Jänner Rally 2016 cancelled
No more Jänner Rallye 2016
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In Mühviertel went off the bomb in the evening. "Although a letter of intent from Euro Sport exists that the January rally is to remain until 2018 integral part of the European Championship, we are not prepared to carry it out in 2016," announced rally boss Ferdinand Staber.
The trend of the number of participants is steadily since 2012 downwards. EM field minus 45 percent, Austrian Championship minus 17 percent. Reversal of a trend in the foreseeable future is not in sight, since many teams struggling financially
With the gate receipts of the organizer must cover at least 30 percent of the budget of year 650000-700000 euros. Due to the unpredictable weather conditions the financial risk is enormous. The costs of implementing evolve in the opposite direction to the nominations and increased since 2012 by 47 percent.
As announced by the Austrian rider representatives Mario Saibel, the International January Rally is no longer desirable for reasons of cost as a national state championship run. It has also been called by the Austrian rally scene for a boycott of the Winter classic in Mühlviertel example before the January rally in 2015.
Criticism of Euro Sport
For years, criticized the organizers that the FIA and Euro Sport are not able or willing to fix up the middle of August a European Championship calendar for next year, although that has been repeatedly demanded. The fact that the FIA did not make it in time to ensure a clear regulations, cost, according to the organizers this year at least ten to 15 starters.
Although already promised in 2015, bring forward the broadcast times on Euro Sport is not possible. Shipments after 23 Set clock at least in Austria and Europe is not primetime.
As the Management Board of the RCM does not expect any positive changes in the issues raised, the decision, the January rally in 2016 not to carry out, was unanimous.