How do you see the future of rally?

Two people walking along the road.
Approaching a downhill one of them start crying.
Approaching an uphill the same one start laughing.
His fella asked him - why are you laughing walking uphill?
He replied him - 'cause after the ascent I know a descent is coming.

The diagram vary UP and DOWN ad infinitum...

The optimist sees the future bright. The pessimist sees it dark.
The optimist sees a half full glass of water as a half filled one.
The pessimist sees it half empty.

I see the glass is being topped up...

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Originally Posted by danon

Two people walking along the road.
Approaching a downhill one of them start crying.
Approaching an uphill the same one start laughing.
His fella asked him - why are you laughing walking uphill?
He replied him - 'cause after the ascent I know a descent is coming.

The diagram vary UP and DOWN ad infinitum...

The optimist sees the future bright. The pessimist sees it dark.
The optimist sees a half full glass of water as a half filled one.
The pessimist sees it half empty.

I see the glass is being topped up...

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Not for Meeke :(

When а door closes - another opens!

If we are to discuss the future of the rally, I think we must distinguish between what is best for the WRC, and what is best for the National Championships.
I do not think that what is best for the WRC, is also best for Nat. Chaps.
Regulations of the WRC must be adapted to what is best for most producers (most possible) and this is not necessarily what is best for most Nat.Chaps.
Most probable not. Which classes used for Nat.Chaps, must be adapted to the different countries' needs.

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Originally Posted by Coach 2

If we are to discuss the future of the rally, I think we must distinguish between what is best for the WRC, and what is best for the National Championships.
I do not think that what is best for the WRC, is also best for Nat. Chaps.
Regulations of the WRC must be adapted to what is best for most producers (most possible) and this is not necessarily what is best for most Nat.Chaps.
Most probable not. Which classes used for Nat.Chaps, must be adapted to the different countries' needs.

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The fact remains, though, that national championships have always been at their most successful when they have run to the same regulations as the World Championship. After all, most spectators naturally want to see those cars. A national series running other, 'inferior' equipment is not going to be viewed as something worth watching. I am also of the view that the FIA, in determining technical regulations — and especially in seeking to keep costs down in coming up with those regulations — should be seeking to act in the interests of the entire sport, and not just the FIA-sanctioned championships.

Do not think I'm absolutely agree with this assertion BDunnell, when the rally was by far the largest in Sweden, they had a completely separate regulations that were based on kg per hp and no international classes.
Some year in the 70's and 80's there were issued over 20 000 rally licenses. That is what I call successful.

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Originally Posted by Coach 2

Do not think I'm absolutely agree with this assertion BDunnell, when the rally was by far the largest in Sweden, they had a completely separate regulations that were based on kg per hp and no international classes.
Some year in the 70's and 80's there were issued over 20 000 rally licenses. That is what I call successful.

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Very interesting. But surely the same equipment was used as on other series?

No, I do not think so BDunnell. But let us not discuss the old regulations in Sweden, but what should be done in different nationale championships.
If, for example, one country choose to have N4 as top class, it should be allowed to upgrade the older models so they become competitive with newer models.
Example: Evo 7 and 8 should be allowed to mount the Evo 9 engine.
I do not think this will have major effects on who will win, but what I think is not important. But as long as those who will participate thinks they have a better chance of winning if they have as much hp as the so-called best in class, even if they have an older car, the number of participants in this class will hopefully increase.
It is very important to give those with less money, the feeling of being able to win.

To make things clearer.
I know that such regulations exist in some countries already, but it does not seem that what works in one country are automatically tried in other countries.
I think that's a shame.

I think the WRC needs to get some more rallies going. I know the calendar was scaled back from sixteen events to thirteen over concerns about rising costs, but I think the sport has suffered a little bit because of it, largely because the traditional rallies are the only ones being run, so it gets a little stagnant when the sport should be growing. A rally in America would be good, probably somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Denver in Colorado or Rapid City in South Dakota would be good choices; a quick look on Google Maps shows there are some great-looking roads up in the mountains. I also think that India would be another good choice, possibly based in Goa. And a new event in Europe probably wouldn't hurt, either. Maybe an event in Austria or Russia. The IRC has demonstrated that it is easy to get these events up and running, and even if the event has to be a candidate for a year or two, I think the growth of the sport is important.