Virtual chicanes will make their competitive debut in the World Rally Championship this weekend
The World Rally Championship will introduce virtual chicanes for the first time in competition at Rally Finland, in a move that has helped re-introduce the legendary Ouninpohja stage. The advancement in technology has seen virtual chicanes become more prevalent in rallying with the system already being used in various championships including the European Rally Championship at Rally di Roma.
However, the advancement in technology to enable event organisers to adopt such a system coupled with struggles to source hay bales to designate chicanes has also played a part in the rise of virtual chicanes in rallies across the world. “In some countries, they can't have straw bales and it has become more and more difficult to get straw bales.
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