vendredi 16 août 2013
Meeke gets another break : Une nouvelle chance pour Meeke
After the performance he produced in Finland, Kris Meeke has been named to replace Dani Sordo in the Citroën-Total Abu Dhabi WRT squad that will travel to Rally Australia (September 12-15).
Après une prestation remarquée en Finlande, Kris Meeke va remplacer Dani Sordo au sein du Citroën-Total Abu Dhabi WRT à l’occasion du Rallye d’Australie (12-15 septembre).
Although Neste Oil Rally Finland was his first WRC outing since 2011, Kris Meeke was heading for fifth place until a crash on the penultimate stage.
The Ulsterman’s speed did not fail to attract the attention of Citroën Racing team boss Yves Matton, however, and it was announced yesterday (Monday) that Kris will replace Spain’s Dani Sordo in Australia. He will share the N°3 DS3 WRC (Citroën-Total Abu Dhabi WRT) with co-driver Chris Patterson alongside Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen.
It will be his first attempt at the Coffs Harbour-based Rally Australia, an event that saw Sordo come third in 2009. The Spaniard will still be part of the French make’s line-up for Rallye Deutschland where he is expected to be more in his element on the all asphalt stages.
Pour son retour en WRC depuis 2011, le Britannique Kris Meeke s’acheminait vers la 5e place finale du Neste Oil Rally Finland avant une sortie de route dans l’avant-dernière spéciale.
Malgré cette fin de course gâchée, sa prestation n’est pas passé inaperçue aux yeux d’Yves Matton. Citroën Racing a confirmé hier que Kris Meeke remplacera l’Espagnol Dani Sordo au sein du Citroën-Total Abu Dhabi WRT sur la DS3 WRC n°3. Meeke et son copilote Chris Patterson feront donc équipe avec Mikko Hirvonen et Jarmo Lehtinen.
Kris Meeke n’a jamais disputé le Rallye d’Australie qui se déroulera à Coffs Harbour du 12 au 15 septembre, alors que Sordo avait terminé 3e de cette épreuve en 2009. L’Espagnol va donc se concentrer sur le prochain Rallye d’Allemagne sur asphalte, sa surface de prédilection.
Ducati Diavel AMG by Vilner
When Audi bought Ducati last year, the cooperation between the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer and AMG - Mercedes-Benz’s sport division - was obviously dead and buried, but before the two brands were forced to go separate ways, some fruit of their brief passion could actually to see the light of the day. One of those fruits is the Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition, which was introduced in September 2011 at the Frankfurt Motor Show with the intention of making it the ‘flagship’ of the Diavel line-up for the following year.
Just a few weeks after launching its rendition of the Ducati Diavel Carbon, Vilner - the renowned Bulgarian tuner, mainly known for its classy car interiors, that’s getting more and more into motorcycles - introduces its own reinterpretation of the Diavel AMG, a project specifically commissioned by a client who wanted to make sure he had the most exclusive and expensive version of this already pretty rare model in the whole world. It is basically a cosmetic enhancement as both engine and chassis were left untouched.
Improving something produced by Ducati and honed by AMG was not an easy challenge, but Vilner somehow pulled it off once again. In the comparison with the original model, the first things you notice are the new bits in angel-pearl white color - synchronized with white tube frame - such as the new mask on the headlight and new white elements around the tail-lights. Then we have new air ducts, trimmed with black leather straps and contrasting white stitching, new covers for the lower part of the fork and a smaller tail. Vilner signed its latest masterpiece with a cool badge on the tank, but did not touch the already impressive rims and saddle provided by AMG.
via TWOWHEELSBLOG
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