[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[Kielder]

What is Mickey Mouse about Great Orme?

The event will mix this year the stately home-style spectator stages and the forest stages. The Great Orme is an extra (possibly as the Power Stage).

[Mirek]

Still despite being short and tarmac The Great Orme is natural and very nice road. It has nothing to do with artificial spectator race tracks.

[Kielder]

Still despite being short and tarmac The Great Orme is natural and very nice road. It has nothing to do with artificial spectator race tracks.

They both will draw fans back to this event. Those stages are closer to cities as Birmingham, Liverpool or Manchester. I believe many spectators miss the "Mickey Mouse" stages. The Great Orme was a big success in 2011 (except for Ogier...).

[rallyfiend]

Both will draw fans back to this event. Those stages are closer to cities as Birmingham, Liverpool or Manchester.

Would be great to see Ogier stick it in the wall again. Especially if the Championship is on the line.

[noel157]

Would be great to see Ogier stick it in the wall again. Especially if the Championship is on the line.

No it wouldn't. Daft statement.

[dimviii]

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[Kielder]

Some days ago there was on this thread a talk about which one is the most amazing jump in rallying. If I remember well, some famous places were mentioned: one in Turkey, many in Finland, Bunnings, Ourique and, of course, the second jump at Lameirinha stage. To me, this is the best one. It doesn't matter the length the cars jump, the point is how narrow the road is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=S_m7sD-Nn6M

[Xsara Fan]

Some news about Rally Masters Show (Moscow, Russia).

Evgeny Novikov will drive Ford Focus RS WRC(!)

Markko Martin`s interview

The leader of Russian Rally Championship will have his MINI WRC debut

'Crazy Russian' Alex Lukjanuk also take part in RMS 2013

[jbmarcus21]

Kevin Abbring will contest the French Peugeot 208 Cup with Sainteloc.

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Volkswagen didn't need to expand their line-up anymore after MINI and Ford withdrew from WRC so there was no space left for him there.

He won it

[Mintexmemory]

They both will draw fans back to this event. Those stages are closer to cities as Birmingham, Liverpool or Manchester. I believe many spectators miss the "Mickey Mouse" stages. The Great Orme was a big success in 2011 (except for Ogier...).

If you have looked at the thread on the 'Fan-friendly WRGB' you will see that the Welsh Newspaper article is a little hyperbolic.
As yet they haven't announced which 'stately home' stages they plan to use. MN believes they will have to be in Wales where as far as I can recall only Margam Park fits the bill and has been used before. All the suggestions made by MN are not particularly within 'attractive' distance of the 3 cities mentioned. As you will see we have been debating whether the organisers will be able to cut a deal with the sponsors to run some stages the other side of the border - consensus is that it will be unlikely.
However, Sunday on the Orme would be nice as it is one of the most scenic stages in the UK
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