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WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ADDS NEW RACES FOR 2007

The FC)dC)ration Internationale de l’Automobile approved the calendar for the 2007 World Rally Championship, adding three new races in Ireland, Norway and Portugal. The new races replace those in Australia, Cyprus and Turkey. The FIA said in a statement that its World Motor Sport Council had approved a calendar which would continue to run on the existing January-November format instead of the proposed August-May switch. It said that it would decide whether to add further events to the calendar at its next World Motor Sport Council meeting.

The 2007 calendar:

January 19-21 - Monte Carlo

February 9-11 - Sweden

February 16-18 - Norway

March 9-11 - Mexico

March 30-April 1 - Portugal

May 4-6 - Argentina

May 18-20 - Italy-Sardinia

June 1-3 - Greece

August 3-5 - Finland

August 17-19 - Germany

August 31-Sept 2 - New Zealand

October 5-7 - France-Corsica

October 12-14 - Spain

October 26-28 - Japan

November 16-18 - Ireland

Nov 30-Dec 2 - Britain