Route Preview: Rally Mexico 2019

Rally Mexico will again feature smooth-surfaced gravel stages topped with slippery loose gravel in high altitudes plus numerous super specials. However, one classic part of the rally has been changed for this year.

Route Preview: Rally Sweden 2019

Rally Sweden’s route hasn’t changed a lot since 2017. If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it – goes the old saying – but would there be something to fix in the route? Let’s take a closer look.

Route Preview: Rally Monte Carlo 2019

This year’s Rally Monte Carlo has a third of new stages and a new start location, but most of its characteristic features have remained. Let’s take a closer look. Rally Monte Carlo is unique in a number of ways. It’s the only winter tarmac event that could contain anything from dry tarmac to snow and ice, […]

2018 WRC Season Wrap-up

It’s a good time to reflect on the past season and look a bit into the statistics of the 2018 WRC stages. What were the longest or fastest rallies or stages and how did they differ between each other? What were the most memorable or creative solutions? Cover image by Kyn Chung By the numbers […]

First year of It Gets Faster Now!

It’s now exactly 12 months since I got the idea of putting up a blog about special stages. What has happened during that time?

Route Preview: Rally Australia 2018

Rally Australia – the second fastest gravel rally of the season – has performed a major route update for this year. There are many new stage titles but none of the stages are completely new. Most of it is recycled from the past years, often reversed from last year. Let’s take a closer look. Thursday […]

Virtual chicane dilemma

For the 2019 season, the Finnish ASN allows “virtual chicanes” to be used instead of traditional obstacles placed onto the routes. What kind of an idea is this?

Rally Finland: from 2018 to 2019

The route of Rally Finland went through a lot of changes for 2018. How did the route succeed, what should be kept and what could change for 2019? Let’s take a closer look

Route Preview: Rally Catalunya 2018

The only mixed surface rally of the season has shifted weight from tarmac onto gravel, and brought back the opening super special. What else has changed and what has not?

Route Preview: Wales Rally GB 2018

Wales Rally GB is another 2018 WRC event with a majorly updated route. New regulations allowing rallying on public roads have resulted in interesting new road combinations, thus making the route contain a considerable amount of tarmac, to be driven on gravel tyres and suspension. The stages have been shuffled around the itinerary, putting more weight on […]