@dimi-wrc.bsky.social
WRC Fan, Powerslide Blog Author and Massive Rally Fan ๐ https://www.powerslideblog.com
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 ๐ค
Full Route Preview here ๐
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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.
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2026 will mark the 70th running of the Acropolis Rally. ๐ฌ๐ท
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 ๐
#WRC | #AcropolisRally ๐ฌ๐ท
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I got inspired to write a blog post!
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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
01.07.2025 10:12 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
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 ๐
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#WRC | #AcropolisRally ๐ฌ๐ท
And Agioi Theodoroi is even more, 95km since 1999
22.06.2025 11:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Since 2007 it's about 70km in the WRC for Loutraki
22.06.2025 11:12 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Acropolis Rally winners that will compete in 2025 ๐ฌ๐ท
๐ธThierry Neuville ๐ง๐ช โ 2 wins
๐ธKalle Rovanpera ๐ซ๐ฎ โ 2 wins
๐นKajetan Kajetanowicz ๐ต๐ฑ โ 2 wins
๐ธSebastien Ogier ๐ซ๐ทโ 1 win
#AcropolisRally ๐ฌ๐ท | #WRC
All these roads have been used under the name Loutraki since 2021...
21.06.2025 22:07 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Dafni ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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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! ๐ตโ๐ซ
The 2021 Loutraki stage is almost the same as the 2012 Aghii Theodori one for example
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Looking at Estonia onboards after the Acropolis ones
20.06.2025 17:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0There were also plans for a night stage in 2022 and this year, but it didn't happen in the end
19.06.2025 18:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
In 2011 and 2013, the Acropolis Rally featured night stages! ๐
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 ๐ฌ๐ท
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I think I know who you are on about. He'll block anyone who calls him out over his use of AI.
However I don't use AI at all for my posts, so I don't understand what triggered this suspension
๐ธAcropolis Rally
19.06.2025 08:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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 ๐ช
The Cypriot also finished 3rd in WRC2 that year! ๐ฅ
#AcropolisRally ๐ฌ๐ท | #WRC
Well if I don't get the old one back I'll just have the Powerslide account there from now on
Unfortunately, I need to have the Powerslide account there because that's really the only place where Powerslide is relevant in
Other fast stages include Bauxites, Eleftherohori, the shortened Loutraki stage from 2023 and Dafni from 2022!
18.06.2025 15:44 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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 ๐ฌ๐ท | #WRC
Apparently I had an inauthentic behaviour from my account... okay then...
18.06.2025 12:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
The Acropolis Rally has seen many of the stages used in the 80s and 70s paved over the years. ๐
Some of them are still used in rallying though, in tarmac rallies!
An example of this is the well-known Meteora stage ๐
#AcropolisRally ๐ฌ๐ท
Tarabus used tarmac tyres in the Corinth SSS which was part of the gravel leg and got a 3 minute penalty ๐ฅด
17.06.2025 12:28 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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. โ๏ธ
The 2012 edition stretched to over 400km, with stages in Corinth, Argolis, Viotia and Fokida.
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The 2014 Acropolis Rally was a weird one ๐ตโ๐ซ
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 ๐ช
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The 2003 Lilea Parnassos SSS was eventful ๐ฌ
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 ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
For the second pass, organizers watered and salted the stage to keep dust down
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