Hyundai Motorsport tests its performance at the WRC Rally Finland Are you an aspiring New or Used Car Buyer looking for your dream car? Visit Cars4sa.co.za Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Hatchback, Hyundai, Racing Autoblog joined Hyundai to check out the Neste Oil Rally Finland, where thousands of kilometers of lightly traveled, rolling gravel roads have turned out decades of astonishing racing and cold-blooded drivers. Even though the World Rally Championship is well tamed from its feral Group B days, Rally Finland is still the drivers favorite, with the fastest speeds and the biggest jumps. Its the rookie year for the Hyundai Shell World Rally Team, run by Hyundai Motorsport out of Alzenau, Germany. The squad entered the season aiming for podiums in the second half and looking to get its three cars to the finish at every race for maximum development data. Its already outdone itself, Thierry Neuville scoring third places in Mexico - where he used a bottle of Corona to fill his radiator - and Poland. Denis Giraudet told us that the rallys sternest challenge is not one of heart, though. Giraudet isnt part of Hyundai Motorsport, he was our guide and hes been in the sport as a co-driver for more than 30 years; he won Rally Finland with Juha Kankunnen in 1993 in a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD. Giraudet said the race tests that particular confidence that comes from about 18 inches below the heart: Here, you have to go all out. If theres a problem, its usually between the steering wheel and the seat. Continue reading Hyundai Motorsport tests its performance at the WRC Rally Finland Hyundai Motorsport tests its performance at the WRC Rally Finland originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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