Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

[WRCStan]

In yer Garage: Goodwood. Couple of interesting bits being a tour of the Yaris engine bay and Ford's Dakar Raptor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CQJAdGEMJk

Howard should do a few WRC stage ends.

[Steve Boyd]

I wonder if Ott knows that Howard used to co-drive for Elfyn's dad?

[240RS]

With Rally Finland now behind us, time to discuss an issue that is irredeemably changing our sport.

Ouninpohja, the only stage on the final day, accounted for 10 of 35 available points - 23km of road accounted for 28.5% of Kalle Rovanpera's total haul of points!!!

Changes to our sport are inevitable. But are we going too far?? Jonne Haltunen praised this move, but I felt a bit sad that we are losing some of rallying's enduring charm. As a fan with rally memory from the late 70s, I try not to let nostalgia cloud modern-day realities. The increasing drive towards narrower and narrower formats, though, feels wrong. Subjective word there, but there must be many who feel the same.

[spyros]

With Rally Finland now behind us, time to discuss an issue that is irredeemably changing our sport.

Ouninpohja, the only stage on the final day, accounted for 10 of 35 available points - 23km of road accounted for 28.5% of Kalle Rovanpera's total haul of points!!!

Changes to our sport are inevitable. But are we going too far?? Jonne Haltunen praised this move, but I felt a bit sad that we are losing some of rallying's enduring charm. As a fan with rally memory from the late 70s, I try not to let nostalgia cloud modern-day realities. The increasing drive towards narrower and narrower formats, though, feels wrong. Subjective word there, but there must be many who feel the same.

count me too, well said mate.

[wyler]

With Rally Finland now behind us, time to discuss an issue that is irredeemably changing our sport.

Ouninpohja, the only stage on the final day, accounted for 10 of 35 available points - 23km of road accounted for 28.5% of Kalle Rovanpera's total haul of points!!!

Changes to our sport are inevitable. But are we going too far?? Jonne Haltunen praised this move, but I felt a bit sad that we are losing some of rallying's enduring charm. As a fan with rally memory from the late 70s, I try not to let nostalgia cloud modern-day realities. The increasing drive towards narrower and narrower formats, though, feels wrong. Subjective word there, but there must be many who feel the same.

still, 2 runs there were nearly more km than an average sunday...

[trykmann]

still, 2 runs there were nearly more km than an average sunday...

The drivers were mostly happy with the stage and format, but the TV coverage was quite boring. We mostly saw only one junction and all the hype went around that. This stage had the legendary yellow house jump, but this wasn't shown at all.

[EstWRC]

It was showed but in the replay

Watching the YouTube professional videos I always wonder how come official broadcast guys don’t go to amazing places like them

[PLuto]

For a long time I dont like Sundays as it is very short for me. Of course it is mainly because they want to end the rally in midday...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The SS & PS points to prevent cruising make sense, but they should make the mileage longer.

And all the hype over the Ouninpohja stage being run twice on the Sunday.... and the only changes of place in the Overall standings were due to punctures, not time gains through driving.

[denkimi]

Sunday gives way too many points. Supersunday should give 7 points, and the powerstage 3.