Rally News Estonia’s governing body organizing July rally The Estonian Autosport Union is organizing a groundbreaking coronavirus-safe rally to run in July. After months of postponements and cancellations, Estonia’s motorsport governing body has… Read more by David Evans May 19, 2020 2 min
WRC Features What makes Portugal such a challenge Portugal has never been one of the more straightforward European rounds of the World Rally Championship. Whether it was the wet March weather blowing in… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2020 3 min
WRC Features DirtFish launches Rally Portugal week Portugal week. Right about now the World Rally Championship was scheduled to arrive back in Europe for the first time since February. Unfortunately, but for… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2020 2 min
WRC News Sainz on the WRC GOAT debate Carlos Sainz is officially the greatest rally driver of all time. The World Rally Championship’s own website said so. The question nobody has asked, until… Read more by David Evans May 17, 2020 2 min
WRC News Seven events needed to crown WRC champion A further four World Rally Championship rounds will have to run if the series is to crown 2020 champions. While there is no firm regulation… Read more by David Evans May 16, 2020 3 min
WRC News FIA, WRC Promoter react to Safari decision An 18-year wait just got 12 months longer with the news that July’s Safari Rally in Kenya has been canned due to coronavirus. Both the… Read more by David Evans May 16, 2020 2 min
WRC News Safari Rally officially called off for 2020 This year’s Safari Rally Kenya has been called off, with Africa’s return to the World Rally Championship now deferred until next season. The announcement, made… Read more by David Evans May 15, 2020 2 min
WRC News Privateers ask for more input into WRC restart plans Private teams competing in the World Rally Championship are calling for a voice in the future direction of a series they feel they provide the… Read more by David Evans May 15, 2020 3 min
WRC News 2021 Toyota already “very close” to current car’s pace Here’s the news Toyota’s World Rally Championship rivals didn’t want to hear: the 2021-specification GR Yaris WRC is already as quick as the car it’s… Read more by David Evans May 15, 2020 3 min
WRC News Safari Rally has completed route survey Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to discuss immediate plans for this year’s Safari Rally on Friday. All indications from the Naivasha-based event itself –… Read more by David Evans May 14, 2020 3 min
WRC Podcast Breen backs Rally2 future Hyundai Motorsport driver Craig Breen can see the sense in scaling back 2022 Rally1 cars and using a Rally2 base for the sport’s next generation…. Read more by David Evans May 13, 2020 2 min
Rally Features Fassbender Rally of the Lakes short film released Macbeth in a Mk2 Escort. Only Hollywood come could up with such a thing. But, if one of Scotland’s most powerful literary figures was going… Read more by David Evans May 12, 2020 5 min
Rally News Australia unveils strategy for global motorsport return Motorsport Australia president Andrew Papadopoulos is hopeful that his organization’s strategy to resume competition in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic will become the blueprint… Read more by David Evans May 11, 2020 3 min
WRC Features Lifting the lid on Tänak’s Hyundai move Don’t play poker with Ott Tänak. Just don’t. Talking to him in Turkey last September, he quietly, but firmly, poured cold water on speculation of… Read more by David Evans May 11, 2020 10 min +
Rally Features Reid using Burns Rally game in WRC safety training This is a version of Richard Burns Rally you and I will never get to play. This game is about much more than fun. It’s… Read more by David Evans May 11, 2020 5 min
Rally Podcast Solberg beating the F1 stars at their own game The Brabham BT44B might not have a handbrake, but with 450bhp courtesy of the combined brilliance of Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth in its Ford… Read more by David Evans May 10, 2020 3 min
WRC Video Behind the scenes on a classic 1984 WRC rally Let’s zip down under for some mid-1980s Kiwi action courtesy of VHS Rallies. This 45-minuter is based on the 45-stage, 630-competitive mile 1984 Sanyo Rally… Read more by David Evans May 10, 2020 3 min
WRC Opinion Tragedy follows tragedy: The 1987 Tour de Corse Much has been made of the 1986 Tour de Corse in recent days. Here at DirtFish we debated the moment our sport changed forever in… Read more by David Evans May 9, 2020 2 min
