ERC Features The championships won in unconventional ways This weekend’s Barum Rally Zlín was always likely to be one to remember for Efrén Llarena. His championship lead was sizable enough that he was… Read more by Luke Barry August 26, 2022 5 min
ARA Features The School report: Our very own Hoonigan Hi! I’m Michelle Miller, professional co-driver and instructor here at DirtFish. The only thing I’m proficient in writing is pacenotes, so when I was asked… Read more by DirtFish Media August 25, 2022 3 min
ERC Features How do you beat Jan Kopecký in Zlín? How do you beat Jan Kopecký in Zlín? It’s a question the rallying world has been asking for nearly a decade and still hasn’t found… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 25, 2022 3 min
WRC Features How the WRC class clown became the star pupil Ypres is an anomaly in the World Rally Championship. It’s the highest of high speed asphalt rallies. Its only WRC appearances have been as a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 21, 2022 3 min
Rally Features Inside Hannu Mikkola’s sons’ emotional voyage Fifty years ago, Hannu Mikkola tackled the original Olympia Rallye in a Boreham-run Ford Escort RS1600. The Flying Finn retired early from an event eventually… Read more by DirtFish Media August 21, 2022 3 min
eWRC Features The oldest WRC debutants There can be several barriers in the way of a prospective rally driver trying to make the start of their first World Rally Championship rally…. Read more by Luke Barry August 18, 2022 2 min
WRC Features How an Irish rally offered Breen WRC therapy Mid-season was supposed to be Craig Breen’s purple patch. He knew some events on the World Rally Championship calendar would be a struggle for him…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 18, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Why making pacenotes is so tricky in Ypres Pacenotes. Get them wrong and they have devastating consequences. Just as M-Sport’s Adrien Fourmaux found out to his cost on Ypres Rally Belgium last year,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 18, 2022 3 min
WRC Features 2022 Ypres Rally form guide After months of gravel rallies, the World Rally Championship finally returns to asphalt this week. But will a change in surface bring a change in… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 17, 2022 5 min
WRC Features Should Neuville be feared in Ypres? It’s been a frustrating season so far for Thierry Neuville. Two podiums to his name with the most recent one being on Rally Croatia and… Read more by Adam Proud August 16, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Ypres Rally 2022 data: Running order + itinerary After five gravel rallies in a row, it will be a change in surface for the drivers to contend with this weekend as the asphalt… Read more by Adam Proud August 16, 2022 3 min
WRC Features The work ethic that typifies Paddon’s WRC comeback dream We’re laughing. Hayden Paddon’s not. He’s serious. We’re not laughing anymore. It’s the final day of Rally Finland and, having consumed most of the food… Read more by David Evans August 15, 2022 3 min
Rally Features How Rovanperä can clinch the title in Ypres The inevitable could become reality this week. This Sunday, Kalle Rovanperä could become the 2022 World Rally champion. Ypres Rally Belgium, round nine of this year’s… Read more by Luke Barry August 15, 2022 3 min
Rally Features Latvala’s Lahti dominance that almost wasn’t the case Six days on from watching his team finish second in Finland’s round of the World Rally Championship, Jari-Matti Latvala put Toyota’s record straight with a… Read more by David Evans August 14, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Why so many drivers struggled in Finland There was, of course, a very good reason why Ott Tänak headbutted Esapekka Lappi last week. The Estonian Hyundai driver was kneeling down and taking… Read more by David Evans August 13, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Katsuta’s building case for a factory Toyota WRC drive It’s becoming impossible not to notice now. Eighth. Fourth. Sixth. Fourth. Sixth. Third. Fifth. Sixth. He’s always there. Takamoto Katsuta and the World Rally Championship… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Huttunen: Rally1 cars ‘harder than I thought’ Jari Huttunen had waited a very long time for this. He’d toiled away in the support categories, seemingly been dropped by Hyundai’s junior program only… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 11, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Remembering Philippe Bugalski: Citroën’s original WRC hero A magician. A fantastic guy. A mentor. These are the words of Thierry Neuville who remembers Phillipe Bugalski – Citroën’s very first World Rally Championship… Read more by Luke Barry August 10, 2022 5 min
