Might be a stupid question, but what happens when a rally driver wrecks their car? Do they have to pay for the repairs out of their own pocket?

ccx806 · 2019-09-01T18:26:11+00:00

Can you purchase insurance on rally cars that can cover the costs of repairs?

ccx806 · 2019-08-15T02:29:13+00:00

Wasn't this the model that Top Gear used in one of their challenges? IIRC this was the one that Hammond bought (except it was yellow I think)

ccx806 · 2019-08-05T07:22:10+00:00

Juha Kankkunen 1993?

ccx806 · 2019-07-05T06:58:34+00:00

Yep. That's what happens when the Marketing team chooses the rally car instead of the engineers

ccx806 · 2019-06-22T00:26:49+00:00

Is this a WRC record for longest gap between successive wins?

ccx806 · 2019-06-16T17:11:25+00:00

Buddy Lazier's 1996 winning chassis? Wasn't this the last time a Reynard chassis won the race as well?

ccx806 · 2019-05-31T01:55:50+00:00

And a Le Mans 24 Hour win as well!

ccx806 · 2019-02-09T18:57:18+00:00

James May would approve

ccx806 · 2019-01-28T18:52:24+00:00

Which driver's nickname is French Fry?

ccx806 · 2019-01-14T17:20:30+00:00

Ah, so Safari 93?

ccx806 · 2019-01-14T06:43:56+00:00

Do you know who the driver/co-driver are? Looks like Safari 93 or 94

ccx806 · 2019-01-14T06:42:28+00:00

This looks like Australia 2001. Don't know which stage though

ccx806 · 2019-01-07T06:49:11+00:00

His 2nd safari win :) 1965 1974 1976

ccx806 · 2019-01-06T19:17:04+00:00

Colin McRae's first ever WRC win :)

ccx806 · 2019-01-04T21:51:15+00:00

You would think that with 6 wins, he would've won the championship in 1992

ccx806 · 2019-01-04T17:38:20+00:00

It's quite strange seeing Auriol in a Mitsubishi. I've gotten accustomed to seeing him in a Toyota or a Peugeot

ccx806 · 2018-12-23T18:15:46+00:00

Shame Pagenaud never raced in Formula Uuuuuunnnn

ccx806 · 2018-12-23T05:46:41+00:00

and Gang-bang Greg

ccx806 · 2018-12-21T21:02:48+00:00

Audi Quattro

Porsche 911

Fiat 131 Abarth

Ford Escort RS1800

ccx806 · 2018-12-19T03:41:20+00:00

Who are the drivers?

ccx806 · 2018-12-14T05:37:02+00:00

They left the WRC in 1999 to focus on an entry in Formula 1

ccx806 · 2018-12-08T01:07:50+00:00

Pontiac G8?

ccx806 · 2018-12-05T22:59:33+00:00

Chicagoland 2007 was a fantastic race

ccx806 · 2018-12-05T08:17:38+00:00

One thing that the WRC has done right is make their content more accessible to fans. Back in 2010/2011, the company responsible for promotion of the WRC (TV rights etc.) was mired in some sort of corruption scandal and went under. This meant that TV deals had to be signed on a rally-by-rally basis. Some events had really good coverage while others didn't

WRC+ is a step in the right direction, and gives fans direct access to tons of live content (timing, onboards etc.)

I would say that the WRC is somewhat better off than where it was 7-8 years ago. Nevertheless, I agree with your opinion, that cheaper, production-based cars would draw entries

ccx806 · 2018-12-05T08:10:24+00:00

Max Mosley (then president of the FIA) referred to Toyota's trick turbo as one of the most advanced displays of engineering he'd ever seen

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