I agree Helstar - if it were up to me we'd have one semi-tarmac e.g. Monte Carlo or Ireland, one tarmac e.g. Tour de Corse, one/two snow and the rest various gravels.
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I agree Helstar - if it were up to me we'd have one semi-tarmac e.g. Monte Carlo or Ireland, one tarmac e.g. Tour de Corse, one/two snow and the rest various gravels.
I'm sure Argentinians won't regret their rally is IRC instead of WRC next year when they see in live the event :rolleyes:
Please don't make the confusion. Tarmac has become boring in WRC because now the stages follow large highways... This would be much different if we'd get back to narrow roads (as the new IRC montecarlo...).
To Helstar :
The concept of 'rally' is different in every country I guess...
For example in the USA it is more a dirt and extreme concept, as you might have seen the last XGames in Los Angeles.
As WRC is basically a world championship, this would be better to gather all kinds of these concept, and thus, every kind of surfaces...
What about quarters ? 1/4 tarmac, 1/4 snow, 1/4 dirt, 1/4 gravel ?
Tarmac boring? Ehh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E7kpk4V7qgQuote:
Originally Posted by Shadoh
If that's boring, then I'll suggest a visit to a doctor. :D The only boooooring tarmac rally IMHO is this upcoming highway rally of Spain...
This just might happen. Simon Long has told that possibly WRC could make an entrance to United States with X-Games style. I'm not so enthusiastic about it though... But I'll guess that would appeal to I-want-to-see-something-extreme type Americans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadoh
EDIT.Whoopsie, I understood that one completely wrong. My bad. Not such a bad idea at all... Although I prefer gravel and snow, but some "special" tarmac ones are must too. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadoh
Duval is terminatin'..
Spain is the most boring rally for sure :\Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Seeing Duval onboard you understand that Germany is really dangerous ... infact Galli had his worst accident there (and it wasn't even his fault).
Also I don't see all this "spectacle", I mean, do we really want to compare it to this one ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdL93smEMvo&fmt18 THIS is rallying ... throwing the car sideways, jumping dozens of mts, lots of work with the wheel (Gigi style), and so on !
I don't find tarmac boring. I find events that don't utilise the best roads available boring. See Tour de Corse of late, for instance.
I find all those mediterreanian gravel rallies more boring then tarmac.
I hope to come at least ten s2000 ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Petter Solberg is entered for the Citroen Junior team for the Rally GB, alongside Sebastien Ogier. Is he entering with is ow team under the Junior banner or will his car be prepared/controled by Citroen?