In what is set to be the last time the Central European Rally is part of the #WRC calendar, the event has changed 72% of its route for a more compact and exciting edition of the tri-state rally 🤔 Full Route Preview here 👇 www.powerslideblog.com/wrc-route-pr...

Been a while since I've done some number crunching Hint on some future content maybe

Route preview video of Rally Finland 2025. Talking to camera in the woods, maps and clips of the stages. (Rally) English with subtitles. youtu.be/YI40_a4KuZM?...

2026 will mark the 70th running of the Acropolis Rally. 🇬🇷 To celebrate that occasion, I will be taking a look at how the route of the rally evolved through the years, in a series of posts. The first part is about the 1973-1980 era 🏁 #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 www.powerslideblog.com/route-histor...

I got inspired to write a blog post! itgetsfasternow.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/r...

No what I would change again, but if I were to rank some of the stages this year, Raanitsa would be my favourite, with Kambja a close second. Kanepi is also up there. My least favourite is Karaski, it seemed a bit bland from the onboard

Fourmax testing today in Finland

For everyone interested, @dimi-wrc.bsky.social wants to know what has been your favorite stages from the history of the Acropolis Rally! You can vote up to 15 stages in this Google Form 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

Acropolis Rally winners that will compete in 2025 🇬🇷 🔸Thierry Neuville 🇧🇪 → 2 wins 🔸Kalle Rovanpera 🇫🇮 → 2 wins 🔹Kajetan Kajetanowicz 🇵🇱 → 2 wins 🔸Sebastien Ogier 🇫🇷→ 1 win #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 | #WRC

Dafni 🔥🔥 youtu.be/k5npNmtEMQE?...

The stages in the Loutraki area can be used in many different combinations and directions. So much so, that almost identical routes have been used with different names! 😵‍💫 The 2021 Loutraki stage is almost the same as the 2012 Aghii Theodori one for example #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

Looking at Estonia onboards after the Acropolis ones

There were also plans for a night stage in 2022 and this year, but it didn't happen in the end

In 2011 and 2013, the Acropolis Rally featured night stages! 👀 Night stages on rough gravel was something unique, and Rally Portugal would follow the Greek organizers example for the 2012 edition of the rally. #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oqF...

Alexandros Tsouloftas' 9th place in the 2022 Acropolis Rally is the best result for a driver of Greek descent in the modern era of the event 💪 The Cypriot also finished 3rd in WRC2 that year! 🥉 #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 | #WRC

With an average speed of 117km/h, Elatia-Zeli has been the fastest stage used in the Acropolis Rally since the event's return to the WRC in 2021! It's not often that an Acropolis stage exceeds the average speed of 100km/h! #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 | #WRC

Apparently I had an inauthentic behaviour from my account... okay then...

The Acropolis Rally has seen many of the stages used in the 80s and 70s paved over the years. 😔 Some of them are still used in rallying though, in tarmac rallies! An example of this is the well-known Meteora stage 👇 #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

The 2011 and 2012 editions of the Acropolis were based in Loutraki but also visited some iconic stages like Eleftherohori, Elatia and Bauxites thanks to remote services. ✌️ The 2012 edition stretched to over 400km, with stages in Corinth, Argolis, Viotia and Fokida. #AcropolisRally🇬🇷

The 2014 Acropolis Rally was a weird one 😵‍💫 The event was part of the ERC, and was a mixed surface event, with stages on both tarmac and gravel, an experiment that has not been repeated since. Craig Breen was the winner, in the 208 T16 R5's competitive debut 💪 #AcropolisRally

The 2003 Lilea Parnassos SSS was eventful 😬 The first pass was annulled due to thick dust and zero visibility. Safety was a major issue too, with fans trying to get in for free 🤦‍♂️ For the second pass, organizers watered and salted the stage to keep dust down #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

The Acropolis Rally had Athens as its base from 2006 to 2008. Many of the stages used in these 3 editions of the rally can no longer be used due to them being burnt from the many forest fires in the area. ☹️ #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

