Oh you know what. Hahahaha. That looks to be it. You can see more of the inner fender wheelwell area. That’s kind of cool. They are using it so hard they are breaking it.

 

Counting the days now. Not long to go.

 

Tik-tok, tik-tok, tik-tok ....

 

Loving the look of the Defender Recce trucks!

 

Looks like the "Defender" YT channel posted a bunch of videos today:
https://www.youtube.com/@Defender/videos

Interestingly it looks like every one of the rally trucks have the RAI installed. Wonder if its the same one we all know and "love".

 

Some more technical details here:

 

This is incredible

 

If only we could add these fenders/flares

 

that was a dead link each time i tried. Have it again ?
Well, now I was able to watch it within the forum body. You know of anywhere to watch the events even if using a VPN ?

 

Per this video, you will be.

A really close look at the guts. Looks like its pretty much an Octa underneath. Indeed the JLR rep said that Octa came before the rally car. The engine, transmission, t-case are all Octa. Looks like some cooling and airflow upgrades - including some really cool hood scoop/extractor body work. The suspension components are obviously different - but since I've not had up close and personal experience with an Octa I can't say how much is stock. Coilovers all around - no air suspension on this thing.