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12th April 2016, 15:39 #661
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12th April 2016, 15:48 #662
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12th April 2016, 16:16 #663
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Im slightly under 30 but thats completely besides the point.
In those years, even though some managed to be champions more than once, you could say entrylists had 4 or 5 drivers who could legit fight for victory, can you say that now?! Absolutely not. Thats the problem as of now.
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12th April 2016, 16:48 #664
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It's not beside the point, people are rarely completely objective and usually misunderstand eras that were not at their own personal sweet spot, ie your late teens/early 20s when typically people have more freedom of both time and money to enjoy stuff.
If you look at other sports you will see that well presented and marketed sports don't collapse when one individual or team dominates.
ps. remember your original post that I had quoted, you said GpA cars were boring, you also said the sport is growing now!!!Last edited by Nornbugger; 12th April 2016 at 16:56.
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12th April 2016, 19:32 #665
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12th April 2016, 20:05 #666
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If VW continue to dominate, then it won't matter how many manufacturers there are; media & public interest, coverage, etc just won't be there.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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12th April 2016, 20:47 #667
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12th April 2016, 21:01 #668
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For me the main problem with the sport is the complete dominance of Volkswagen and Sebastian Ogier.
I like Ogier however I know before I watch a rally that unless something major happens to him, or the FIA do everything they can to make him not win (even then he grabs a podium) then he is going to take the victory.
I don't think Volkswagen and Ogier should be penalised for doing a brilliant job and for being the quickest, I think the other teams and drivers need to step up.
If each rally there were 3/4 drivers who could legitimately take the win for being the quickest then it would be so much more interesting to me. I think this is a problem too, there are not enough great drivers out there (look at problem Toyota are going to have).
I'm happy about the extra power, a lot of road cars these days have more HP than current WRC cars so to me this is a good thing however I do think the cars need a bit more variation and a bit less grip.
Imagine how exciting it would be (even with current cars) if each rally you had no idea who was going to win and it was a fight right down to the end of the rally, for me that's what needs to change to make the sport more interesting - new regulations will just mean Ogier winning the rallies just in a new car.
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12th April 2016, 21:15 #669
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If the 2017 wrc cars will be easier to drive, that means drivers would have more equal speed. Probably that is what counts FIA on. Though I believe VW will just be even more dominant force with technology advantage.
"With that car, your brain can actually never keep up"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI
Elfyn Evans on the test when the Yaris Rally1 car was fitted with a smaller rear wing, and the air intakes for the hybrid unit were also blocked.. ...
WRC main class in 2025