Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

**HKSjbg** · 19th March 2025, 17:09

Originally Posted by bearclaw

I’m very interested in rally routes and I liked to put together some fantasy routes in the past, as good as possible, based on the FIA Sporting Regulations 2024/2025. In 2025 it is allowed to do some Remote Service Zones, like in the past. I think they tried it at CER Rally in 2024 on the Czech side on Friday.

Recently there were some articles on Dirtfish about a possible WRC Event in UK/Scotland.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...uld-look-like/
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/feasi...return-begins/

Based on that, I tried to make a route with a service park in Aberdeen, Ceremonial Start in Edinburgh, SSS at the Knockhill Racing Circuit. It was important for me to put in some legacy from the classic RAC events in the past. For that I put together some park stages as well. The rally should be a forest gravel event – what else.

Day 1 around Perth (Knockhill Racing Circuit - Perth - overnight halt Perth, remote service Perh Airport like in the IRC days)
Day 2 northwest of Perth - road section to Aberdeen
Day 3 southwest of Aberdeen
Day 4 norhwest of Aberdeen

All stages, except one park stage and the Shakedown were used already in the past as a rally stage. The stages are from Events like: Speyside Stages, Grampian Forest Rally, Rally of Scotland (IRC days), Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally and Knockhill Stages Rally. I tried to connect some stages, made it a bit longer or shorter, sometimes with different start and finish areas as run on the events above.

In total the competitive route includes 21 special stages with 348,38km. The total rally route is 1406km. The distances are not that exactly but I did the route with mapfab and I think the distances are not that far away.

I would like to hear your opinion about that fantasy route and maybe some locals can say if these stages are still possible and are available for rallying?! In Kirriemuir, near the Bon Scott statue, I placed a refueling zone during the road section.

Here is the full itinerary and the rally map.

https://www.mapfab.com/map/AhDb/RSAC...-Rally-GB-2026

Great work, but you missed out THE best rally stage in Scotland - Drummond Hill! Possibly only second best to Grizedale West in the whole of the UK. I would suggest that instead of Griffin.

Starting with Knockhill and Scone gives it a proper mid-90s RSAC Scottish Rally feel to it!

**WRCStan** · 31st March 2025, 20:23

When did wrc.com get a makeover? It now loads the same day for me.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 1st April 2025, 10:04

Originally Posted by WRCStan

When did wrc.com get a makeover? It now loads the same day for me.

I noticed last week that FIAERC.com was refreshed so I assume they were done at the same time. Much faster and nicer looking.

**stavrosGDB** · 1st April 2025, 11:24

Mikkelsen will drive a Skoda RS rally2 this week in the first Greek championship round but as a '0' car.

**saco0o** · 23rd April 2025, 17:33

https://www.reddit.com/r/theocho/com...onship_finals/

hahaha THE REAL FUTURE OF RALLYING. so cheap, mate... SO CHEAP

**saco0o** · 28th April 2025, 18:39

idk if its just me, but I loved how the new zealand championship builds up the story on their highlights. its really simple, i dont even understand. sure, you gotta be open to just "ok, let me watch these 20 minute and understand who these fellas are", sure... but yeah, it gets really cool until the final fight on the power stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANlzcUO8Gm8

**Morte66** · 19th May 2025, 09:51

Does anyone remember Rally Chile having had much rain over the years?

**Corcaíoch** · 4th June 2025, 11:59

Any suggestions or recommendations for any rally podcasts that are worth listening to, other than Dirtfish, or is it the only option we've left? In English only unfortunately.

**WRCStan** · 4th June 2025, 12:42

Good question, could do with an update on what I'm missing. Depends what you're after but a few YT channels I follow:
Hollie McRae; I found through here, has some long form sit down chats with figures we've all heard of and behind the scenes of working at ERC and BRC rallies. Has the knack of making friends with anybody she talks to so usually good content.
Maximum Attack; monologue form usually but clearly a car and sport man, shares his view whatever it is, usually enjoy the topics raised. Has a fantastic commentary cadence, so optional to sit in a folding chair with a flask and pretend you're at a circuit or RAC Sunday super special.
Hero-Era; An alternative suggestion for historic buffs; when I'm in the mood for the long form videos, they're just great. No times or results, just people enjoying a drive.