WRC as it is shortly called is regarded as one among the most challenging motor sport in the world. In a series of three-day events, the cars and drivers are pitched against some of the toughest riding conditions on the planet with ice and snow from Sweden to the testing heat of Greece and Jordan.
Inaugurated in 1973, WRC has been a sporting spectacular for all these years with drivers and constructors battling it out for the 36th annual championship in 2008. WRC cars are usually tuned or have refined engine, transmission and suspension to meet high performances. A typical WRC car is a turbocharged, four wheel drive monster that develops around 300bhp and masses of torque.
Drivers are the ones who make this rally most exciting, who can even power slide between the trees on a narrow gravel track under full control at 200 kph-plus! They are the ones who know how to use their babies (I mean their cars) efficiently. These drivers compete on all possible surfaces for the ultimate triumph including snow, ice, gravel, asphalt, mud or rocks - and in all weather conditions? The WRC pushes a drivers mental concentration and physical fitness to the limit.
