[WRC] Acropolis Rally 2012

**MartijnS** · 28th Feb 12, 11:20

Too bad! So no stages on Thursday than..

**tolis** · 28th Feb 12, 11:27

Indeed, no night stage.

@MartijnS: Let's wait for the official announcement.

**N.O.T** · 28th Feb 12, 11:29

Originally Posted by MartijnS

Too bad! So no stages on Thursday than..

there is going to be something my guess is, since during that time in Greece we still have daylight until 7 pm or so...

**Francis44** · 28th Feb 12, 11:32

I heard organizers were still doing the stage, just a bit earlier however. Would be nice to know why they wont do it at night, dust problems maybe?!

**MartijnS** · 28th Feb 12, 11:36

According to planetemarcus the stage will be driven at 18.30. Reason should be that ss1 and 2 would be too close?

**N.O.T** · 28th Feb 12, 11:40

Originally Posted by Francis44

I heard organizers were still doing the stage, just a bit earlier however. Would be nice to know why they wont do it at night, dust problems maybe?!

this, and lack of marshals i guess....

**tolis** · 28th Feb 12, 14:02

Originally Posted by N.O.T

this, and lack of marshals i guess....

The reason is NOT that. Wait for official announcement.

**N.O.T** · 28th Feb 12, 15:51

you mean wait for what the organisers give us as reason....

**tolis** · 28th Feb 12, 16:21

Originally Posted by N.O.T

this, and lack of marshals i guess....

The dust wouldn't have been a problem with a 4 or 5 minute gap. You can't say 3 months before that there is a lack of marshalls...

**N.O.T** · 28th Feb 12, 18:57

Originally Posted by tolis

The dust wouldn't have been a problem with a 4 or 5 minute gap. You can't say 3 months before that there is a lack of marshalls...

judging from last year where indeed the marshaling was lacking a bit, (apart from the night stage) and that the economy got worse i think that we might have some problem this year...the fact that they want volunteers this year also points at that direction as well....the main men behind the rally loves the sport but unforunatelly he doesn't do it alone and there are a lot of others who seek personal exposure...you should know that very well since last year they practically stole your list with the short description of the crews and used it at the opening ceremony...i really hope you got an excuse or some short of compensation (not financial) from them afterwards..

so don't tell me that the greek organisers who when it comes to national events 99% of the desicions are political, that they are all saints and never lie...

**J4MIE** · 28th Feb 12, 19:08

Edit: Just found the next page

**dimviii** · 28th Feb 12, 19:11

Originally Posted by J4MIE

Have they decided to cancel the Thursday evening stage NOT?

not an official announcement yet J4mie

**DIMI44** · 28th Feb 12, 19:25

Programme du Rallye Wrc de Grèce-Acropole 2012

**MrJan** · 28th Feb 12, 19:37

Originally Posted by N.O.T

the fact that they want volunteers this year also points at that direction as well

Do they not normally have volunteers? The sport wouldn't survive in the UK were it not for volunteers, in fact there'd be very few people involved at all.

**tolis** · 28th Feb 12, 19:45

Originally Posted by DIMI44

Programme du Rallye Wrc de Grèce-Acropole 2012

Merci beaucoup Monsieur Dimitris!

@NOT: You are right, but for the cancellation the reason is not the lack of marshalls, trust me.

**N.O.T** · 28th Feb 12, 20:51

Originally Posted by MrJan

Do they not normally have volunteers? The sport wouldn't survive in the UK were it not for volunteers, in fact there'd be very few people involved at all.

Volunteers are very limited... as far as i can remember this is the first time the organisers openly and officially called for volunteers...

**DIMI44** · 28th Feb 12, 20:53

Originally Posted by MrJan

Do they not normally have volunteers? The sport wouldn't survive in the UK were it not for volunteers, in fact there'd be very few people involved at all.

Usually no.Some times there is an assistant of assistant of assistant who is not in the payroll.This year is the first time that the organisers ask officially for volunteers.

**MrJan** · 28th Feb 12, 21:46

Originally Posted by N.O.T

Volunteers are very limited... as far as i can remember this is the first time the organisers openly and officially called for volunteers...

That's really ****, to me part of what makes the sport great is that it's held together by people doing things because they love it...I'm amazed that it's not the same in other countries. Over here marshals will travel hundreds of miles, paying for food and accomodation themselves, to marshal on some single venue event.

**N.O.T** · 28th Feb 12, 22:29

Trust me its a good thing we do not have any volunteers... when you give Greeks authority out of nowhere they become a very interesting species of individuals...

Plus when you try to enforce rules to Greeks and especially the Athenian feral kind you get spontaneous combustion sometimes...

If i manage to be in Greece for the Acropolis this year I might capture a few and run various tests on them in my lab to examine their behavior further... they might not survive, but you cannot ask for perfection when it comes to science...

**tolis** · 2nd Mar 12, 19:26

Ceremonial Start will be at 17.00 in Zappeion!
Note that the rally counts also for the Greek championship. Drivers competing in the Greek championship will run SS10-SS11-SS12-SS13 on Saturday and all the Sunday stages.
More info in Greek HERE...