Sirmacis/imins will make a debut with ''Skoda Fabia R5'' in Rally Liepāja. They plan to participate in ERC Gravel Master
http://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/erc/5...oda-fabia-r5-/
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Sirmacis/imins will make a debut with ''Skoda Fabia R5'' in Rally Liepāja. They plan to participate in ERC Gravel Master
http://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/erc/5...oda-fabia-r5-/
Guys, do you think this driver would be good enough to compete in JERC? I think that after watching this video the CEO of FIAT should offer him a factory seat :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdBuwzRAEAw
I have been thinking a little bit and find out the ERC in 2016 returned into the look from days before merging with IRC. Anything from old good IRC didnīt remain, which is sad, because I thought the potential was/is bigger. Do you remember the days when Quesnel wanted to use his red army against green army of Skoda? Or Monte Carlo 2011? And now we have got few spectacular drivers like Consani, but Peugeot and Skoda etc. choose WRC2. Neither I nor Pluto understand it (because medial coverage of WRC2 is awful) but they did so. And there has to be some racional reason. Whatever it is, Eurosport is responsible for that.
Yes, it doesn't look good for the new year.
But to be honest, I have no idea why so many drivers want to drive in WRC2. How is it possible to be a sportsman and want to compete for the14th or 17th position?
Because they all fancy themselves as a WRC champion, however unreasonably.
Same reason so many young circuit racers pay fortunes for GP2 and GP3 rather than get paid for big sportscar races.
In one way, it's good; the talent is concentrated and we'll get a proper 'world' championship. The shame is the damage that could be done to the wider sport and the prestige of classic events.
Also, fewer events in the championship and manufacturers subsidising events might make it cheaper, as might your seven events being in western Europe.
Link, please.