What is the source of the calendar? Who created it?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
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What is the source of the calendar? Who created it?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
It is only first draft, it could change :s mokin:
Ok, it is clear :) But is it from official source, or just funs created it as they want to see it :) ?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
I am not publishing articles of things made by fans...
Hmmm it needs some snow ;)
All the rounds are on Europe... So, why don't we call it ERC and we have a separate ERC championship?
Sorry, I didn't want to offend youQuote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
I have been suggesting this for a while - it would give the IRC some FIA status and it would give ERC decent television coverage and publicity. It would also mean there was a decent official second tier championship for rallying (like what GP2 is to F1)Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
The draft calendar looks pretty good to me. Better balance of asphalt/gravel than this year and still retaining the 'IRC classics' apart from Monte.
It need a little bit more time... Wait few months...Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
Well, only as much TV as the Organisers are happy to pay for!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
If the ERC and IRC merged, would that mean that the ERC events would have to start paying the sanction fee to Eurosport?
Sanction is a bad word for that. It's just an entry fee for the event and it's not that much for thousand times better quality of drivers and coverage compared to ERC. Moreover if they have money, they can buy live stages, in ERC not at all.
thx ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Quite agree, the ERC is in a TV vacuum, the IRC gets good, sometimes great TV coverage. Staying in Europe cuts down on travelling costs - it's really a no brainer!!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Still think it's a shame about the Monte, the IRC 'rescued' a struggling event - and turned it around into a proper Monte - and voila, the WRC take it back. I would replace the Monte with Valais...was impressed with that event in 2008.
Yes, Valais was a nice event.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Speculation in Autosport magazine today said they are trying to start the season with a snow event in Finland or Norway but if that fails it will start in Scotland.
Craig Breen tweets:
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More great news people, we have been able to put a package together to go to IRC Rally of Scotland in our Fiesta S2000! Exciting times!
Yeah, I read that. The problem seems to be the cost of having only snow event, i;e too expensive. It really needs to happen, an International Rally series needs a snow event.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
As for Rally Scotland - it will open the season in March, which is late to start a season, but only 5 months after the 2011 event. Let's hope it runs, so far, the event has been very poorly supported by British Rallying.
The Azores in April is good for the local economy but the possibility of heavy rains is very high. For years the first rally of the year in San Miguel, scheduled in April, was canceled several times due to the damage of heavy rainfall...
Nice points by Subaru and Mitsu in Hungary: http://ircseries.com/html/uploadedfi...2011_D_IRC.pdf
Much more than Peugeot and Skoda ;-)
Good to see that no championships cannot be decided before Scotland :-)
Test of Loix with a Fabia with new lights.. New spec of car?
IR7.at / IR7media.com
Why is Loix testing on gravel? For Scotland and Cyprus?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Fabia is available with a "black pack" with lights such as this but I didn't think they looked exactly like that.
Those are lights from edition "Monte Carlo".
Okay cool then, I like them :)
I don't like them at all.
Hehe different taste :p . Mirek u got my PM yesterday?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
It was developmental test. There was also Jan Kopecky.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
A.Fisher with Fiesta S2000 in Scotland as well.
I'll keep an eye on Fisher's and Breen's times as I rate them pretty high among the youngsters.
I think Robert Barrable will be in Scotland too. Looks like they should finally get a decent entry list this year.
Oh well they could have put the article from last year in it, same whining like last year..
It was Quesnel doing the whining last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
As we know the Kronos and PH Sport cars are pretty much works cars and I think Skoda only generally do a one day pre-event test, as do Peugeot?
This year could have been quite different for Peugeot without the accidents, break downs and illegalities.
Van Dalen also was supporting the same oppinion like Quesnel what's not a surprise. And it's still the same thing what Van Dalen says is coming out of PSA so simple it is he's really not independent for such things. Offcourse they do almost every rally pre events tests. They're just talking bullcrap for the general IRC audience who don't know everything about rallying, rallies, teams and other stuff what involves rally. Neuville is still in the race btw to get the title and that wasn't even the objective this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
So Van Dalen says Peugeot don't do testing. From Peugeot Scotland preview: "We had a good test in Scotland which lasted six days,” says Bertrand Vallat, the Peugeot Sport engineer responsible for the design and development of the 207 S2000.
I saw enough tests in Belgium for Ypres :D enough footage also on Youtube.
Burçu Cetincaya will celibrate her return in IRC in Rally Scotland. For that occasion, and normally also for the closing round in Cyprus, she will use a Skoda Fabia coming from RGRS in Belgium. Nice to see that René has found a new driver for his Skoda. Hope she is not going to destroy the car tough.
You mean RGMI!! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
Yes, offcourse you are right. RGRS went bankrupt and altough he still need to pay a lot of money to some people they started just another company under another name.Quote:
Originally Posted by pucky54