WRC - Solberg finishes Rally Australia in second place

Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg finished Rally Australia in second place today after an excellent performance on the red gravel roads around Perth. Solberg’s Impreza WRC2006 ran perfectly over the final 103 kilometres and enabled him to win three of the day’s stages and a total of six throughout the rally.

I’ve been driving a 2007 WRX TR for the past week, and can’t say that I’ve missed the regular WRX’s automatic climate control system, foglamps, or upgraded audio system with a 6-CD changer. The TR’s manual heater and air conditioner worked just fine in the fickle fall weather, the single-CD player audio system is not a major hardship, and the simpler seats were still comfortable enough, and provided good lateral support when playing hard.

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With top-notch power and handling at a lower price, the Subaru WRX TR offers a good deal for the budget-minded performance enthusiast.

Subaru World Rally Team driver Chris Atkinson finished sixth on Rally Turkey today after a tense final Leg of competition which brought multiple changes to the top ten. […] After retiring on the second Leg, Petter Solberg restarted today to test different settings for the forthcoming gravel events. Solberg set the quickest time on two of the three stages.

The Subaru World Rally Team will enter two cars in Rally Turkey, one Impreza WRC2006 for Petter Solberg (co-driven by Phil Mills) and another for Chris Atkinson (co-driven by Glenn Macneall).

Though it’s the least expensive version of the WRX, the TR comes standard with everything most buyers will need: air conditioning, power mirrors, power windows, remote keyless entry, front side-impact airbags, a sound system with a single-disc CD player, cruise control and a tilt steering wheel.

Former champions Subaru have confirmed Australian Chris Atkinson as their second driver for the 2007 world rally season.