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rss_title[0]="Rally Sweden secures TV deal"
rss_link[0]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97394"
rss_desc[0]="The organisers of this week's Rally Sweden have confirmed there will be international television coverage of the event"
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rss_pubDate[0]="Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:53:34 GMT"
rss_title[1]="Q and A: Wilson on injury blow"
rss_link[1]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97385"
rss_desc[1]="Q and A: Wilson on injury blow"
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rss_pubDate[1]="Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:04:45 GMT"
rss_title[2]="Richards bullish over Mini decision"
rss_link[2]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97371"
rss_desc[2]="Prodrive chairman David Richards says Mini's announcement of a new path in the World Rally Championship is good news for the Banbury team"
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rss_pubDate[2]="Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:03:13 GMT"
rss_title[3]="Prodrive Mini programme to continue"
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rss_desc[3]="Prodrive's Dani Sordo-led team will continue in the World Rally Championship despite the loss of its factory relationship with Mini, AUTOSPORT has learned"
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rss_pubDate[3]="Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:55:44 GMT"
rss_title[4]="Prodrive loses Mini works status"
rss_link[4]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97361"
rss_desc[4]="Mini has confirmed that Prodrive's involvement with the Mini World Rally programme has been reduced to the status of a works-supported private team"
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rss_pubDate[4]="Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:21 GMT"
rss_title[5]="Rally Sweden in race for TV solution"
rss_link[5]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97333"
rss_desc[5]="The organisers of Rally Sweden are working around the clock to try to find funding for international television coverage of the second round of the World Rally Championship"
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rss_pubDate[5]="Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:06:01 GMT"
rss_title[6]="Hirvonen encouraged by warm-up win"
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rss_desc[6]="Mikko Hirvonen says his victory on yesterday's Rally Finnskog has confirmed he is taking the Citroen DS3 WRC in the right direction ahead of this week's Rally Sweden"
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rss_pubDate[6]="Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:55:00 GMT"
rss_title[7]="Injured Wilson to miss Sweden"
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rss_desc[7]="Matthew Wilson has been ruled out of Rally Sweden after breaking his left ankle in a fall while training on Saturday"
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rss_pubDate[7]="Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:10:59 GMT"
rss_title[8]="Rallies told to finalise own TV deals"
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rss_desc[8]="World Rally Championship Commission president Jarmo Mahonen has told individual event organisers they will have to finalise their own television deals, AUTOSPORT has learned, a situation labelled totally impractical by one senior team chief."
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rss_pubDate[8]="Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:29:57 GMT"
rss_title[9]="FIA/Eurosport WRC talks break down"
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rss_desc[9]="Negotiations between the FIA and Eurosport for the promotion of the World Rally Championship have broken down and international television coverage of next week's Rally Sweden appears unlikely"
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rss_pubDate[9]="Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:10 GMT"
rss_title[10]="Mini announcement due next week"
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rss_desc[10]="A resolution to the ongoing situation between the BMW Group and Prodrive is expected early next week, when the Banbury firm is reportedly going to be told that its contract to build Mini John Cooper Works WRCs is terminated"
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rss_pubDate[10]="Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:17:25 GMT"
rss_title[11]="Solberg aims for home boost"
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rss_desc[11]="Ford driver Petter Solberg will be hoping to make his home advantage count on next week's Rally Sweden - which crosses the border into Norway and goes right past his front door"
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rss_pubDate[11]="Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:23:17 GMT"
rss_title[12]="Hirvonen talks up Sweden chances"
rss_link[12]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97290"
rss_desc[12]="Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen says the French firm's DS3 WRC is strong enough to end his former team Ford's stronghold on next week's Rally Sweden"
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rss_pubDate[12]="Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:00 GMT"
rss_title[13]="Loeb praises Hirvonen's set-up input"
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rss_desc[13]="Eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has praised Mikko Hirvonen's input into Citroen's pre-Rally Sweden testing, with the Frenchman feeling a new confidence aboard his DS3 WRC"
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rss_pubDate[13]="Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:29:34 GMT"
rss_title[14]="BMW set to end Prodrive's Mini deal"
rss_link[14]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97275"
rss_desc[14]="The BMW Group is expected to terminate its contract with Prodrive tomorrow, ending the Banbury firm's involvement in the Mini World Rally Team - and casting doubt over the future of the programme."
