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Going by this contest, you would assume he will be there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...01750213224200
No idea which spec car he will be using though, but its interesting Abbring has now been entered in all of the remaining rounds of this year bar Australia.
Fingers crossed for a full WRC drive for Kev and Seb. Hope it's a big entry to round out the current era.
Al-Qassimi gooing on rally Maroc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O9qr8qIQeU
Loeb entry to Rallye Circuit Paul Ricard in December => http://bit.ly/2cFWx4U
Ogier 4 times World Champion in 2016 if => http://bit.ly/2cKaFfv
We’re already so far from rally endurance roots that it’s a bit difficult to get shocked by FIA’s proposals…Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
The rally extension decrease, the clover leaf format and, especially, the 9 to 5 schedule took away the adventurous side of rallying and the need to improve business is always mentioned as an excuse to forget WRC’s rich tradition.
Honestly, I don’t care if they eliminate one of the current Mickey Mouse legs, as far as they come out with a really challenging new scheme: why not have those 250 to 300 SS kms in a line format course, with only a few hours rest? A sort of unique marathon leg, able to reveal drivers and machines resistance and keep spectators entertained all rally long.
Also, if their aim is to have 14 or more rallys per season, I just hope they be clever enough to respect the major events heritage and make a sort of Gran Slam, giving the most iconic WRC rallys a special status (more SS kms, different schedules, etc) inside a hugely uniform WRC.
I think you wouldn't want sleep deprived crews driving at the speeds they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
Sleep deprived drivers can do it in Le Mans, at even higher speeds. Besides, in the 70's and 80's, few hours of sleep between long legs was a common practice in WRC.
There's a difference if the same two people are in the car for 20 hours or there's three different pilots rotating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
The thing you need to take into account is that if an accident would happen because a drive fell asleep or just lost concentration, then you wouldn't want that kind of press. Circuit racing has all their paved areas, tyre barriers, etc. Rallying has lakes, trees, rocks and spectators.
Since when rally is so boring to fall asleep?