10k stages on a Safari? Closed roads? 300k total? No, thank you. I would rather see the DVDs of the great adventure events of old. PCs can keep that event for themselves.
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10k stages on a Safari? Closed roads? 300k total? No, thank you. I would rather see the DVDs of the great adventure events of old. PCs can keep that event for themselves.
In David Evans' other article on this story for Autosport, he says:
"The Safari Rally has continued to run since it was dropped from the WRC calendar 16 years ago, but the modern-day African Championship version is a shadow of the event's heyday.
A return to the WRC would likely mean a route similar to the 2002 event, which included 627 competitive miles in 12 sections across three days."
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...wrc-return-bid
Now, feel free to take that with a pinch of salt as I am, but if correct, or even near correct, that'd be great. Here's the 2002 Safari Rally itinerary: https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetab...ri-rally-2002/
Even within the current regulations for a WRC round, pushing the boundaries just a bit you could run 3 70km SS twice on Friday and Saturday, with one 60km SS and a 10km PS on Sunday, you'd have a 910km event. Obviously they'd need to have a tire fitting after each stage at least. That'd be nearly three times the length of many of the current WRC rallies, so to me worthy of an 'endurance' tag.
Will be interesting to see how many backroom deals surface following Rally Sweden.
Thoughts on Latvala's mental state? My heart is aching already from his comments throughout Sweden and his lack of speed throughout. He was never bad but never beat Tanak in a fair flat out fight and that began getting to his head, especially since it was in Sweden.
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I think it's too early to do that. But with almost all contracts end at the 2018 (except Mikkelsen and Tanak) it will be interesting where everyone will go.
Hot list:
1. Neuville (Hyundai)
2. Ogier (M-Sport, Hyundai???, Citroen doesn't have money, Toyota will not show interest)
3. Latvala (Toyota)
4. Lappi (Toyota)
5. Breen (he is only one that can drive C3 properly)
6. Paddon (he is aiming at staying at Hyundai)
7. Sordo (Same as Paddon, except if he will retire)
8. Meeke (no one probably will probably want him)
9. Suninen (M-Sport)
10. Tidemand (where it will be free seat probably)