Unlucky! It must have been that print run as mine as just the one set of contents pages.
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Unlucky! It must have been that print run as mine as just the one set of contents pages.
Looks like Pirelli World Rallying 32 will be the only all English language rally annual this year.
Has there been any word as to the reasons behind the demise of Rallycourse?
Haven't heard any officially, but I suspect like everything else to do with Rallying here in UK - there isn't the market anymore, makes no money. Last year's Official WRC Annual probably killed it off. Autocourse/Motocourse are still going though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Does anyone know of any good books documenting the history of RAC Rally or Rally GB?
The only book that captures the real atmosphere of the real forest RACs (the 5 day events) is Tony Gardiner's "RAC Rally Action" (Veloce Publishing). Don't expect entry lists and results though.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
All others are probably less useful and less interesting than period reports in "Motoring News" or "Autosport" (or in earlier years "Motor" and "Autocar").
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rally-Yearbo.../dp/2847071660Quote:
Originally Posted by sal
Looks like the Rally Yearbook comes out in English after all. On US Amazon it says on the description that WRC is 16-round championship, but hopefully that's only a mistake and this book actually is of season 2009.
Is Rallycourse seriously gone? If so, this is an unbelievable travesty. It is true to say that the quality has declined somewhat over the past few seasons, especially since David Williams passed away, but then how many different ways can you say Loeb wins again?
This news reflects the current pitiful state of the WRC better than anything. Anyone who disagrees, go read a Rallycourse from any time in the 1990's.
Absolutely true!! And more particular, the current state of the WRC in the UK - Autosport never lead with a WRC story on the cover, MNews is only available in certain newsagents nowadays, no dedicated Rally magazine, etcQuote:
Originally Posted by RAS007
I pre-ordered Rally Yearbook from the US Amazon website in December, but they still haven't got the books. I'm not really expecting the English version to come out this year... Oh well, fortunately World Rallying is still going strong - in my opinion that has always been the most informative of the lot anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori