I didn't want to say what is right or wrong or argue on it. I just noticed that we have different ways to see ourselves in Europe. And that map showed it. :)
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Easy now... It wasn't meant in a dismissive manner. That timeline of minimum 44 years represents a huge part of the recollection many of our friends and families have of "our time" and especially in countries that have directly or indirectly been affected by the Iron Curtain 29 years won't necessarily wash it away (in spoken language atleast). But ok, back to the topic...
Let's see what the sporting regulations/calendar will be like for both series. WRC2 Pro could be potentially interesting if it's like WRC but for R5 cars (ie full calendar, all events count, maybe powerstage for R5 cars), and if more than one team enters.
I still feel it will devalue the WRC2 title and reduce fan interest in that series, but time will tell.
Don't know if been posted
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...n-good-for-wrc
https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/octo...3--12-12-.html
WRC2 Pro and WRC2 Privat will have same spec R5 cars. End of speculation.
JWRC 2019
Rally Sweden
Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Rally Italia Sardegna
Rally Finland
Wales Rally GB
Prize: Ford Fiesta MK8 R5
http://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-post...ENDAR-REVEALED
Glad all R5s will be the same spec, but I really hope that private entries can take points in the WRC2 Pro driver championship. If a privateer is the second R5 to finish, they should get 2nd place in 'Pro' as well as the win in 'Am' IMO.
Not wanting to use the word 'amateur' is understandable but a little tricky in this context!
Good, clear progression path for drivers though IMO:
WRCJ wins a drive in WRC2
WRC2 entrants can impress works WRC2 Pro teams
WRC2 Pro entrants can impress works WRC teams
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Current @HMSGOfficial co-driver @sebmarshall will move to @TGR_WRC next year to sit with @krismeeke
https://twitter.com/thisisirishral1/...07596261130240
I mean if we imagine that Paddon's contract at Hyundai or any other WRC team wouldn't continue, and he would just go back to NZ to do his AP4+ drives and other Hyundai business, Seb Marshall wouldn't have a role in that. In that case he would obviously jump into another WRC team where a full season job would be available.
In fact, Marshall could have prefered Meeke because that's a full season drive and Paddon would only have a limited program.
Think people are just making too much out of it.
For Paddon changing codriver also makes sense cause while better that last year, his season wasn't really great.
If he doesn't go to Msport he can imo always do part season at Hyundai.
I think it's fairly "open rumour mill", like Lappi to Citroen was.
http://planetemarcus.com/kris-meeke-...e-chez-toyota/
Meeke may be banking on the "Only Sebastians win World Championships" theory.
Boldest carrer jump ever? French junior champ, Adrien Fourmaux, will be in WRC2 next year backed by the FFSA, after only two seasons in rally, mainly driving a Fiesta R2J (R2 with almost standart engine). He will make his R5 debut next wkd in Rallye du Var, the last round of the French series. Fingers crossed!
https://www.rallye-sport.fr/du-lourd...rien-fourmaux/
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...leaving-msport
Second thoughts on the move....
If the talent is there its never too early for anything, there are many examples for this in motorsport.
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...rtual-chicanes
Virtual chicanes. Oh boy....
thanks tractor guy
"I have two days on gravel and two days on Tarmac," Ogier told Autosport.
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...turn-next-week
Just remove those friggin chicanes and average stage speed and end of story
Thats slightly different to what they said after the incident is it not. They said the marshalls took it upon themselves to get the tractor and move the bale. But surely if the tractor was left there by organisers the blame falls on them. Either way shouldnt of happened. And thankfully nobody was hurt. Why not just add say a 5 -10 second penalty for hitting a bale chicane. Would surely keep drivers from hitting them and slowing adequatly for them. They have them in their notes they know their a moveable object that you can get away with clipping if u come into them too fast the drivers just dont give them enough respect but thats my opinion