Meet The Crew Whose Job Is To Keep Rally Fans From Getting Themselves Killed

Meet The Crew Whose Job Is To Keep Rally Fans From Getting Themselves Killed

“Eight hours per day, we’re not allowed to do more,” FIA World Rally Championship safety delegate Nicolas Klinger jokes. “Eight hours in the morning, eight hours in the afternoon.”  I’m sitting with Klinger in the WRC’s race control room at the Rally de Portugal, which took place in May. Klinger has been here since 6:00 a.m. and won’t leave until 9:00 p.m. or later. He’s doing important work, scanning video feeds of the 337-kilometer course for …

Toyota hands Solberg WRC Rally1 outing in Estonia

Oliver Solberg to make WRC Rally1 outing with Toyota in Estonia

Oliver Solberg will make a return to the World Rally Championship top tier at Rally Estonia this month after being handed a drive by Toyota.The current WRC2 points leader had been set to contest the fast gravel rally (17-20 July) piloting his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 in the WRC2 class, but will now swap his car for a maiden competitive outing in Toyota’s Rally1 car.Solberg will join Toyota ...Keep reading

Solberg gets Rally1 chance with Toyota in Estonia – DirtFish

Oliver Solberg’s return to the World Rally Championship’s top-flight has been confirmed with a Rally Estonia entry aboard a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. The 23-year-old... Read more The post Solberg gets Rally1 chance with Toyota in Estonia appeared first on DirtFish.