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Originally Posted by stmoto
As known, Nikara will drive the 6 PWRC events as the winner of the Pirelli shootout Europe.
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Originally Posted by stmoto
As known, Nikara will drive the 6 PWRC events as the winner of the Pirelli shootout Europe.
There will not be a WRC event in Indonesia and Russia in 2010, instead of those the events will be in Finland and GB.
Is that confirmed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
If so, thats excelent news!
No WRC launch at Stormont for 2009
http://rallybuzz.stagetimes.com/stor...unch-wrc-2009/
Also, Mikkelsen might be doing national service in 09
http://rallybuzz.stagetimes.com/mikkelsen-budget-2009/
So the 2009 WRC season will have a low key start - great!!! Just what the sport needs. NOT!!Quote:
Originally Posted by c4
Meanwhile the IRC will kick off in Monte................
..........the people in charge of the WRC appear to be idiots.
Monte, Finland and GB should never be dropped. Without wishing to 'knock' Ireland, its hardly a suitable substitute for Monaco harbour as a launch event for a season is it?
I am excited to hear GB and Finland back where they belong (on the calendar) but I was quite looking forward to Indonesia and the jungle mud bath...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
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Originally Posted by MJW
They had good plans in Ireland for the launch, shame it wont happen, I think what they had planned was better than what has be done in Monaco.
Agree about Monte, Finland and GB though, I'd also add Greece to that list, I'd love to see them not only given protected places in the championship but given full freedom to run an event as they were 15/20 years ago with double points the reward for the finishers(and no superrally in them either)
There will be changes in the supposed rotation system as well, about Monte nothing is sure, because they wanted to run only every second year.Quote:
Originally Posted by cut the b.s.
totally agree, GB and Finland should be mainstays :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Confirmation plz. Or is it your idea only?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
LOL, offcourse not my idea, it's from Jarmo Mahonen our member in the rally comission, good news dont you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsara Fan
Said the Fin to the Russian :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
i did not know he is russian, and its good news for the sport anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
the presentation of the greek Opel Corsa s2000
http://www.rally.gr/default.asp?menu...ticle_id=15610
"At the premises of Opel Kaltsounis, the group of wise guide presented in the first official new Opel Corsa S2000, which will adorn the presence of the Greek games, ximeronontas essentially a new era of racing cars, with the hope that other companies will also follow this example. The car, found a few days ago in our country, is manufactured by MSD, the same group was responsible for the presence of Hyundai in the World Rally Championship. Rally Australia in Rhodes, will not be able to fight as originally reported, because omologkasion, so look in the Sunday match in the hands of Kaltsouni-Exarchou as pilot car. The official presentation brought together the limelight, but also the people of GM Hellas, and who are satisfied with the opening of Thanks Kaltsouni, while on the side of the MSD This gave the team, David Whitehead.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Conversations with the British, it was easy to discern his enthusiasm for the project. He also was one of the people who worked hard to become a reality category S2000, after the MSD is among the companies that built one of the first S2000, the MG ZR S2000. The Whitehead told us that this car is one of the two available at this time. Regarding the performance, did not hesitate to tell us that the minimum tests that have been made so far, as a pilot car in races in Germany and Ireland, the times are a little better than the MG, which shows that an excellent basis to work. The cooperation of the team Thanks Kaltsouni will be particularly close, because through their matches in our country could see if the performance of the car hard chomatinous matches, while testing and reliability of mechanical parts. The aim of MSD, as we ekmystireftike, is the new years to find the car on IRC and with a top driver in baket.
Until then, the Greeks viewers will have the pleasure to enjoy the only car in the special stages of our country, starting from the 36th Black Rose Rally. And as we said and to the top of the article, I hope by this endeavor and be inspired to follow similar moves by other car companies by upgrading the level of Greek.
LOL :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
I don`t think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Why is that? Because they cannot afford the fees?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
I dont know the reason but thats how it is, actually the whole rotating crap started because of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Why should this be? I don't like the rotational policy at all but, if there is to be one, why should there be exceptions and why these events particularly?Quote:
Originally Posted by alexlake
Dont know about GB, but our event is almost every year voted the best arranged WRC rally, also all teams support that it should be in every year, but the biggest reason I think is that it is very spectator friendly after all rally is a spectator sport and will never be anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
I also dont like the rotation idea it has once been tested already and did not work, also rallyes like Mexico and Japan dont courage much, often it seems that countries want the event because of tourist reasons and the rally arrangements are not taking very good care of.
are you new to the sport? Some events have more history and commercial importance than others, right now all score the same points but all are definitely not equal in the eyes of competitors or fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
Right, like Tomi here already said, they tried it back in 1995/96.
Didn't work then, won't work now, either!
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Originally Posted by HaCo
Answer is.... Glenn Macneall :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
The link regarding Brynildsen/Macneall:
http://www.norsk-rally.com/modules/m...D=2&C=2&I=5773
According to a portuguese report Guy Wilks will be doing 10 events for Subaru in 2009
Portuguese
English
I was hoping that Wilks would get into the Subaru..he is undoubtably fast. Now names will follow, hopefully big names.
The translation was calling it a Subaru official. Does it mean Wilks is in the SWRT MT2, being the teamate of Sarrazin and Tirabassi ?
No, not new at all. In fact, I've been involved as long as there's been a world championship, about 34 years in all.This is exactly the reason I asked the question - fully anticipating the answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by cut the b.s.
Remembering my time serving as crowd control marshall on the 1977 Heatway I can't help wondering how long an event has to have been a part of the scene to be considered "of historic significance".
There are many events that have provided good service since the 70's - Acropolis, New Zealand, San Remo etc... Do they not have "historic significance"?
If you are to have events that are exempt in an otherwise rotational system surely those events must offer something special.
I can recall a time when Finland's 1000 Lakes Rally and GB's RAC were held in higher regard than other events. Finland perhaps still is, GB I don't believe so.
Tomi's on the right track, in my view. Quality of the event and what it offers ought be the determining factor.
Finland wins accolades for it's organisation as, in fact, has Australia for much of it's time in the WRC. Australia has also enjoyed status as the teams most popular event whilst NZ is renowned as the driver's favourite. Other events have other attributes.
Surely we live in age in the 21st century when results and performance have more significance that mere history.
In my opinion the "historic significance" should not play a so big part in choosing what event should be in the series, a lousy arranged rally is lousy no matter if it has a long history, a good example of that is Monte.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
The key why our rally is so popular i guess is good organisation who looking all the time for ways how to develope it, good roads, and the easyness to get to the stages.
And hospitality. We love the ****ing foreigners.
Could F1's new ugly look save WRC? ... or at least convert fans who are not in the market for supporting formula cars with DOWN's syndrom?
http://images.gpupdate.net/large/115749.jpg
might not look to bad... if it was not for the big front wing tips sitting out past the front wheels, the rear wing is actually ok.
Love the slicks tho!!!
is this really what they are going to look like?? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
I don't give a sh*t about the looks of the F1...
... but I sure would like to see Seb in one of those. Amazing test times today. With him in F1 I would consider following F1. At least I would think about it. :D
2007 car + slicks = better timesQuote:
Originally Posted by Woodeye
Hear hear!Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodeye
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Five-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb from France does an informal test of Red Bull's new RB4 race car at the Catalonia racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008.(AP Photo)