> Live Timingfucking finnogermans are sleeping so the directnlinknis not available yethttps://www.wrc.com/en/events/wrc-forum8-rally-japan-2025> Live Map with cars https://webapps2.wrc.com/2020/web/live/live.html> Stage times, historic results, etchttps://www.ewrc-results.com/results/90028-forum8-rally-japan-2025/> Hangook stage analysis and autismhttps://hankook-recce.com/> WDCmax points remaining: 70Evans: 247Kalle-Seb 234Tanak needs a TTD 197> News- Tanak is in talks with TGR- Soiberg wants a full season seat, he is in talks with all 3 teams- Greensmith's doggy died:( He is carrying his leash in the car this weekend- /ourautist/ is back with the initial D helmet- Lancia will announce their 2026 wrc2 lineup in the next 10 days, rumors say it will be Yohan, Gryazin, and possibly Mabellini- Loeb might enter a few events next year- Malcolm and Millener said the promoter selection so far looks great and the result will be announced later this year- FIA tech guy confirmed the aim is to balance the Rally2s and WRC27 to the same stage time with ballast. Also he says "There is no place for BoP in rallying"- Hyundai is waiting with a new car till they can run hybrid, they plan to compete with the rally2 until then- Ford will only come out with a new car in 2028, they will also run 2027 with the Fiesta Rally2- The hungarian ERC opener is less likely to happen than me scoring a topmodel.on tinder
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Janni Hussi is in Taka's gravel crew again
bump for hussipussi >>151822805>- Tanak is in talks with TGRlmao this retard planning another team jump? considering his track record and his bag of bad luck, toyota will go down the drain the minute he goes therealso 2027 is shaping up to be a hot mess
>>151822995>>151823538>hussipussi
Somehow I woke up
Somehow I managed to wake up without an alarm set
>>151824367exceptional.post
rally- :|rally, japan- :O
> Gazajew airstrike imminent
I knew Solan's car reminded me of something
Someone red pill me on rally
>>151825583kek
>>151825596Many circuit racers from the highest echelons say the top wrc drivers are the best drivers in motorsport, with the precision they are able to achieve in a very demanding and changing environment
nice castrol hommage livery
ngl would go hagmaxxing with kiri
last digits is the gap between Taka and p2 after the rally ends
>>151825931taka crash stage number roll
meet the crews livehttps://www.youtube.com/live/icjKTTMnaeo?si=6VL5wCjuA_TNtUGi
>>151825939>39
>>151825949he either wont crash or its Ena 1 on saturday
I beleeb
What? Wtf is a daihatsu copen
>>151826193>Sub 700cc engine displacement>60hp>12 second 0-62mphShort wheel base little bastard
>>151826193kei car version of an mx5 basicallycodriver is cute16:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzYGTgjw7Pc
>>151823538thats one way of getting rid of toyotawinslol
> Tänak told DirtFish: “Obviously I don’t know if [it was] the hybrid change or whatever has changed, but we’ve been not able to adapt as well to these changes anyhow and therefore we seem to be a bit behind and just need to find a way I guess.“It’s the way it is at the moment and between Central Europe and this one it’s been difficult to do much difference as we have no testing and difficult to prepare only with the shakedown. But it’s more about next year, to be ready for next year.”> “What we can do?” he told DirtFish. “I think we try to test things we haven’t tested yet and overall I mean the target for this weekend is to drive on our speed we feel comfortable with, not overdriving and just get through the weekend. “We have tested already a lot,” he added, “so we are looking at what we can test in addition to what has already been done over the past tests and rallies. Yeah, I mean, we are in a tricky situation now, that’s for sure.[Neuville]> “At least we are trying to sort some things on the car and we found that in Croatia, but it will take a little bit more time unfortunately,” he said. “So actually it’s positive, at least more mileage we do and we have a better understanding of the car and what setup we need in some conditions. “But actually it seems hat’s maybe also our issue. We are a little bit too much dependent on the setup we need for the type of conditions. So then it can be really good on one stage and a little bit less on the other. So then we need a little bit more compromise for this kind of operation.
>>151827021
>>151827021the second quote is from nuville, the third is 4maux btw
>move to new apartment >it's rangebannedlmao, what kind of spastic was in this area before me?Anyway, I have a very busy weekend ahead so I'll be missing the rally. There better be some kino highlights.>>151826193>>151826269If only they were RWD. Afaik they recently showed a concept car that is, a tiny little RWD coupe would be kino as a rally car. >>151825495Sex
>>151827413Here we are:>RWD>ICE only >absolutely tiny>looks like a pissed-off frog>6-speed manual >Morizo apparently is one of the main test driversSounds amazing.
>>151827478this thing would be a fucking amazing rally car, its slow enough where youre not always in danger but nimble enough where you can just floor it almost everywhere
>>151827478>1.3l 3cyl "carbon neutral" engine
>>151827478Do you think that Toyota will revive the Daihatsu brand for the EU market just for the Copen?
>>151827503>"carbon neutral"
latvala has been banging a vapid onlyfans thot again
>>151828335why do you gatekeep the booba part from the frens?
>>151827870i guess this just means it can run on synthetic fuel, so the braaaaaaaap is still there
manifesting total toyota death with these digits before I go to sleep
>>151830585rolling again
>>151830661near miss from satan
eternal life and success for toyota roll
toyota 1-10, all of the hyundais and pumas will crash and the other 5 cars will be yaris rally2
>>151830788>Soiberg podium
>>151828335The man does not learn.
we are live!
>ogier is fastermake it stop
>someone will make a meme out of this
>>151831554he would've been even faster if not for the deer kek
we are so fucking shit
TAKA F A S T
how can I manifest some good old pirelli treatment for ogier
>not so tricky>13s behindOtt...
the principality of hyundai...
