Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

[Morte66]

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

[Corcaíoch]

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]

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.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Irish rally podcast Krunching Gears - also discusses WRC, ERC & BRC and had some good guests.

https://open.spotify.com/show/29j4xG...QImy7Hub4TOPXA

[240RS]

Oliver Solberg's event scoring selections appear not too well thought out, I feel.

He has opted not to score where he looked a shoe-in to bag points and picked others that, on paper, didn't present the best balance. Like Nikolay Gryazin, budget doesn't seem to be an issue, and with it the complication of choosing the best option(s) presents an unusual dilemma.

Hindsight is such a good teacher, but you can't help but wonder whether the luxury of choice is not much of a blessing here.

[becher]

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.

The Sprint Podcast is quit fun, the guys are clearly amateurs, but they do a good job and are entertaining. It is defunct and was never news related, but some good interviews and discussions of past events.

Another one would be the Rally DNA podcast, more professional and also very enjoyable. It seems to be defunct as well but their main focus was also on historic stuff and the odd interview.

[Humber]

With Ford partnering with Red Bull for F1 in 2026, what performance levels are Ford expecting from M-Sport in 2025? 5th in Safari for Munster is the season's 'highlight' so far.
Would a Skoda type Rally2 operation (Rally 3 etc) be a better use of resources?

[WRCStan]

Ford don't really care already

[saco0o]

at this point im cheering for:
1) another manufacturer to partner with msport for '27 cuz ford doenst give a cr4p
2) the 2027 rules are so 'free' that MSPORT can just build a generic hatchback with an engine to rent/sell to costumers/privateers