2022 WRC News & Rumours

[AnttiL]

Finally... mid-october.
I like the principle of maintaining 4 pure tarmac rallies including the two last one.
Still no American rallye...

Any rumors on the last tarmac rallye: theoretically not Ypres; the date looks like Germany but Barum would be cool.

On previous rumors it has been Northern Ireland

[Got Mail]

On previous rumors it has been Northern Ireland

It is Northern Ireland.

Confirmed here:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-40953772.html

[pantealex]

It is Northern Ireland.

Confirmed here:
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-40953772.html

so FIA says TBA and local newspaper says NI,

all this same day

you really believe it´s confirmed ?

Why did FIA say TBA if it´s 100% sure NI ?

#justasking

[er88]

so FIA says TBA and local newspaper says NI,

all this same day

you really believe it´s confirmed ?

Why did FIA say TBA if it´s 100% sure NI ?

#justasking

Think the WRC want to avoid a public affair where NI once again fail to get an event together. So better to say TBA, rather than getting everyone's hopes up.
The promoter is desperate for a round in the UK but this NI event has failed to come to anything for years....., and it wouldn't surpise me if it doesn't again. Unless the Scottish government back an event, I can't see any UK round in the championship for the medium to longer term (NI will be a one off, if it happens at all).

[AndyRAC]

Think the WRC want to avoid a public affair where NI once again fail to get an event together. So better to say TBA, rather than getting everyone's hopes up.
The promoter is desperate for a round in the UK but this NI event has failed to come to anything for years....., and it wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't again. Unless the Scottish government back an event, I can't see any UK round in the championship for the medium to longer term (NI will be a one off, if it happens at all).

Only F1 & MotoGP of the major motorsport series have a round in the UK; other series have opted not to come here for whatever reason (financial/Brexit, etc) Raising the money for the event is surely a challenge - as the sport has next to no mainstream exposure. Why would you back an event that is invisible? The days of the old RAC are long gone; a lot of the issues are self inflicted, but people like to blame everybody else.