THE LEARNING HAS ENDEDMOVE OVER OLD FARTS
broadcast is back again
>>151831745rally gods will take care of him
>>151832283considering how much road cleaning will be at rally saudi, I dont mind if he takes the lead by a few points. Being first on the road will be hell
umagine a finland 2024 style toyota meltdown but even biggera man can dream
NOOOO KALLE
>>151832498IT BEGINS
Damn, was hoping Kalle would dip from rally with 3 wins.The Elf has all the luck in the japanese forests.
>>151832520One Toyota down...
>>151831151clearly driven by his dick lol
Furmo wtf
i wonder how the fords would fare with a driver actually worthy of their seat
>>151832621just to underline my point lol
>>151832520Fuck I just woke up what happened
>>151832655went a bit wide, broke the rear left suspension a bit. It was wobbly while driving to the stop control
taka winning his home rally as his maiden win would be a bit too much literal cinema
>>151832664Well shit. Looking at the championship standings... I would be happy with anything, Galle's 3rd trophy, Elfyn's 1st, or Ogier's 9th. >>151832684I shit you not I'd break out the good champagne that's been waiting to be opened for a year now. And my wife wouldn't even mind, she's a bit of a weeb. Picrelated.
kek I was going to comment how the cameraman is too close to them
>>151832728Cameraman should've taken a hint when Jonne growled 5 seconds before he asked for space lel. Must be autistic.
you wont see such cool shots in other motorsports, as the driver fixes the control arm with strapping a panner to it on the fucking road
>>151832746Bet they wish they hadn't drilled those holes in that spanner for weightsavings
>>151832715Taka would really deserve a win nowhe also bounced back from the slump.of last year pretty well
of course the old perverts from dirtfish are there as well kek
>>151832746love this kind of shit
>>151832778>old perverts from dirtfishAbsolute kino segment with Galle and Jonne doing the repairs
>FOUR AND A HALF SECONDS QUICKER! I LOVE THIS SPORT, IT JUST GIVES AND GIVES
kek, had to do it
>>151832780wow havent seen this video yet.100% SOVL
>>151832908lol
>>151832908Omegalul, saved. That's Evans and Clark every single time
>>151832943it's from the 2001 dakar
Haunted tunnel? Cool
I can see that Seb wants the title. I saw it last year too. Why the hell is he skipping a couple of rallies? Just to prove he can be a champion on ultra-hard mode? I don't buy his "I want to spend time with family, titles don't mean that much to me anymore" at all. Unless someone in his family is gravely ill and he doesn't want to repeat the situation with his uncle again.
>ogier down on timethank you jesus.
>ogier
>it was a nothingburgerFUCK
>>151833531The boomer marches on.
Ok, 1.6, I'll take it 9 would've been better.
Verdict on Pajaris season so far?
>>151832612seconded
>>151833790underwhelming, wasn't expecting him to be in the championship fight or anything near but a rookie with his credentials in the best car on the grid should have gotten at least a podium or two, soiberg winning and taka getting two 2nd place finishes make it look worse
Holy kino while our autist rambled
that right rear is done
Front and rear both
Does it count as Yuki Crash on my bingo?
Here's how he rolled into stop control. Either I'm retarded or the comms completely missed the fucked front right.
Lmao, it held until the service. Also, Kiri is such a bong slag.
>>151832655Back to sleep. I feel what new world bros feel all the time lol. I'm not giving FIA a dime either just to check the VODs later
double digits for taka's win
Is the next stage in 10 minutes or an hour?
Afternoon stages are underway. WAKE UP
>>151836775I can't watch the rally, but I hope she gets it. I also hope Cachón shows how good he is
>>151834082>>151833790I would say I expected more, then you have the toyota people saying he did what they expected from him: making sure getting to the finish and learning with sometimes showing his cards and putting in stage wins
4maux bringing out his inner Gryazin>>151834082>>151837297eh did not finish the message.So obviously the team knows the full story and if they say they are content with his performance then Im content as well.The Soiberg win: I still.don't find that representative. He needed to put in as hard as possible for his future and the car is still sus
>>151833480He skips rallies he don't like to be with his kids and only gets interested in the title when it became apparent that he can get it with even this performance. Originally he did not plan to contest the south american ones for example, he hinted that he hates chile as it was always a bad rally for him
>>151834451with how he fucked his car up, I would say yes lol
>wake up>Ott 1 minute behind alreadyWhy do i even watch this shit?
This should be a night rally and the car stereos should have mandatory eurobeat on at all times.
amazing shit organisers, I got blinded by meteor Kalle kek
This is quite grim
>>151838286Adrien is saving us from the complete dominance of the satan...
>>151838303Until that shitundai breaks again
>>151833480I don't think missing rallies actually matters all that much considering the advantage it grants you in starting position on gravel.
>>151838350yep he would have plowed in sweden which is a good recipe to get only a few points, kenya is always a lotterythe real issue with kalle pulling out is that it removes the pressure from ogier. in cer seb was clearly anxious about kalle beating him on tarmac for the 2nd time in the season
>>151838286hyundai simply doesn't give a shit they deserve to be humiliated by the only team that puts in the work and the money to compete
>>151838672> hyundai not putting in the effortyeah this is why they spent euromillions on putting together a new car and testing the most (per driver) this year or signed the guy who put together the next regulation set
>>151838741they tested and upgraded the car so much its only 1 sec/km slower than the toyota
>>151838820motorsport is a clear example of moneyspending and effort not translating to performance 1-by-1The car is a lemon clearly, and an inconsistent one which is even worse. The new tyres fucking them or the deletion of hybrid unit fucking with them is clearly a smaller problem.Also they thought they are able to sit on 2 horse with one ass but at least they realized the issue this year and started hiring for both teams again
just watched the VOD'srolling for TOTAL OGIER DEATH this evening
Ey Josh! {incomprehensible scottish rambling}
https://x.com/m_rallyjapan/status/1986286329047789623FUGG
>>151841330naur...
kekhttps://x.com/rallyfunjp/status/1986669862467617052
>>151842372lmao, what?
