View from the service park: Croatia Twenty months on from the last pure asphalt round of the FIA World Rally Championship, last weekend’s Croatia Rally reminded us just what we’d been missing. What a fantastic event – great place and sensational competition. There’s always something special about a WRC round competing out of the country’s capital city and Zagreb’s debut in the championship provided a fabulous backdrop to round three, offering colour and culture in a place which definitely knows its rallying. The competition took one of the busiest WRC entries – bolstered by all three support series – and put the cars and crews through some of the most challenging asphalt stages in the sport.