Excluding WRC27 is not encouraging uptake.
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There's only one level with these two, and there's not really such a thing as WRC1, only what is the current manufacturers championship. WRC1 WDC/WCC are open to everybody who starts in all classes and should remain so.
The whole point of this was to get the Rally2s into the top level, so keeping a Rally2 based WRC2 makes a mockery of it all. It's a proposed top class WRC1 and WRC2 muddier than WRC2/3 in 2020 which nobody cared for having split. But even when your new WRC2 opens to WRC27 cars, what's it then for other than only 7 events counting when the calendar is 14? Even PWRC and SWRC had lower classes.
I think maybe there's a World title for Constructors and a Cup for Rally2 Teams, because the driver pool contenders will still be split across the two regs (open WDC/WCC). Can't see them doing a World Title for Teams if it's only Rally2 but maybe they'll want a mixed Teams' title for the depth of field for a year or three.
*WDC
*WCC
Likely
*World Rally Championship for Constructors / World Rally Championship for Teams (If allowing for non-constructor WRC27 teams)
**WRC Cup for Teams (Rally2 )
But possibly:
*World Rally Championship for Teams (WRC27, Rally2 and otherwise)
Retain:
WRC3
JWRC
Masters Cup (open)
Challenger Cup (open)
If additional spice needed:
European Cup
Gravel Cup
Tarmac Cup
Interesting comment re spaceframe cars from the Hyundai camp...
Adrien Fourmaux said the current spaceframe Rally1 cars didn’t lend themselves to keeping the water – and subsequent mist – out.
“The issue is now the cars are like full carbon (panels)", the Frenchman told DirtFish.
“It’s not like a proper chassis that you put a roll cage in. So, there is always more space to have something getting inside..."
There it goes again:
https://x.com/Carli_Cup/status/2033941470290338084?s=20
This isnt yaris, what model is?
That wing looks like some plywood spoilers I saw on some Ladas about 20 years ago