>>151842397I asume it was a balaclava of a brand that is not homologated in the regs
>>151842592FIA is really gay with some of the babysitting rules
>>151837297>>151837351yeah obviously toyota know the full story and i trust they know what they are doing, it's just that from a fan perspective i expected a little more, though gotta admit it's a little hard to set expectations in the post-kalle era, also forgot to mention adding a co-driver change to the mix didn't help him either
>>151842783yeah, pajari is basically doing very similar how soiberg was doing in his forgotten first top level stint, if we dont look at the number of crashes solberg had
Btw will drivers in 2027 who are rallying Rally2s for years have an advantage over the likes of Evans or Tanak who last seen Rally2/R5 car like 10 years ago
>>151843853I have a tingling feeling that it doesn't matter>inb4 elfyn, ott, thierry, seb, taka, galle are all gone in 2027
>>151844022Taka is pretty safe until the tgr rally challenge finds someone better and Yuki is shit, and the next generation is also meh (remember Taka won at least a rally in WRC2) I can see Ott retiring in the next few seasons, Evans if wins his WDC will go into a privateer part time program after 2028 I would guess. He will enter rallies till he diesThierry will go circuit racing sooner or later as well, he already said he would like to compete in lemans and recently bought a Z4 GT3 and is in love with it. They all getting close to 40 and all of them already has family and shit
>>151844231my last 3 months in a nutshell
>>151844231truly /ourguy/
1 hour till the broadcast resumes, wakey wakey my fellow eurofags
>>151844231kek
>>151842630its a safety equipment and homologation ensures it actually does what it should and wont melt to the face of the competitor in 50C car because it was bought from temuThey ofc will penalize a safety breach bc if sy dies the media will instantly hop on the outrage train and will try to paint the sport as the deadliest ever and in2025 no one wants to get that treatment
>>151844392You'll adapt and learn to live with it. Like with chronic pain.
Local folk rally a few hours ago, 2 crews in hospital, hit the same tree, one crew with an old LADA, which for the non-east-euros is what we locals call a "coffin on wheels". Guys knocked out, looked pretty bad.
>>151844894for noneastern euros:https://youtu.be/sytxjA_YyG0?si=sWt8JFOuRsY9-h4W
>>151844894wishing them speedy recoveries. These cars are still a backbone of the lower rally classes here as well
>>151844951Lada driver took a steering column to the face (that's what ladas do) and messed him up bad, co-driver also knocked out.Webmrelated shows a 4wd crew making a drivers error and hitting the same tree.
>>151845009thats a subaru imprezza late 90s wow
AGAIN? Im starting to suspect Neuville's mechanics are not the brightest minds, in the last 2 year there were like 3-4 occassions at least his car leaking something at the start of the day after service lol
>>151845046>picrelated>>151845064What a shitshow of a season for him
How can you get a broken driveshaft after service on the road section
>the ville of Neu
how is Munster still here?
>>151845171Dangling with 2 fingers from Serdiboomers dick.
>>151845180in a sense that he has yet to crash or go off yet.
>>151845187Lel, alright. At last stage Munster was +2:35.9 and the last R1 car. I think I can tick "Munster shit" on my bingo card. >Nuvil sounding totally defeatedChin up, champ.
>>151845100this is actually not that bad what could have been>>151845171>>151845187Millener said before the rally, that Greg needs to show results this weekend, so I guess the pressure will get him sooner or later today
>>151845242>Millener said before the rally, that Greg needs to show results this weekendyeah, there are people on rally2 that would do better use of theiir machinery
>>151845213my bingo is on a very shit random seed I got 2 cells atm only XDI really hope the loeb rumors are true and we will see him in the puma next year on a few rallies
>>151845242>Greg needs to show results this weekendKekaroo I can't wait to tick "Millener 1000yd stare" considering that Mcerlel is also outThere's just no way in hell I could ever tick "Retard fans" during Rally Japan. Not going to happen.
>>151845284>I could ever tick "Retard fans" during Rally JapanI think it was 2023 there was some random car driving through one of the stages
>>151845300Indeed there was. That's just typical Asian drivers, probably wasn't a fan, just couldn't see too well.
would be nice if Adrien were to win this stage. fingers crossed he does.
>>151845284bc its too far away from poland, plane ticket is expensivebtw if you watch it, there are nearly no fans stageside, 99% are in spectator zones kilometers away from the road
digits and Ogier gets GOOKED>>151845335and he did
neuville is never winning again isn't he...
>>151845384>99% are in spectator zones kilometers away from the roadDunno why but the vibe reminded me of picrelated>>151845409Not with that car.
This stage reminds me the stages from Colin McRae Rally 2005
inb4 neuville gets penalized for using his phone while driving
it is me or Kiri is haggier than usual?
>>151845486Martin what chating on whatsapp and it was basically stickers kek
>>151845499Checked and I'm at the point where I'd hatefuck her pooper. What a disgusting bong slag.
>>151845504
>>151845486disqualification from the drivers championship for being a bad influence to kids incoming
>so drives our championI can't even say anything witty anymore, clownshow of a season for him.
>>151845508I actually understand you
I should have ordered some food but a pita bread cheese sandwich and some olives will do for now
>>151845486>>151845504>>151845516KEKEKEKEKE
>>151845504>>151845516some should do the needful and photoshop 4chan on it
I beleeb in mr Taka
>>151845590I alread yate all the snacks I bought for this rally day >>151845508i like sporty blindes so I dont even need hate for it tbqh
>>151825511That map is more disturbing than that.>kitaraI think that is universal sign for stop doing whatever you are doing and start doing opiates.
