Episode 168 - Motorsport News Round Up

**Summary** Teeks and Riri catch up on a packed motorsport calendar, covering championship winners, manufacturer battles, technical regulations and some of the biggest controversies across global racing. The discussion spans rallying, endurance racing, NASCAR, Formula E, BTCC, DTM and TCR.  **In this episode:**  - World Rally Championship: Toyota secured its tenth manufacturers’ title, matching Lancia’s record, while Toyota also dominated the podium and Rally2 category. <!--THE END--> - Rallycross: Johan Kristoffersson won the Euro Rallycross Championship, while the series moved fully back to petrol-powered cars. The FIA Rallycross World Cup finale is set for Indonesia. <!--THE END--> - WEC’s future: Geely may take over Alpine’s existing endurance racing infrastructure, while uncertainty remains over the post-2027 relationship between the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest. <!--THE END--> - NASCAR: The hosts review recent Cup Series winners, upcoming higher-power cars and the widely discussed pit-lane confrontation involving Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar. <!--THE END--> - Formula E: Porsche won the manufacturers’ championship, while DS driver Taylor Barnard took his maiden victory in the season finale. <!--THE END--> - Formula E Gen4: Faster cars, new circuits and a revised qualifying and race configuration could make the next season significantly more chaotic. <!--THE END--> - Touring cars: Ford leads the BTCC manufacturers’ standings, Mercedes tops DTM, and Geely leads the TCR World Tour with 16 eligible manufacturers. **Timestamps**  00:00 - Why the show is returning to wider motorsport coverage  01:35 - Toyota matches Lancia with its tenth WRC manufacturers’ title  03:27 - The first private Rally1 project and the case for independent teams  05:09 - Toyota also wins the Rally2 manufacturers’ championship  06:36 - Rallycross returns to petrol-only competition  08:44 - How Rallycross E and the championship structure worked  09:06 - Kristoffersson wins Euro Rallycross and family titles  10:33 - Rallycross World Cup heads to Indonesia  11:20 - Ferrari, BMW and Cadillac in the WEC Brazil review  13:47 - Aston Martin and non-hybrid cars challenge Toyota  14:08 - Team Turkey wins the WEC GT3 class  15:07 - Ferrari and Aston Martin succeed at Circuit of the Americas  18:28 - Toyota’s shrinking WEC championship lead  21:51 - Geely, Renault and the possible Alpine takeover  24:24 - The Le Mans calendar controversy and what was actually confirmed  26:39 - Why Fuji is crucial for Toyota’s title hopes  28:48 - NASCAR’s recent winners and the next-generation cars  30:46 - NASCAR power drops and the return toward 800 horsepower  33:18 - The Blaney-Hocevar pit-lane fight  35:57 - Whether NASCAR’s off-track drama overshadows the racing  38:20 - Porsche wins the Formula E manufacturers’ championship  40:16 - Formula E Gen4 cars could reach 200 mph  42:09 - Formula E final standings and Lola’s future  45:17 - The 21-race Formula E calendar and new race formats  47:12 - BTCC standings and Tom Chilton’s nineteenth victory  50:11 - Why modern DTM is effectively a GT3 championship  53:19 - What makes the TCR World Tour different  55:14 - The 16 manufacturers eligible for TCR competition  58:13 - Geely leads the TCR World Tour standings  60:11 - Lincoln Co.’s plans for Le Mans prototypes and rallying  61:06 - Final thoughts on a busy motorsport season  62:21 - The Honda S2000 debate and Teeks’ weekend-car plan    **Important information**  If you enjoy our podcast and what we do here, please consider giving us a like and follow on your podcast platform of choice. After all, we are an ominous force, and we are EVERYWHERE!!! We are also on Instagram @inductionnoise, Tik Tok and YouTube. Look out for the orange logo with the TURBO and IN on it. If you’d like to get in touch with us for feedback, suggestions or inquiries, you can do so via our email which is [inductionnoise@outlook.com](mailto:inductionnoise@outlook.com)   Thanks for listening 😊