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Glad to hear you enjoyed your visit! IMHO, the move to Sapporo for the last two years was a disaster, crowd-wise - the rally shuffled off to the suburbs and nobody knew it was on. The new Rally...

Well, I will agree that Katsuta in a WRC car will be a disappointment in some rounds. However, given his background, he should do reasonably well in Germany and, despite the pressure, very well in...

Probably time to end this non-WRC topic with this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApqkW07apno

And Paddon won Rally of Otago by 7 minutes.

Yes, it does seem like a deal was done during Oliver Ciesla's visit last week. An official announcement is scheduled for the 14th June. There is a new Rally Japan website up (wrc-jpn.com, mostly in...

Hi AnttiL, I think you missed post #1734

I believe it is, as Hayden has said his 2019 programme is part of his strategy for returning to WRC.

Hayden Paddon's cars for 2019

I just heard some news from NZ. Shortly after showing off his Hyundai AP4 rally car's new livery, Hayden Paddon announced that he has bought a Hyundai TCR car. It seems he doesn't have a race...

I read on NZ Otago Rally website that Hayden Paddon won't do NZRC like last year - max. two or three rounds only, plus one or two APRC rounds in the AP4+ machine. Also, he will compete in European...

Interesting point for me is that they are now saying three possible dates for Rally Japan. Back on the 7th, the 'leaked' calendar had it as first week of November. As the overriding factor in...

Thanks for the link to this interesting article. Even if it is speculation, I believe it is close to reality and likely based on conversations with the Rally Japan promoter. Last week, I was told...