>>151845620/b/, /pol/, or /sp/ ?
>>151845667this thread
>>151845667this thread ofc
spicy weather for tomorrow
I don't know how to feel about this rally. I like how twisty it is but I appreciate the heli shots of other events
>>151845486>>151845770are the local regulations that strict that they don't care about renting one, or maybe because we wouldnt see shit in the forest anyways?
>>151845809hmm maybe the lattwr as we dont even get shitty drone footage
>>151845620>>151845667>>151845674>>151845708an attempt was made
>>151845809probably the second
>>151845825nice kek
>>151845620>>151845674>>151845708>>151845825My fucking brush was set on multiply and I was raging for 5 minutes over why I could brush black on mask but not white. Proffessional CGI artist here btw. And a retard apparently.
>>151845825>>151845853kek
>>151845853lmao
Pajari got lucky in thererolling that Ogier doesn't have the same luck
may this happen to the rest of the Toyotas minus Taka.
Furmo cooking again WTF
4Maux the first driver who found the handbrake release in the i20?
>>151845825kek
>>151845853yeah martin seems like the kind of guy who would use yotsuba instead of tomorrow
>>151845997I specifically turned on Yotsuba. I would've gone for /b/ too, he seems like that kind of guy - softspoken but starts logposting on road sections.Pajari is bottoming for his bear of a co-driver. Only a homo would replace hussipussi with a scruffy boomer.
rolling for furmo win
too early for Evans chokes?
>>151846038That'll be Saudi-Arabia. He has 4 chokes in his pocket. Going for that elusive penta-choke.
>>151846031pajari replaced enniLauri Joona broke with Hussi but that was driven by hussi getting role at toyota iirc and codriving Jartsa
>>151846034rolling for Ogier KWABment
>>151845853Martin...
>>151846044>pajari replaced enniEnni, ofcourse, the little cutie. 2AM and 4 beers in. At least Lappi is a heterosexual confirmed.
>>151846038unironically him going to saud arabia with a single digit lead is the worst what can happen to him, we may see him intentionally slowing down on sunday powerstage to hand the lead to ogier. The most ideal is going to Saudi by being behind the leader by a few points bc road sweeping will be big supposedly
>>151846044I still don't understand why Sami decided to replace Enni
>>151846063on ylilauta it was way earlier rumored Pajari being homo than the split because of how he behaved around enni
>>151846079If I remember correctly, I saw him giving Enni the cold shoulder publicly a few times.
> Im good bot not happyeverybody depressionposting lol
>greenshit
>>151846076finnish tabloids ran 2 rumors. One is that toyota supported the split as they wanted a more experienced on top level codriver for Sami. JML said that he did not have any input in the switch but ofc it could have been juha or someone elseThe other was that Enni is sometimes a bit harder personality and Pajari had a fair share of frustration with her and never spoke about it with Enni
GREENSHIT LET'S GOOOO
>>151846180>>greenshit>*tick*looking good
>>151846196once Ogier gets HanGOOKED, you're good
gryazin trying his hardest to not shit on hankook lol
Fastest by 8s> It was a disaster
I hope I didn't miss anything
>>151846266broadcast issue
>>151846196pajari was faster than ogier even with the spin lol
>>151846280honestly, it is a freebie every single time kek
stage 11 will be the one and only with extended coverage
>>151846307Taka in front of him, and 4maux in Hyundie also, I don't know if that +4.5 qualifies as Pajari fast. Maybe I'm hard on him. Ahem.. better not mention "hard-ons" near Pajari.
>>151846308true kek
Gryazin 20s penalty, he was late at time control
dubs and I get a bingo this stage
>>151846228>>151846242Not a single puncture yet, wtf. Not even when Yuki did >>151834451Pirelli would never
>>151845997Rally co-drivers are kings autism when it comes motor/sp/ort. They would pick yotsuba over tomorrow in daylight, but keep it yotsuba B so they don't accidentally shitpost gore on a blue board. Getting banned is distraction from smooth workflown and as such unprofessional conduct.
I'm afraid we won't get insane Tanak times this rally...
I hope Adrien can keep it up and doesn't fumble or get any mechanical troubles.
>>151846779we are seeing insanelly bad times
Ott jesas... what are those times...
>>151846975>>151846980I'm not even Ott dooming anymore, I am at peace, my nerve endings have burned off, I don't feel any pain anymore, I am only waiting for it to be over.
>>151847002I wonder what Ott thinks about ditching Toyota
>>151847013>Boy did Markko Märtin give me some shit adviceI don't think he would've switched if Adamo hadn't convinced him to jump ship. Then Adamo ditched Hyundai a few months later lel.
did 4maux snort some snow early this morning?dude is on fire
4moux woke up from the right side of his bed
4MAX >4MAX4MAX >4MAX4MAX >4MAX
that was an amazing run by Evans, kudos
Damn, 4fast 4 sure today
oldgier
>Taka +5.2 overallNot too bad. One gets hanGOOKED and another chokes and takabros, we could finally have one. Unfortunately Taka's nerves are worse than Elfyn's
enigmatic post by the official WRC account...
>>151846064Could we see something like Australia '98? Or was it in 2000? You know, when everyone stopped for 30-40 seconds to get the best possible starting order and Sainz was disqualified
>light up cigarette>Juha shows upkek, nice timing
Wtf in this whole pile of shit Ott is happier and more chill than he has been in a long time. 0 pressure I guess.
Taka NOOOOOOO
aaand taka crashed as expected
>>151847370lol...
>>151848803For fuck sake
Crashuta bros,just mark your bingo
>>151848790he finally gave up
Of course shit happens to the two yotas people want to see do good...
Taka reminds me of our biathlon guy, dude was pushing 40 and we were still calling him the new young hope while he struggled to make top 20 throughout his career. But he was all that we had.
no words at TC, thank you taka
fuck it, going to sleep, I'll watch the rest of the VODs tomorrowsee you later dudes
>>151848990sleep well, Brazilbro.
TAKA WHAT THE FUUUUUUUCKKKK
>>151849089This is what I mean
>>151848947You can tick that R3/R4. Also 4maux I think had a cool bumpercam shot
Aaahhh blessed shitters are finally shown. After this I can go to sleep in peace
beer man is back!
>copen rally is very fun, smile :D
Mornin frens
>>151848947Star Commentator can also be crossed outI don't know whether coffee talk actually counts as food talk or not
>4MOGGSOur boy be flyin
>>151844894which one was it, isnt rally season over generally now after saaremaa
>sleep b4 SS11>wake up>see Taka crashedffs
>>151850029same, just woke up
I am gutted to mark the crashsuta one
>>151850275cmon hangooks, don't let me down
btw it was a shitdumb mistake from taka
>-1"6Damn'...
>>151850598so based
>>151850610Also, it was Ogier's 800th stage win.He's still third behinfd Loeb (939) and Markku Alen (826).
>>151840820>watch some new dirtfish bits>they literally do the point and shout thingyjust needs the basedjak faces, lmao
>>151849858Hiiumaa. Ralli.ee had the news up pretty quickly last night. Clips were circulating in rally chats instantly, including the ones with the knocked out crew. I dread the offseason. It wouldn't be so bad at all if we could just get some god damn ice for a change and I could take the E30 to a lake or sea. Winters used to be kino when I was younger, now it's like 6 months of endless november. I should move to either north or south because this shit is getting depressing.
Starting to believe that 4Max will be a future champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GmqbkVFeGI>siphoning the engine oil from the sump to put in the powersteering systemI LOVE THIS SPORT, IT JUST GIVES AND GIVES
Reminder the retards at wrc promoter made a DtS for wrc which does not follow the schedule of the season so neither the final rally and possibly not even rally japan with it's drama for Kalle and Taka will be featured in it> HOW SHIT DUMB YOU HAVE TO BE TO DO IT LIKE THIS
>>151856358Atp someone must take the rights of WRC from Red Bull and that other corpo that nobody cares about
>>151856358It sounds like something that someone who's been working at that position for too long would come up with (or a committee of such fucks). Kind of like jumping the shark. Been in a corporate structure for so long that you've lost all perspective and start making increasingly more retarded moves.
I just want Ogier to have a punctureis that too much to ask ?
>>151856521There hasn't been a single puncture so far in RC1/2.
Dubs decide who kwabs first in the rain
>>151856574Btw what qualifies as a crash in WRC? If we take everyday road traffic, then it is any kind of vehicle collision. Does Galle's SS3 suspension break against a road barrier qualify? No? Yuki's hit was similar with less damage, and we called it a crash here. Both got away with it. Add McerLEL's out and I could tick off the multiple crashes box. >>151856688Lmao checkd. My bet is on Munster as he's under pressure by the team and bound to make a mistake. Unless he reels it way, way back, in which case he disappoints his team which is "expecting a result this weekend"
>>151856759I think we can draw a line that if it fucks with the car, it's a crash, you don't need to be out of the game to count.
I think I will take out the comms cant follow points, it hasnt happened this season now that WRC actually puts the super sunday standing in the live timing as well
>>151856574also really underwhelming performance from kiri and molly, at least the second rally in a row there wasnt a "look I found some local food' by Molly or "Kiri gets taken to a restaurant to eat local dishes" segment lol
BTW Toyota will announce their 2026 plans on monday or thursday like last year
>>151856688Anyone but Adrien. He's a cool bro.>>151862134If only they could announce a new livery, but I doubt it...
digits and Ogier crashes, Elfyn wins and everybody seethes
Sami is slowly heating up. Solid second half of the season imho.
>>151862453I wouln't mind an Elfyn win, desu.Like Neuville last year.Also Evans deserves it after what he did in Monza in 2020 for Seb. Sportmantship, etc, etc...
>>151862453reroll
>>151862453MANIFESTING
>>151856461Malcolm and Millener said its very promising, the announcement will be mid december.The more than machine release should have been scheduled for the offseason like end of december early january could have been a good warmup for the season before monte
80 mins till broadcast startsBTW Taka's father also crashed
Elfynn is something else when it comes to driving
>>151865283somebody said he always looks like he is late to his date or sg
daddy katsuta's car
>>151865452He looks like want he wants to take a shit ASAP. But the date thingy is valid.Still, he's the only driver doing that. And that's probably why I like him, somhow.
>>151865628duval making drooling retard faces while driving was the peak
other angle of the taka crash. Actually the first impact did not fuck up his car badly, but when he decided not to reverse just crash into the barriers again did the proper damagehttps://youtu.be/K_U0bRp630s?si=V8erMjTguQ_QjKqy
>>151865663link relhttps://youtu.be/2AQGHS0QINc?si=OaaaKvOSDlkIit4H
>>151865680first hit broke the grill that protects the radiator, second hit was with the bare radiator
Wake up eurosissies, it's the final day...
>>151862453I would seethe more if Ogier were to win at this point. I like French drivers but he is the one I cannot get behind>>151865452McErlel while on commentary booth yesterday said he looks late to mass
>>151865884I'll probably stay wake up for a few another hours after that fucking defeat in rugby...
>>151865944oh shit mclel was commentating? must have been the stages I slept throug
>>151865452>>151865628best description i heard is he looks like he's from a holiday claymation movie
lads, are you ready to listen another 4 hours of chenny naming his favourite german beer brand?
