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Hit the nail on the head. UK rallying in that regard is definitely lagging behind. Motorsport UK teaming up with M-sport to get something similar done with a Fiesta would go down well I think

Just saw this video when looking for what they have eventually agreed. Agree with you on pretty much everything. I was thinking the other day, cspcsity is now outdated with the many 1.6turbos etc about now. Could you limit on bhp? Is that possible quickly? It would also mean that competing would be so much cheaper in terms of running costs with people able to run less stressed engines and drivetrains. You will still get your millington boys competing at the top end, but there would also be better classes at the entry/affordable clubman level. Afraid these Rally Start classes won't bring enough of the newer cars into play. I love n/a spunds etc, but those types of engines are getting older and more expensive. If you want a cheapish decent powered limited cost class, why not something like a 1.6t fiesta (or similar) with sealed engines but, importantly, very good suspension. Or a RWD equivalent would be great - BMW 1 series, Mazda MX5?!

The mini rally challenge in the uk does perfect budget rallying, and you can build them yourself, but it doesn’t have any manufacturer backing…

Love it, a groupN-like entry level! And the price may sound a lot, but this ready to rally car is actually 1000Euros cheaper than a bulk standard electric 208 road car!

Dacia has in Spain, Sandero Eco Cup from this year with a car based on Sandero Stepway last gen. They started this cup in 2014 with old Sandero (1.2 16v around 80-90 HP). In my country (Romania) we have Dacia Cup (Cupa Dacia), the longest cup in the Romanian Championship (2007). Logan was the first model and actually some of them are still running and others are competing in smaller championships. From 2015 Sandero was added with a 0.9 Tce engine, 115 HP and now you can choose 115 or 130 HP (new ecu, pops and bangs😂). Also don't forget Suzuki Swift Cup. I saw in Spain they have the new and old model in rallying plus the Rally5 Kit. In Romania also we have Swift Cup from 2013 just with the model from 2013-2018. Small car, much faster than Dacia, 1.6 NA engine, 140 HP, manual gearbox. Names like Simone Tempestini or Norbert Maior started their rally careers in Dacia cars.

Let's go Peugeot, get this man a drive! 🏁

We wanna see you in one of these! Itl be a great video and i absolutely love the way the car came out.

Maybe they’re going to have their own single-make series?

Well, it's the easiest and fastest way of reducing the costs in WRC. After Martin Sesks performed really well in Latvia with the Puma with no Hybrid, I don´t see why not just ditch it...

the wheels look similar to the steelies from an 100hp 208 rallye (yes they exist)

I like internal combustion 💪🏻

How real is this? I wish is true

So, a question? With the WEC, the FIA isn't completely in the drivers seat to the championship's direction. That organization body would be the ACO, the ones that run this race in the north of France... yeah that one. So WRC is directly involved with the FIA?

Do you remember when Cyril said Hyundai won’t be spending a cent on a rally 2+ car? I think go back to 2017-2021 rally regulations

For me the WRC+ regulations of 2017-2021 were perfect. More or less we should move back to those regulations till 2027

Great to see you acknowledging Hayden for his achievements in Rallying. He definatley deserves a drive back in the WRC, but obviously you need more than just talent to get a seat back at that level. $$$$$$. A shame Hyundai WRT don't aknowledge his loyalty and promotion of thier brand over all the years, with another opportunity. Seems no new drivers to Hyundai WRT ever seem to do well or are happy within the team. Never the less I believe Hayden is as better driver now then he was back when he was in WRC and a lot more happier doing what he does now.

I like Haydon a lot and he's clearly a very talented driver. Unfortunately I think he is too loyal to the Hyundai brand and has missed opportunities because of it. Maybe the ARA going forward? I believe Hyundai have a big presence in North America and it'd be interesting to see someone chase down the Subarus. His autobiography is a good read.

Congratulations to Paddon 2 time ERC champion wow man great He is a great driver and should be in the WRC in a rally 1 car 💯💯 Paddon did rally Barbados that was a dream come true for me really hope you come back for one more

Quite fortunate that Paddon was able to get to the last round of the ERC. New car sales for NZ across the brands are down 18 percent (whole year sales 2024 till the end of August). 2019 did not work out for Paddon, hitting the rock in testing for Rally Finland that wrecked the car, poor result at Rally GB in the Rally2 Fiesta (38th) and the cancelled event due to bushfires at Rally Australia, big expenses and not much benefit. Paddon's future -short term is to attempt to regain the Asia-Pacific rally title at the NZ Asia Pacific event (8-10 November, Whangarei on the old WRC NZ stages) 2025 - Australia?, that may depend on what happens with Australian TCR. The 2024 Australian TCR series's grids have been 12-15 cars cars with 2 Hyundai cars (one driven by former BTCC driver - Tom Oliphant). TCR Australia wants to be at some or all of SuperCar events for the larger crowds and larger screen audiences. Hyundai has had a presence in Australian Rallying since many years ago (Wayne Bell) and in recent years with i20s. USA - possible because Open Class allows some innovation. Paddon might wish to compete only with equivalent machinery to what Subaru turns up with.

