WRC Rally Argentina 2012

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Originally Posted by jcatanho

For a moment ignore the public/TV factor and think about WRC only as a sport. If one race is 500km long how can a pilot that only drove half the distance get points for his performance? Or how can he finish in front of other pilots that drove the whole 500km?

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Agree 100%, however this view is far too sensible for the people who make the big decisions as public and TV come first.

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Agree 100%, however this view is far too sensible for the people who make the big decisions as public and TV come first.

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Agree, the manufacturers need exposure, which is limited at the best of times, not least when the car is upside down in a big tree!

The sponsers need the cars livery to be seen, and I think until the WRC has a load more TV coverage and another 4 or 5 manufacturers enter then Rally2 has more positives than negatives. I have changed my tune :p

I don't agree with Rally2. It looks like a milk sop to backers and really does not improve the spectacle at all. Is seeing you favorite drivers flail about really that important?

If you must have Rally2, then you can't finish ahead of somebody who has done the whole event!! To finish 1st, first you must finish....once you have retired, then you're behind everybody.....and will stop the tactic of retiring and taking the 5min per stage penalty.

It should be count how many times did Loeb use super rally/rally2?!

How about Rally 2 happens, however you rank the people doing Rally 2 in order after everyone else in their category? Therefore if only 4 or 5 WRC cars finish then those doing Rally 2 will then get 6th place and below even if they catch them up with the 5 min penalties?

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Originally Posted by tfp

Agree, the manufacturers need exposure, which is limited at the best of times, not least when the car is upside down in a big tree!

The sponsers need the cars livery to be seen, and I think until the WRC has a load more TV coverage and another 4 or 5 manufacturers enter then Rally2 has more positives than negatives. I have changed my tune :p

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And the S2000 and Group N drivers do not need exposure? You know the WRC is more than 5 cars.

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Originally Posted by Lousada

And the S2000 and Group N drivers do not need exposure? You know the WRC is more than 5 cars.

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True. With manufacturer teams restarting again and again real privateers have much less chance to make some good result or to be shown in the media. But it's privateers who make large majority of starters and without whom most of the events could not be organized at all.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

True. With manufacturer teams restarting again and again real privateers have much less chance to make some good result or to be shown in the media. But it's privateers who make large majority of starters and without whom most of the events could not be organized at all.

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Yes, and how many privateers would want to enter if they know they could make a stupid mistake and blow it on the first stage. Game over. It's a great way to completely alienate sponsors from the sport. What are you selling them?

In 99% of sports a stupid mistake means game over and many of them are much healthier than WRC.

But lets stay in rallying. Have IRC events less entries than WRC? No. Do they have superally? In 90% of events not. Do ERC events have less entries than WRC events? No. Do they have superally? No. How many national championships have super rally?