>>151866013specifically I think it was during the 12th stage. it was already about 7 for me
>>151866067yeah I fallen asleep at the start of 11 and woke up for the 14th
Thierry fully retired from the rally
>>151866096because of fucking windshield wipers jesus christ
>>151866036KekI need to start a compilation of those.
RAINALLDAY
wearechecking is truly dead, seems like.Acez+VPN, it is, again.
>>151866137given that its already raining nicely and it is expected to be heavier with the powerstage getting the heaviest rain, when he is already out of the pointsI mihht have done the sameHe would be maybe more persuasive if the wdc would be on the line
>>151866096they won't even try to go for the power stage? damn
watch as another Hyundai's wipers get fucked during the latter stages.
https://webapps2.wrc.com/2020/web/live/live.htmlLive map
I hate to say it but it seems the super sunday bullshit works. Sundays are better than they have been in a long time
JML won the european historic rally championship btw
>>151866445Yay and nay...It still stupid that you can get more points than the winner overall with Super Sunday + Power Stage, IMO.
>>151856759>Unless he reels it way, way back, in which case he disappoints his team which is "expecting a result this weekend"Guess we now know
Ott's pace o.O Considering he's driving the last year's car, and Hyundie
4MAX NOOOOOOO
>Ogier
H A B B E N I N G
>FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Sami podium
holy shit a kaiju took a bite out of that car, hope there's no debris on the road
he's still got this...he's still got this...
Puncture for Ogier ?
btw this means pajari is 50s behind evans, so if he needs to play games on powerstage, he will be able to do it
that driver cam of the door getting ripped was like watching a space rocket section detatch
>>151867021lol true
Insane onboard lmao
>>151867099"Just a scratch"
>>151867099Timecard and shit just leaving the building bhahahah god damnAnd look at that gaping asshole on this webm. Can't say I've seen anything like this in a while
>colin already there making a video
>>151867239Poor Alexandre did his best. Tho note for the marshalls is usually in the right door. Kek
>>151867239they also keep their phone there as well. If someone needs tanaks or cyrills phone number just look for it in the aichi woods lol
>>151867323his phone was probably there too
>>151867307
>>151867453Motherfucker I was already shooping it
>>151867464kek
>>151867484I can already hear Colin in my head>Goodness me Adrien>I'm so sorry>So what happened>Walk me through this>You don't see that every day>Well chin up, you did a magnificent rally until then>*4maux drives off*>Wow, this is something
>>151867556don't forget the patreon plug
>>151867556100%
>>151824367
think I will skip this stage and watch it later
Well there is is finally
>>151867810Was there any forced weeb shit? Didn't see the ceremony and shakedownSaudi one is going to be great I think, none of that "study oboards for 100 hours before rally" bullshit.
He wasn't kidding
strategic sleep while the 1km superspecials going
Bingo would do better with "atypical Gryazin interview"
flinstones shit
>>151867099Dynamic weight saving.God that interior cam is insane.
bingo!
>>151868418Ott pulled a stage win. Considering the state of his piece of shit car, that it's a last year's car, and overall situation in Hyundie I'd call it an insane time all things considered
>>151868444I'm glad he didn't give up completely
unless something magical happens this is pretty much the death sentence of elfyn's championship
>pajari
>inb4 ott podium
ELFYYYYN
>elfynit's over
>>151869131kino recovery weaving through the trees teebeeaych
Good grief Ogier has turned into a shark, and there's blood in the water
uhhh does that count as outside assistance?
rolling for Sami aquaplaning and crashing somewhere
kek Greg
They'll gonna cruise through now.
wow wow, .1
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he cant keep getting away with it
evans should have slowed down on the power stageThis is basically the worst possible scenario for him only going to Saudi with 3 point lead. it means he will be sweeping on friday hemorrhaging time. He can only hope for Seb being hangooked
I think i saw not even one stage of this rally because i was so demotivated, how was it
>>151873227Hyundai:Neuville - 3 technical failures in 4 daysTanak: They only realized he was driving the whole rally with a failed differential on the last dayFurmo: Drove madly and kwabbed in a pretty funny way
>>1518732554 technical failures in 4 days for neuville, my math is shit
>>151873227unironically great battle between evans and ogierevans nearly put ogier in his place but got fucked by the remains Furmo kwabbingTaka drove very well, he was leading at one point, then the usual unforced mistake took him outPajari was plenty fast, nearly won a stage or two, ended up on the podiumEvans should have use his brain and slow down on the powerstage to fuck with the saudi road order, but did not, as a result its basically Ogier's championship to lose
>>151873227Mcerlean provided the only big crash of the weekend on friday, his car got fucked so hard hee did not restartMunster was slow as shit but brought the car home in 5th place
>>151873227Forgot Kalle: Drove very well but broke the suspension on Friday and it dropped him down. He still has the mathematical chance but he needs a total meltdown from the other 2 to grab it
reminder 3 weeks till the season finale and it will run from wednesday to saturday
>>151873328>Mcerlean provided the only big crash of the weekend on fridayis there any footage of this? they didnt upload the onboard but they showed a snippet of it post crash so it's not like the camera was destroyed
>>151873463it wasnt destroyed for sure bc stage 2 is uploaded into the system but stage 3 is not so it's a conscious decision, the broadcast footage which also dirtfish has in its highlights glitches out but seemingly he went too hot into a turn and launched outwards where he found the trees. He might have clipped the end of armco with the left rear in the process judging by the damage but that happened when things were already out of control
Yuki really doesnt want to replace taka, crashed out on the powerstage on his home rally when every toyota big boffin is there
>>151873529yeah idk why they chose not to upload it it's not like anyone was injured
Ott quits
>>151874495What the fuck? Guess there is even less interest for me to watch after this year, im not particularly fan of anyone else except ott
>>151874495>>151874509its just sabbatical. Given he more or less burned out all his options on top level, somewhat understandable. He will come back in 2027 or 28 when there will be a way bigger selection of carsMaybe he was like either Toyota or a sabbatical and toyota chose Soiberg over him for that free full time seat>>151874509/ourautist/ in a lancia in wrc2 which becomes top level in 27 anyways
BTW how Tanak's fortune goes, this means Hyundai sorts out their car for next season and either Furmo or Neuville WDC lolAlso this frees up a seat, I wonder who will get it. Lappi is a family man, Mikkelsen is very low profile, Yohan, Gryazin are to be announced for Lancia 2026
>>151874540Well yes but now i have way less motivation to tune in often, and i feel like its the same for many estonians, he's our pride, keeping the flag high
>>151874585then I guess see you guys in 2027 when he returns
Man, 2026 will be fucking weird...
