e a Mercedes-Benz destaca-se entre as viaturas de assistência e de serviço. A TRF conta com um camião Mercedes-Benz Trucks e vários veículos Mercedes-Benz para assistência e apoio logístico e, também, Armindo Araújo e o seu navegador, Luís Ramalho, contam com viaturas da marca para o dia a dia.

Como explica o piloto de Santo Tirso nesta SocInterview (pode ver aqui), rubrica de entrevistas da Sociedade Comercial C. Santos, o carro de competição não pode falhar, mas os veículos de assistência também não. “Tal como na competição, no rali em si, temos de ter uma grande equipa de assistência, com os melhores veículos, para darem o melhor apoio de fiabilidade, de conforto, também, para toda a estrutura”, salienta Armindo Araújo.

“Efetivamente, aqui com a TRF, optámos por veículos Mercedes-Benz, tanto o camião de suporte técnico, como a carrinha Classe V de apoio da equipa de assistência e os carros de serviço de toda a estrutura, que nos dão a segurança para chegarmos às provas, virmos das provas, para os testes e no nosso dia a dia estarmos o mais servidos possível”, acrescenta o piloto.

Expectativas altas para a temporada

O Team Armindo Araújo tem expectativas elevadas para o Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis de 2025, que começa já na sexta-feira (7 de março), com o Rali Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas e Cabeceiras de Basto. O objetivo do piloto é manter o Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2 no pelotão da frente do campeonato.

“A nossas expectativas para o Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis de 2025 são altas. Sabemos que também somos um ‘alvo a abater’ neste campeonato e que a fasquia está muito alta. Mas vamos dar o nosso melhor, vai ser um grande desafio e estamos aqui para trabalhar. Temos uma grande estrutura e fortes apoios na nossa equipa e queremos trazer os melhores resultados possíveis para esta estrutura”, refere, confiante, Armindo Araújo, que é o piloto português com maior palmarés nos ralis. Foi sete vezes campeão nacional de ralis, duas vezes campeão do mundo de produção de ralis e o primeiro português a disputar uma temporada completa no WRC.

O Campeonato de Portugal de Ralis promete voltar a ser muito competitivo, com vários pilotos nacionais com projetos muito fortes e, ainda, com dois pilotos internacionais de topo. É considerado o melhor campeonato nacional do mundo.

Veja a SocInterview com Armindo Araújo aqui:  https://youtu.be/SxaNMz14_n0?si=G6Ksb1hrDKFlp9m4

Calendário Campeonato Portugal Ralis 2025

7 e 8 março - Rallye Serras Fafe Felgueiras Boticas e Cabeceiras Basto

28 e 29 março - Rallye Casinos do Algarve

2 e 3 maio - Rali Terras D’ Aboboreira

15 a 18 maio - Vodafone Rally de Portugal

13 a 14 junho - Rali Castelo Branco e Vila Velha Rodão

31 julho a 2 agosto - Rali Vinho da Madeira

19 e 20 setembro - Rali da Água Transibérico Eurocidade Chaves Verin

17 e 18 outubro - Rali Vidreiro Centro Portugal