After all, it is April 1st, so anything is possible, and from the way he worded his “announcement”, we can suspect he is not being too serious. It says “Humorist and rally driver” on his Facebook profile, so there’s that. But if this info is in fact genuine, then we can expect to see Paulo...
Almost thirty years ago (what the hell happened to all those years? Time, you are so mean!) one team tested one car, getting it ready for World Rally Championship assault. Car looked and went like a demon, which was only fitting for the era in which it took demonic skills behind the wheel and in...
He did everything right out on the track, started on pole for todays FIA GT Series race, kept the lead in appauling conditions and brought the car in for the driver change, but just as he did, a costly mistake ruined possible win or podium finish. Sebastien Loeb was too eager to prepare for a...
Remember the story about great little Toyota Corolla AE86, better known as Hachi-roku, and it’s adventure in the hands of drifter-turned-rally driver Josip Žagar Zax? Well of course you do, because it was only yesterday World Rally Blog brought first part of it! I am happy to say this blog will follow Zax, his co-driver...
Great team effort saw Alvaro Parente and Sebastien Loeb clinch victory in first qualifying race of the new FIA GT Series season. On tight and twisty Nogaro circuit Parente did a great stint, but was unable to find a way past the leading Audi R8 ALMS, driven by Rene Rast. After the mandatory pit stops,...
Historic rally cars are tons of fun. Take old Ford Escorts, for example, or something from Abarth’s garage. They’re as fast as their owners/drivers dare to push them – set them up (both car and driver) properly and you’ll end up with a nice show for every rally fan to enjoy. If driver is tuned...
Remember when we were told to look for TV coverage of WRC events on Youtube? By that I assume we were instructed to search for pirate rips, uploaded by fans all across the globe. Everyone was fine with it, and for a while it was indeed the only way for certain countries and regions to...
Compared to rally, circuit racing is often mocked as being too easy or repetitive, but I would assume that is only before you actually sit behind the wheel and head out to face few dozen fiercely merciless opponents. It includes a whole other set of challenges and requirements compared to rally, and in all honesty...
