[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[Simmi]

Wales GB route out. Probably no need to make a thread yet.

They continue the trend of small tweaks each year, with something vaguely headline-grabbing. This year it's a couple of night stages - albeit they had these just two years ago. Okay these are great stages, but for fans returning every year they are kind of done to death. Shakedown is also the same since 2014.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...rally-gb-route

[Archie Gillaine]

Nothing to make you go 'Wow'... just more of the same. Which is modern day WRC.

Far more excited by the Roger Albert event this year....300 stage miles.

[Eli]

Nothing to make you go 'Wow'... just more of the same. Which is modern day WRC.

Far more excited by the Roger Albert event this year....300 stage miles.

More excited about Rally Legend tbh.

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[N.O.T]

Nothing to make you go 'Wow'... just more of the same. Which is modern day WRC.

Far more excited by the Roger Albert event this year....300 stage miles.

so you are more excited by some worthless village event full of overweight old people who think they are rally drivers than the driving cream of the crop just because it has more miles...

its called autism... you should check it out.

[Archie Gillaine]

How about winding your neck in for a change.....

[Brynmor Pierce]

Apologies it's a copy of a press release but it gives an insight into what we're doing in Chester this year.

 DayInsure Wales Rally GB to be the climax of week long ‘Chester Rally Week’ once again. www.thecrw.co.uk – 22-27 October

 Crews will congregate once more on Upper Bridge street on Friday the 27th, before an autograph session along Eastgate, they will then proceed over the official podium time control and drive out under the Eastgate Clock.
 The City which has hosted the event eight times between 1979 and 1996 will welcome the event back after a bumper 2016 which saw 10,000 people witness it’s return after 20 years away.

Chester City Council & Chester Growth partnership are delighted to welcome back the World Rally Championship once again in 2017. In a deal brokered on their behalf by motorsport promotion company Lightning House Ltd, it will enable fans to see their heroes and soak up the atmosphere in an unrivalled free-to-attend event.

The 2016 visit saw the evening lauded by crews and visitors alike. 10,000 people witnessed reigning World Rally Champion Sebastian Ogier lead crews over the ramp for the first time since 1996 in the city. Over £200,000 was brought into the city during the week with a huge upturn in footfall with all restaurants booked out on the evening of the visit. The event aims to capture that wonderful atmosphere once more with the sights and sounds that the new breed of 2017 World Rally cars can bring.

As part of Chester Rally Week 22-27th October, which will see a free-to-air Art / Image exhibition from 23-27th October in the city, the running of the much lauded pre-rally Charity forum at the scene of Colin McRae’s 1995 WRC victory celebrations at Chester Racecourse (tickets on sale 1st September), a large corporate function in the city and much more besides…please visit www.thecrw.co.uk for details, it really will be an amazing chapter in a city steeped in motorsport history.


Guy Butler, Chairman Chester Growth Partnership: “The Chester Growth Partnership is thrilled to have worked with Lightning House to bring Rallyweek to Chester, with the star event being the WRC coming back to the city after last years roaring success. This is exactly what we hoped for in the rally becoming a regular event for the city, and thanks must go to the team who have delivered this.”
Bryn Pierce, MD Lightning House: ‘’ Delighted to have been able to put this deal together on behalf of Chester and we all look forward to seeing the rally back on the streets of Chester after last years amazing event and indeed as the culmination of a series of events designed to mark the city’s strong heritage with the WRC. It’s going to be a great spectacle once more!’


• Bryn Pierce, bryn@lightninghouse.co.uk 07952 592445
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• Issued by Lightning House Ltd on behalf of various bodies within Chester.
• www.lightninghouse.co.uk

[MrJan]

so you are more excited by some worthless village event full of overweight old people who think they are rally drivers than the driving cream of the crop just because it has more miles...

190 stage miles isn't far from being a village event Saving grace is that you can actually do more than 2 stages on Saturday this year without too much effort.

Given the possibilities of using great stages within the UK it's a bit of a shame to see the same set used year on year. Also they've shoehorned the event around a crappy spectator stage. Not sure they want to be shouting about maintaining the ticket prices either, it's a f***ing rip off as it is.

[DonJippo]

so you are more excited by some worthless village event full of overweight old people who think they are rally drivers than the driving cream of the crop just because it has more miles...

Seriously Greg get a life, get a girlfriend or boyfriend...I'm not judging...just don't fckuing start a war on every post.

[EstWRC]

M-Sport: Ogier now "comfortable" enough to chase fifth title

https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...efence-909413/


according to estonian newspaper in Portugal Ogier had parts that Tänak didnt. Tänak now confirming it in his blog just a moment ago saying that they had a higher tyre wear than Seb because they cant have the same differential than Ogier, they must now find a different solutions for it.

[Watson]

M-Sport: Ogier now "comfortable" enough to chase fifth title

https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...efence-909413/


according to estonian newspaper in Portugal Ogier had parts that Tänak didnt. Tänak now confirming it in his blog just a moment ago saying that they had a higher tyre wear than Seb because they cant have the same differential than Ogier, they must now find a different solutions for it.

'Can't have the same diffs' as in they don't have enough, they can't give it to him because of regulations or they don't want to give it to him because they want to give Ogier an advantage?

Also, Ogier is better at saving tyres by default usually.