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Rallye d’Italia Preview Episode
1 October 2004, Friday @ 8pm
Repeat broadcast of Preview episode on 2 October @ 12.30am & 6pm
Rallye d’Italia Premiering
5 October 2004, Tuesday @ 11pm
Repeat broadcast on 9 October @ 12noon & 10 October @ 6pm
Rallye de France Preview Episode
15 October 2004, Friday @ 8pm
Repeat broadcast of Preview episode on 16 October @ 12am & 6pm
Rallye de France Premiering
19 October 2004, Tuesday @ 11pm
Repeat broadcast on 23 October @ 12noon & 24 October @ 6pm
Rally Catalunya (Spain) Preview Episode
29 October 2004, Friday @ 8pm
Repeat broadcast of Preview episode on 30 October @ 12.30am & 6pm
Rally Catalunya (Spain) Premiering
2 November 2004, Tuesday @ 11pm
Repeat broadcast on 6 November @ 12noon & 7 November @ 6pm
Only at AXN (UBC 38)
The World Rally Championships (WRC) has long been considered one of the most challenging and exciting motor sport competitions on the face of the Earth. Boasting a cumulative viewership of almost 5 billion viewers worldwide, WRC is also the world’s biggest live spectator sport!
The World Rally Championship’s unique appeal is that it is accessible to everyone. Drivers operate commercial vehicles that anyone could own! Races aren’t held on special tracks or in restricted areas. Real people, real vehicles, real roads. That’s the real appeal. The World Rally Championship combines the familiarity of a football match with the out-of-this-world rush of extreme racing. Filmed in over 16 locations on the planet, each segment is steeped in local flavour as real people try to overcome some of the harshest environments they have ever faced.
Don’t miss the fastest growing motor sport in the world! World Rally Championship promises real, live, believable action in a totally unbelievable race!
*Please note that this show will not be showing on every Tuesday. Kindly check out schedules for airing details.
WRC: Rallye d’Italia
The sea beckons WRC as it takes on the sandy coastal roads of Sardinia, Italy. The island presents hilly terrain, lovely beaches and fine weather for drivers to navigate, even as they soak in the beautiful nature and resort atmosphere.
WRC: Rallye de France - Tour De Corse
One of the most dangerous rallies on the WRC calendar, Rally France takes place on the island of Corsica where steep cliff drops are just inches away from the roadside. A rally site infamous for crashes, the twisty and abrasive tar roads of Corsica also make this one of the most physically demanding WRC rallies.
WRC: Rally Catalunya — Rally de Espana (Spain)
One of the highlights for WRC drivers, all the noise, passion and excited Spanish fans make this one of the most fun rallies in WRC. Spain also has one of the most open roads that drivers notoriously love to cut corners on, for that extra advantage that could make the difference between winning or losing.
WRC — Event Schedule
The 2004 World Rally Championship will see 16 heart-stopping races set in 16 different locales around the world through the year. Mark down the dates of these rallies and check out the local listings for the broadcast of the event on AXN.
WRC — The Season So Far
Rallye Monte Carlo
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb scored his second successive Monte Carlo Rally victory for the Citroen team, beating Ford Focus duo Markko Martin and Francois Duval to nab the Rally title.
Uddeholm Swedish Rally
In a landmark victory, Citroen's Sebastien Loeb cruised to the top for his second successive WRC round in Sweden, and made history as the first non-Scandinavian to beat the Swedish in what is widely considered to be a very specialised and notoriously difficult rally. He is also only the fourth driver to score back-to-back Monte Carlo/Sweden victories.
Corona Rally Mexico
Ford broke out the tequila as both its star drivers Marrko Martin and Francois Duval scored a double victory in the rally with first and second placings respectively, putting the team in a strong position for the Manufacturer's Table.
Propecia Rally New Zealand
Reigning WRC champion Petter Solberg inched past Peugeot’s Marcus Gronholm to notch Subaru’s first win for the year, and proving that the new Impreza WRC2004 is a strong force to be reckoned with.
Cyprus Rally
Peugeot’s Marcus Gronholm took the all-new Peugeot 307 to the top spot with his first victory of the season, making this the closest fought WRC season yet as Ford, Citroen, Subaru and now Peugeot have all managed to win rallies so far.
Acropolis Rally Greece
Reigning WRC champion Petter Solberg repeated his winning formula on the rough and rocky stages of the Acropolis Rally to post his second victory of the season, as teams were surprised with un-Greek like weather when the usually hot and dusty rally encountered rain instead.
Rally of Turkey
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb took his fourth WRC victory of the season, making him a top contender for the WRC title, as puddles of water from pre-event rain proved to be the downfall of several other teams when water splashes left their cars damaged.
Rally Argentina
Double world champion Carlos Sainz scored a record-breaking 26th World Rally Championship victory in his career, surpassing the record of 25 wins that he jointly held with 1995 world champion Colin McRae. End.
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