What is WRC? -- World Rally Championship

For those who live in Europe they are probably aware of what a WRC rally is. WRC stands for World Rally Championship. For us North Americans this is something we are not used to racing on all types of surfaces, tar, gravel, dirt, and snow. This is no Daytona 500, roads are far from oval and are so complex they require co-drivers with maps to direct the driver of the next turn coming up as well as it's angle. Think of it as F1 or Indy with uneven surfaces, hills, streams and bridges.
What is WRC click the link below to find out;
http://www.wrc.com/about-wrc/

The cars are 4 cylinders and are limited to 300hp max (now from a turbo 1.6L). All WRC cars are all wheel drive and have sequential gearboxes. Cars typically reach 100kph in around 3 seconds on just about any type of surface. Click below to read more on the cars.
What are the cars like;
http://www.wrc.com/about-wrc/the-cars/

WRC rules in case you're interested;
http://www.wrc.com/about-wrc/wrc-rules/

 
 

All photos are from WRC website to see more pictures click on;
http://www.wrc.com/fanzone/gallery/?season=&rally_id=2013-FIN&team_id=&driver_id=&pg=2&picid=665

How I love the sound of these cars, pimp my ride has nothing on these cars. During my stay in Finland in 1998 I was delighted to see the Neste Rally of Finland. What an amazing experience, as a bonus it was raining on that weekend which made it all that much more fun to watch.

You can watch video clips of live races curtsey of the WRC website, click below;
http://www.wrc.com/video/

As well a sound clip from Road and Track;
http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/news/videos/subaru-sti-rally-car-hill-climb