2012 Kenya Rally to be WRC candidate

[alleskids]

It is good to have a WRC in Africa, but will the Safari Rally be the real Safari Rally, or just a sort of substitute only using the name and the glory of the Safari Rally? And will the teams have to built special tank made cars to compete in the Safari Rally?

[Simmi]

It is good to have a WRC in Africa, but will the Safari Rally be the real Safari Rally, or just a sort of substitute only using the name and the glory of the Safari Rally? And will the teams have to built special tank made cars to compete in the Safari Rally?

I imagine it will be similar to what they needed to do in 2002 on the last running of the event. The cars had a few moderations but weren't that different. Probably the same kind of event setup too so it depends whether that shorter event was to your liking. The atrition rate was still always high and the roads/surroundings were all unmistakeable. I don't think it is realistic to ask for a return to the format of the 80's or even the early 90's.

I would personally like them to push the boat out and make this four full days to really make it an event. Crossing everything that the organisers can put together a decent event.

[wotaguy]

hopefully, they will do the research, and take the Safari, back to how it was, it some ways atleast, if its a modern day sprint rally, i im glad its coming back thou

[Langdale Forest]

It would be very PC though, with short closed stages.

[Red bull]

yes fittest of the fittest wins

[Daniel]

yes fittest of the fittest wins

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[GigiGalliNo1]

lol

[Langdale Forest]

yes fittest of the fittest wins

What has that go to do with this thread?

[ShiftingGears]

Good. However even if it is in the calendar there is no guarantee it will contain at least 1000km of competitive running, like the last WRC Safari rally.

[Langdale Forest]

But the Safari Rally in 2002 was challenging enough for the WRC IMO.