First Galle and now Ott, who is quitting next?
>>151874643Seb, obviously. Even if he loses the champ against Evans.
Btw every outlet, even the retard Clarke is saying he "RETIRES" while in the first sentence he says he is taking a break.Man people cant even read in this clickbaity shit world
Jfc why are we getting so many shitty WRC news this
>>151874643i hope seb but he already said he wont retire next year
>>151874654This is genuinely grim for the wrc, if also seb quits, losing 3 very prominent rally drivers in one season is gonna be a big blow to the sport thats already dying, 2026 is gonna be a hard season desu
>>151874657https://www.autohebdof1.com/actualites/rallye/wrc/ott-tanak-annonce-une-pause-dans-sa-carriere-en-2026.htmlAt least, my Auto-Hebdo got it right. It's just a break, as you said and for sure he'll be back
>>151874666you know this is called generations changing. When Loeb was some upstart, Makkinnen, Sainz and Mcrae retired in 2 seasons
>>151874666also nice gets satan
>>151874741Now i have to pray either Virves or Jürgenson get some drives in faster cars
>>151874714>for sure he'll be backThats good... Just like Kalle haha...
>>151874795Vaher was selected to Toyota's junior program
>>151874901When did that happen, wtf how do i not know
Grim times for WRC
>>151874974https://rallyjournal.com/toyota-set-to-make-a-surprising-driver-choice/
>no cars>no driversdo the co-drivers just walk the stages or what?
>>151875016Okay well this is hopeful then, i always regarded kauppinen as a fast driver but Vaher as a choice is equally good
>>151874540>its just sabbaticalyeah... heh...
>>151875095Kauppinen hasn't impressed me
Btw Heikki Kovalainen is also retiring from the Japanese Rally
>>151875202How come? He's not really been bad honestly
>>151875207Given that his daughter and wife lives in finland, and also on site f1 reporter for the finnish tv (and recent times posting how tiring flight schedule he has with flying over to japan a lot) it's pretty understandable. I think we will see him in SM and ERC
>>151875016sensible choice to open up the junior program for non japs after all the japanese talents are dud after Taka (and Taka isnt a generational talent either)
At least, AC Rally is coming next week...
>>151874495If Ott never left Toyota, he would've had 3 titles by now.
>>151874795Mark my words, 2027 will be the championships Hypermeme moment. Even if the cars are slower (just like LMH vs LMP1) the big amount of cars eligible for the top level while keeping the costs down will revitalize the sport.Of course factory teams will be always at advantage bc they have gravel crews and way more resource, but from performance wise the cars will be in the same ballpark
>>151875492no one knowsreminder in 2019 he nearly lost the title because the yaris was unreliable.
>fall asleep before powerstage>wake up>Ogierwinslol>"huehuehue">Ott quits>what the fuck???I knew it was coming... but I thought it would be after 2026. Guess he knows what to expect of Hyundai in 2026, with WEC and all that. Well shit. That's depressing I guess, end of an era. About him coming back? Nah. Maybe behind the scenes or in some management position (with his people skills lel?)I need to process it. I hope he does Rally Estonia 2026 so I could see him one more time, and the other Rally1 cars before this chapter is closed.FUCK
>>151875777Also this explains why he's been so chill for a while I guess, no tension, he knew it was ogre
>>151875524And those reliability issues were ironed out the year after. Ott should've placed more faith in Toyota and stayed.
Fuck it I'll go get a case of beer and a good whiskey
>>151875777he said he pauses full time rallying and according to rallyjournal he was talkingabout that he wants to do japan next year just moments before the announcement dropped
>>151876062so I guess he will do the events he likes with either a loaner rally1 or a rally2
yfw when at tomorrows announcement its revealed ott will share the car with ogier lol
>>151876057Cheers, bro
>>151876079Kek
>>151876057Fuck it i might aswell, i was gonna do a no beer day but this depresses me
There was quite a few rallies ago when we nearly filled a whole thread, even with the swissanon and mexicanon missing
Martin's words aswell
Wtf I'm actually sad. DirtFish boomers said that Hyundai reportedly offered Ott more money than anyone before. So what is it? Ott has no faith in the car and team next year? Nah, he'd take the money, or work something out with Toyota if he'd want a stab at another title. His wife's cancer has come back? That would be an easy decision. His kids are growing up too fast without him being there? Also a good reason. Can't think of anything else. It's hard to read into an official PR statement, but the gut feeling I get from reading it is that he is done for good. I'm sure he can get a seat in a rally1 car at any rally he wishes, if he wants to do a round here and there like Serdiboomer, but the times of driving at the bleeding edge of competition are over. Thierry and Evans won't quit as Thierry sees an opportunity to make history as a 2 time champ and Evans still wants his 1st. Should either of them quit then it's ogre for Rally1 and they can pack it up.>>151876079webmrelated
>>151876642from his words, it's typical burnout and tirednessfor the last 4 seasons he was struggling a lot and fighting really hard, and you get tired when its always fucked up by engine failures and suchHe is in a similar position in head like maybe latvala was in 19 or gronholm in 2008
>>151876642i think he's just getting old, he's almost 40 with a family and a wife that's gone through bad health issues, its no suprise he'd want to actually be a dad and do dad things for once in his life, im very sad but i understand him if thats the big reasoning, he has money, maybe he just doesnt feel it like he used to anymore, taking a one year sabbatical to be with family and actually do dad things might be the mental reset he needs to come back fast for 2027 if he chooses to
>>151876642for rally1 its either way packed because from 2027 Rally2 will be the top category with increasing number of wrc27 cars and shrinking number of rallly2 as years go bythe real weird thing why does toyota build a wrc27 when they have a perfectly capable rally2 but from how unclear the rules were for cyrill, the fia might have fucked up and wasnt clear that rally2 and wrc27 is ballasted to the same stage time in overall
Galle:-DDDDDDDD
someone should check up on the Belgian boomer...
