Interesting Motorsport Stories!

Quick update on some interesting stories at the moment!

The cost of Formula One superlicences has shot up this year.

A superlicence is a mandatory requirement for an F1 driver and last season one only cost 1,690 Euros, plus an additional 447 Euros per point scored in the previous year's championship.

However, the FIA's World Motor Sport Council recently approved a huge price hike that will see the licence now cost 10,000 Euros plus an additional 2,000 Euros per point.

That means world champion Kimi Raikkonen's superlicence will cost 230,000 Euros - and increase of almost 199,255 Euros!

I'll hold off my application for another season then I suppose!

I have some info on the Citroen Xsara WRC the Petter Solberg has and will use on Rally Ireland, chassis number T412.

This car was built in 26.03.2001.
First numberplates '32 CSP 92'
In 2001 reregistered as '723 CZM 78'.
In 2004 was in Citroen museum 'Le Conservatoire'.
In 2005 used by Kronos Racing with numberplates '322 DFQ 78'.
In 2007 used by Kronos Racing with numberplates '98 DZF 78'.
In 2008 used by Conrad Rautenbach in Swedish rally with numberplates '875 EHW 78'.
After that in 2008 was used by Felice Re in Italy (got the title) with numberplates '14R 0101'.
Also Kris Meeke start with this car in Bettega Memorial.
In 2009 used by Conrad Rautenbach in Galway rally with numberplates '138 EQY 78'.

This car take first ever WRC win for Citroen with Jesus Puras (2001 Rally Tour de Corse).
This car has 4 wins at all (Puras/Corse 2001, Loeb/MC 2003, Loeb/Sanremo 2003, Loeb/Cyprus 2004).

So, now you know....

Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle after their 5th gear roll in Monte Carlo



Mirra Wins Winter Challenge

I was up in northern New Hampshire this past weekend. Seemingly I was achieving two things.

1) Watching some rally cars and bikes on the snow and wishing I was in the car, not outside spectating

2) Getting extremely cold. It was less than 20F all day and by the time we left for Boston, it was -6F. That was, most definately, the coldest I have been in a while....

Oh and number 3) Gaining more respect for rally spectators, especially in that weather.

Dave Mirra in his VTCar 2006 Impreza won the event. Good effort.

Thats it for now.