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Yes! NZ!!
I hear talk that the season will be 12 events long. This was justified on maxrally recently as a way of preventing the WRC clashing with F1 on tv. I really hope this does not eventuate as about 50% of the fun of WRC is watching cars of a wide variety of events. i feel that wrc should be brave and try to challenge f1 in the motorsport tv marketplace.
Sorry, that's just crazy. To the general public and sports media, F1=Motorsport!! Trying to go head to head with F1 will only result in one winner. And it isn't WRC. At the moment, no Motorsport can compete with F1. The best thing is to stay out of it's way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
This is the most recently calendar from MaxRally.
http://www.maxrally.com/news/entry/c...by_commission/
Cant they swap Germany for Australia?:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
True. But just because the F1 is on, dont mean the general public cant follow both. Keep the 13 events:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Petter may do the IndyCar event in Las Vegas - massive pot for the winner - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89889
Let´s hope none whatsoever :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tfp
There's a rumor that for 2012 Rally Argentina will be run both in Argentina and either Uruguay or Chile. Both ways, the rally would leave the region of Córdoba, where it's been run for the last 25 years.
This rally would follow the ideas of Jean Todt of having those endurance rallies again, with 800 competitive kilometers on a rally.
Taking a bit of a risk there, Argentina was another one of my favourite events. Although the endurance thing is a good move.Quote:
Originally Posted by G. Morales
Argentina was more or less an endurance event in it's original form. It's quite a radical move if they already want this next year, but I would applaud it. Maybe some experience can be taken from the Dakar Rally.
Same here, there are too many stages in WRC that get re used every year. Would be nice to have a new format!Quote:
Originally Posted by Josti
Argentina is having problems organising a 350km rally....the organisation is littered with problems every year....the stages are one of the best around but the people are just not good enough....if they want a 800km rally then its over for them.
Alexandre Bengué will drive 3 WRC events with Mini WRC : Germany, France and Spain !
http://planetemarcus.free.fr/newsrallyes2011.htm
Very good.. With who as a codriver, still pretty girl?
Well, the same would be for Greece. It's organized with the money of the Casino. If the Casino doesn't want his WRC event anymore, for Acropolis would be over, as the economic situation there is quite difficult...Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Wondered what happened to Bengue - showed flashes of speed a few years back. Hopefully the 3 tarmac rounds will suit him well.Quote:
Originally Posted by vino_93
that is true but in greece we do not have organisational problems during the event...in argentina we have whole legs being canceled, firetrucks almost killing drivers, wrong times given to competitors ects....the event is a farce.Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
to be honest the Last few years the acropolis is being organised just to make some people in the dumpster of athens richer and the stupid greek yes men happy so the majority is ok with that....the event has lost its soul for some time now.
Indeed, they're also in charge of renting the C4's they did service for the rented C4's in Belgium of Tsjoen and Romain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
2011 Season Marcus Grönholm http://bit.ly/flTIVd
Rally NZ returns to WRC from 2012 http://bit.ly/fmdtUq
Entry list of Rally Jordan announced:http://www.jordanrally.com/WRC/Libra...7595843750.pdf
Isn't there supposed to be a new stage in Jordan this year, with at least 2 very long jumps?Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis11
Funny to see Oliveira seeded ahead of Wilson, I know Matty is slow but....Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis11
Is Oliveira (or any other 1.6T S2000 car) eligible for any FIA sub-championship this year?
He is Fia Prior 2 so there isn't any logic about this I think if there's 2 minutes between them Peter will have problems okay he isn't fast but still can drive a bit fast :p plus the DS3 is way more faster than the Mini S2000 1.6T he'll have for sure dust problems with that coz Oliveira's pace is REALLY slow.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I'd have to be a mistake? Wilson and Van Merksteijn are both P1?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Interesting
Wilson is entered by M-Sport Stobart Ford, so he is Priority 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
World Rally Team Brazil (Oliveira) and Van Merksteijn Motorsport (van Merksteyn Jr.) are registered WRC Teams and that is why they are also P1...
Wilson is P1 because every driver, even privateers, get P1 when they do more then 3 WRC events. Wilson was, theoratical, allowed to test as much and were ever he wanted , while Manufacturer entries have strict rules. In Sweden and Mexico Wilson was privateer, now he is a manufactur acoordign to the new rules, evenif he does not score points for M-Spot Stobart.
Oliviera is a Manufacturer entry and will score/could score points with as Mini PS and a Mini WRcar, even with a real S2000 or a Group N
The entry list saying that he's P2 and I was coz of that saying it. People with common sense should put Oliveira in last place of manufacturer because he's the slowest of them all and especially with a way more weaker then others in the first rallies. Anyways van Merksteijn Jr is screwed by that.Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
Interesting to see hungarian driver Turàn Frigyes in Ford Fiesta S2000 :)
Ummm, that's not a seeded entry list. That's a car number order entry list.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Seeding won't be done until the start list for Day 1 is produced.....
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Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Yep, because of the MEDIAS alone who don't want to make effort to interest people to other motorsports :mad:
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Originally Posted by AndyRAC
This is different here !!!! Citroën is long time rally runner before VW comes back, Audi was long time endurance runner before Peugeot came back :rolleyes:
David Richards (rights holder from that time) started with destroying of reputation of WRC when the sport was on high note.. After that Mehkta and Chandler destroyed everything what they could.. Maybe this Russian will improve popularity of the sport.. Nasty..
Kimi Raikkonen testing today DS3WRC in gravel roads to prepare Rally de Portugal http://bit.ly/hwFjwC
The Rally Argentina is a farce? beyond the problems you mentioned, you have no authority to say that ... I think the Rally of Argentina is much better than the Acropolis...Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Both events has tradition and I like them..
when it comes to stages i consider the event the best one apart from finland, NZ but the organisation is full of problems each and every year.....so you probably have the wrong people on the wrong places.Quote:
Originally Posted by CABAIO E'LONA
Look at this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UCCA08waMk
I saw a similar video just after the accident, albeit not as good quality as that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis