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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2018
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7th February 2018, 09:32 #831
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Some quotes in Motorsport News from Carlos Tavares about the Opel brand. He says once the company is back on its feet financially they would like to see it return to motorsport. But we're talking 2020+
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7th February 2018, 09:54 #832
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7th February 2018, 18:08 #833
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2018 Rally GB shake-up ... https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...e-closed-roads
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7th February 2018, 19:36 #834
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7th February 2018, 19:45 #835
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It just means sections of public road where you need to obtain a road closure order. Commonplace in most countries but not in Wales. So basically it means some short tarmac sections will be in the rally. Expect a big press release and lots of fanfare when the route comes out. But really it won't change too much the character of the event.
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7th February 2018, 20:02 #836
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I think it will mean some of the Mid Wales stages used the last couple of years will be dropped - wouldn't be surprised if Myherin was rested after the problems with tree disease and access to the Pike's Peak section being restricted due to the state of the road.
What would be nice, and different, would be to extend Great Orme into the town centre of Llandudno and go straight to the finish ramp from the end of the stage.
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8th February 2018, 03:30 #837
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When I saw 'shake-up' and 'closed roads' in the title I was rather worried, but seemingly/hopefully they are just going down sensible route of mainly just crossing closed public roads. Going by those comments I imagine we'll get a Penmachno that looks rather like this: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/53...0bc562!1m0!3e0
Brenig should be a massive beneficiary too, with various ways that can be turned into a proper stage now.
Got to say though that it looks like the Mahonen school of thinking will win out on one full day of Rally GB, plus probably Sunday too. Hopefully they make the more traditional long distance day in mid Wales a bloody long one as recompense! Also looks like no Thursday evening stages again, last seen in 2013, or night stages... For me ideally, with the Welsh Rally GB model, you'd run a Thursday evening loop of a Llandudno start, SS Gwydir, SS Penmachno, SS Alwen and a stage somewhere in Clocaenog. A variation of this could then be run again on Sunday morning, as has been the case for years. That leaves Friday and Saturday to be more adventurous. Makes more sense if Rally GB is running as the season finale though with this model, as you can start with Monte as a four day rally and finish with GB as a four day special too.
Only other thing, with it looking like the flawed but casual spectator popular 'RallyFest' stage in Cholmondeley is under review, it continues to be incomprehensible to me that Oulton Park Circuit isn't being considered as an alternative venue. It's the same distance from the Deeside service park as Cholmondeley and Kinmel Park, if not a little closer, and has a great rally heritage, having been part of the RAC Rally for many decades! It even hosts its own popular national rally... I just don't get it, it's not even mentioned.
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8th February 2018, 10:43 #838
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http://www.andreasmikkelsen.com/news...r-andersand-me
Mikkelsen and Jęger switch seats for a rally in Norway, as a birthday present to Anders from Andreas
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8th February 2018, 13:53 #840
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Almost all Finn's since Paavo Nurmi who are fast in their sport have been called "Flying", particularly the 1960's rally drivers, but I was actually thinking of "Flying Finnish" - the timing line at...
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