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Elfyn Evans will conclude his WRC2 challenge at the Tour of Corsica later this month. The Welshman’s entry went in from M-sport late last week… Latvia’s delayed European Rally Championship Rally Liepaja gets underway on Friday (September 16) night. As well as Kajto Kajetanowicz chasing a second ERC title and local hero Ralfs Sirmacis chasing a third ERC event win this season, there will be plenty of interest in national rally competitor, 15-year-old Kalle Rovanpera… Mads Ostberg drove his own Ford Fiesta R5 to second place on last week’s Rally Niedarsachsen in Germany. The Norwegian was using the 80-mile asphalt event to gain more experience ahead of the Tour of Corsica. Skoda Fabia R5 driver Fabian Kreim won the rally… Despite retiring from the second day of Rally of Lebanon earlier this month, Nasser Al-attiyah has been confirmed as Middle East Rally champion for the 12th time. The cancellation of MERC rounds in Oman and Dubai meant nobody could catch the Qatari at next month’s Cyprus Rally, which becomes the season finale. Mitsubishi driver Tamer Ghandour picked up his first MERC win in Lenabon… Hyundai confirms Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo will drive for the official team in Catalunya, while Kevin Abbring joins Hayden Paddon in the Hyundai N squad for the Spain’s mixed surface WRC round next month… Rally Sweden CEO Glen Olsson has confirmed the service park for February’s event will be in Torsby, despite fears for the lack of accommodation in the area. The move is likely to offer a more snow-sure event with Torsby sitting further north-west and closer to the Norwegian border than Hagfors…