They now want to switch from pairs of two crews fighting for positions on the final stage of the new format WRC events to three crews, from 1-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Not much has changed with this, in fact, it’s equally if not more horrible than pairs of two. Eventually someone is going to...
Akio Toyoda, CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation is in Finland this weekend, learning about the World Rally Championship, talking to the fans, drivers and media but also enjoying some of the action first hand. Together with Tommi Makinen he had a little project of building a rally spec Toyota GT86, equipped with four wheel drive....
Testing of Yaris WRC mule is in progress on various surfaces. In charge of this is Toyota Motorsport GmbH, stationed in Cologne, Germany. Next up, Toyota GT86 CS-R3; status, almost done, zero-car debut soon, looking good and drawing considerable attention from privateers. Again, Cologne-based TMG is behind R3 car project as well. At the same...
Codemasters did something dirty, something very dirty. Which usually means that they did something good for all the WRC and rally fans out there. No, it’s not DiRT 4 yet, but it’ll grab everyone’s attention, I’m sure. Especially if you consider yourself to be a classic example of a rally fan, emphasis on classic bit....
Live stages, live onboards (what happened to the immensely huge technical challenges regarding this?), live maps (hey, we’ve only been asking for this for couple of years now), truckload of video highlights and reports… it’s no longer a dream; for only €4.99 per month you can enjoy all this and more thanks to WRC+ set...
The GT86 CS-R3 rally car will make its public debut at ADAC Rallye Deutschland, the ninth round of the 2014 FIA World Rally Championship, TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) can confirm. TMG has chosen to return to its rallying roots with a rear-wheel-drive car to entertain drivers and fans alike, following in the wheel tracks of...
Perhaps this rally legends vs rally stars idea is not only great but fantastic, for spectators and stream viewers all over the world. Now, how about extending this concept, be it in the same-ish format or different, to other events in the World Rally Championship calendar? For example, Rallye de France? With French rally legends...
In about 45 minutes the 2014 Neste Oil Rally Helsinki Battle will begin on the streets of, well, Helsinki. Featuring a host of WRC legends on one side and equally impressive line-up of current rally stars, this show promises to be a fantastic intro into the next week’s Rally Finland. According to the official schedule,...
