Crystal Ball Time for 2017

[Thousandlakes]

1. Meeke ready to take first wdc. Ogier has too many mechanical problems. Many different winners and Neuville in good pace also.

2. Toyota takes first win in end of the season and first podium and stage win in Sweden. (FAIL _edit)

3. Suninen and Lappi surprises all. First stage wins in Poland (Half WIN)

4. Kalle Rovanperä turning 17 before rally of Wales so he will drive there r5 or wrc17

5. 17 cars will be 0.75-1.25 sec/km faster than wrc16 first half of season. Second half 1.25-2.00 sec/km faster

[Grutz]

1) Drivers title decided in Australia, Paddon wins after starting Rally in 3rd.
2) Loeb convinced out of Retirement by Citreon to replace Breen/Lefebvre and wins 1 of 2 rallies entered, decides to do full 2018 championship
3) Toyota wins 1 rally during year after rally of major misfortune. (half WIN)
4) Ogier and Mikkelsen form "private VW" team for 2018 (FAIL)
5) Ogier fast in Ford but too many "Issues"

[Zeakiwi]

1)I expect to see Ogier with his head under the bonnet of the Fiesta on stages. 'Zee wasn't enuf testing & some bits have broken'. (WIN)
2)Sordo near the pointy end of the WDC due to consistency.
3) Evans to win his first event when the D-Macks match the surface better than the Michelins, very frustrated on events when tyres are 'slow'.
4) Mikkelsen and Tidemand to be drivers for VW North (Norway/ Sweden) running 2016 cars (from mid-season European rounds) with Qatar, 'Circle-K fuel company' and 'Urge-Intense' & 'Nexcite' energy drink branding. NAA turning up when rounds don't mesh with Cross country. (FAIL)
5) Latvala struggles to find his 'rhythm' by mid-season, retires to a Lappland vehicle testing facility. (FAIL)

[jiipee64]

1) Hänninen will win in Monte. Not by a Toyota factor but because a "Monte" factor. (FAIL-edit)

2) Citroens first podium is not from Meeke.(FAIL)

3) Tanak will win before Ogier. ( FAIL - edit)

4) Neuville will be leading WDC at some point.

5) Rally Finland will be VERY SPECTACULAR.

[amilk]

1. Min. 5 different pilot and 3 different manuf. will win rounds in 2017+ Mikkelsen will win a round in 2017
2. Ogier, Neuville, Meeke top3 at the end, most interesting year in past years
2. Cars become too fast - some huge crash coming, new reglations will come in 1-2 years
3. Monte Ogier win (WIN)
4. WRC Promoter become "nervous" due to Rallycross popularity and try to find out new stupid rules to rallying for next years

[RS]

1) Malcolm finally gets a Sebastian, but this time the car isn't quite up to scratch. Ogler still fights for the championship but through consistency rather than speed.

2) New WRCars mostly don't look much quicker than the previous generation once they are in rally conditions and the WRC TV people have done their best to make them look as slow as possible.

3) VW take delivery of a pair of Fabia R5s to help them develop the Polo R5. Mikelssen mixes events in Polo WRC17 with R5 testing.(FAIL)

4) Mads Ostberg struggles with car 'problems', although these problems are not rally ending or visible to the human eye.

5) Subaru are seen cosying up to Kenneth Ericsson and decide to copy their Japanese rivals by appointing him to run their WRC programme. Ericsson sets up base in Sweden and immediately signs Pontus Tidemand and Emil Berqvist to drive in 2018. Forum member Rallyper issues a statement saying "The only thing that could make me happier is if the FIA banned asphalt rallying"

[dimviii]

5) Subaru are seen cosying up to Kenneth Ericsson and decide to copy their Japanese rivals by appointing him to run their WRC programme. Ericsson sets up base in Sweden and immediately signs Pontus Tidemand and Emil Berqvist to drive in 2018. Forum member Rallyper issues a statement saying "The only thing that could make me happier is if the FIA banned asphalt rallying"

ahahahhahahaha best prediction so far!!

[AndyRAC]

1) Hänninen will win in Monte. Not by a Toyota factor but because a "Monte" factor.

Which would be ironic, seeing as he lost a Monte due to 'monte factor' - and Bouffier benefitted.
However, we don't seem to see this anymore in the WRC; I think 1997 and Liatti winning mainly due to a fast time on Sisteron - was the last time a WRC Monte was won like this.

[Simmi]

5) Subaru are seen cosying up to Kenneth Ericsson and decide to copy their Japanese rivals by appointing him to run their WRC programme. Ericsson sets up base in Sweden and immediately signs Pontus Tidemand and Emil Berqvist to drive in 2018. Forum member Rallyper issues a statement saying "The only thing that could make me happier is if the FIA banned asphalt rallying"

For real where is Kenneth these days? You still see drivers from that era out competing in the odd rally or at least attending events. Not seen anything from Eriksson in years...

[Rallyper]

For real where is Kenneth these days? You still see drivers from that era out competing in the odd rally or at least attending events. Not seen anything from Eriksson in years...

I think flying his own built helicopter. But knows nothing more.