Route Preview: Tour de Corse 2019

The first proper tarmac rally of the season offers again countless corners and long stages. For this year, once again, much of the route is new to the drivers. If Rally Sweden keeps its route stubbornly unchanged, Tour de Corse is the opposite, changing its route from year to year. There’s plenty to choose from […]

WRC itineraries by the rule book

WRC rallies used to be longer and different to each other, whereas today they are short and quite similar in format. How much do the regulations limit the routes? Let’s take a look at the current rule book.

Rally Finland 2019 Route revealed

The route of Rally Finland 2019 has been constructed for months in secrecy and today it is finally revealed to the public. This year’s route is quite similar to last year, like expected, but some things have been changed.

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?