@@Xilef-iu2jp Yes! Usually we prefer using terms like “slippy”. Surface is a key thing in rally, you always note surface changes so the driver knows how the car with react, like tarmac to gravel to mud to sand. As much as the degree makes sense to downgrade, it’s more the shape of the corner that matters. If you downgrade a 4 to 3, that’s a significant difference in entry speed and exit versus noting, “slippy exit” or including a “care” or “caution” notation to the corner itself!
@@las10plagas that’s always a tough question. Racing in the US, we have a bit of a different atmosphere compared to rallying elsewhere in the world. Any of the rally1, rally2, etc cars are hard to get into the US due to import laws, so I’d probably say a law change that would make a part of the sport a bit more accessible to people that don’t want to build a grassroots car!
As an F1 fan getting into WRC, this was the PERECT video to get me up to speed. Really looking forward to this season with the new regulations. Cheers PJ!
11 months late to this but boy is it overwe=helming a bit. how did the first year for you fair? also, its difficult to get idea how much time main rally would be for(!), does it clash w fp2/fp3/sprints?
Finland is a gravel rally and the tbc round is the Ypres Rally in Belgium (tarmac). And Ogier is not the only driver to become World Champ with three different manufacturers as Juha Kankkunen managed this trick before: 1986 with Peugeot, 1987 & 1991 with Lancia and 1993 with Toyota. But I must say I am a huge rally fan since childhood and into rally reporting and statistics since longer than I can think, and I couldn't have explained the WRC any better to a new fan than you, PJ, absolutely excellent video!
for more info, as you all saw on the video clips of WRC, DO NOT expect these drivers to grip through every corner like you see in normal motorsport. These roads are mostly narrow and tight and powersliding/drifting is practically the only approach when driving flat out.
Working for a game developer, I know that would be an extremely demanding task. Would be cool though. Closest you can get right now is Forza Horizon 5.
This video is perfectly timed. Last year in April I started playing WRC9, I was super amazed by it, but never got to see the 2021 season because I didn't get the channel. Now I'm super hyped to watch this year, tomorrow Monte Carlo rally gonna start 🤩
@@PJTierney yeah will be interesting to see these new gen cars on the track! Would love to compare starts from last year as well because as far as I know the hybrid motors will also be used at the starts
Excellent summary. I love rally, but as an American I often get confused looks and questions when I say that. This sums it up better than I ever could.
In the US we have NASCAR, which had humble and gritty origins. It's pretty bland now but as child I was always fascinated by rally and Baja races but never truly understood how it worked. Thanks for simplifying it all. Cheers from the US. Subscribed!
Great video! I remember wanting to watch this series as a teenager, but I just didn't have any way to at the time. No TV channels I had access to carried it and RU-vid was just starting out. Glad it's easier to be able to watch it now!
As an f1 fan. I want to expand my knowledge on motorsport like WRC, Extreme E, Formula E and Motogp. I might not be able to watch the highlights of practice, qualifying and race due to F1 events happening on the same day. But it'll be fun to know about other motorsport competitions.
Thank you, just starting playing Dirt Rally 2.0 and I enjoy it a lot though I don't have any idea how rally race really work. But now I have some background knowledge.
Another awesome video! WRC is something I know very little about, but always kinda had a little interest in it. Glad to actually learn something about it.
Great video PJ. :) Edit: I would say another main feature of the top rally cars is the widened track width, not just body panels (they are not always the same thing in history)
Yup, a good example in fact is the Lancia Stratos in DiRT Rally 2.0. On snow/gravel it's got narrow tyres (like most cars) but it also looks like they're set deep inside the wheel wells.
WRC I love it! Wish the coverage was a bit better from the website. And they need to do something about 720p being the highest resolution for paid subscriptions. If it wasn't for that I would still be subscribed.
I've not tried WRC+ yet, may do this year. For me, the 30 minute Red Bull TV show after every day of action is a decent way to catch up, and I normally do a decent job of avoiding spoilers.
I learned so much from this. Like if you want your child to be good at Rally you should consider naming them Sebastien. Lame jokes aside thank you for this! I’ve always admired the sport from afar but it seemed intimidating to get into even as a fan. This helped a ton.
Thanks 😀 I am still figuring out what I want to do with my RU-vid (and any potential streams). Not sure what the future of the channel looks like yet but we'll see 🙂
Thank you so much for this video it was just perfect. I've always been interested but never took the dive. I'm trying to do so now We'll see how it goes!