Since 2021, 4 different drivers have been road sweepers on rough gravel. Which one do you think has been the slowest? Ogier, Kalle, Neuville or Evans? #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

Testing for the Acropolis Rally has already begun! 🙌 Thierry Neuville tested in the old Loutraki shakedown, and Sebastien Ogier tested in Agia Efthimia near Itea. 🤙 #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

SS Perivoli, which was used in 2022, is the slowest stage used in the Acropolis Rally since 2008, with stage winner Thierry Neuville having an average of just 70.1 km/h on the first pass. #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 | #WRC

With 13 wins in the Acropolis Rally, Ford is by far the most successful manufacturer in Greece, having more than twice the wins of Lancia in 2nd. 🔥 Their more recent one was in 2009, courtesy of Mikko Hirvonen 🇫🇮 #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 | #WRC

Tarzan is the only stage to remain unchanged since the Acropolis returned to the WRC calendar in 2021. 💪 This year it will serve as the Wolf Power Stage, just like 2021. #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 | #WRC

Had the pleasure of checking out two of the stages myself before the event, it'll certainly be a great rally! Shame it'll be the last one in Lamia for the time being, Loutraki or Meteora for 2026? 👀

I'm very disappointed to see so few Greeks in R5s this year in the Acropolis 😔

This does feel a bit like the two people in class with the lowest grade arguing on who is smarter. McErlean did well in Portugal, no need for a response like that from Munster though.

Will be out as soon as I can get my hands on a Smokovo onboard

Another week, another "Rally2s will be the main class in 2026" rumour. It's getting tiring

The Acropolis start location is probably a better place to be at than the SSS. Although it will have 0 shade, and white marble will 100% leave you sunburnt if you dont have any sunscreen on 😂

There's no what i would change section in this one, but I'll give you a +/- on the route from my opinion On the plus: 🔹️This year's versions of Monti Di Ala and Monte Lerno are really good 🔹️The Power Stage is an upgrade over the older one 🔹️SS2 seems interesting with very narrow sections

Said this about Lousa in the preview😎

I love this open section at Gois 🤩 #RallyDePortugal

Big big day today! 10 stages, 2 remote services and 3 loops! #RallydePortugal 🇵🇹

Mikkelsen was rumoured to be driving all 4 rounds of the Greek Rally Championship with On Sale Rally Team, but in the end, that did not happen 🤷‍♂️

Might need to do more route previews than originally planned, Monte one was well received... But I don't think I have the knowledge for some of the rallies 😭

BREAKING 🚨 Martins Sesks will compete in 6 WRC rallies with an M-Sport Puma Rally1, starting from Rally Sweden 🔥 #WRC #RallySweden

The route for the 2025 Safari Rally is out! - 384km Two new stages, Mzazibu and Camp Moran, as well as a new Shakedown in Sleeping Warrior. Sleeping Warrior and Kedong are shortened, whereas Elmenteita is slightly longer. The Malewa stage that was on Sunday in 2024 is out completely.

If my maths is right, I think I mapped 400 rallies this year 😅 Would've been more but I ran out of greek ones 😭

We'll try a new format for Powerslide next season, no more live tweeting, but we'll still have a presence on rally weekends. Also, Zenor has made some great work with graphics for the upcoming season 👌

Next one, maybe Safari? Or Canarias. We'll see 😅 Acropolis and Portugal are 🔐

How many stages can you recognise here? 😅

I have updated my drivers ranking. Thierry moves now up to 7th and Ott to 9th overall

Big fan of the new regs!

Thank you to everyone who supported Powerslide in 2024, and I hope we can continue in 2025. 👋

Take a deep dive in the history of the WRC with us, in the Top 30 WRC stages of all time 👇 youtu.be/riXIUHGDb1c

I'm interested to see Fourmaux's pace on tarmac next year. Tarmac has been his best surface historically, but last year, it was where he was the slowest. The i20 is still a tricky car on tarmac, but I think he'll fare better than in the Puma.