After the successful premiere at the Rallye Monte Carlo and Patrick Sandell’s victory at the Norwegian Rally with the first private Fabia Super 2000, the agenda of Skoda Motorsport, the car manufacturer’s factory team, is going to continue on 27 March at the ValaSska Rally, the first event of the International Championships of the Czech Republic. Both factory crews are going to take part, i.e., Jan Kopecky with Petr Stary and Juho Hänninen with Mikko Markkula.
Commenting on the planned appearance at the Valasska Rally, Head of the Skoda Motorsport team Michal Hrabanek says: ‘We appreciate having another opportunity to test the vehicle in a real competition after the Rallye Monte Carlo. Like on the previous occasion, we want to move a few steps forward with our vehicle development efforts, and although the main purpose of our appearance at the ValaSska Rally is to test the new vehicle, our ambitions also include achieving the best possible result. We also see the event as an excellent opportunity to present ourselves to Czech rally fans and thank them for their long-standing support, including on the latest occasion, i.e., in Monte Carlo. From the drivers’ perspective, the race is the best possible way of preparing for future IRC events‘.
Talking about the upcoming agenda of the factory team, Michal Hrabanek says: ‘We want to take part in about six IRC events in 2009 and, as far as it is possible, some selected Czech Republic Championship events. Right after the ValaSska Rally we are going to start preparing the team for the Azores Islands Rally and then we will probably appear in Russia and at the Barum Rally in Zlín’.
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