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 Photos The birth of two classic WRC elements If you’d asked me to draw a picture of anything as a child, it would probably have looked something like this. Granted, the Subaru Impreza… Read more by Luke Barry July 31, 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 Photos When a level playing field helped an underdog shine It may sound obvious, but one of the key advantages seasoned campaigners have in the World Rally Championship is experience. Not just of competing at… Read more by Luke Barry July 17, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos When emotions are hard to contain in the WRC Returning to Poland brought back memories of the event’s previous spell in the World Rally Championship. Few were more dramatic than when Ott Tänak lost… Read more by Mark Paulson July 3, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos The last time the WRC needed a super-sub Kalle Rovanperä faces an unenviable task on Rally Poland this week, acting as a last-minute replacement for Sébastien Ogier after his recce accident. Yes, Rovanperä… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 27, 2024 2 min
Rally Photos The screaming naturally aspirated S2000 trailblazer Think Super 2000 and a number of cars might come to mind. The Peugeot 207 that Kris Meeke used to win the Intercontinental Rally Challenge… Read more by Jon Scoltock June 19, 2024 2 min
Rally Photos A most unlikely rallying hero What self-respecting gearhead doesn’t love the rumble of a V8 engine? It’s not something most of us get to hear very often in the world… Read more by Mark Paulson June 12, 2024
WRC Photos When Biasion drove the doors off the Delta Washington’s own Olympus Rally is often talked about as the final act in the Group B story. Rightly and wrongly. It was, of course, the… Read more by David Evans June 5, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos When late WRC regulation change allowed an underdog to shine How long do you need to prepare for a new set of technical regulations? Three years? Two years? One year? The current crop of World… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 22, 2024
WRC Photos A car ahead of its time? Rally1 vs Rally2 vs Rally2-plus: it’s a major area of debate for the future of the World Rally Championship. An argument against basing the WRC’s… Read more by Mark Paulson May 15, 2024 5 min
WRC Photos McRae’s Legacy goes beyond the driving No rally driver achieved greater reach than Colin McRae. His exploits in blue Subaru Imprezas have gone down in history as some of the most… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 1, 2024 3 min
WRC Photos The legend the WRC almost created It’s unlikely that any manufacturer has gained more brand awareness from the World Rally Championship than Subaru. The 1990s’ Subaru Impreza remains revered to this… Read more by Mark Paulson April 24, 2024 2 min
ERC Photos A splash through Ireland’s stunning scenery A rally car splashing its way down a narrow ribbon of twisting Tarmac. A wild and wet moorland with not a building in sight. A… Read more by Mark Paulson April 17, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos Grönholm’s lesser-known factory chance It is common for top drivers in the World Rally Championship to drive for multiple manufacturers, as the notoriously fickle makes come and go, or… Read more by Mark Paulson April 10, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos Friends reunited after 20 years Twenty years ago, a pair of fresh-faced Frenchmen were on a mission on the stages around Antalya, Turkey. The third round of the 2004 Junior… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon April 4, 2024
WRC Photos Ferrari’s WRC heyday Mention “Ferrari” and “1982” around any seasoned motorsport fan, and only one story comes to mind. Villeneuve and Pironi; Imola and Zolder. The tale and… Read more by James Bowen March 27, 2024 2 min
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