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The Belgium Ypres Rally will take on a 'new look' next year, organisers confirmed today.

BFGoodrich has announced that it will re-run its popular Drivers Team programme in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge next year.

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The Rallye International du Valais in Switzerland, the next round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, which runs from October 23-25, has revealed further details of its route. A statement to the media explained:

Peugeot has mathematically won the 2008 IRC manufacturers' title, after finishing second and third on the Sanremo Rally in Italy at the weekend with Nicolas Vouilloz and Luca Rossetti.

Abarth's Anton Alen will miss this weekend's Rally Madeira, the latest round in the 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge after being struck down by a virus.

Volkswagen will embark on its 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge campaign, starting from the Ypres Rally Belgium next month, the third round in this year's series.

Portugal's Miguel Campos, the first driver to be selected to represent the BFGoodrich Drivers Team this year, was given an opportunity to test the Kronos Racing-run Peugeot 207 Super 2000 near Faro, Portugal, on Monday.

Two-time world rally champion, Marcus Gronholm will drive a Ford Focus RS WRC car on the Vodafone Rally Portugal, the second round in the 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

The 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge will be run over ten events on three continents, raised by one over the series' inaugural campaign, according to the calendar issued overnight.

Abarth Grande Punto driver Pieter Tsjoen has confirmed that he has decided to quit the sport following the Rally of Ypres, the third round of the 2007 Intercontinental Rally Challenge.