Friday 5th October 2018

Wales Rally GB: Pic of the Week

It's that time of year again - let's get in the mood for Wales Rally GB!

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Yes, PH has previous with Wales Rally GB and Pic of the Week, but we make no apologies for that. For decades it has delivered incredible end-of-season drama, as if purpose built racers blasting through Welsh forests wasn't exciting enough. Think 1998, when Sainz lost a title right at the very last even though it seemed nothing could stop him. And 1995, when McRae of course took that iconic championship. Don't forget 2003, either, where Rally GB played host to an epic showdown that saw Petter Solberg beat Sebastien Loeb to the WRC by a single point.

This year promises much of the same (even if it's not quite the end of the campaign), with championship leader Thierry Neuville on 177 points, Ott Tanak in second on 164 and Sebastien Ogier still there on 154. Three teams, three cars and three nationalities, all still in with a shot with not long left of the season. Who says modern WRC isn't worth watching?

To mark the weekend, here's a new desktop wallpaper courtesy of last year's event. It's got everything you could want from a Wales Rally GB pic: incredible scenery, hardy fans, and a rally car at pace on a gravel track. The sun is even out, a rare if welcome star of the rally - no pun intended.

More than enough to leave our appetite whetted for the weekend, and hopefully yours too - it looks like being another cracking WRC run in!

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[Oliver-2optb]

Can't wait , will be there at Sweet Lamb tomorrow.
Good to see a few people in with contention. Ogier has dominated the last 4 or 5 years.
Both Ott Tanak and Neuville are genuinely great drivers.
Hopefully Kris Meeke will be restored to a manufacturer , M sport perhaps.

[V8 FOU]

And last year's winner?
No mention again of Elfyn Evans. Remember, he won last year and there wasn't any mention on PH - apart from my post.....

Time to recognise the lad here on PH. He should feature in pic of the week.

[Leptons]

Just about sums it up really. One thread with Two posts on the biggest motoring forum in the country (I know there’s a couple of posts on the WRC thread in Motorsport).

I was going to put in an appearance at Dyfnant tomorrow as it’s the closest to me (3.5 hours away) but now I’ve realised it’s only run once. And the weather looks ste...

Edited by Leptons on Saturday 6th October 16:04

[GravelBen]

I like the POTW idea and don't want to be negative about it, but couldn't you take an extra 2 minutes to find a photo of a car mid corner with a bit of attitude?