WRC Rally Islas Canarias 2026

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Rally Finland is run at summer and summer nights in Finland are subject to phenomena known as the Midnight Sun. Dusk, not dark at all. Come at winter and you won't see sun at all for months.

https://www.visitfinland.com/en/arti...-midnight-sun/

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I’m aware, that’s why it would be nice that once every few years they’d run it in the Autumn like they did in 2021 and then have night stages there.

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Rally Finland is run at summer and summer nights in Finland are subject to phenomena known as the Midnight Sun. Dusk, not dark at all. Come at winter and you won't see sun at all for months.

https://www.visitfinland.com/en/arti...-midnight-sun/

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Sunset is 22:10 on 30th July.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Some may think its dull but dry tarmac is a proper test of speed, skill, bravery and concentration.

And as Solberg showed, it's not easy to do this flat-out driving where there's no margin for error.

If you dont like it, dont watch it and wait for the next rally.

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9 out of 10 rc1 drivers made it to the finish without rally2. In croatia we had 3.

It can't have been a rally without margin for error.

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Originally Posted by denkimi

9 out of 10 rc1 drivers made it to the finish without rally2. In croatia we had 3.

It can't have been a rally without margin for error.

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You cant assume that. Maybe they all realised how tough it was and kept within their limits as the risks were too high.

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Originally Posted by flat_right

Many simply cannot justify maintaining two full sets of top-level racing hardware for a single event

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Maybe there's something inherently wrong in this sentence. Did they switch all the gear 40/50 years ago or have we just become used to it?

A true rally should be one journey and you should finish it with the same parts as you left, excepting direct replacement and repair.

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Originally Posted by becher

Personally I never understood the sidways = spectacular thought process.

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Probably you are not in the right form of motorsport.
Hillclimb could be good for you, but not rallying.

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Originally Posted by Sal yet again

So far for some maybe it is but chuck some bad weather and punctures into the mix and the whole thing could change. Better consistent road surfaces than the lottery and shite on the roads of Croatia. Having driven the Gran Canaria roads and watched the event when it was part of the ERC, IMO its far from boring but each to their own.

I'm more interested in the WRC 2 battle and its illuminating to see that the local Canary Islands championship leaders Lucky and Enrique Cruz are quite a bit off the regulars just goes to show how strong the pace is at the top of the championship

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I should add that it is more interesting to watch this rally "in real" than on TV. And with the second sentence - dont forget that Lucky and Enrique Cruz has never drove Hankook before...

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Originally Posted by JAM

Probably you are not in the right form of motorsport.
Hillclimb could be good for you, but not rallying.

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Hahaha. Statements like this are just stupidity.

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Originally Posted by Franky

Sunset is 22:10 on 30th July.

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But it rises again at 04:35 - so it never gets really dark.

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Originally Posted by WRCStan

Did they switch all the gear 40/50 years ago

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All paid for by tobacco & alcohol companies.

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Originally Posted by COD

Oliver had crazy amount of luck with his offs in Monte and Sweden. But such luck can not last forever. He is over the limit too much

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Last sentence made me try to think it over; what happened and why?

At first, I´d say Toyota team (read Juha K) should have given Oliver some good advices before going into last day of competition. Telling him not to go flat out, just to hold on to his 2nd position. Did they do that or let him just ride alone?

Secondly some thoughts of tyre choice. Needing 4 softs for PS, where did he put his 2 hard tyres on second last stage? In front? Or Rear? In front; did they cause some slightly more understeering (it was also a slight lift just before)?

Third; a small gap in the armco-barrier just after he touched it made the outcome much worse ripping off the front left suspension.

This is not excuses, only a way to understand if there were things contributing to the outcome... ;)

Edit: Now, I´ve seen the Dirt-fish on sight report from Olivers crash. I think Oliver did a good answer to what went wrong. My analysis feel still relevant in some parts.

https://x.com/se_llama_GRANCA/status...699722386?s=20

https://x.com/Lukyanuky/status/2048672081034797130?s=20

https://x.com/MikkoHeikkiller/status...706389773?s=20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc437vDs-b8

https://x.com/se_llama_GRANCA/status...426916397?s=20

Ogier´s aura

https://x.com/se_llama_GRANCA/status...203353679?s=20

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Originally Posted by Steve Boyd

But it rises again at 04:35 - so it never gets really dark.

