That's a lot of driving for not much competition.
No day time visit to the service park?
Printable View
That's a lot of driving for not much competition.
No day time visit to the service park?
Yes it concentrates people into the more easily controlled paying stages because you have less to see if you visit Dyfnant on any single dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Doon
With regard to Fast Eddie's post Chirk is 'announced' not 'confirmed' as there was no public metion of it before!! So what happened to Powys?? If you look at the maps Chirk has even less existing track than Powys - my advice to the cogniscenti - avoid it like the plague!!
This is a disappointing schedule from the point of view of the rally fan however the tarmac stage of the Orme on worn forest tyres should be interesting!!
Dont think they would 'announce' it if it wasnt 'confirmed' ... thats the last thing they would need, to have to cancel and tell everyone the spectator stages are somewhere else...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Its probably why its taken so long as the organisers wanted to make sure of things before they make the big announcement.
And the Official Site says : Route Information - Full Route Confirmed! ;)
I'm not impressed with the choice of spectator stages but just having them up here is a step in the right direction... :)
Given that everyone was certain Powys was to be confirmed, and no one had mentioned Chirk (hence no supposition could be confirmed) it is a semantic nicety that something can be only be announced if not previously the subject of debate. By the way those of us who had the inside track actually knew Chirk was under discussion 2 months ago ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
The Dyfnant split is a complete surprise to me though (and unwelcome as I'd intended to be there on Saturday)
Im staying near Dyfnant so i guess i'll just make a day of it. Hopefully a big entry list and the nationals will keep us entertained. Do we know which stages the nationals will visiy?
Was shocked to see Llandegla as QS, ive done mountain biking up there many times and thought it would make a nice stage. I guess Oneplanet Adventure will be closed for the day as it would be hard to control with the cyclist crossing forestry roads. Might even get some snow up there in november :)
I was thinking about going this year but not anymore...
Why no service in the middle of the day making it nearly impossible to see more than two stages a day and almost forcing people to see the spectator stages they way it's set up. Looks more stressful than fan friendly to me.
Is it rallysprint or what? 10 out of 22 SS are less than 10km long...
There's no pleasing some people.... ;)
The organisers were damned if they did, and damned if they didn't.
However, I'm less positive now than I was a few weeks ago. I don't think it's as testing for the drivers as it could have been; certainly in terms of mileage - and having Dyfnant over 2 days isn't ideal. Saying that - I'll be out watching as usual. Our one chance to see the best drivers in the UK.
I do think some of the reaction towards the new route has been OTT - particularly from the journalists.
Having the spectator stages on days 3 & 4 could mean that people miss seeing some big names if there are serious accidents or mechanical issues forcing some cars out on days 1 & 2 (especially the night stages on Thursday could cause havoc) ...
I suppose its done this way as its the weekend but it could be an embarrassment if there are only a couple of top WRC cars surviving by then...
Back in the day most of the spectator stages were on the first day of the RAC Rally which was a Sunday.
Llandegla was a very popular rally venue for years and indeed our club ran a night rally there in 2007...it was all but lost to rallying when the two wheeled crew moved in there but this seems good news indeed...Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon