[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[Barreis]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73369

[Lousada]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73369

That's a whole lot of words to say absolutely nothing :\

[AndyRAC]

That's a whole lot of words to say absolutely nothing :\

Exactly, so what was the outcome of this meeting. What is the way forward for this struggling sport? Nothing except it was a good meeting............


Well how about getting the sporting side sorted before trying to make money. That's why the sport is in the mess it is in now - they made all these changes to make it popular and make money - er, didn't work. Go back to about 10-15 years - that's more how the WRC should be. This isn't F1....

[Bazza2541]

Go back to about 10-15 years - that's more how the WRC should be. This isn't F1....

I totally agree. Rally is a marathon not a sprint, bring back the four day events.

[Rally_Rocks]

Exactly, so what was the outcome of this meeting. What is the way forward for this struggling sport? Nothing except it was a good meeting............


Well how about getting the sporting side sorted before trying to make money. That's why the sport is in the mess it is in now - they made all these changes to make it popular and make money - er, didn't work. Go back to about 10-15 years - that's more how the WRC should be. This isn't F1....

You remind me of the grumpy old man who used to work with me. Never an original thought in his head or a positive word from his mouth. Been there thirty years "been there, seen that, done that, it failed, so let's not bother!"
I didn't really like him much either.

Making a success of something like this is very rarely about reinventing the wheel. It's about looking around you and taking elements of best practice from other areas, then taking the assets you have and working with them.

The past failures in our sport have generally not been practical failures but political ones. We have the basis for a fabulous sport and if as suggested there is a desire go work together to take it forward, then surely this can only be good news. Add to this togetherness ISC's stated desire to invest heavily in the product and we truly have a bright future ahead.

Still, there was always be the grumpy old synic in the corner looking for everyone to fail. Sad really.

[bluuford]

You remind me of the grumpy old man who used to work with me. Never an original thought in his head or a positive word from his mouth. Been there thirty years "been there, seen that, done that, it failed, so let's not bother!"
I didn't really like him much either.

Making a success of something like this is very rarely about reinventing the wheel. It's about looking around you and taking elements of best practice from other areas, then taking the assets you have and working with them.

The past failures in our sport have generally not been practical failures but political ones. We have the basis for a fabulous sport and if as suggested there is a desire go work together to take it forward, then surely this can only be good news. Add to this togetherness ISC's stated desire to invest heavily in the product and we truly have a bright future ahead.

Still, there was always be the grumpy old synic in the corner looking for everyone to fail. Sad really.

You know sometimes when I am reading AndyRac comments I think that you are actually my wife with secret name:-P
Be more positive! Look out from the window. Sun is shining! or.. It is raining so nicely! .. or clouds are so beautiful today!

[AndyRAC]

Look, I'll be positive if there's a reason to be. This is/was a fantastic sport - and can still be, but only if the right decisions are made. What was wrong with the sport before all these changes were made? The people in charge weren't making enough money - so they decided to change the sport to make money. Look were we are now. That's the reason why I'm grumpy about the WRC, however I'm positive about the IRC - which isn't perfect either, but has more positives than negatives.

[Barreis]

Any kind of progres for our sport we like is good..

[Rally Power]

You remind me of the grumpy old man who used to work with me (...)

You’re not being fair to Andy…
Even Guy Frequélin, that hardly could be seen as a "grumpy old cynic", has his doubts about the FIA rally governance:
"Vous avez vu le plateau de ces Boucles ? Incroyable ! Je pense qu'en voyant une telle chose, la FIA devrait comprendre qu'elle n'a pas fait évoluer ses réglementations dans le bon sens ces dernières années... Sincèrement, ce samedi, je pense qu'il y aura plus à voir lors des Legend Boucles de Spa qu'au Rallye de Norvège !" http://www.speedactiontv.be/Guy_Freq...e_-2021-3.aspx

PS: maybe the lack of conclusions of this seminar is due to the proximity of next WMSC…

[Sulland]

And for us that have a slight challenge with french:
http://translate.google.be/translate...e_-2021-3.aspx