are brazil and china still candidate rallies for next year?
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are brazil and china still candidate rallies for next year?
It is not important. You dont need to be candidate event to be next year in WRC. Everything is only about money and politics.
As far as I am aware, the FIA were only looking to add one rally to the calendar, which they now have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
I don't know what rally they should add, but I know which one would love to see changed or gone. Germany.
That's the most boring rally ever. They have to move it somewhere else, or remove it from WRC calendar.
No chance of Germany being removed; the most important car market in Europe.
Acropolis, Corsica both in the ERC, but should be in any WRC season, as should Sanremo & NZ.
But this is old news......
Yes and they really should bring back Safari.
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Originally Posted by AndyRAC
That's why I propose two merged rallyes; Corsica-Sardinia and Alsace-Trier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch555
Swap the Coffs harbor event with Auckland. Having been to both over consecutive years I can honestly say I enjoyed the NZ roads much more as a spectator and I also found that Auckland offered a better rally HQ than Coffs Harbor, which is quite a small town by comparison. But then, I would write this as I am a Kiwi.
Failing that, I do not see why we cannot have a round in the Middle East (Qatar or Abu Dhabi etc)? They have spent a lot of money on rally as it is.
On the current calendar system: If the WRC organizers and teams would agree to have more rounds per season I think it would reduce the need to rotate events and hopefully provide more stability.
As an Australian, I agree with Plan9. NZ is a much better rally than Coffs Harbour. It is also a rally international drivers love, the roads and cambers are amazing.
I do however think Japan and a Middle East rally should return.
The Middle East because of the money they spend in WRC, and those Jordan rallies really excite me. And Japan in the hope of getting their manufacturers back, and I love their rally roads.
By looking at the map, it might seem a good idea. But when you look closer it seems far fetched because the stages are just too far apart from either of the HQs.Quote:
Originally Posted by NaBUru38
Corsica and Sardinia at first are completely different rallies. Also from a logistical point of view it's a nightmare - transportation of service park, cars and all the fans needing loads of ferry crossings.
Agree either Alsace or Germany should be replaced - you've seen one vinyard shot,you've seen em all!
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3669/1...79432509_z.jpg
If we are talking mergers then extending Ypres across to the Nord region in France for a day would create a unique event.
Jordan is out until there is stability in Syria (don't hold your breath) and as for a ME round there are security issues that F1 events at a closed entry circuit doesn't have to deal with.
In my opinion Ypres has enough good stages on Belgian side. It's also very compact event for which some large spreading into France would make it more time consuming. Remember it used to be called 24 hours of Ypres and I think the whole event still keeps only little over 24 hours despite being the longest ERC rally (WRC event millage in 2014).
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Originally Posted by Mirek
Ypres already has a stage in France at Lille and the French Champioship Routes Nord stages are only 10-20 km south of Lille. You could have extra stage mileage with minimal liaison and still keep the character of the original event
Australia has always been a unique event that I loved and (according to stages) it goes better and better every year. NZ is a strange version of Finland for me, worse in every aspect.Quote:
Originally Posted by litifeta
they really should replace Alsace and bring back Corsica instead. if you want vineyards their is already Rallye Deutschland for that.
True.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Route du Nord isn't part of French Championship, and stages are north of Lille :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
But yes Ypres had some stages in North of France: Lille-Eurométropole and Show Wasquehal.
Stage of Heuvelland crossed the border, and its close to Armentičres, the city of Routes du Nord. This rally is just stuck to the border, but in french part.
Of course you could create a big belgo-french event there ... But Ypres is Ypres, keep it as it is.
Wouldn't you want a WRC event in Flanders? I would - so much nearer to London than WRGB! Apologies for my lack of French championship knowledge but at least my geography was only partially wrong as last time I looked Les Weppes were south of Lille ;)
Donegal or Killarney rallies in Ireland ,tarmac
NZ over Australia any day! NZ holds it better!
Middle East? They've given the sport so much they are entitled to a WRC round! Two even!
Cyprus & Jordan for the middle east.
10 years ago they tried several times to be in the WRC, but they finally decided to not go after it anymore because it's too expensive..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
On Day 2 of the 100 Acre Wood Rally, 3 stages have been cancelled so far because emergency crews were attending a non-event related auto accident.
I know there has been medical personnel in the tv helicopter at some WRC events.
Is there a specialist WRC rescue crew that can work with local crews on an upskill training basis? Might the WRC go only to countries where a wrc rescue crew can legally operate independently or with local rescue crews ? Local crews usually cut roof pillars etc and not roll cages.
I don't know how in other countries but here in CZ there were special trainings of local rescue crews in cutting roll cages, taking out injured crews equipped with HANS and all other stuff needed for use in rallying. I believe many foreigners took part in the training as well. It used to be held in Zlín and organized by Barum rally organizers together with Vladimír Barvík who is both rally driver and medical emergency driver. Local rally teams gave organizers some crashed bodyshells (Vojt?ch Štajf for example) or allowed to use their rally cars for training. Here I found few photos from such event held in 2009: http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=8582
Normally medical service here is held by local crews contracted by the organization. If there is a non-rally related emergency the rally medical system may be used when the patient is located in a place which is blocked by a stage or when the rally emergency crew is located close to him and can therefore faster safe his life. From time to time it happens that a stage is canceled because of that but it is rare.
if Acropolis returns to the WRC calendar it should use a mixed format, seems it worked well this weekend.