British & Irish Rally calendars 2023

[HKSjbg]

Sounds very similar to Andy Burton’s Peugeot Cosworth - which was preceded by the Alfasud-Ferrari. Not that those two engines were related…

[Sal yet again]

A different type engine or exhaust layout possibly......

Suggested elsewhere that a different manifold/exhaust set up for the Ferrari V6 so hopefully one that will allow the motor to last five days of the treatment it was given on Sunday!

[Sal yet again]

Also interesting to see a Citroen DS3 R5 out in the woods which made a nice change to all the Festas.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

If you werent able to make it to the Malton Stages today find some footage online and turn up the volume when the Stratos appears! Dont know if Seb is revving it more than dad or they have some done some more work on the exhaust but man what a sound!

Epic noise from the Stratos...

https://x.com/BritRallyMedia/status/...483328762?s=20

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Also interesting to see a Citroen DS3 R5 out in the woods which made a nice change to all the Festas.

That is good to see (and hear)... they were always a great sounding little beast.

[Sal yet again]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of4SX2ncCtM

Was at the hairpin bend before the uphill straight in Cropton that features in the opening seconds of this video and the noise of the Stratos travelled all the way back down through the trees. It really was a privilege to hear it. Agree with you Eddie about the Citroen as both it and the Pug 208 T16 have a much angrier exhaust note than the Fords and Skodas

[AndyRAC]

The Citroens always did, especially from the Xsara WRC, and C4 WRC - a raspy, noisy sound. Whereas the Fords, whether Focus, or Fiesta were far more muted.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Solberg looking rapid on his pre-RAC test...

https://x.com/OliverSolberg01/status...270006616?s=20

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It wasn't just me who thought so...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/insid...ac-rally-test/

[Steve Boyd]

But will it last 5 days at that pace?