[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

**tfp** · 14th October 2011, 01:00

Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

Interesting that my prediction may be coming true, but they're dropping the wrong Stobart driver for GB ;-)
Interesting to see how a 2 year plan compares to the 5+ year plan, I've a feeling this will be curtains for (not so young anymore) Matthew

Hes only 24, not exactly an OAP

**ZequeArgentina** · 14th October 2011, 03:21

Munchi´s will be in WRC in 2012.

Link: rallynoticias.com

It states that Perz Companc brothers will quit their team, considering the have already developed their passion at the highest level.

I think it is reasonable, when Luis Perez Companc drove, he reached a speed not slow fro someone who just started to run rally cars at age of 36, and then his brother just enjoy navigating Villagra.

**Plan9** · 14th October 2011, 04:09

Originally Posted by ZequeArgentina

Munchi´s will be in WRC in 2012.

Link: rallynoticias.com

It states that Perz Companc brothers will quit their team, considering the have already developed their passion at the highest level.

I think it is reasonable, when Luis Perez Companc drove, he reached a speed not slow fro someone who just started to run rally cars at age of 36, and then his brother just enjoy navigating Villagra.

Who will drive that car? What rounds will they compete? Unfortunately I cannot translate that page into English. It will be cool to see that car more often as I think that the livery is awesome!!!

**Plan9** · 14th October 2011, 04:17

Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1

€700,000 for WHOLE season? I think that is cheap!

That 700,000 Euro (if that is the amount he needs) equates to about $1.2 Million (NZD) according to XE Currency Converter. The recession has bitten hard in NZ & I am not sure if anyone down here would be open to offering that level of largess at the moment. I do not know if Hayden will be able to find that much in such a short period of time; unless of course he is picked up by a Red Bull or a Monster Energy or M-Sport Stobart. Coincidentally Possum found it hard to fund his drives with Subaru in the 1990s despite that being a time of prosperity.

**Mintexmemory** · 14th October 2011, 06:44

Originally Posted by tfp

Hes only 24, not exactly an OAP

Yeah, but he has to shave now! The coming guys look like they've been let out of school for the Rally ;-)

**Maui J.** · 14th October 2011, 09:22

Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1

€700,000 for WHOLE season? I think that is cheap!

Cheap! Lets put that into perspective... I'll do in in Australian dollars so you can relate to it.
700000 Euro is Aus$950000. The average house price in Melbourne in 2010 was Aus$499000. So basicallly you are talking about 1.9 houses in Melbourne. Most mortgages are around 25 years for repayment. You still think 7 rounds of the SWRC at 100000 Euro per round is cheap?
Plus I doubt after those 7 rounds you get to keep the car. At least after a 25 year mortgage you get to keep the house.

**6789** · 14th October 2011, 09:31

700,000 Euros is probably for the car and stuff. Travel and accom would be extra I'd imagine. They biggest difficulties for Aus/NZ companies to sponsor a car which runs in Europe mostly doesn't give good returns. Be said he's working on a major EU backer

**AndyRAC** · 14th October 2011, 10:23

Well the Toyota WRC rumours are no more. They've decided that the new WEC/Le Mans is more relevant to them with hybrid technology. Good luck...

**Barreis** · 14th October 2011, 11:34

160€/km SS is fabia s2000 (tyres included). So it's 64 000€ per event. 8 events is 512 000€. But if you rent the car for more events then it's cheaper (one event is free).