Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

**becher** · 28th February 2026, 13:53

I always found it strange how he was the man in a Stratos but disappeared basically together with the original Lancia Squadra Corse.

**focus206** · 2nd March 2026, 10:56

Originally Posted by becher

I always found it strange how he was the man in a Stratos but disappeared basically together with the original Lancia Squadra Corse.

I guess he decided to retire few years before the average (great) driver of the time. He was 38 in 1978, his last "full" season. He helped FIAT develop the 131 Abarth, after they decided to close down the Lancia team.
After that, he tried to win Safari few times but never managed to.

**Jarek Z** · 4th March 2026, 15:58

Sandro Munari and Lancia Stratos will be rally legends forever. They say he was in poor health since 2022 here:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/sandro-munari-1940-2026

**deephouse** · 5th March 2026, 03:29

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-i...odern-group-b/

Wow, it's like someone listened to me. Haha joke. I completely support that idea. People like watching old cars and put legends in it would be awesome aswell.

**wyler** · 5th March 2026, 09:21

Originally Posted by deephouse

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-i...odern-group-b/

Wow, it's like someone listened to me. Haha joke. I completely support that idea. People like watching old cars and put legends in it would be awesome aswell.

i don't like the idea of a friday off, but maybe a sunday could be done, with morning running before the wrc stage, and an added show afternoon.

btw, i remember in some rally germany they were doing it a little on the parzerplatte day, having legends to drive legend cars before the wrc.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 16th March 2026, 20:57

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Aberdeen, Scotland takes another step in bid for a WRC event:

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/news...-championships

I did say it was coming ...

**Humber** · 21st March 2026, 07:19

Kalle Rovanpera - posted on social media(instagram), he is pulling back on Japanese Super Formula this year, to work on a long-term health issue.

**TypeR** · 21st March 2026, 07:46

Wishing good recovery for him! Maybe it's time for him to take it easier, relax and enjoy life. Rally goals are achieved

**Eli** · 25th March 2026, 06:40

https://youtu.be/e9BQp0M5uzI?si=fFZQUlewl2rpORBQ
I’m not sure if this was posted here in this forum but in case it hasn’t here it is. Richard Hammond alongside Oliver Solberg, THIS is how you promote this beloved sport!

**Eli** · 15th April 2026, 11:15

I don’t know why the forum has been giving me trouble lately, sometimes it says it’s unsecured because it doesn’t encrypt with https, in my 13 (next week) years on this forum, I’ve never had any sort of issues like that and from what I gather I’m not the only one?