WRC2 news & rumors 2023

[Rallyper]

It should´ve been fines with money. Not time penalty.
And when creating rules they should be only dealing with dangerous habits.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Chris Ingram update:

Dear Rally fans and my loyal supporters,

I wanted to share my plans for the rest of the season and clarify why I haven't been out competing recently. I received incredible support ahead of Rallye Monte Carlo from my supporters via my crowdfunding army and again finished the 1st full privateer driver in the rally.

However in Monte Carlo, It became evident that the older Skoda WRC2 car was no match for the latest version. Unfortunately, I couldn't secure a deal with Toksport to compete in Portugal and Sardinia using the new car. They already have seven cars running, and the cost per event was simply not feasible for my current limited budget.

I have taken a step back to focus on making solid foundations for my career by working on fundraising, promoting my driver training and launching the Rally Warrior Experience in the UK, France, and Belgium.

The plan for the rest of the season is to build back up to WRC.

I have decided to enter the Ypres Rally with Wevers Sport in the highly succesful VW Polo GTI R5. The event will be intergrated with a Rally Warrior Experience day beforehand where you can have the chance to ride with me flat out on some iconic rally stages. I will also offer one lucky supporter of my crowdfunding army a ride in the car, as I did at my Rally Experience in Wales back in April.

If everything goes well, my plan is to then participate in the European Rally Championship in either Rally di Roma or the Czech Barum Rally before returning to the WRC towards the end of the season for the brand new Rally Central Europe. I feel these events will provide me with a platform to prepare for a full attack and full season in the World Rally Championship in 2024 with manufacturer support.

Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting a legendary British racing driver, who has been incredibly generous and has facilitated some key introductions, including some at the F1 Monaco GP this weekend !

I hope to have some more positive news in the near future.

Thank you for your amazing support and I hope to see many of you in Belgium !

Chris

[AnttiL]

The crowd funding promised the supporters' names on the side of the car on WRC events from Croatia onwards. Do they get refunds now?

[rallyfiend]

Geez that guy is full of rubbish.

[AnttiL]

I feel these events will provide me with a platform to prepare for a full attack and full season in the World Rally Championship in 2024 with manufacturer support.

How can he even be serious?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

How can he even be serious?

There are many conversations going on and there could be 2024 seats available in Rally2 cars supported by M-Sport, Hyundai, Toksport and even Toyota will have their new Yaris.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The crowd funding promised the supporters' names on the side of the car on WRC events from Croatia onwards. Do they get refunds now?

No fans ever gave money for that reason. It was his way of thanking them, as he's done a few times before.

[ouvreur]

There are many conversations going on and there could be 2024 seats available in Rally2 cars supported by M-Sport, Hyundai, Toksport and even Toyota will have their new Yaris.

Maybe maybe maybe.

Why would any of those teams / manufacturers choose him, over any one of about a dozen other guys (who are just as fast or even faster), who have done more than 1 WRC rally in 2023 and can actually commit to a program?

I don't want to sound harsh, I admire the guy for what he's done on a smaller than average budget, but the sport doesn't stand still. If he doesn't absolutely dominate Ypres he's going to look pretty stupid with this decision.

[manthey]

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc2-...grades-rossel/

The game changer is the Rear diff for gravel

[Jarek Z]

Mikkelsen admits that he doesn’t have the budget to do full WRC2 championship:
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2023/wrc...-a-crossroads/