WRC Global Promotor

[Sulland]

ISC won the bid to continue as the global promotor, and I am not sure they had real competition.

In this weeks autosport Neil Duncanson says they will revolutionize WRC.

They will do this by using the internet more extensively, and to upgrade the TV coverage - this is good and needed.

He continue with that, Quote - supported from the highest level of FIA, ISC want to keep the current WRC tech regs in place also in 2010, drafting new rules next year, and implement in 2011. end quote.

Reason to keep Ford and Citroen.

He says further that to do S2000 from 2010 could well open doors for new teams and cars, but will rule out the current manufacturers in 2010, they have no chance of building a S2000 car in 11 months.

We need to make the right decision and to do that we will talk to a lot of people in the next couple of months, before we conclude.
If this means stalling any change, so be it !

What role does the global promotor have ?
Can they dictate the future, based on firms they know, read Ford and Citroen.
To say that those two would not be able to get together a S2000 car in 11 months is bull.
Citroen have most parts inhouse, and so has Ford, and putting it all together and test it does not take them 11 months.

But again, I am a bit surprised that a commercial firm can be allowed to come in and dictate the future. Using arguments that even if we have 6-8 cars of the new type we keep the old one where we have 2.

Again this opens up the discussion about FIA being a non elected non democratic organization, where a lot of decisions are made by older men behind closed doors, and no minutes being written.
Not sure if that is the best way !

In my opinion it is time to show some balls, and decide for the future - soon !
S2000 is the way ahead, so say ok to that, and get new blood into WRC.
Put in a maxprice on the cars, so the costspiral will not kill it in 3 years, and we are back to where we are today !

[Sulland]

What are the lessons identified by getting in a promotor in WRC?

Have the current one fulfilled the contract ?
Have they generated more money to the teams?

What is their plans for the future of rally, that is not implemented yet?

Has having a promotor been a success for the sport?

[AndyRAC]

They, like all other promoters have concentrated on TV; selling TV rights, mainly to pay TV. There are loads more things they could do, but it's probably too much hard work for them.
They want easy accessible, pre packaged events that don't change from country to country; basically the same as what DR brought in; i;e, not what the WRC should be about.

[Simmi]

They've concentrated on TV but the product/output really hasn't improved or moved on in over 10 years.