The future of rallying.......?
What would be the rallysport in 2008 and further?
Bad news with the OMV withdrawn, and I'm sure they are not the only one.It's bad that all the cars went too much expensive again with the new S2000 class. More development = more money. Too much different classes / cars. S2000, gr.N, S1600, R3, WRC..... Why there was the release of the R3 cars when there is no such class yet? Does anybody knows when FIA will make the R classes official? I heard that in 2009 - maybe! The S2000 cars are pretty much expensive in comparison to gr.N. There are too many gr.N cars on the market that soon will cost nothing and to be competitive you must buy a S2000 car. In one moment the gr.N was a good option but again there are changes. And I see the battle between the french/italian companies agaist the japanese (with the support of FIA). Now with the S2000 they want to stop Subaru and Mitsubishi and get their clients. With the S2000 FIA completely gave a green light to FIAT/Peugeot in the battle for the european teams and the new IRC challange.
Criticism at television marketing
Altavist translation from
http://www.rallye-magazin.de/r/wm/d/...9-1/index.html
Citroen remains to 2009 Citroen also in the coming two years in the Rallye world championship will participate. This got enterprise boss straight Gilles Michel now.
"we are a dynamic enterprise and our operational readiness level in the WRC fit perfectly our image", got Michel straight in relation to autoprint. "we will be 2008 and also 2009 thereby, with the goal, both the manufacturer -, as well as driver title of winning." Like it after 2009 does not only continue depends on the sporty surrounding field in the championship, thus Michel, which is disappointed by the current TV marketing particularly. "we will look at ourselves which the other participants to make, because we want a weighty role in a hard umkaemften championship to play", so Michel. "however the TV transmissions are further bad and with the time this a problem will become." Some days ago WRC Rechteinhaber ISC had been taken over of the British TV Produktionsfirma North One. All involved ones expect now fresh wind, above all if it concerns the transmission times of the Rallye world championship. Also FIA-boss max of Mosley expects by the sales a step forward: "that is very good for the series to plan the future of the WRC particularly in a time, in which we all work on it."
The season 2007 is almost over and what do we see?
However, I see the future for wrc dark.
Nobody wants to see this but according to me and for years it goes in the wrong direction.
1. The cars.
For years I did say that the modern cars are not strong enough and they are too fast such as the old group 4. They are not real spectacular thanks to the high Tech like in F1. Every mistake of the driver are punished with an end of the rally or they drive a day later under super rally rules.
I continue say, the modern high Tech cars do not belong at home in rally.
2. The Drivers
I still have respect for rally drivers but they have a hobby job compared to what rally was and would have be. These days they do their hobby (considers job?)from 8 up to 5 with a hot lunch around noon!
If them must drive a new rally there is panic and it goes there wrong for the most of them! Why no service after each SSand go on for the victory?
And most of them have to pay a lot for this hobby. Only a couple factory drivers makes a chance to win a rally and they are never home just to promote the brand of the factory car.
3. The rallys
This goes entirely wrong! Some stages used more times a day and then a couple of Superspecials for to receive more money and for the TV! What a joke. I keep on to say, make it cheaper and go back to the roots of rally.
I know that many do not want to hear my thoughts, but that is my opinion concerning the future of rally. :erm: