| 05. 05. 2010 | Second place for RUFA Sport in Presov |
Slovak Rufa Sport team took second place in the overall classification, same as victory in the S2000 on the Rally Prešov. The second round of Slovak Rally Championship took place at 1 May Day in Prešov and its surroundings. One of the adepts for overall victory was also the crew Slovak Rufa Sport team. Polish crew Grzegorz Grzyb - Przemyslaw Zawada started again on the Skoda Fabia S2000 from JM Racing team. "The roads are very fast, this too does not fit our car. But conditions are the same for everyone, so lets go fight" said Grzegorz before start.
Already at SS1 crew succeeded in red-white Skoda Fabia S2000 riding the second fastest time. In the second stage it was in third place behind a pair of fast WRC cars in hands Drotár and Melichárek.
In the third stage, he shared the second place with Orsák drowe on Mitsubishi. On subsequent tests succeeded Grzyb while Orsák to hold off third place well in the SS6 the fast Moravian got just few second ahead. Grzyb did a perfect finish of the last two stages and draw victory in the battle for second place in his hand.
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| 15. 04. 2010 | Mille Miglia and Rajd Elmot |
JM Racing will start with cars at two competitions next week.
The European championship starts in italian´s Brescia in first event Mille Miglia Rally. JM Racing support the crew Odložilík - Tureček who should attend the entered full program in European Championship 2010 with Škoda Fabia S2000.
The rally includes 258 km of special stages divided into two legs. The competition is part of the Italian championship and the start of the expected huge competition of S2000 cars.
Following the tragic incident in Poland were moved a week for the opening events of the Polish rallz championship - Rajd Elmot which is running on the mountins around Swidnica. Maciej Rzeznik and Przemek Mazur will be on start behind the wheel of JM Racing´s Fabia S2000, which this year have completed the entering to Slovak and Polish championship.
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| 08. 04. 2010 | Rufa Sport 3rd place in Jorda Rally |
First start of Slovak Rufa Sport Team in the World Rally Championship series finally ended better than it seemed at the beginning.
Sweden Per Gunnar Andersson and Jonas Andersson, representing the Slovak team is the first day of event completed only two stages of the Jordan Rally, which came in the third disaster in the form of a stone on the track on which the crew of Skoda Fabia S2000 damaged the front axle, which immediately meant retirment from the leg 1. Fortunately, the rally has a couple of years Super Rally system, thanks to which the crew could get back the next day to start.
Of course the non passed SS they jumped on penalties in the form of a loss of twenty-five minutes.
Consolation in the team was perhaps the fact that PG, together with Jonas were not alone crew to the championship SWRC had to withdraw from the event. The intensity of the Jordan Rally speaks fact that the target the first day of the rally came only one crew in the competition included the SWRC series.
The next two days passed PG at rest and ran the fastest times in the SWRC. Finally, the objective of which was in third place a further allocation of points in the evaluation of the series.
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| 22. 03. 2010 | 2 Fabia S2000 in Eger |
This weekend will be start first event of Slovakia Rally Championship 2010, Start Auto Rally, which takes place near the Hungarian city of Eger. At the start there will be also Fabia S2000 from JM Racing. With one will start Maciej Rzeznik and Przemek Mazur and the second car will drive member of Rufa Sport team Grzegorz Grzyb with codriver Przemyslaw Zawada.
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| 22. 03. 2010 | JM Racing in SWRC with P-G Andersson |
JM Racing enters the fighting in the SWRC category under the name of RUFA Sport with pilot P-G Andersson. The team has nominated the following events: Jordan, Portugal, Finland, Germany, Japan, France and Wales Rally GB.
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| 16. 02. 2010 | JM racing continues in successful results |
On domestic Czech rally routes is still a winter sleep, but JM Racing team working hard. In short time they graduated two hard races. First start Jaroslav Orsak covered it in Monte Carlo, then not missing on the opening race of WRC chanpionship in Sweden. Per-Gunnar Andersson on the wheel of the Skoda Fabia S2000 occupied tenth place in overall classification and dominate in the new series SWRC for S2000 cars.
"Anderssons start will be arranged at the last minute and actually after closing date car was changed. We had the pleasure of this cooperation, but we were aware how much will be Andersson ambition to succeed " suggested introduction racing manager JM racing Miroslav Houst jun. Zlin team went to Scandinavia in advance, since the former factory Suzuki driver wanted to test Fabia S2000.
"We tested one day in Norway. PG run about 80km kilometers. Actually, it was his first meeting in a car of this specification. Of course it was not so much, but PG experience with this surface have been familiar from the first kilometers, " said Houst.
PG start rally the fantastic. Right at the opening special stage drove tenth time in overall classification and he continued during the next in same wave. On the fifth test on the first day most have improved the eighth time, and after the first stage dominated the category with nearly one minute. He made 13th the fastist times on special stages. PG and his co-driver Anders Fredriksson, who scored in the SWRC championship piont like a "guest driver", take 25 points, which is a solid basis for the continuation of this category.
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| 25. 01. 2010 | P-G Andersson with JM´s Fabia on Rally Sweden |
JM Racing car Skoda Fabia S2000 attend the first part of this year WRC Rally Championship northern Sweden Rally, which runs around Karlstad and Hagfors in date 11th to 14th February 2010.
Sits behind the wheel of a local specialist, member of the Suzuki factory team and twice Junior World Champion P-G Andersson and his co-driver Anders Frederiksson.
The crew are nominated for points to SWRC Cup in so-called wild card so their will be included in the classification of this category. Test is schedule on the weekend before event around Hagfors.
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| 23. 01. 2010 | 9th place for JM Racing on legendary Monte |
Very good result for JM Racing team finished 78th of the legendary Rallye Monte Carlo. Jarek Orsak and Karel Vajik with Fabia S2000 achieved a fantastic 9th place in the final classification on one of the most challenging competitions.
Rallye Monte Carlo this year took place after the 78th and 405 km length of special stage on mix surface of asphalt, snow and ice was one of the true challenge for all the crews and their service teams. In four days of competition the track crew fully investigate the Saturday morning goals Principality of Monaco arrived barely half of the entrants, which started on Tuesday in Valence.
The more we enjoy the final 9th crew positions Dambraco Rally Team composed Jarek Orsák and Karel Vajik in this competition. Fabia S2000 working excellent and, with a few minor little things the car drove complete without any problem. Skoda Fabia S2000 shows reliability and speed. The fact that all the Fabia, which started on Valence also arrived to finish in MOnaco, and all in TOP10 final classification.
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| 14. 12. 2009 | RUFA team succesfull in Slusovice |
In same way like in Prague Rallysprint, on start Mikulas Rally Slušovice provide Slovak Rufa Rally Team to test the vehicle Skoda Fabia S2000, other crew as we cuold see normally during the season.
With Skoda Fabia S2000 in red - white colors of Rufa Rally Team run in Slušovice Austrian crew Franz Wittmann - Klaus Kral. For drivers, which we know from the participation in the IRC series, event in Slusovice was his first competition with the car Skoda Fabia S2000 and therefore the Rufa team managenent did not supposed some perfect results from the Austrian pair. The crew eventually despite the fact that did not involve testing before the event, ended this short rally in a very strong competition on the 8th place in the overall classification.
"Firstly I would like to thank the management of Slovak Rufa Team, which allowed me to try out the first time Skoda Fabia S2000. I must say that this car is very good. Pity that the rally had only 25 kilometers. I think that if I had the car before the competition to test some miles, the result would be definitely better, but it was not there after all. "Said Franz Wittmann jr
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| 10.12.2009 | Rally Show in Prague and Warszawa |
Last weekend was marked by a sign Rally Show to formally end the rally season 2009. JM Racing took part in both of that in Prague Rallysprint and Rajd Barborka run on the same date in the Polish capital.
Jozef Beres and Robert Muller was driven Fabia in Prague Rallysprint and started under the Rufa Rally Team licence. For Dodi it was their first experience with the Fabia S2000 and did not lead to bad at all. Although at these events is not primarily the result of, 3rd place at the finish was beyond the expectations of everyone, and Jozef a new car praised highly.
Complete results from the Prague Rallysprint visit Autosportu.cz .
In the same spirit that carried the Barborka in Warsaw and the event was recognized by both drivers of Karpackie Rally Team, Grzyb and Rzeznik conceived as a big show for the spectators, which come a lot.
In both cases, the Fabias function without problems, so viewers can enjoy one last opportunity this year to see the drivers and cars in action.
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| 05. 12. 2009 | Wittmann and Odlozilik on Mikulas rally |
This year`s IRC participant Austrian Franz Wittmann will start under the name of Rufa Rally team on the season end` s Mikulas Rally, which take a place next week around Slusovice. Rufa Rally Team looking for adequate compensation for Grzegorz Grzyb, which is the time to leave and so managed to put together a very interesting connection. Franz Wittmann accepted the offer and would like to test Škoda Fabia S2000 in action. It will be his second start with the car S2000, after successful 2nd place at home his Waldwiertel Rally.
Second team` Fabia will be driven by Roman Odlozilik. He would like to test Fabia also and after that decide car choice for next season.
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