Rallying, WRC and National

[Hairy-Joe]

Starting this as a general catch-all for rallying chat.

I see Loeb has won Monte Carlo for Ford. Some going for someone who was away from the top for a while. He's also the oldest winner of a round of the WRC ever.

Second was Ogier. Two part time drivers first and second!

Best of the full timers was our own Breen from Waterford. Third in another Ford.

It's the first rally of the hybrid era. Ford and Toyota didn't do too bad. Disaster for Hyundai with one car finishing 6th.

[Hairy-Joe]

Well, now that a new world champion has been declared, the youngest ever (beating the old record by 5 years!), a quick looback is needed. Rovenpera takes the record from McRae.

Ford never got close to the Monte success again, Toyota was the machine to beat (even if it looked like something Picasso drew while hungover). Hyundai had flashes of brilliance but still, Toyota's year