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    I can understand where the Welsh Govt is coming from in wanting 'more for their money' from WRGB.

    The stages in the forests are great for rally drivers and fans but they dont show the best of Wales to any great extent as a tourist destination.

    I remember some on this forum raving about photos of the cars on the Great Orme with great scenery of the coastline in the background. They were shocked and didnt realise how beautiful it is on the N.Wales coast.

    The Welsh Govt want to show this to the world via WRGB.

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    Rally GB should have 5/6/7yrs in one place, then move to another place within the uk. Enough time to build on and progress an event, but not long enough in one area that it goes stale for fans and drivers.

    North Wales/ South Wales, Yorkshire/kielder/, Scotland and Nothern Ireland could all put on events. Just a question of funding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd View Post
    British rallying part of this forum one of the quietest and the main British rally forum is a shadow of its former self so a reflection of the lack of media and manufacturer interest quite possible.

    At least I'm trying to keep it alive and this weekend we have the first closed road rally to be held under the new legislation. Maybe this is when the fight back starts?
    Go on the forums of Autosport, Pistonheads, TenTenths, Crash, etc it's even worse. BRC/ ERC get virtually no comments, and even the WRC only gets a handful of comments per WRC event.


    Personally, when events are relying on Tourist board/ a regional assembly for backing, then you know there is a problem with a sport. Where is the big financial sponsorship?? There isn't really any, because the sport is hidden away.....

    Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???

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    I think with forums it really depends. Tho if it's the main rally forum, then it's certainly a worrying sign.

    E.g. here the F1 section seems to get nearly no traffic compared to the WRC section.
    Never stop dreaming because one day it might happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franky View Post
    I think with forums it really depends. Tho if it's the main rally forum, then it's certainly a worrying sign.

    E.g. here the F1 section seems to get nearly no traffic compared to the WRC section.
    but in F1 there's nothing happening so what is there to talk about? They never get sideways, no gravel, no jumps..It could be primitive CGI and nobody could tell.
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    Date for appeal set

    Friday, 4 May 2018 at 9.30am has been set for the appeal by M-Sport regarding Rally Mexico WRC power stage points. It will take place in Paris. https://www.fia.com/news/internation...ing-may-4-2018
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    Quote Originally Posted by er88 View Post
    Rally GB should have 5/6/7yrs in one place, then move to another place within the uk. Enough time to build on and progress an event, but not long enough in one area that it goes stale for fans and drivers.

    North Wales/ South Wales, Yorkshire/kielder/, Scotland and Nothern Ireland could all put on events. Just a question of funding.
    That would be great, but you answered yourself... where's the funding coming from ?

    The Welsh Assembly have to be thanked for keeping the money coming for Rally GB as I dont see anywhere else in the UK even considering it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    That would be great, but you answered yourself... where's the funding coming from ?

    The Welsh Assembly have to be thanked for keeping the money coming for Rally GB as I dont see anywhere else in the UK even considering it.
    It's basically the MSA/ IMS 'putting all their eggs in the Welsh Assembly basket' - everybody says it great, but is it? That nobody else seems interested is a pretty damning indictment on the sport. It won't go on forever, something else will come along and be favoured by the Welsh assembly (most likely an International cycle race) - and then the event will be up the creek without a paddle. Which is why the event should have been rotated around.....

    Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyRAC View Post
    Which is why the event should have been rotated around.....
    'Should have been' only works if somewhere else was willing to put up the money. But yes, rallying in the UK is at a very low ebb, so low interest.

    Other areas have found better ways to promote their tourism but Wales must find Rally GB useful as its been going for years now. I dont think many foreign tourists visiting the UK come to Wales compared to England and Scotland, so Visit Wales is getting some publicity from rallying. Plus its virtually their national sport after rugby ..
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    Suninen could be dropped from Turkey if the team has no more chance to win the manufacturer's title at that point. Instead, they wanted him to drive as many rallies as possible on the beginning half of the season. Ogier's wins in Monte and Mexico encouraged Wilson to put Suninen in the third car for Argentina.

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