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27th January 2016, 23:31 #1
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To say they were reluctant is very unfair, quite a few hired or adapted (WRC/RRC) cars to be able to do it, remember it's not 2006 in Ireland now. I think its most likely that the event will be very well supported by the IRC competitors that have R5/S2000 cars, and I dont think the European championship will have anyone on Cronins pace either!
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28th January 2016, 10:19 #2
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I'm afraid you misunderstood me. They hired WRC cars not to compete in the ERC. You cannot compete in the ERC with a WRC car. If they wanted to compete they would have hired R5/S2000 cars, wouldn't they?
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28th January 2016, 11:58 #3
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Only R5 or s2000 can score points in irish championship from this year. Like Belgium Wrcs can compete on events but not score points. Hence the big R5 field in Ireland now. All R5 cars will be in the main international entry
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28th January 2016, 16:35 #4
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I dont think I misunderstood you at all, in 2012 Fisher and Barrable both hired S2000 machinery, the IRC/ERC provided 6 S2000 cars, when I look down all the entry lists all the GpN cars, WRC cars, modifieds etc were driven by their regular drivers, no one 'hired a wrc' that would not have been out in a WRC anyway, I'll check 14 and 15 numbers later if you like but while the early events may have had less locals than hoped for what you are saying is totally wrong and didnt happen.
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28th January 2016, 17:23 #5
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28th January 2016, 20:15 #6
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Interesting that the IRC passed you by? You missed a great championship! What you are saying is still wrong.
2014, Barrable hired a car, Moffett restricted his car to RRC, Simpson brought his Skoda over, if you look at the WRCs you could say Donnelly and McGarritty could have reduced their Minis to RRC, there were no one off drives/hired WRC cars in the event.
2015 the Moffetts changed their cars to RRC spec for the event, Fisher and Barrable again hired cars, Thorburn came over for the event, McCormack, Wright, Greer, McGonigle and Doyle entered even though they weren't all focusing on a championship that the event was part of, Woodside hired the 911 for the event, who all hired WRC cars for the event? I cannot put my hand on a National entry list for this event.
In all runnings of the event there has been reasonable support for the smaller classes too, hired cars to be able to take part or people doing the event who'd never done it before and were not doing it as part of any championship but to be part of it.
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29th January 2016, 13:25 #7
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Hmmm... what do you mean? In 2014 there were only 9 Irish drivers on the entry list. And I don't see any reasonable support for the smaller classes:
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29th January 2016, 20:04 #8
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