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Draw on Sunday at Rally Portugal. Proceeds to the Craig Breen Foundation...
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Meirion Evans is set to give the GR Yaris Rally2 its Irish debut on the Carlow Stages on the 18th May.

Hyundai i20 Rally2 has had its upgrades homologated.

https://motorsport.hyundai.com/debut-of-the-latest-i20-n-rally2-updates-at-rally-croatia/

Will any ERC entries like Paddon have them yet ?

As ever the fan video captures the real raw action and feeling of watching a rally way better than the official WRC+ All Live.

Until WRC+ can find a way of having more live stage-side cameras...

They have got a deal done for Sesks to drive a Rally1 car and with hybrid power on the 2nd event. This should happen for more 'locals' on other WRC rounds as promised.

Removing the hybrid system...

Hyundai had lots of i20 Rally2 upgrades on the car for Rally Croatia so I expect Meeke will have these for Portugal.
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Extensive highlights programme filmed by local tv (Deportes TV Canaria). Good quality action and some unique
overlays of drivers lines in corners:

https://youtu.be/lC8VIPbhQTY?si=JsIYpjdOHsKcnU2o

This year's event was also totally dry which isnt always the case. Rain and fog could make it a lot more 'exciting' for those that cant appreciate the skill and precision involved on the dry.

So Devine held on for the win, Edwards couldn't catch him despite a couple of fastest times today. The unfortunate Cronin recovered to 4th.

This result should tight up the battle for the 2024 ITRC.

A nice close battle all rally between the French guys. Very impressive pace against the locals. Even Paddon couldn't get anywhere near.

A good solid event for Jon Armstrong too, beating quite a...

Some good live action filmed by On The Limit and with cars at 30s intervals making it really enjoyable to watch:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/royfY3g2z2rYMgEL/

Keith Cronin just took a huge 18.2 sec out of both Devine & Edwards on SS4 ! Edwards says that's mental and Keith is a special talent.

Edit -
Disastrous bad luck for Cronin on SS7 losing 2 mins...

I appreciate the high speed accuracy on these roads which have no room for error. A lot of the drivers have said it's their favourite tarmac rally. Plus watching them and the scenery is pretty...

Not sure if posted here before, Evan's test prior to Croatia with footage of the Rally1 Yaris in 2025-spec...

https://youtu.be/ALLO7rds-yI?si=FRdZ5LDkRZcxMPOV

ITRC Rally of the Lakes underway and Matt Edwards is finding it a steep learning curve vs the experienced locals of Devine and Cronin.

Nice 4k quality video action:

https://youtu.be/rCsUfTGdugM?si=HZvjQnijdmcRQ8Ld

Armstrong has been strong ! An impressive job and I'm delighted to see what he and the M-Sport Fiesta can do.

"It's been a good day, I tried to have a good rhythm in there but everything is...

SS5: Jon Armstrong 5th fastest again and now 5th Overall !

SS5: Cachón
Drama in here for the rally leader who has lost 13.1sec on the split to Bonato!
Front right tyre damage for the Spaniard. Loses 40.6sec total in the stage and drops out of the...

Crew taken to hospital for precautionary checks.

A big shame for them, especially after their recovery from the the massive crash here last year.

Jon Armstrong is doing pretty well so far on his Rally2 tarmac debut and seems to be improving his pace... 5th fastest on SS3.

And 5th on SS4 - just 0.1s behind Bonato !!

Good action from last night (outdoor section).

https://youtu.be/usuS8ehiftE?si=ev5aV5jHC3Q8IuUT

https://youtube.com/shorts/iaODj9Qrj9Q?si=6im8Q92kx3Dhuoha

Top 3 Qualifying Stage:

Yoan Bonato 1:53.8
Diego Ruiloba + 0.1
Miklós Csomós +0.2

Bonato said he didnt want to be fastest and so be first on the road as he suffered in that position last...

QS Stage live at 15.13 Local

https://www.youtube.com/live/SLCFtHS2rCU?si=QLWBPDi4Td1xqaEq