[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks Alleskids

[Koppomsbo]

No news about Henning/Bozian today ????

Whoops, there something i missed? Is Henning on his way switching car?

[Rally Power]

Rally of Portugal 2009 at risc!!
Budget problems!

http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=s....stories/63491

This rumour it’s not to take seriously. It has been launched in order to pressure the Portuguese Government to pay his debts to the organizer of the “Rally de Portugal” (ACP).

Even if the Tourism Minister doesn’t support the 09 edition, the ACP has more than enough resources to organize nest year WRC event (ACP is Portugal 2nd largest association, after the soccer club Benfica !!!).

[ste898]

]Ste898: How does look of anything and Your personal taste relate with news and rumours in rallying?

Woops silly me I thought it was a rally forum......

[Mirek]

You know what's off topic, so if You want to discuss the look of rally cars, just create a new thread for that. This thread is about news and rumours.

[Tom206wrc]

Whoops, there something i missed? Is Henning on his way switching car?

Look at the previous pages...

[curry]

why are these events so reliant on state funding. surely the event should be about to pay for itself, ok with some little support from local council, to offset the gain in tax receipts from extra hotel rooms etc, maybe its like most event, the organisation has got bloated with too many chiefs (needing paid)

I think you would find if state funding was taken away from every WRC event then only a handful would be left!

Usually the state funding starts when they are trying to get the event in the WRC calender; obviosuly the FIA or whoever makes the decision to place and event loves to see the local goverment onboard. Once that funding is in place is very hard to let it go and stand on your own feet.

[eppel]

Andreas Mikkelsen/Ramsport are now selling at least two of their cars, one 06-model (EU 55 CNK) and the newest one, a 07-model (EA07 RGZ).

http://www.m-sport.co.uk/carsforsale.html

I still think they have one 06-model (EU55 BNA) and a 05-model (ET53 URO). Earlier this year they sold a 06-model to Bresolin Group in Italy.

[SubaruNorway]

Mikkelsen hopes to run a Focus on Rally Norway and then 6 rounds in either a S2000 or group N.

[Tom206wrc]

I hope the S2000(in Pwrc ??)for Mikkelsen :