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Midsummer and end of July are very different times. It will be dark.

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Originally Posted by Franky

Midsummer and end of July are very different times. It will be dark.

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That’s why I said in the Autumn, like the fantastic edition we had in 2021.

Wet hairpin...
https://youtube.com/shorts/DoETXCQv2...YxQ4bAF6X-m9EG

Ogier flats out in narrow road. Crazy...
https://x.com/se_llama_GRANCA/status...370384819?s=20

My photogallery from colourful Canarias on this link: https://eu.zonerama.com/TomasR/Album/15197241

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Originally Posted by ReRe

My photogallery from colourful Canarias on this link: https://eu.zonerama.com/TomasR/Album/15197241

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Good job !!! Thanks for share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjZD-EUVOw4

Katsuta Power Stage

Nice scenery, well captured cars, no doubt.
Canary rally pictures just feel so lame, you actually can't make a difference if the car is standing on the corner or driving. I never get this feeling with rally Croatia pictures or in general with gravel rallies ones.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Last sentence made me try to think it over; what happened and why?

At first, I´d say Toyota team (read Juha K) should have given Oliver some good advices before going into last day of competition. Telling him not to go flat out, just to hold on to his 2nd position. Did they do that or let him just ride alone?

Secondly some thoughts of tyre choice. Needing 4 softs for PS, where did he put his 2 hard tyres on second last stage? In front? Or Rear? In front; did they cause some slightly more understeering (it was also a slight lift just before)?

Third; a small gap in the armco-barrier just after he touched it made the outcome much worse ripping off the front left suspension.

This is not excuses, only a way to understand if there were things contributing to the outcome... ;)

Edit: Now, I´ve seen the Dirt-fish on sight report from Olivers crash. I think Oliver did a good answer to what went wrong. My analysis feel still relevant in some parts.

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That boy has 64 WRC starts, at that point of career he should not need instructions on how to drive

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Originally Posted by COD

That boy has 64 WRC starts, at that point of career he should not need instructions on how to drive

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Not to drive. You misunderstand me. It´s about tactics and age.

You tell me no other WRC driver goes off after 6-7 events in Rally1 car? Don´t think so. But as said it´s about tactics.

Solberg has already said he wasnt pushing and was behind Ogier on the splits at the point of the off.

It was a tiny mistake that couldve happened anytime, plus the previous run of the stage was damp so it was his first run at full speed.

The gap in the barrier taking the wheel of was also a bit unlucky

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Solberg has already said he wasnt pushing and was behind Ogier on the splits at the point of the off.

It was a tiny mistake that couldve happened anytime, plus the previous run of the stage was damp so it was his first run at full speed.

The gap in the barrier taking the wheel of was also a bit unlucky

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Not pushing and was behind Ogier 0,6 sec on the splits ???

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Originally Posted by ik1911

Not pushing and was behind Ogier 0,6 sec on the splits ???

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Well Solberg had been faster than Ogier on the two previous stages.

Plus bear in mind that Solberg was coming off two bad scores on his last WRC events and would want as many Super Sunday points as he could get...

https://x.com/se_llama_GRANCA/status...014731980?s=20

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Solberg has already said he wasnt pushing and was behind Ogier on the splits at the point of the off.

It was a tiny mistake that couldve happened anytime, plus the previous run of the stage was damp so it was his first run at full speed.

The gap in the barrier taking the wheel of was also a bit unlucky

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Oliver can say he wasn't pushing, but the reality was different. Jonne Haltunen in the recent Dirtfish podcast also pointed out, that Oliver has the speed, but he also has had incidents in every rally so far. Monte and Sweden were lucky escapes.

I like him as a driver, but he has to be more conservative and try to have clean rallies.

Remember that both Tanak and Neuville had also that. Very fast, but uncosistent. Then that changed. It's very rare that the driver is fast from start and also consistent.