It's not premature to say they are prbly the biggest surprise of the rally. Not meaning to take something off Suninen or Evans but both and sometimes all 3 Fiestas were really quick today. Sure the car has a bit to say in that.
Fair enough... I was thinking more along the lines of they need to finish before they can start self-backslapping. Just hope they haven't cursed it.
The swept volume limit is 1600 cc, so 266.7 cc per cylinder.
For a 16:1 compression ratio the combustion volume is therefore 17.78 cc.
For the compression to increase to 18:1 the combustion...
This year's Dakar has very small gaps. It seems like it's not as car breaking as the other years.
After 7 stages in Dakar 2026: 16 drivers within 1 hour from the lead. 10th place at +25m 25s...
A four minute interview with Kalle before he started the weekend's races. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dhTMW_Nbw
Kalle Rovanpera - rallying's...