WRC Rally Argentina 2012

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Originally Posted by Mirek

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?

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But I bet you that few of those sports require equipment that costs millions and must be used, and is available from only a couple of sources..

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Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

But I bet you that few of those sports require equipment that costs millions and must be used, and is available from only a couple of sources..

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Formula 1, you can't find more commercialized and expensive sport, in my opinion.

And if you bin it on the first lap ...

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Originally Posted by Franky

Formula 1, you can't find more commercialized and expensive sport, in my opinion.

And if you bin it on the first lap ...

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Well I don't consider F1 to have anything to do with sport...it is basically an engineering showplace completely divorced from any world I will ever be in..
And since the inception of the "World rally Car" subset of Group A, so has rally become a mere spectacle with nothing whatsoever to do with the mocking nameplates on the car.

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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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Of course!

:D

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/wrc/arg/d3_jm_002.jpg

Tänak revealed in his blog that they had to slow down a little on the last km-s of the long stage because cows were sleeping on the road and they were first car on the road to wake them up :-) Everything wet well for them and for the cows. So, probably too much time between 0 car and the first car :-)

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Originally Posted by tolis

:D

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/wrc/arg/d3_jm_002.jpg

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this must be Jam and tfp :D

Haha :D It wasnt me, but I'm sure I have a Subaru hat like that one somewhere ;)

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Originally Posted by rallyfiend

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?

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I agree that sponsors could be alineated by lack of Rally2. But this could also be a problem with the series as entrants are not able to attract as good sponsors as once the could (think Cigarette and Alcohol companies). I think it should be beholden on anyone who enters into ventures like the WRC (in any spec car) to have sponsors that are willing to go the distance. If sponsors are only concerned about being seen in the event they should think about putting their logos on a roadside hoarding or trying another sport.

They had to invent rally2/super rally and it will exist at least until Loeb's retirement. :D