WRC News WRC stars enter Estonian and Finnish national events It used to be the Mänttä Rally. Then it was the Pirelli Rally. Latterly, of course, it’s been Rally Estonia, until Tartu transferred from appetiser… Read more by David Evans June 29, 2023 2 min
WRC News Rally1 cars set for Goodwood Festival of Speed For all but one of the 46 years between 1973 and 2019, the World Rally Championship visited British shores religiously. Every autumn they came, they… Read more by David Evans June 28, 2023
Rally Breen’s friends to compete in his honor at Raven’s Rock Rally It was the weekend around which Craig Breen’s world. This weekend, Waterford will turn around Craig Breen. Ireland’s World Rally Championship star will be at… Read more by David Evans June 27, 2023 2 min
WRC News FIA: Hyundai’s illegal recce claims wide of the mark The FIA has told DirtFish Hyundai’s claims of illegal recceing in the World Rally Championship are unrepresentative of the series and wide of the mark…. Read more by David Evans June 26, 2023 3 min
WRC Features David Evans: The lesson from Neuville’s DSQ is prevention I don’t. Do you? No. Never. He does, though. Or he did. Once. But only when it’s raining. Thierry Neuville’s Sunday night disqualification from Safari… Read more by David Evans June 26, 2023 5 min
WRC News Hyundai’s Neuville statement raises further questions Hyundai has acknowledged Thierry Neuville’s disqualification from last week’s Safari Kenya Rally – but raised further questions in the language used in its statement. The… Read more by David Evans June 26, 2023 2 min
WRC Features The latest chapter in the WRC’s essential novel The look on Esapekka Lappi’s face was familiar. It’s been there for 70 years. There’s little to compare with the expression that questions everything that’s… Read more by David Evans June 25, 2023 5 min
Pikes Peak Features When Mouton defied the odds to win Pikes Peak Michèle Mouton is the only woman ever to have won the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. Being honest, that’s unlikely to change on Sunday. This Sunday…. Read more by David Evans June 24, 2023 5 min
WRC News Lappi expected to retire from Safari on Saturday morning Cyril Abiteboul, Team DirtFish is coming to say hello – sent by Esapekka Lappi. And we will get to Hyundai’s team principal at this afternoon’s… Read more by David Evans June 24, 2023 2 min
WRC News Safari has exposed “harsh reality” of work Hyundai has to do With one car not making it through a single shakedown run and a second failing to complete the opening leg of the event, it’s hard… Read more by David Evans June 23, 2023 3 min
WRC Features The 26-year-old farmer’s boy who tore up the Safari rule book It’s hard to know who was more surprised. Was it the staff in Nairobi’s Serena Hotel or was it Juha Kankkunen? The four-time world champion… Read more by David Evans June 23, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Fourmaux’s head is in Ypres, but heart in Safari It’s hitting home all over again. Waking up in Belgium is not where Adrien Fourmaux wanted to be this morning. His head’s in Ypres, but… Read more by David Evans June 22, 2023 2 min
WRC News Will drivers be cutting corners in Kenya? Ott Tänak’s absolutely on the money with this one – if you see a corner, cut it. I’m all for regulations, but rallying is all… Read more by David Evans June 22, 2023 3 min
WRC Features “Absolute madness” – The Kenyan president’s view of WRC Pierre-Louis Loubet parked his M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid. Switched it off. Looked across to the right-hand seat and, briefly, wasn’t sure what to make… Read more by David Evans June 21, 2023 3 min
WRC Photos When Burns lost an argument with Safari’s fesh-fesh Radios crackled into life. Richard Burns was coming in. Robert Reid said so. Saturday July 13, 2002 and an already mediocre day for Peugeot’s defending… Read more by David Evans June 21, 2023
WRC News Lappi didn’t manage a single run of shakedown Esapekka Lappi will start this week’s Safari Rally Kenya without completing a single test run aboard his Hyundai i20 N Rally1. Lappi suffered a double… Read more by David Evans June 21, 2023 2 min
WRC News Katsuta rolls on Safari shakedown Takamoto Katsuta has rolled on Wednesday morning’s Safari Rally Kenya shakedown. The Japanese dropped the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 on his third run at the… Read more by David Evans June 21, 2023 2 min
Nitrocross Features Nitrocross’ most insane track was its best advert yet Travis Pastrana, take a bow. If there’s anybody on planet earth who knows how to make cars fly, it’s this guy. Eight at a time?… Read more by David Evans June 20, 2023 3 min
