Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

[AnttiL]

Cuts happen instantly. You push a button and done.

There's a some sort of transformation animation?

[Franky]

There's a some sort of transformation animation?

But transitions have a known duration. But with the start cameras it should be possible to trim the excess precisely as I believe they are always recordings/replays on normal stages.

[wyler]

But transitions have a known duration. But with the start cameras it should be possible to trim the excess precisely as I believe they are always recordings/replays on normal stages.

cameras are live all the time, you can switch (more than cut) instantly. you can apply a fixed time transition (wrc+ don't). that's the technical part.
the other side is narration/storytelling grammar. you have a semi-fixed script to balance the airing time between cars and also some fixed need. i.e = p.s starting of any car/end of ps/interview.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

2023 Season - who was the fastest so far ?

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-f...r-in-wrc-2023/

Position Driver Stage wins
1 Sébastien Ogier 14
2 Thierry Neuville 13
3 Kalle Rovanperä 12
4 Esapekka Lappi 6
5 Ott Tänak 5
6 Craig Breen 4
7 Elfyn Evans 2
8= Taka Katsuta 1
8= Dani Sordo 1

[AnttiL]

https://itgetsfasternow.com/2023/03/...-short-stages/

Pros and cons of long stages

[doubled1978]

https://itgetsfasternow.com/2023/03/...-short-stages/

Pros and cons of long stages

Good article Antti.
I suppose in an ideal world, we would have a rally with a mix of all of these lengths of stages, like the early 1980’s, but that’s not really possible now with the TV and rally format being so controlled.
Personally, I think on balance they legs are usually pretty good at 3/4 stages which balances out the stages and allows enough time for the TV to cover it all.

[Jarek Z]

Just a fun fact. I don't know if anybody here is into rally models, but it seems quite popular here in Poland. Last year DeAgostini issued a series of models from WRC and ERC (1:43 scale). This year they extend it with new cars. Good to see that rallying is still popular enough for someone to do it:
https://www.deagostini.com/pl/hobby/rally-cars

[atsiotras79]

Same series is also active in Greece, we are in No51, CZ, and Slovakia, and just recently finished in Spain.
Also looks that here in Greece the series is quite popular…

[dimviii]

Loeb.Any news we dont know,or worth to mentioned from the French speaking members?

https://youtu.be/E1ntTjJzWzE

[NOT]

Loeb.Any news we dont know,or worth to mentioned from the French speaking members?

https://youtu.be/E1ntTjJzWzE

you can turn auto translation with greek subtitiles on youtube