WRC News Toyota signs Pajari for fourth full-time 2025 seat Twenty-four hours on from sealing the WRC2 title, Sami Pajari has been announced, alongside Kalle Rovanperä, Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta, as a full-time Toyota… Read more by David Evans November 25, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Neuville’s title elevates him where he’s always belonged Colorful glasses. That was my first impression of Thierry Neuville. And confident. Supremely confident. My first interview with Thierry was in 2009. It wasn’t my… Read more by David Evans November 24, 2024 5 min
WRC Features When McRae finally conquered the rally that eluded him The monkey was off his back. The duck broken. But a nation still expected. And 30 years ago today, Colin McRae delivered a home win… Read more by David Evans November 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News FIA warns consequences for Japan after repeat safety issue FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley says there will be consequences for Rally Japan after a non-competing car found its way onto a live stage… Read more by David Evans November 23, 2024 2 min
WRC News Qualifying tipped to return to the WRC for 2025 Qualifying has been tipped for a return to the World Rally Championship for next season. The pre-event shakedown stage was given a competitive element for… Read more by David Evans November 21, 2024 2 min
WRC News Why there’ll be no repeat struggle for Fourmaux in Japan M-Sport team principal Richard Millener is confident Adrien Fourmaux will have a car capable of challenging for victory at next week’s Rally Japan. The Frenchman… Read more by David Evans November 20, 2024 2 min
ARA News Subaru reboots its Launch Control series Subaru fans the world over can relax, Launch Control is back. And this time, it’s the early Christmas present that just keeps on giving. The… Read more by David Evans November 19, 2024 2 min
WRC News Katsuta cleared to push for Rally Japan win It’s not really a team order, it’s more of an advisory. But it’s one that will be music to the ears of Japanese rally fans… Read more by David Evans November 17, 2024 2 min
WRC Features How hybrid’s difficult WRC history finally ended Yes. No. Maybe. No. Yes. No. Sure? Yes. It’s no. In a line, that’s the World Rally Championship’s story of electric motors and big batteries… Read more by David Evans November 16, 2024 5 min
WRC News WRC hybrid supplier reacts to being dropped World Rally Championship hybrid supplier Compact Dynamics has told DirtFish it ‘regrets’ the FIA’s decision to end the use of its systems in Rally1 cars… Read more by David Evans November 15, 2024 3 min
WRC News Hybrid removed from Rally1 cars for 2025 Hybrid power will been ditched from Rally1 cars at the end of this season. The news, as predicted by DirtFish last month, came via an… Read more by David Evans November 15, 2024 2 min
ARA News ARA National and Regional calendars confirmed The American Rally Association has issued its full 2025 calendars covering the National and Regional series. As predicted by DirtFish earlier this month, the official… Read more by David Evans November 15, 2024 2 min
WRC News Croatia to return to WRC calendar in 2026 Croatia’s World Rally Championship story does not end here – that was the message from Daniel Šaškin to DirtFish in the summer. The president of… Read more by David Evans November 14, 2024 2 min
Women in motorsport News DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit finds a bigger home for 2025 LeMay America’s Car Museum will host the 2025 DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit on Saturday May 24. The Summit’s popularity and growth has exceeded expectations… Read more by David Evans November 13, 2024
Dakar Features Why there’s more to come from an emerging Dakar hero The look in Sara Price’s eye said it all. Yes, she would be back. Talking to the American minutes after she’d missed out on a… Read more by David Evans November 8, 2024 3 min
WRC Features How a WRC dominator held off a rising threat In the lead up to Hyundai and Toyota’s showdown for the manufacturers’ title in Japan later this month, we’re looking back at some of the… Read more by David Evans November 7, 2024
WRC News Latvala to be Toyota team principal part-time in 2025 If he’s honest, it wasn’t the job he wanted. Team principal’s nice, but World Rally Championship driver is better. Having signed off on the driving… Read more by David Evans November 5, 2024 2 min
ARA News ARA calendar set to stay the same for 2025 The calendar for next year’s American Rally Association National Championship is expected to run to the same eight-event format as this season. A Monday meeting… Read more by David Evans November 5, 2024 2 min