I'm a big fan of rally about 35 years But the one thing that's always had me is out the red and yellow board work. Like even the splits. Like have they some Internet connection or something when you pass them to collect Time you did in a stage. Its the one thing iv never asked about cuz I'm not part of any club I did marshel once but that's it
I believe you're referring to timing transponders. I would need to look it up, but I believe it's essentially a laser beam from one side of the road to the other, and when a car breaks that line it gets recorded and transmitted to the timing systems. That's how I think it works in F1, and WRC might be similar.
you forgot to mention how despite being held on public roads nowadays spectator safety is taken very seriously with marshals announcing the arrival of cars a few seconds before they come so everyone is on their feet in case of a crash, spectators are not allowed on the outside of corners or below roads which is enforced by marshals stationed every 50 meters or so. Also the rally1 cars give a live feed to race control where if they see something is not up to snuff they give the sector marshals instructions (or call for reinforcements from the volunteers). And in some areas you are still only a couple meters from the cars going by
All good points, WRC try to make sure rallies are very safe now given the history of Group B and all. They even threatened to cancel Rally Japan this year after safety was called into question.
I started yesterday with WRC 9 and I am having fun. Something about the stress and tracks sucked me in. New to racing games and F1 was too frustrating for me, although their wheels look absolute gorgeous. Any tips for a newcomer to handle the speed? 😅
Hey man! loving the content! I see you put out content for both f1 and dirt 2.0. Do you got plans for more videos for dirt? i think today i watched all your videos on it. the game was on sale and i read the comments it being the dark souls of rally so i came over here to youtube to learn about rally as i truthfully know nothing up until i found your youtube page so i look forward to seeing more!
This is the best motorsport because everything was freaking insane at least in my opinion, heck they don't even modified the roads just to make it safer for the pilots instead the car is the one being adjusted even a dog is part of the track itself 🤣
What a wonderful job by explaining everything so basic and sorta intermediate level in an eloquent manner.. appreciate your efforts mate.. Thanks.. good luck . 100th comment
They need more car company’s or manufactures in rallying to make it more interesting , at the moment they only have Ford , hyuandi , Toyota and that’s it that’s pretty bad
Yes they need, but being in wrc is expensive and most car companys cant afford it. Citroen left couse money problems. You need 30 million for yearly expenses for staying in, if you wish to compete on high level you need alot more. so far only Hunday and Toyota has been capable to thouse expenses and thinking its woth for them and help them sel lthey cars better. Some reason i dont see BMW doing something like that or some other company. Ford barely stays in its more like legacy project for them.
The worst part of rally is getting pelted by rocks while watching. Its also the best thing because the spectators dont have situations where they slap the biker on a track. And most of the time they embrase the rock flinging likr a water ammusiment park and jump and turn away
I really like watching rally videos on youtube from the inside of the car, it's so exhilerating! If I subscribe to WRC, is there an option to watch the rallies from this view? Or will there primarily be footage of the race from the outside?
To be clear ALL classes of rally car whether in Europe or here in America the cars MUST be street legal being working headlights, break lights, turn signals, and registered and licensed.
Great video. Asked this in the past, if ypu can do a video on how to setup the car in some of the WRC games (wrc 10) It will be great. I struggle understanding the diffs
@@PJTierney Thank you. I Actually qualified this year through the WRC 9 FIA Rally star Challenge to compete at a competition where the winner will get the pricr of competing in Rallying for real. I have a competition om a crosscar in March
Hello @PJ Tierney. Thanks for this information. I am going to start a project with WRC and wanted to get all the granular details about rally racing. Is it possible to schedule and call sometime to go through the rally racing please?
Biggest issue of wrc is accessibility. RallyTV cost 2 times as much as a F1 TV subscription and typical sports channel don't have it. There only is really short highligts and very select onboards accessible on youtube
Sometimes @EASPORTSWRC run code promotions for playing the game, I know a lot of players who watched the first 3 months of this season that way. Should help a little so keep an eye out for when those come up.
@@PJTierney I got the game last week because of the VR update. Amazing when it does not crash but it is EA after all haha. Did not get a code for RallyTV though unfortunately. I am relying on the RedBull highlights so far.
How the winner is decided , we don't see much of any overtakes and whi come first , in rally , si each car will start at different intervals ? Is the winner based on time taken for completing the distance ?
The winner is the driver who does all of the stages in the shortest combined time. They set off at 3 minute intervals so that they don't block each other on the road.
@@BakrWeasly Saturday is usually the day with the most stages, and most of the points are given out on Saturday now. Sunday gets its own pool of points and has the Power Stage, but usually the overall rally order is set (other than a late incident)
The easiest way to figure that out is to look up the standings for any individual rally, as the total time is the result. Rally Japan last year was 2 hours 43 minutes for example.
As an F1 fan looking to get into rally, where do I need to go to find out what rally fans are upset about these days? Everyone seems so happy chappy in WRC 😂
Hello im new to WRC What happend if is a crash or mechanical failure for example in stage 10/17 and can not finished the stage is then DNF for this stage or for or the whole event? And second question What determines who goes first and who goes last?
If the team can repair the car, it's normally a DNF for the day, but they can try driving again on Sunday to get to the Power Stage. The running order is first determined by championship order (leader 1st) and then after a day I believe it's sorted by current event standings (leader last).
