Countries with multiple WRC locations

Over the 50 year history of WRC, the series has visited 35 countries, but already 16 of them have hosted multiple rallies on WRC level, or had their national WRC event in separate locations. Let’s look at them in greater detail.

Long stages vs. Short stages

Long stages were a trend in rallying some years ago, although decades ago they were even banned! Nowadays it seems it’s increasingly rare to see a stage over 30 km, let alone over 40 km. What is affecting this and what benefits do we get from short or long stages?

Stage Repeats vs. Single Runs

For the last 10 years WRC has been run predominantly on repeated stages, with single run stages becoming increasingly rare (apart from short super specials). Why has this development happened and what are the pros and cons of each approach?

WRC event in three days – case Rally Finland 2020

Lately there has been a lot of talk about cutting the costs of WRC, especially in the exceptional times of COVID-19. Shortening the events by one day has been one suggested solution. Here is an example how Rally Finland 2020 could have been made one day shorter.

WRC event in three days?

It has been proposed often, especially lately, that WRC events should be shortened to cut costs. How could it happen in practice and what different parties think about it? In this post we hear from the rally organizers, the drivers, the fans and others about their views on shortening the events from four to three […]

Recognizing filming locations from rallying videos

As a route enthusiast I love recognizing filming locations from rallying videos. It’s become almost of a hobby of its own, especially with 1000 Lakes Rally videos. I cannot even just watch rallying videos anymore without doing this. Often I fast-forward through a long video just to see all the different filming locations. Here’s a […]

The 10 most dramatic stages of the 2019 WRC season

Which stages had the best battles to the second? Which power stages robbed rally leaders of their victories? Which stages turned into junkyards of rally cars? It Gets Faster Now! goes through the ten most dramatic stages of the 2019 season. Stages are listed in chronological order. Cover image by Richard Simpson (C). 1. La […]

WRC season 2019 review

The 2019 season introduced a new rally, but a whole round was cancelled along many individual stages. Some events remained as they were, while a few revamped their routes. Stages kept becoming shorter, whereas speeds became sometimes faster, sometimes slower. Cover photo by Richard Simpson / Flickr (C).

2020 WRC Calendar Thoughts

The 2020 WRC calendar was published today. There are more changes than we’ve used to seeing in the past years. Here’s a summary of how the characteristics of the season will change

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.