>>151877370Bruno must be absolutely devastated, i really feel incredibly sad for him, he's one of the biggest Ott fans ive ever seen, i genuinely feel deep sadness for him
maybe ogier's wife telling seb that him winning the title was not good for the sport was onto something, maybe the other veterans are starting to realize that it's better to just do their stronger rounds and benefit from road position (while having more fun) than grinding the whole season to have a shot at the tile, with 2 of the biggest stars in the sport leaving due to burnout while another is racing part time i wouldn't be surprised if the series moves to a drop score system in the near future,
>>151877887Point per stage, with some sunday bonuses perhaps. And longer stages like it used to be. Right now it's a sprint not a rally. >maybe ogier's wife telling seb that him winning the title was not good for the sportShe really said that?
>>151877990yes>https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/ogiers-enviable-position-in-wrc-title-race/
>>151879017incredible the phone survived it
>>151879017alex found his phone and the door of the car :D
Bruno's message roughly:"after 18 years in the WRC its coming to an end, i did not expect this really, but dear friends from Estonia: i will be back next year for two weeks"Based, i think /ourfan/ Bruno loves estonia
>>151879114based.It's a shame I won't be able to goit was already unlikely but losing my job pretty much secured it, the job market is incredibly shit
>>151879114he learned estonian ? what a dedicated man
I feel like its translation but i woulnt be suprised if he learnt some estonian
If I were Ott I'd give the man something cool... balaclava, piece of car, or whatever signed shit that would make the dude happy. I hope Ott is cool like that, many famous guys treat their fans like shit or pretend like they don't exist at all (not talking about WRC). That guy is a meme, fdeed into it, Ott.
some dirtfish fag is speculating gryazin into rally1 for next year and i WISH it was true man, /ourautist/ needs a rally1 drive
from ylila:> Timo Jouhki, Kalle's manager, speculated that Pajari will not drive for Toyota for the entire next season but will alternate with Ogier in the car. Now that Tänak is out, I'm also wondering about Sesks's plans, i.e. could Hyundai be interested?hmmmmmmmmmmmm>>151880044yeah that would be absolutely cool
>>151882115did he know>>151844231
>>151882355hyundai seems undecided at the moment who they wanthttps://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyundais-options-now-tanak-is-out-for-2026/> “We’re looking at everybody,” Wheatley said. “Gryazin is on the list, absolutely. I think he’s not the only one. I think we’ve got two pathways we can take, or we can take a hybrid pathway. The two clear pathways are experience – because, effectively, what we’re looking at is, with Thierry and Adrien, I think we’ve got two drivers now that are able to be consistently on the podium. I think Adrien’s first win is close.> “The other option is youth. Or you mix the two.”For sure they knew Ott is leaving, the social media posts were nicely prepared
>>151883196> Toyota will announce their lineup tomorrow> Hyundai announces before rally Saud Arabia (so in 18 days)you just know the juu malcolm will do constant background deals and negotiation and they will announce it 2 days before monte as usual
what did I miss
>>151883451
>>151885433>tfw it wasnt over in 2019i saw it happen live, his power stage in catalonia was fucking MAGIC man, still one of my most proud moments as someone from this country
>>151885494The booze is kicking in and I'm getting all sentimental. I had to stop myself from going to Youtube to watch all the old highlights all over his career. Fuckin hell man
>>1518856392019 in my eyes was peak estonia, crushing the sebastien reign, in a bit of an unreliable yoder, and pushing like mad on the final stage to secure it, i think that will never ever repeat again, you had to be there
I should actually go out of my way and watch the 2019 season this weekwhat am I in for? hopefully plenty of Lappi and JML?
>>151883338Whatever happens it'll be a Thierry vs Elfyn championship, depending on what Seb is planning. And if Hyundie sucks ass next year too somehow, then the championship is Elfyn's to lose. I mean, no Galle, no Ott, some Seb maybe... there's absolutely nobody going to threaten his run for the title, but Nuvil in a solid car.
Topkek
>>151886645i wouldnt write down 4max or solberg
FUCKjust realized when the kalle announcement hit the news, a finnish already mentioned that there is a rumor within the teams about another high profile retirement/sabbatical too>>151887493kino
dubs and the houthis attack saud arabia again aand the season finale is cancelled
btw there was also this
>>151889069Neuville? He's a world champion afterall, and not even trying this year.
>>151890383tanak brothis was posted in motor/sp/ort when kalle announced his f1 switch
>>151890688Oh. My bad, then
Ott Tanak endurance racing arc when?
Glad I was able to see Loeb, Ogier, Breen, Tanak, Rovanpera all in person in competition over the years. I picked a good time to start going to WRC events. I think I might retire as well, at least as a live spectator.
this just makes me think about how small the rally world is
