There is no need for lengthy comments or heartbreaking intros to this particular video – it’s all there, the passion and dedication of thousands upon thousands of rally fans, gathered around the arguably coldest stage of 2013 Rallye Monte Carlo, Saint Bonnet Le Froid. The video below clearly shows why FIA, Red Bull Media House...
Have you ever considered a sound of high revving WRC machine to be just the perfect wake up alarm? I did, although not necessarily in the shape of a real alarm clock. Instead, my secret wish is to get the loudest rally car in the recorded history to the square in my quiet little town,...
Would you like some black ice and a sprinkle of snow on that dry tarmac, or shall we add some moist in couple of corners, just to round it up nicely? Yes, by all means!, fans and reporters shouted in response. Drivers were quiet, or at least we think they were, because they were behind...
Global access to free TV coverage of the World Rally Championship still belongs to the “please make it happen” folder, but things are moving in the right direction after all. Or at least that is the general impression of the small, but significant steps made towards mending some of the most neglected problems of WRC’s...
by Tom Stajduhar · Published January 17, 2013 · Last modified January 18, 2013
Such a rally, what a day, again! Sebastien Loeb is so far in front that not even Sebastien Ogier cares about him anymore. In fact, if you ask Ogier about Loeb just one more time, he will… he will… do something! Oui! I do feel sorry for Mr. Ogier to some extent – faced with...
Splits are in, and Sebastien Loeb is permanently in the lead – it means the timing services are working as intented today, or so it seems for us sitting at home. There were many complaints yesterday about the poor timing services provided by FIA’s new partner, but for now situation looks much better. Again, this...
First day of proper rally action is behind us, and what a day it was! Only four stages, but huge amount of excitement, with a bit of drama as well. Some of the classic Monte stages challenged crews and their teams to the maximum, with tires once again playing crucial part in shaping the outcome...
You know what’s the worst/best thing about the timing system problems in WRC? The fact that we, and by that I mean ordinary folks/fans, will probably never find out what exactly happened that prompted FIA and/or new promoters to dump previous and praised Stage One Technology and their services and hire Sistemas Integrales de Telecomunicacion....
