WRC Features Against-the-odds wins are what Paddon does best Hayden Paddon lands into Zlín with one aim this week: to lengthen his seven-point lead at the top of the table as he chases back-to-back… Read more by David Evans August 14, 2024 2 min
WRC Features When Rally Finland scared its biggest hero There was only one term I was reaching for in Girardo & Co.’s photo archive this week. I make no apologies for it: Rally Finland… Read more by Luke Barry August 7, 2024 2 min
WRC Features The WRC beginnings of the Baltics’ first real star The Baltic states have become a big part of rallying in recent years. Ott Tänak lifted the world title in 2019 and his home country… Read more by Mark Paulson July 24, 2024 2 min
WRC Opinion A Loeb photo that doesn’t quite look right In the sport of rallying, some driver and car combinations will be ingrained in our memories for all of time. Tommi Mäkinen and Mitsubishi. Miki… Read more by James Bowen January 3, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos A love letter to a Kit Car hero I’ve had to give myself a good talking to. How can it be that we’ve been running the Girardo & Co. picture of the week… Read more by Luke Barry November 29, 2023 2 min
WRC Features A reminder Group B wasn’t just about 4WD Can you get much cooler than a very sideways Opel Manta 400 with Henri Toivonen at the wheel? Adorned in that iconic livery too, there… Read more by Mark Paulson November 22, 2023 2 min
WRC Features The WRC pair who always seemed to become team-mates Early January is said to be one of the most depressing times of the year, but not for a World Rally Championship fan. With just… Read more by Luke Barry November 8, 2023 2 min
WRC Features Remembering Kankkunen’s final WRC act His is a name that returned to the World Rally Championship news agenda, as Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala compared Kalle Rovanperä’s latest title success… Read more by Hamir Thapar November 1, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos When unexpected manufacturers competed in WRC If you were lucky enough to make it to last weekend’s Rallylegend, you would have been treated to a mesmerizing display of heroic cars from… Read more by James Bowen October 18, 2023 2 min
WRC Features My perfect definition of rallying October in the UK. Chilly, rainy, misty and muddy. Far from ideal if golf is your game of choice, but perfect conditions for rallying wouldn’t… Read more by James Bowen October 11, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos Sordo’s forgotten comeback drive One of the standout performers at this year’s Acropolis Rally Greece was undoubtedly Dani Sordo. Having faced his fair share of scrutiny at the start… Read more by Hamir Thapar September 20, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos An out of context WRC legend Tarmac, donuts, champagne and a Peugeot. Ask me to play any sort of word association game for Gilles Panizzi, and these would be high on… Read more by Luke Barry September 6, 2023 2 min
Rally Features The RAC when Alister was king of the McRaes The news link this week is tenuous. And by tenuous I mean pretty much non-existent. But let’s stick with it. As we know, Alister McRae… Read more by David Evans July 5, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos The best looking WRC car of its type Dear reader, so we meet again. And I’m afraid I’ve accidentally developed a little bit of a theme. A growing obsession with pictures of unsuccessful… Read more by Luke Barry June 14, 2023 3 min
WRC Photos New Zealand stages better than Finland! Is Hirvonen right? Mikko Hirvonen put a cat among the pigeons last weekend on the Otago Rally. Fresh from completing the gorgeous Kuri Bush test, Hirvonen immediately advised… Read more by Rob Hansford April 5, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos Introducing DirtFish’s Girardo & Co. picture of the week It’s February, so it has to be Sweden, right? Not here it doesn’t. Welcome to another new DirtFish feature – it’s our picture of the… Read more by David Evans February 22, 2023 3 min
Rally Video A Subaru showdown at Christmas There’s certain things that make Christmas what it is. It just wouldn’t be the same without them. A turkey on Christmas Day, the Coca-Cola advert, and… Read more by Rob Hansford December 25, 2022 5 min
WRC Features An Audi quattro for Christmas! When chassis number nine rolled out of Ingolstadt, it’s future was fairly clear. Hannu Mikkola would drive it on the Mänttä Rally in the second… Read more by David Evans December 25, 2020 5 min