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rss_pubDate[14]="Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:13:14 GMT"
rss_title[15]="Goransson gets WRC car for Sweden"
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rss_desc[15]="Former Swedish and European Touring Car Champion Richard Goransson will make his World Rally Car debut on next week's Rally Sweden."
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rss_pubDate[15]="Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:55:08 GMT"
rss_title[16]="Prodrive rubbishes Mini split rumours"
rss_link[16]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97259"
rss_desc[16]="Prodrive chief Richard Taylor has laughed off suggestions that the alliance between the Banbury firm and Mini will be terminated."
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rss_pubDate[16]="Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:52:32 GMT"
rss_title[17]="WRC Academy to continue for 2012"
rss_link[17]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97241"
rss_desc[17]="The FIA has confirmed the World Rally Championship Academy Cup will go ahead as planned this season - with M-Sport offering a full 2013 WRC season as a prize to the winner"
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rss_pubDate[17]="Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:23 GMT"
rss_title[18]="Timing and tracking return for Sweden"
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rss_desc[18]="The World Rally Championship will take another step back towards normal service on next month's Rally Sweden, when the vital timing and tracking services return for round two."
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rss_pubDate[18]="Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:47:46 GMT"
rss_title[19]="Q and A: Mini boss on Monte podium"
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rss_desc[19]="Q and A with Mini WRC team principal Dave Wilcock"
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rss_pubDate[19]="Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:34:58 GMT"
rss_title[20]="Brynildsen joins Ostberg for Sweden"
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rss_desc[20]="Leading Norwegian driver Eyvind Brynildsen will make his debut in a World Rally Car on Rally Sweden, when he joins Mads Ostberg's Adapta Motorsport team."
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rss_pubDate[20]="Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:22:04 GMT"
rss_title[21]="Latvala puts Monte crash behind him"
rss_link[21]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97157"
rss_desc[21]="Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala says he has put his Monte Carlo Rally shunt behind already, with his focus now firmly fixed on next month's Rally Sweden."
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rss_pubDate[21]="Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:40:26 GMT"
rss_title[22]="Ford team boss praises Solberg"
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rss_desc[22]="Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson has praised his driver Petter Solberg's efforts in delivering a Monte Carlo Rally podium on the Norwegian's debut in a Fiesta RS WRC"
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rss_pubDate[22]="Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:10:41 GMT"
rss_title[23]="Monaco base discussed for 'Monte'"
rss_link[23]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97146"
rss_desc[23]="The organisers of the Monte Carlo Rally are under pressure to implement significant changes to the route for next year's event, including a wholesale move back to Monaco"
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rss_pubDate[23]="Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:51:17 GMT"
rss_title[24]="Solberg gets suspended ban"
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rss_desc[24]="Petter Solberg has been given a suspended one-rally ban after being caught speeding on a road section during the Monte Carlo Rally last night"
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rss_pubDate[24]="Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:52:28 GMT"
rss_title[25]="Loeb claims Monte Carlo victory"
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rss_desc[25]="Sebastien Loeb started 2012 in the perfect fashion by clinching a dominant victory in the World Rally Championship's Monte Carlo opener"
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rss_pubDate[25]="Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:55:15 GMT"
rss_title[26]="Loeb on cusp of Monte Carlo win"
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rss_desc[26]="Sebastien Loeb looks assured of a sixth Monte Carlo Rally victory and a perfect start to the 2012 World Rally Championship after retaining his lead through the Saturday night stages"
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rss_pubDate[26]="Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:44:05 GMT"
rss_title[27]="Loeb leads, podium fight closes up"
rss_link[27]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97128"
rss_desc[27]="Sebastien Loeb continues to lead the Monte Carlo Rally, while Petter Solberg has begun catching Dani Sordo for second"
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rss_pubDate[27]="Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:34:40 GMT"
rss_title[28]="Loeb pulls away as Hirvonen flies"
rss_link[28]="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97121"
rss_desc[28]="Sebastien Loeb continues to lead the Monte Carlo Rally after the penultimate full day, while a second straight stage win for his new Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen brought the Finn closer to Petter Solberg's third place"
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rss_pubDate[28]="Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:52:30 GMT"
rss_title[29]="Ogier's co-driver 'fit for Sweden'"
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rss_desc[29]="Sebastien Ogier's co-driver Julien Ingrassia will be fit for Rally Sweden despite injuring his arm in a high-speed crash on the Monte Carlo Rally"
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rss_pubDate[29]="Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:21:45 GMT"
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rss_updated="19:27, 07-02-2012"