2023 MEWRL Rally Championship: The 9x9
Round 4: Rally Greece | Argolis | Greece
Round 4 of the 9X9 Championship brings with it one of the rally world’s all time classic showdowns - Mitsubishi vs Subaru, Evo X vs WRX STi, Kurashiki vs Ota. The stuff rally legends were made from. And now you get to relive the experience. Evo or WRX - choose your weapon!
Event Period
- Starts: 2023-05-06T22:15:00Z
- Ends: 2023-05-27T21:59:00Z
Eligible Cars
Modern Rally NR4/R4
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X was initially homologated for the Group N category in 2008, and was able to be upgraded to meet the new R4 specifications in 2011, with a large weight reduction taking place to achieve this. The Evo X has a 5 speed straight 4, producing 300 bhp. More than enough to get some serious air. -
Subaru WRX STI NR4
Based on the 2015 SUBARU WRX STI, the new WRX STI NR4 was built and developed by JRM Racing to adhere to the new-for-2015 NR4 technical regulations. This car dominated the North American rally scene, excelling in all conditions and proving itself to be one of the most adaptable and reliable cars on the rally circuit.
Rally Route
You’ll be glad to see that the weather down the Greek end of the Mediterranean is a lot drier than it was in Spain recently… just one of our nine stages is expected to be wet. But, (and it is a big one because you know I like big butts and I cannot lie!), it’s mid race on Stage 5. Sandwiched between two dry stages. And it’s not just a wet surface, it’s heavy rain conditions at sunset. Luckily Stage 5 is also the shortest of the nine stages, so you just need to keep it together for a mere 4.5km.
Something else to be wary of are the two night stages - S3 and S9. They are both long stages and both at the end of a stage group of three. And those Greek mountain tracks are plenty dark at night. Protect your lights through Stages 1 and 2, and 7 and 8 - you are going to need them!
To add an extra little bit of spice at the end of the rally, the final two stages are both long and you can expect very poor surface conditions with Max surface degradation expected. Sorry. Not.
All good? Excellent! Go get your Greek freak on already then. Opa!