WRC mainclass from 2027

**Ferranis** · Today, 19:49

Originally Posted by saco0o

im here to apologize to my mates on this forum for saying things would be just fine for the next couple of seasons.
i honest thought fia had stopped trying to ruin the sport but i was wrong. one cant be safe when it comes to fia deciding things. now we are NOT going to have a sh1t ton of R5s competing against some wrc27 toyotas next year and thats ridiculous.
we can hope the other projects are ready for 2028, but yeah.... 2027 is not looking so good right now IMO.
im sorry for trusting fia hahahahaha mother in heaven

Who can blame you, we all WANT wrc to be amazing.

Some are just further down the 5 stages of grief than others ^^

**Ferranis** · Today, 19:50

Originally Posted by Mark

Which they will have to u-turn on?

Mark my words, in a few month "battle of the technologies", WRC27 + Rally2Kit + depowerd Rally1.

Maybe I am joking, maybe not

**WRCStan** · Today, 19:58

Originally Posted by focus206

That's the big question. If nobody can find a formula that will attract manufacturers to make rally cars

It's here - if the production cars aren't already rally cars and need a formula, surely what's been necessary for a long time now are sillymobiles?

**WRCStan** · Today, 19:59

Originally Posted by Mark

Which they will have to u-turn on?

Hyundai still aren't signing up and you've gained no ground. It's pointless.

**skarderud** · Today, 20:00

Originally Posted by Ferranis

Mark my words, in a few month "battle of the technologies", WRC27 + Rally2Kit + depowerd Rally1.

Maybe I am joking, maybe not

The Hyundai with weaker engine will be a hit

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**macebig** · Today, 20:03

Nah. Rally 1s are done. Toyota is already working on a 27 car and have the Yaris Rally 2 as a stop gap if needed. M-Sport were probably the ones pushing for the Kit (alongside Lancia...), since the Pumas are ultra expensive. Hyundai were likely to stop anyways. So, imo, for 2027, we ll see the Toyota 27, the Fiesta Rally 2 Kit, the Ypsilon Integrale Kit, maybe a tuner and less likely Hyundai and Skoda. Feel like its a better situation than the Toyota show we have now.

**skarderud** · Today, 20:05

I think the WRC has to do a "1987" next year, run normal Rally2's, not optimal or exiting, but atleast a level'ish field with 15-20 cars in most rallies.

The corrupt president of FIA should be in jail. I dont think anyone real new promoter is around in todays WRC, sadly enough.

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**focus206** · Today, 20:10

Originally Posted by WRCStan

It's here - if the production cars aren't already rally cars and need a formula, surely what's been necessary for a long time now are sillymobiles?

No, because the sillymobiles would be what I said - changing a core aspect of rallying/WRC, which would make it cease to exist. And what would be created, should be called with another name.

**Ferranis** · Today, 20:14

Originally Posted by macebig

Nah. Rally 1s are done. Toyota is already working on a 27 car and have the Yaris Rally 2 as a stop gap if needed. M-Sport were probably the ones pushing for the Kit (alongside Lancia...), since the Pumas are ultra expensive. Hyundai were likely to stop anyways. So, imo, for 2027, we ll see the Toyota 27, the Fiesta Rally 2 Kit, the Ypsilon Integrale Kit, maybe a tuner and less likely Hyundai and Skoda. Feel like its a better situation than the Toyota show we have now.

Sadly Lancia already declines developing the kit: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/lanci...it-indecision/

It will be Toyota & at best M-Sport, if they are quick enough developing the kit.

If we are extremely lucky, maybe some other WR27 half way through the season, but I would not bet on that

**WRCStan** · Today, 20:19

The core aspect being the car must share some characteristics of a body shell chassis of a production car that is capable of doing what's not necessary and not capable of doing what's necessary in special stage rally. Or, the core aspect being, 'being fooled by'.

Maybe rallying should change name, did anybody in WRC ever actually go rallying? I know Monte had the option until quite late, but did anybody actually do it?