WHILE BECOMING a knight in ye olden days often required either slaying a dragon, rescuing a princess or fighting in a questionable holy war, these days the path to knighthood can be a little different.

For rally ace Sebastian Loeb, that path was the muddy and gravel-strewn stages of the World Rally Championship.

Loeb was knighted earlier [...]

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Subaru’s recent decision to pull out of the World Rally Championship series in 2009 had left our very own Chris Atkinson without a drive. Thankfully, the folks over at Citroen know a talented driver when they see one.

Chris Atkinson will join the Citroen World Rally Championship Team for the first round of the 2009 World [...]

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The last couple of weeks have been memorable for motorsport fans, for all the wrong reasons. Honda has announced their intention to pull out of Formula 1 and both Suzuki and Subaru have confirmed that they will not be competing in the World Rally Championship (WRC) in 2009.

This however, is a good news piece, as [...]

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While he may not have won in Japan, Loeb did enough to secure a record fifth WRC driver’s crown after crossing the line third overall. Ford drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala finished first and second but could not hold off the flying Frenchman, who can now head into the final round in Wales knowing the [...]

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