https://rallyitaliasardegna.com/2026...degna/?lang=en
Probably should be in a new thread but main headline is the rally returns to Alghero.
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https://rallyitaliasardegna.com/2026...degna/?lang=en
Probably should be in a new thread but main headline is the rally returns to Alghero.
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...-gap/10798036/
So basically whole Hyundai doesn't know how to fix their issues?
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...pions-in-2026/Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
they probably know the general problem (during sweden everyone pointed at dampers) but they can't redesign it. so the problem is what to do without redesign it.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
https://rallyjournal.com/toyota-sign...eam-principal/
What a unusual move from Toyota. Hiring Yves Matton despite having already WRC27 project with another team. (He is hired for W2RC programme)
Overdrive is as much 'Toyota' as M-Sport is 'Ford'....Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
Private company hiring who they want, and I suspect this is him no longer involved in WRC27 project. I wonder if they're realised how difficult it is, so he's gone elsewhere for a job....?
“I’m working with Ott [Tänak] now quite a lot,” Katsuta revealed to DirtFish, “and basically every stage he’s been chatting a bit. Actually, it’s working very well and thanks to him.”
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/tanak...uta-this-year/
And at the end of the 2025 season he said that all of his vacations are planned on the rally weekends so he wouldn't have time to watch or participate :DQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Dampers should be one of the easiest things to change. If it is geometry thing that should be more difficultQuote:
Originally Posted by wyler
i'm not sure they can homologate new parts without jokers...Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
They got 5 extra with Toyota and M-Sport allowing it and still failing miserablyQuote:
Originally Posted by wyler
that's another point.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
I bet Tänak is at home saying fck at least once I made the right decision.
I bet Tänak never doubted it. It is quite a big decision and must have had really clear reasons to do so. Most likely, Tänak is watching and feels revealed that there is no reason anymore to explain the decision to others - everyone can see and understand themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
He was also missing from More than machine series Season 2. He is a huge and his depart was huge blow to the whole WRC world and it wasn't this talked at all there. So I don't know right now what his logic is or if those producers didn't want anything with him.
He allegedly refused to particpate without getting paid. Same as he allegedly refuses to give TV interviews in Estonian because they don't pay him money.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
He's not the loss to the WRC that some think - he was unwilling to help.
How do you feel when the voluntary hours you put in makes some invisible people millionaires?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
"Help"? Have a word with yourself.
What’s your beef with him? You’ve been bashing him since rally JapanQuote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
About Tanak: just think - he did not participate in MM series bcs of money, he is not talking to est media bcs of money, and then, out of nowhere he refuses biggest check in rally world to "to be with family".... you do not have to be Pink Panther level detective to understand that there is "a plan" and the "plan" was on the move already before Hyundai departure announcement. He is way too fast still to give up on shot on another title.
What is the plan, hard to say, but we can speculate. I would guess smth like this: Toyota deal for 2027, a deal with any of new Tuners or he would become a Tuner him self. Last one i would not bet on - he still wants to drive.
Hyundai must also be a glad he left, as the way their car is, his huge contract would've been a big waste of money.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
They are manufacturer team, the money isn't problem. I bet if they can, they could hire Ogier into the team, but they simply can't provide the proper car for challenging the titles.
I didnt say it was a problem, just a waste, paying a driver €Millions when the car isnt good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
New route for Rally Japan 2026 ...
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/new-test...ly-japan-route
And for Acropolis with floating parc ferme !
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/a...2026/10800233/
EKO Acropolis Rally promo video, you can see stage maps for a few seconds https://vimeo.com/1167883111
It isn't the first time a ferry has been integral to an event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
On the 1989 Autoglass Tour of Britain cars competed on an autotest at Liverpool's Albert Dock and then booked into parc-fermé in the Albert Dock car park. The cars were then transported under parc-fermé conditions on the ferry to Ireland for the rest of the event. Service crews mostly went on the boat, drivers & co-drivers mostly flew, apart from David Llewellin who spent a while chatting to us as we marshalled the parc-fermé.
On the 1980 Manx National Rally, scrutineering was held in the Heysham ferry terminal car assembly area before the cars were loaded onto the boat for the voyage to the Isle of Man. Signing-on and the other documentation formalities took place on the ferry crossing.
Ferries were, of course, also integral to the London-Sydney and London-Mexico City marathons.
its not even for Acropolis the first time.In 80s they have used it again
https://blog.kotsovolos.gr/wp-conten...-2-585x391.png
That brought back memories ! I went to that auto test at the Albert Dock and still have the photos including of me with Derek Bell. I didnt know they went from there to Ireland though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
RALLY GB IN SCOTLAND IN 2027 IS CONFIRMED !!! :bounce:
yes!!!!!! finally!!!! only took them 8 years!!!! https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/h...atus/10805871/
3-Year deal agreed...
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...deal/10805826/
About bloody time!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
No disrespect to the proposed event in Northern Ireland, Rally GB should be on gravel and I’m glad it is going to be….
OK, where do I buy my ticket! Ha ha
A WRC candidate event will be held in Scotland later this year, with observers from the FIA assessing the organisation. After that, the Scottish WRC round will be submitted for official approval by the World Motor Sport Council.
Suddenly Motorsport UK want to deal with the promoter and organise events again. Let's hope there's a worthy top class field - Ceredigion threads tell us getting a Rally2 into the UK is off putting for privateers, so it'll be interesting to follow the showbiz class, and WRC2027.
Credit to the Scottish Authority, they could've called it Scotland Rally GB, but heyho, this is the most useful thing they've done since
Nice to have a real "uk" rally back, at least!
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HDjLcjIb...jpg&name=small
(And Elfyn confirming he wont be retiring at the end of the Rally1 era...)
Why would he retire. He is in his prime. I still hope that Tanak and somehow Rovanpera will be back. Now when we have Solberg, Fourmaux and Pajari on verge for becoming next generation wrc title contenders, we could have a really exciting seasons ahead.
Great news for the Scots economy and nice to have a round back on the mainland at long last even if its at the tippy top of the island.
Maybe sheer co-incidence however this little snippet popped up via Gemini about accommodation in the Aberdeenshire area :
It is important to note that a 7% "visitor levy" or tourist tax has been approved to take effect around April 2027, applying to overnight stays in hotels and B&Bs
Just the switch to a WRC27 (Rally2-spec) car after driving for a decade in the WRC 2017 & Rally1 cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
I can definitely see Ogier and Neuville not wanting to continue. But Evans is obviously still hungry and rallying is his whole life.
Yes the remoteness of Aberdeenshire is a bit of an issue for UK fans. Travel there wont be quick, easy or cheap, even before you pay for accommodation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again