Rallying: Hill climbs, exciting and dangerous racing

OK, it is not exactly rallying, but hill climbs have always been considered as part of rallying world. They are a fascinating speciality of motor racing, as it mixes cars from track racing and a stage that could easily considered as part of a rally.

Rallying: Volkswagen commits to WRC

As MINI copes with its rallying return this weekend in Sardinia, where Rally of Italy takes place, Volkswagen announced this Thursday its intention to enter World Rally Championship for three seasons, between 2013 and 2015.

The car used will be brand new Volkswagen Polo R WRC, instead of rumoured New Beetle or Scirocco, due to its similarities with Skoda Fabia S2000, whose development will surely help German manufacturer. Nevertheless, in the press conference it was also said that some 2012 WRC outings could be possible with Czech cars, in order to train.

No drivers were confirmed, although drivers like Nasser Al-Qassimi (2011 Dakar Rally winner and SWRC driver), Juho Hänninen (2010 IRC champion, Skoda factory driver in both SWRC and IRC) and Hermann Gassner Jr. (Skoda SWRC driver) are tipped for Polo drives, but number one driver is still to be signed, and he could have French nationality...

Until drivers are signed, development will begin, with first tests announced for the end of this year, and where Carlos Sainz, who will be Volkswagen assistant in this new adventure, as German manufacturer leaves Dakar Rally, could be one of the firsts to drive the new World Rally Car.

Rallying: MINI prepares WRC return in Spain

Rallying: 25 years ago... the Group B

This Monday will be the 25th anniversary of one of the most tragic episodes of rallying, but also the event believed to be the ending of one of its most exciting eras: the era of Group B rallying.

Rallying: What is the IRC?

I am sure that everybody has some time listened something about the World Rally Championship. Of course, it is the most important rallying championship worldwide, but it isn't the only championship sanctioned by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). Apart from regional and national championship, there is the IRC, or Intercontinental Rally Championship.

Rallying: Tanner Foust at Global RallyCross

Rallycross: Making rallying extremer

Probably what rallying lacks of is some kind of contact between the best drivers, as their only rival is the chrono. A special stage would seem like a qualifying run in track racing rather than a proper race. So, how making rally drivers race ones against the others, head to head?

New Blogger in Extreme Sports 4 All: Eloy Entrambasaguas

Hi there!

Today we have to introduce you our new blogger, Eloy Entrambasaguas, an expert point of view on Motor Sports.

He comes from Spain, and he has already published for Sportmotores.es, CMRallye.com, GrandPrixActual.com or GPCast.

We don't want to dwell on this too much, so we hope you see the results by yourselves soon.