Hey man! I really enjoy your content but a word of advise regarding the quality. I notice the microphone volume is too low compared to other videos. Maybe consider getting a new microphone (a Rode USB mini is a great choice, no audio interface required) or you could normalize audio levels in premiere pro if that’s your editing software. Other than that, keep em coming. I love anything rally and agree with most of the things you share with us 👍

Your video just shows how much rallying and motorsport in general is more about money than talent

Also, kudos to Hayden for winning ERC two years in a row with easily the worst R5 with factory support

Hayden is the result of Hyundai messing up with young drivers, nothing new.

With Fourmaux rumoured to be moving to Hyundai, I'd be considering Paddon as a lead Rally 1 driver if I was M-Sport. Unlikely due to his loyalties to Hyundai though

Rallying seems to have an issue with drivers from NZ/Australia; they really have to jump through hoops to get anywhere. Which is quite the opposite for circuit racing where plenty have had success; McLaren, Hulme, the Brabhams, Bamber, Hartley, Stanaway, Webber, McLaughlin, SVG, etc If he was Finnish/ French one assumes he'd have got more opportunities.......and that is an issue for the sport.

Interesting what you say about the Hyundai driver management. Not only Paddon, what happened to Suninen and Lindholm, what will happen to Mikkelsen at the end of this year and what will happen to Fourmaux should he move there as a #3. What concerns Paddon, I have deepest respect for him. He may have only won one ERC round this year, but I think on top of everything it is fair to say that the Hyundai wasn't quite on par with Citroen and Skoda in the ERC. What was really impressive was the consistency, he is fast and fault free on every surface and every condition, that made him champ and that would make him a brilliant at least #2 or #3 driver for any WRC team.

Keep the hybrid. It isn't a complicated system. However, neediness to go back to Compact Dynamics isn't a good option.

Hybrid sucks, it was the peoples sport, now it's a millionaires game. Just dirty F1. Bring back homolgation specials, win on sunday, sell on monday. Make it accessible for the common man, base the cars on road vehicles again

It was way more fun in the group a days & you could even buy the car on monday., Maybe an overhaul of Rally2 will make It easier getting more manufacturers.

On console, career mode rear traction car almost undrivable wtf

Trying to be like F1 and we can see that's very badly ran ...the people at the top of WRC..are totally out of touch ..the game is nearly up for rallying. If the don't wake up ..

at this point i would like liberty media or a similar outfit to step in and buy wrc. id rather deal with the netflixification of the sport than face the dissolution of one of the big 3

Hybrid and EV's will vanish and be forgotten like CD's. The technology will very quickly be superceeded. So why pursue it. It is fake, and not environmentally friendly. It also causes reliability issues. It is the best idea to ditch it.

They hybrid issue is what has caused the number of manufacturers to decrease, plus drivers are always complaining about hybrid issues

The best and most authentic wrc content! You are absolutely right 👍

I recently found your channel. Loving it that someone speaks his mind about WRC without filter, unlike DirtFish. Keep it up !

I know FIA, WRC and RedBullMediaHouse will never care about ME (one person) saying this, but "I'M OUT". Honestly, I'm done. I'm honestly Not watching last 2 rounds. Screw this. This is soooo tiring! Aaaahh for F sake. ERC has its season finale this weekend and Im so excited to watch it. I CANT WAIT to watch. Polish title will be decided on the same event. IM SO excited!! ....I havent felt l"excited" for WRC over these last 2 - 3 years. Its not working for me anymore. Im not buying into all this greenwashing, not swearing, million euro teams, weirdness this sport has become, u'know? Sorry for the rant haha

First Step, dump Rally1 (i hate to say it but it failed in pretty much all aspects) Second : implement a Rally2 + Category for top class . In meantime, create a new Top class thats actually cost effective by going back to stock chassis including a new saftey concept. Open up class form so manufacturers can choose of a wider range of cars. Third: implementing a production wrc class (like a modern Group A Class with Cars closer to Stock) and make this class completely open in terms of drive train. EVs, hybrid, hydrogen. Make Rallying the most attractive test bed for car manufacturers, because thats it what rallying also should be. And ffs, make rallying more accessible for the ones who are not yet fans of this sport, putting everything behind pay walls and jist give them snippets of what this sport really is won't bring anyone new in. Why dont they stream at least the Powerstage on UA-cam ? FIA clearly failed to rescue the WRC, now we are going to drive straight into a Wall, because we are facing a Situation where we have one big manufacturer left (if you believe rumors). Its a similar situation to wec at the end days of LMP1s. Albeit not the same, im still sure that taking the essence of whats making the LMH era so successful is the way to go here.

Hybrid should never in WRC never at all it just 3 manufacturers and one leaving so it tow going to remain in the 90s there was a lot of manufacturers and privateer now is rubbish

Hybrid seems too complex for racing, but I'm no expert. Also, having two power sources that are fire prone in collisions doesn't seem great either...

These Rally1 regulations are really an insult to the fans and manufacturers. Not that I'm against hybrid or anything but FIA and the organizers seem to be really lost for what they want to do, there is no commitment to anything. At the start of the year they were talking about rally2+, now they want to remove hybrid. It's just confusing and no wonder manufacturers don't want to join in this mess. Also the timeline for the new 2027(?) regulations is coming closer and closer and still nothing concrete.

Rally1 has been a mess from the start. Rally2 has to he the base of the next regs

Is there a worse run major global motorsport? If there is, I'm unaware of it. And it's no wonder manufacturers aren't interested in what is a shitshow. The series has been mismanaged for far too long.

Why not just run the rally2 cars as the top spec just allow for a bigger restrictor