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Apart from small shuffling of order of the standard features, the major difference is that some of the features are slightly shorter and allow two extra articles at the beginning of the book. Text is by Martin Holmes and pictures by either him or by Maurice Selden.
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Sebastien Loeb's Story
Article starts off with words from Jacky Jung, local motorsport club president at Alsace-Lorraine, who knew Loeb when he was still young, aspiring driver. Then Loeb speaks himself, telling how he started and mentioning that he as well could have become a racing driver. Jumping over the JWRC years, the focus changes unexpectedly to Citroen Xsara WRC and it's strengths. The question of Citroen's departure at the end of 2005 is discussed next, at length as it revolves around many changes in the sport as well. Two separate sidebars tell about people around Loeb, one about Life with co-driver Daniel Elena and another about various affluent people who have helped Sebastien to move ahead.
Ryuichiro Kuze
An biographical article about Ryuichiro Kuze, the President of the Subaru Tecnica International (STI) from 1988 until his death in 2005. Article is as much about Subaru's rallying history as it is a biography, but that is because Kuze was largely the man behind Subaru's WRC involvement. Some delicate company politics are also revealed, which are quite interesting.
Higgins Rallying Family
An article about Mark and David Higgins, rallying brothers.
Aerodynamics in Rallying
Holmes speaks with Subaru engineer Pierre Genon about role of aerodynamics in rally cars. Reader discovers that aerodynamics is not all about performance and downforce but also cooling of the mechanical parts and avoiding getting dust into the cockpit.
Welcome to the World of Suzuki Sport
Article briefly outlines the history of Suzuki Sport before moving on to current activities (which at this time were JWRC and Pikes Peak). A sidebar tells story of Suzuki Sport boss Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima in his own words.
South African Rallying
History of rallying in South Africa.
Rally Control Technology
Simo Lampinen tells the reader how technological innovations have changed the running of WRC rallies. For example, GPS tracking has not only helped in form of ISC-T "big brother" technology to get split times and real-time rally car tracking but also with pre-event map and route preparation.
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Foreword by Andrew Cowan.....................................7
Sebastien Loeb's Story.......................................9
Ryuichiro Kuze..............................................15
Higgins Rallying Family.....................................21
Aerodynamics in Rallying....................................27
Welcome to the World of Suzuki Sport........................32
South African Rallying......................................39
Rally Control Technology....................................44
Monte Carlo.................................................46
Sweden......................................................52
Mexico......................................................58
New Zealand.................................................64
Sardinia....................................................70
Cyprus......................................................76
Turkey......................................................82
Acropolis...................................................88
Argentina...................................................94
Finland....................................................100
Deutschland................................................106
Great Britain..............................................112
Japan......................................................118
Corsica....................................................124
Catalunya..................................................130
Australia..................................................136
World Championship charts..................................143
World Class Drivers........................................145
Diary......................................................151
World Rally Car Countdown..................................159
Rally Car Specifications...................................160
Rally Car Development......................................162
Junior World Championship..................................170
Production Car World Championship..........................173
British Rally Championship.................................178
European Championship......................................186
African Rally Championship.................................190
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship............................192
Middle-East Rally Championship.............................194
International Championships................................196
National Championships.....................................198
Addenda....................................................206
Stop Press/Errata..........................................207
2006 International Calendar................................209
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Facts
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Published in England (2005)
by Martin Holmes Rallying
207 pages
ISBN: 0-9545433-2-7
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