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I am very sceptical about it. In my eyes IRC assimilates ERC so competitors will remain small numbers because of the enormous fees and events will be mainly the richest ones with worst stages. There will be decent TV coverage but what to watch in it???
IRC entry fees have been aproxximately 1/10th of WRC entry costs.. Except a few rallies (like Monte Carlo)Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Oh really? How many examples can you give? Except the islands that indeed pay drivers to go there?
Great news if true... The ERC was a tourist nobody gathering for some years now, now we might have good drivers competing in it.
Slowson, why do You throw s.h.i.t. on something You have no clue about? Entry fee is in most cases same with ERC level with no additional payments for promoter packages, no season entry fee (except for manufacturers), no mandatory fuel, no mandatory tyres like in WRC. Everyone can use what he wants if it complies with App.J of International Sporting Code. Competitive distance is cca same, often even bigger in ERC than in IRC...Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Particularly Barum is from 900 Euro for private entry, Ypres 1400 Euro, Romania was 1000 Euro etc.
Great move indeed. ERC is a strong name and now it can be a strong and prestigious championship too again. That in combination with the good coverage of IRC (which wasnīt intercontinental anyway), I think itīll be very interesting next year.
Few more details to add:Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Cheapest IRC entry fees were around 500-600 EUR (last year)
SWRC, PWRC event entry fee is 3750 EUR + 1470 EUR registration fee.
But if you want to drive as WRC team then you pay 6375 EUR per event + 21 000 EUR registration fee If you have two cars then double it)
If you are manufacturer, then you pay 35 000EUR per event +300 000 EUR registration fee per season. (that is 725 000 EUR for one team in a season!)
Good news. I personally don't really like the fact only the best 8 results will count, but it is the same for everyone of course.
Hopefully Skoda will continue next year and maybe Peugeot will be back. A strong 'second' championship, next to the WRC is much needed, like IRC was last year.
Do you or others know the organizer fees for ERC, IRC and WRC as well? What you have to pay be allowed to arrange a rally?Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
I think only Škoda UK and no official Peugeot next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear