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So Devine held on for the win, Edwards couldn't catch him despite a couple of fastest times today. The unfortunate Cronin recovered to 4th.

This result should tight up the battle for the 2024 ITRC.

A nice close battle all rally between the French guys. Very impressive pace against the locals. Even Paddon couldn't get anywhere near.

A good solid event for Jon Armstrong too, beating quite a...

Some good live action filmed by On The Limit and with cars at 30s intervals making it really enjoyable to watch:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/royfY3g2z2rYMgEL/

Keith Cronin just took a huge 18.2 sec out of both Devine & Edwards on SS4 ! Edwards says that's mental and Keith is a special talent.

Edit -
Disastrous bad luck for Cronin on SS7 losing 2 mins...

I appreciate the high speed accuracy on these roads which have no room for error. A lot of the drivers have said it's their favourite tarmac rally. Plus watching them and the scenery is pretty...

Not sure if posted here before, Evan's test prior to Croatia with footage of the Rally1 Yaris in 2025-spec...

https://youtu.be/ALLO7rds-yI?si=FRdZ5LDkRZcxMPOV

ITRC Rally of the Lakes underway and Matt Edwards is finding it a steep learning curve vs the experienced locals of Devine and Cronin.

Nice 4k quality video action:

https://youtu.be/rCsUfTGdugM?si=HZvjQnijdmcRQ8Ld

Armstrong has been strong ! An impressive job and I'm delighted to see what he and the M-Sport Fiesta can do.

"It's been a good day, I tried to have a good rhythm in there but everything is...

SS5: Jon Armstrong 5th fastest again and now 5th Overall !

SS5: Cachón
Drama in here for the rally leader who has lost 13.1sec on the split to Bonato!
Front right tyre damage for the Spaniard. Loses 40.6sec total in the stage and drops out of the...

Crew taken to hospital for precautionary checks.

A big shame for them, especially after their recovery from the the massive crash here last year.

Jon Armstrong is doing pretty well so far on his Rally2 tarmac debut and seems to be improving his pace... 5th fastest on SS3.

And 5th on SS4 - just 0.1s behind Bonato !!

Good action from last night (outdoor section).

https://youtu.be/usuS8ehiftE?si=ev5aV5jHC3Q8IuUT

https://youtube.com/shorts/iaODj9Qrj9Q?si=6im8Q92kx3Dhuoha

Top 3 Qualifying Stage:

Yoan Bonato 1:53.8
Diego Ruiloba + 0.1
Miklós Csomós +0.2

Bonato said he didnt want to be fastest and so be first on the road as he suffered in that position last...

QS Stage live at 15.13 Local

https://www.youtube.com/live/SLCFtHS2rCU?si=QLWBPDi4Td1xqaEq

Mixi Csomos smashed it on the first run of FP1. The times were all very close but he was 1.1s faster than anyone else !

Citroen trying to improve the C3 on gravel...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/how-citroen-is-trying-to-close-the-skoda-gap/

Do any locals know if there's any coverage (live or highlights) on Canarias tv or online channels ?

Edit
SS1 tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/live/H_f3gTYtxaU?si=FlkYNNPpK3ZRnNf5

A big and close battle for the 2024 ERC predicts Paddon:

https://dirtfish.com/rally/erc/paddon-predicts-10-way-fight-for-erc-title/

From Fiaerc.com

The ERC champion in 2018 and 2020, Lukyanuk finished first in Las Palmas in 2017, 2018 and 2021, having completed the 2016 event as the best-placed ERC driver behind Enrique Cruz,...

I dont believe Rally1 Detuned or Rally2 Plus will ever happen and compete with each other.

Until 2027, the compromise has to be cheaper access to the Rally1 cars to enable more cars & (local)...

And Ogier says a detuned Rally1 will still be spectacular and a benefit if it's cheaper to bring more drivers.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/detuned-rally1-cars-not-the-end-of-the-world-for-ogier/

More from Latvala...

https://rallyjournal.com/now-thats-a-lot-of-content-jari-matti-latvala-passionately-speaks-out/