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    Quote Originally Posted by PLuto View Post
    Interesting interview with Wayne Christie, new president of FIA Rally commission: https://rallysportmag.com/interview-...es-commission/
    It's going to be interesting to see someone "from the other side of the barricade" in this post. He's someone well aware of what real issues of rallying in distant countries are and that is for sure a positive thing. So in this moment I wish him good luck.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    Quote Originally Posted by PLuto View Post
    Interesting interview with Wayne Christie, new president of FIA Rally commission: https://rallysportmag.com/interview-...es-commission/
    New president = same idiot.

    “In my country we developed the AP4 concept. Now we have nine or 10 different makes involved. All the cars look different. I understand that a lot of the local distributors have got behind this concept, which is a good thing.

    “My role is to encourage the growth of rallying round the world. The FIA, however, speaks about global concepts of competition cars such as 1.6 turbo engines. It hasn’t been lost on me that Australasia has gone off in a different direction!

    “While the AP4 concept is being developed, there is a three year moratorium and many cars use 1.8 litre engines, but from the 2020 season cars will need to have a 1.6 litre engine to be classified as AP4.

    “Part of the problem is that the 1.6 engines have been very expensive and relatively unreliable. People prefer to downsize a 1.8 engine which is a bit more reliable, doesn’t cost quite as much, but certainly there is only a place for the 1.6 engines from the 2020 season.”
    No wonder if people in Asia-Pacific treat him like a traitor. They have developed a working solution with big interest in it, but now it must be destroyed because some lobby of people in France chose the number 1600 and want to force everyone to obey it. Such a dark-age catholicism.
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    Quote Originally Posted by T16 View Post
    If it will be special as it used to be it would be a strong addiction to the championship and very much welcome.
    If it has to be the same as other rallys than it's not that great news.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post
    If it will be special as it used to be it would be a strong addiction to the championship and very much welcome.
    In the 80's and early 90's Safari had as much competitive kilometres as the whole WRC season. It's not going to work. The past is gone, just accept it, let it go and move forwards.

    This is the candidate event. All closed special stages like modern rallies, no driving without helmets on open roads. 200 stage kms. https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetab...ri-rally-2018/ Of course it would be a bit longer as a WRC event, but probably mostly the same.

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    I think it would be a strong addition just for being in Africa. With the additions of Japan and Canada, the WRC would cover more continents than any other Racing series, making it the most legit World Championship which is something to boast about and therefore nice for marketing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AL14 View Post
    If it will be special as it used to be it would be a strong addiction to the championship and very much welcome.
    If it has to be the same as other rallys than it's not that great news.
    Will we see Safari version of the 2017 cars..?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arnold Triyudho Wardono View Post
    Will we see Safari version of the 2017 cars..?

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    I regret to say I have my doubts. The stages will probably be more tame. Less rough, without passing thigh deep mud. I would love to see those beasts with front protection, snorkles and a crazy ride height though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    In the 80's and early 90's Safari had as much competitive kilometres as the whole WRC season. It's not going to work. The past is gone, just accept it, let it go and move forwards.

    This is the candidate event. All closed special stages like modern rallies, no driving without helmets on open roads. 200 stage kms. https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetab...ri-rally-2018/ Of course it would be a bit longer as a WRC event, but probably mostly the same.
    In this case I'm not talking about competitive kilometres. The format in that matter is not going to change for sure and will be the same as the other events. I'm talking about road characteristcs and the character of the event in general.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arnold Triyudho Wardono View Post
    Will we see Safari version of the 2017 cars..?

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    Me too I have doubts, especially if it will be expensive. But IMO it would be a great addition if that will happen.

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