2024 ERC News & Rumours

[WRCStan]

Llarena and MRF have parted ways.

[Backa]

Neither standings on ERC site nor results on Wikipedia shows that but seems like Miko Marczyk is now 4th in Championship standinds as he appealed decision to penalize him 2 minutes in Gran Canaria and it was changed to €10k financial fine. One of Marczyk's 16 tires was not properly declared before rally.

[Jarek Z]

Neither standings on ERC site nor results on Wikipedia shows that but seems like Miko Marczyk is now 4th in Championship standinds as he appealed decision to penalize him 2 minutes in Gran Canaria and it was changed to €10k financial fine. One of Marczyk's 16 tires was not properly declared before rally.

Rally Islas Canarias results have been adjusted following Marczyk's appeal (but the official website still doesn't show that):
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w28429...Marczyk-appeal

[Jarek Z]

Belgian driver Amaury Molle is going to contest the remaining 3 events of the ERC season in a Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo under the Team MRF Tyres banner:
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w28405...2-rookie-Molle

[Jarek Z]

Llarena with Hyundai?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmc4zhm0jBQ

[Jarek Z]

Llarena with Hyundai?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmc4zhm0jBQ

Yes:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...asturias-2024/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Very interesting interview on this post-Rally Ceredigion podcast.. First with Hayden Paddon about his ERC Season, the i20 Rally2 and his future,; and then Armstrong & Creighton as MSport team-mates:

Starts about 10mins in...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ud...TIGy-tiVJ6nuTw

[PLuto]

Very interesting interview on this post-Rally Ceredigion podcast.. First with Hayden Paddon about his ERC Season, the i20 Rally2 and his future,; and then Armstrong & Creighton as MSport team-mates:

Starts about 10mins in...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ud...TIGy-tiVJ6nuTw

Can you summarize in short in written form for us who are lazy to listen it?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Can you summarize in short in written form for us who are lazy to listen it?

Paddon:
ERC 2024 has been tougher than expected despite winning last year; the i20 Rally2 hasn't been the best car but he still thinks it's better on gravel than tarmac; everything just clicked at Ceredigion to his surprise; he didnt think he'd have funding for the final round (now has); he is still working on the electric rally car in NZ but not progressed much and hasn't had any interest in it from other Manus; he hopes to do more international events in 2025 but not in Europe as too costly.