WRC, ERC and national rallying 2025Rally

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According to some tweets and story, Hyundai will leave the WRC. Waiting for the official...

 

[MagpieRacer]

According to some tweets and story, Hyundai will leave the WRC. Waiting for the official...

Doesn't surprise me unfortunately, with the removal of hybrid and such, writing has been on the wall for a while.

I expect Neuville to enter the cars next season before the 2027 regulations take hold and hopefully bring some manufacturers back in.

 

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If they have something akin to a drivers shared chat I'd absolutely be discussing a boycott or the absolute bare minimum for the end-stage interviews in Kenya,

And they are!

E: Replaced video with the above statement, video of shakedown "interviews" here.

 

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And they are!

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Neuville claims Hyundai’s WRC future is still undecided despite speculation​

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/neuville-claims-hyundais-wrc-future-is-still-undecided-despite-speculation/10704952/

 

[MagpieRacer]

Could be a ploy by Hyundai to force the FIA/WRC to make changes for them to stay. What those changes are I have no idea. But I'd be surprised at this stage if Hyundai stays.

 

[MagpieRacer]

After an absolutely brutal Safari Rally Kenya, reminiscent of the classic events of the 80s and 90s, Elfyn Evans has pulled through to win, and wins back to back WRC events for the first time in his top class career. Healthy championship lead for him now.

 

[RYAN]

Come on Elfyn!!! 😄

 

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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 with Packet 25: even faster and more durable!​

 

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Jos Verstappen 😳

 

[RYAN]

Take a shot every time you see a bale chicane 😄

 

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[RYAN]

Howard Davies has visited Melvyn Evans Motorsport for the first time since 2021.

 

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Kalle Rovanpera was absolutely unstoppable this weekend.

 

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Ex-Seb Ogier C3WRC tested in Hungary for Rally Hungary

 

[TheHun99]

I admit I don't follow rallying to closely, mainly through this thread but I knew that ERC's Rally Hungary is this weekend - I'm Hungarian originally and heard it in a Hungarian motorsport program. There was a live stream on YouTube (I'm obviously not subscribed to rally.tv) and was surprised to learn that there's qualifying in ERC. This is maybe the case for a while, I just can't recall anything like that. I was similarly surprised to see Jos Verstappen in the ERC Masters category and was happy to several Hungarian rally drivers there.

Rally is something I was always fascinated with, I remember reading an old book about a journalist's experiences from the '80s (not just rally - I know that I'm not the only one here from Hungary, so this is the book: Dávid Sándor - Halottak szabadságon), plus reading the reports from the various WRC events back in the '90s, watching Eurosport etc... One of my cherished memories related to motorsports is when the first Shell gas station opened in my home town in the early '90s (maybe '92 but can't remember exactly) and Shell brought out the dominant driver of the Hungarian Rally Championship and his car as they sponsored him: the late Laszló Ranga and his Lancia Delta HF Integrale. Somehow I talked to him for like 30 minutes or so, one of the greatest guys for sure - there's even somewhere a picture of us at my mom's place back in Hungary...

Anyway, here's the replay, pretty nice gravel stage:

 

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Santa is here in Hungary

 

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🇯🇵 SUBARU IMPREZA S7 WRC | Hungexpo Budapest (ex-Solberg car from 2002 Monte Carlo Rally)


🇬🇧 Prodrive Mini John Cooper Works WRC | Hungexpo Budapest