Chile put a stamp on the motorsport map of the World. First they hosted Dakar Rally in their country and they are the organizers of the World Rally Championship event for the first time.

That's why their rally is called 1st Rally of Chile. I never heard before that some WRC event has number 1 or 1st in its name. All of them have history and heritage but FIA let another South America event after Rally Argentina. Both of the them are gravel events and FIA loves gravel rallies.

It seems that state of rallying in South America is even worse then in Europe where guys with deep pockets are the most of every entry list. I would say that Rally Chile entry list is full of rich privateers.

Whats wrong with that? You would say... Nothing. But that's the reason we have only two champs in the last 15 seasons.

Money can't drive a rally car fast, only guts can do it.

That's it.

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