Matton says we should have four more rounds this year, seven in total, in order to declare the champion. Original source: Motorsport Aktuell
https://www.rallit.fi/fian-rallipomo...itseman-kisaa/
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Matton says we should have four more rounds this year, seven in total, in order to declare the champion. Original source: Motorsport Aktuell
https://www.rallit.fi/fian-rallipomo...itseman-kisaa/
Looking further ahead, they're still trying to talk the NI Government into funding Rally GB in 2021, so it's not dead yet... https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...usp-of-wrc-bid
Somewhat interestingly Evans has said this, at some point:
Seems odd Evans of all people backing a move from Wales, unless he believes/knows that continued Welsh funding is a lost cause?Quote:
Evans has described Northern Ireland as being a "welcome addition to the WRC".
"The roads are definitely unique and we don't have anything similar to Irish Tarmac stages in the championship at the moment," he said.
"The rallies that I have done over in Ireland were always well attended and they always had a great atmosphere."
That may be a quote from a piece where some drivers were asked what rally they’d like to add to the calendar. I can’t remember where it was published, otherwise I’d try and find it. Anyway, if I remember correctly he suggested Ireland and prefaced it with ‘not at the expense of Wales of course!’. It was just fantasy so that may be why he suggested something that could only be at the expense of Wales.
https://www.redbull.com/nz-en/wrc-dr...race-locationsQuote:
Originally Posted by HKSjbg
It's not the same quote
That’s the one, it just sounded like similar sentiments to what he said in thw Red Bull piece
Getting to know… the real Adamo
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/getti...he-real-adamo/
unlucky Thiry...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/1995-rewi...n-heatbreaker/
They are lying. They sold only few Fabia Rally2, most of them were Fabia R5 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
They have sold more Rally2 cars than all others together ;)
and also more than others have sold much cheaper Rally4 cars :)
Itīs stll crazy that their biggest customer is Printsport from Finland.
I remember this very well. He drove a perfect rally and was in total command. Rallying can be cruel, and this was a particularly cruel blow to one of the nicest guys in the sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
https://twitter.com/McKlein_Rally/st...93129691643905
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The #WRC containers are on their way to Kenya. They can be held in Mombasa until Kenya is ready to host. Safari likely to be in September, instead of NZ.
man no, i dont want that exchange at all, sucks
New Zealand has practically eliminated COVID-19. They will want to keep borders closed for a while...Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Thatīs only rumour says McKleinQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
but I also think that NZ will not open their borders but Teams were not wanting to go to Africa in this situation...
Gerard Quinn says
https://twitter.com/WRCgerardquinn/s...results.com%2F
On the other hand, they are not completely out of money just because profitnumbers falls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
They have loads of money in their barns.
And even bigger load of debt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Ford's debt 168.69B (total cash 34.29B), Toyota's 100B and if I got it right, Hyundai Motor Corportation debt in 2019 was 88B USD.
How come? They are (Toyota) making big profits, selling millions of cars?Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
Loans, long term commitments?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
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Because loans are cheap nowadays.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
As long as they can pay the rent, there's no problem.
Fresh hope for N.Ireland bid...
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...reland-wrc-bid
Safari postponed to 2021
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYD9dq_W...g&name=900x900
Colin chatting with Ogier, Tänak and Lappi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOiko7Ibm9c&t=
https://twitter.com/colmcklein/statu...109598722?s=20Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
I was friends with one of their media people on facebook for a while. This was when Meeke was still in the team and things seemed really bitter already then.
Still, this is incredibly childish of them. The media team then had a shitstorm to deal with his unwavering fans who simply refused to realize that there was something wrong with him so maybe the deleted them all to avoid bitter fans commenting and take up their time.
Still, that doesn't explain the media library on their official website.
When you say there was something wrong with him, do you mean his performances or are you suggesting there was something more to it?Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
This is the No.1 consideration regarding re-starting rallying in the UK. This could prevent WRC re-starting in the normal way if other countries keep post-lockdown rules..
1. Vehicle Sharing/ Passengers/ Co-drivers:
It is unlikely that vehicle sharing, passengers, or co-drivers will be permitted while social-distancing is to be respected
https://www.motorsportuk.org/wp-cont...8-may-2020.pdf
At the moment, there won't be any multi stage rallying, although timed Rally time trial/ rallysprints are possible.
If they can make an exception for professional football then surely professional rallying could make a case. With a suitable level of testing and isolation for competing crews before an event the risk may be mitigated to a point where it's acceptable. It isn't the same in club rallying where you're potentially sharing a car with someone who's contact history you have no control over. Maintaining safety for mashals and timekeepers should be possible with the "paperless" proposals in the MUK document. With those precautions WRC events should be possible. It's spectators that will prevent events from happening.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
It maybe possible for the top WRC1 drivers and co-drivers to be treated like top footballers and kept in isolated hotels and tested every few days. But what about all the other entrants ? And if they cant be treated the same could/should a WRC event run with only the WRC1 crews ?
To be honest, with the current guidelines, it's not happening. However, they may well change, and there are still 5 months to go. If the 2xBritish GPs at Silverstone get the green light - then maybe it's possible, but rightly, or wrongly, F1, like football has a bigger pull. Rallying is well down the list of sports to return.
I'm also interested to see what some of the domestic motorsport series handle the current guidelines.
Due to the pandemic the project of Autoklub ČR and ACA Škoda Autoklub Team to support Filip Mares in WRC and ERC is over:
https://pl.motorsport.com/rajdy/news...resem/4794473/
To me the big problem isnīt the teams/drivers. If medical testing is doing properly they could just work on like before even on rallies. If proper actions are taken for the stages and people in common stay home if they feel sick, what could possibly go wrong?
This article is about the tax problems Latvala is having. He lives officially in Monaco, but Finnish tax authorities think he has spent so much time in Finland he should pay Finnish taxes. There's tax debt from several years and now one of his apartments and a car is being distrained.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Surely there must be an actual maximum amount of days he can be in Finland before he is liable to pay Finnish taxes? If so it should be relatively clear cut, he either has or hasn’t been in Finland enough to be liable.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
In the UK there is a limit (I don’t recall how many days it is), amongst other criteria that would render someone liable to pay UK income tax.
Although I do recall a few years ago that Tennis and Golf were being scrutinised because the players earn from the winnings of the event in which they participate, and the argument was that they should be liable to pay local tax on those earnings, rather than those where they ‘live’.
There is a limit and quite clearly JML has spend too much time in Finland.Quote:
Originally Posted by doubled1978
(if you enter 11.55PM or leave 00.10AM both of those days will be counted, even 1 minute is full day here)