It wasn't Katsuta's first rally on snow. He drives Rally Sweden, Arctic Lapland Rally and many events in Finland every year.
Have a look:
"Snowy/icy tarmac rallies".
He has done snow rallies with proper snow tyres, he has done tarmac rallies. He have never done a rally where you use the Monte-style studded tyres, or any rally where you can go from dry tarmac to snow in 1km on the same stage.
US of A will be after Rally Japan... and Indonesia will be added the following year but not sure when. They're still in talks about a date but the rally is set up.
But you still have those, what I meant was, they’ve taken away old footage…it’s 2026 and they’re still making it so why take it out if it already exists?
Simple answer: because nobody was buying the TV rights for a product that was basically a liability for the Promoter, since you need people to edit and voiceover. Paying employees for something that...
US of A will be after Rally Japan... and Indonesia will be added the following year but not sure when. They're still in talks about a date but the rally is set up.
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