Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

[Jarek Z]

Former WRC driver Lorenzo Bertelli finally wins something!
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8...brunello-2023/

[the sniper]

Former WRC driver Lorenzo Bertelli finally wins something!
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8...brunello-2023/

His mother will be proud...

[fiscorpun]

French Winter Series "Tropee Andros" is shutting down after 2024.
Its funny cuz people are blaming the shift to EVs 2 years ago but its actually because theres no more ice to keep the tracks! This is so sad, we have been seeing similar stuff starting in Rally Sweden and even Monte Carlo.
Last 2 years some of the Tropee Andros were basically wet tracks cuz the ice was gone. They have been canceling rounds for 3 years already because such thing. Thats REALLY sad. It was such a fun thing to watch during December/January, when motorsport is basically non existent.

[240RS]

The R.A.C Rally currently taking place brought to the fore one nostalgic memory for me - Large DOOR numbers.

We have debated this here in the past, but how I wish the FIA seriously considered bringing them back.

[lmmjvss]

BAJA 1000 is done... Its crazy to watch some of the onboards! There are so many fans watching the race from the side of the track. Some of them even go basically INSIDE the track like WRC in the 80s. They go 100kmh on the start, but in the desert is race speed. They reach almost 200kmh at some point. This is insane.
I love these stuff. SCORE (the name of that championship with the Bajas rounds) are missing such an oportunity by not having 40min highlights anymore. They used to have those. It was great!
ANyway, this onboard is cool to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKJlJGmjeI
Bryce Menzies also had a great video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-38QNgB2cbE
Someone on the track filming the Big Trucks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtsfjzWPD48

Not sure whats the level of interest from you fellas here

[Rallyper]

BAJA 1000 is done... Its crazy to watch some of the onboards! There are so many fans watching the race from the side of the track. Some of them even go basically INSIDE the track like WRC in the 80s. They go 100kmh on the start, but in the desert is race speed. They reach almost 200kmh at some point. This is insane.
I love these stuff. SCORE (the name of that championship with the Bajas rounds) are missing such an oportunity by not having 40min highlights anymore. They used to have those. It was great!
ANyway, this onboard is cool to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKJlJGmjeI
Bryce Menzies also had a great video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-38QNgB2cbE
Someone on the track filming the Big Trucks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtsfjzWPD48

Not sure whats the level of interest from you fellas here

How many spectators are killed?

[lmmjvss]

How many spectators are killed?

I guess none. I remember 2016 had one casuality, I guees two fans died in ´18... but I imagine theres more if you dig on that. But heyyy, its America. They are free to choose if they want to die or not haha

[Rallyper]

I guess none. I remember 2016 had one casuality, I guees two fans died in ´18... but I imagine theres more if you dig on that. But heyyy, its America. They are free to choose if they want to die or not haha

Well... looks beyond limits...

[Jarek Z]

Not sure whats the level of interest from you fellas here

I have never met anybody who was interested in it. Here in Europe we only know the name Baja, but not much more. But those cars look impressive!

[Jarek Z]

I was once wondering why there is a Lancia Delta called Baja:
https://pixarcars.pl/lancia-delta-in...ja-blazers-610
and never found the answer!