So, 5 million per year.......Those angry fans need to direct their anger at the WRC Promoter..... The WRC isn't worth getting for that kind of money.....
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So, 5 million per year.......Those angry fans need to direct their anger at the WRC Promoter..... The WRC isn't worth getting for that kind of money.....
I believe the fee is only a part of that amount. It costs money to organize an event of this dimension, and sponsorships don't cover everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Disappointed but not surprised, I hope CER will at least get to retain its slot.
The amount requested by MI from the Irish government was 5 million Euro for each of the 3 years 15 Million in total, when you read the whole statement you can see that the Government were not really interested in backing a motorsport event, and when you think back to Bobby Willis's try to have Rally NI, the UK Government was asked for 2 Million Pounds at that time and side stepped the request both times.
Not surprised at all, i'd have been more surprised if the money would have been made available..
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/irela...wrc-2026-slot/
They will try again for 2026, but tbh this part caught my interest: "Paraguay is known to be one of the countries vying for one of those slots, though DirtFish understands its odds of making the calendar as soon as 2025 are also in question. Saudi Arabia is believed to be another event hoping to step up to next year’s WRC calendar." & Specifically about Paraguay. At the moment it seems only the Canary Islands & Saudi Arabia will be the new additions for next year.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/irela...r-its-wrc-bid/
Some nice insight on how difficult it is to get funding for a WRC event .
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-2...ng-into-place/
Like it’s been discussed here before it’s a matter of where will Rally Croatia will be held next year and not if and it seems CER is confirmed for it’s third year in a row.
Rally Croatia is a must. It’s a fantastic event.
Not only in real life but it’s also my favorites in the new WRC game. The stages are so much fun to play
That's little surprising, for me Croatia in EA WRC is disappointing and feels rather dull. It's partially due to too clean and smooth tarmac and partially due to Bliznec-Pila being weird choice for representing that rally. Plenty of Croatian stages are run across some villages while stage chosen for game is pretty much all forest with too much hairpins.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Agree it's great Croatia stays in calendar. Estonia getting back to calendar is also nice thing, although I prefer if it would rotate with Poland instead of Latvia. Maybe I will change my opinion after seeing WRC1 cars on Latvian roads but imo Poland and Estonia have more fun stages.
I would 100% agree that EA WRC Croatia is dull and does not represent the real unique stlye of our event. Every single stage there is includes roads from Medvednica mountain climbing to the top. In 2021 Croatia Rally shakedown and 2 stages where held there so basically EA made whole stage package around that which is disappointing cause in 2022 and 2023 rally did not conclude any of those stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Backa
Still every stage is linked to the same road climbing the same mountain making it 100% not accurate with real life stages and it's original names.
Would like to see them change it and make it accurate.
Down to the real event I'm rooting for it to be held with the base in Zagreb like it is now and not moving to the coastline.
Last year I had the chance to drive the stages 2/1.5 hours before the first cars. Road closed, full throtle, no pace notes, just driving. It was great. Great stages. Big surprise for me because I have to be honest, Croatia was not one of my favourite events. At some point someone asked me if I was a rally driver and I said no, I was just having fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Portugal confirmed in 2025 calendar. Contract sign today afternoon.
No surprises there, do you know if it was a multi-year deal or just for 2025?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Portugal had a clause to extend by 1 year to 2025.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Hopefully next year they will sign multi-year extenstion. WRC lost too many classics already.
And Portugal is way better than Sardinia ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Backa
Sardinia is weird one. I don't hate it but no matter if I think about southern european gravel rounds (Portugal, Greece), Italy (San Remo), or Mediterranean islands (Corsica), Sardinia is in shadow of other locations.
Official: Rally Portugal confirmed for 2025 and 2026!
This will be the final rally in Sardegna... it's moving to the mainland but forget which region.
***Please note, this is something I was told during Portugal, rumour or true - thought to share it here.
Don't be hurt if you thought this was real and not speculation.
Seriously?? Is it also moving back to Tarmac??Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
That is what I've been told.
San remo perhaps?
more likely extending the erc roma rally to the gravel roads toward tuscanyQuote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
At 19:15 Saturday, the FIA are announcing a new WRC event for 2025 at Sardegna.
The event, I don't know - perhaps Paraguay.
Either Paraguay or Saudi Arabia.Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
It's Saudi ArabiaQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
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Guess it was bound to join sooner rather than later, I bet they’ll run it as the season finale after Japan in November.Quote:
Originally Posted by pedro16
There's a Hyundai in Sardegna with Rally Saudi Arabia stickers on it, and also there's a Saudi prince there for the unveiling
https://x.com/PowerslideMedia/status...09036970897518
Looking forward to this but I hope there's some detail in this announcement beyond an 'agreement in principle'. Give us HQ, surface, location, dates.
Probably end of November so it won't be too hot and on Gravel, exact details we'll probably only find out towards 2025.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
Money rules...
Or as Hamilton said a while back, Ca$h is King.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Wow
So,
Jeddah Base
Day in the Mountains
Day in a Volcano region
Day of 'formed' sandy roads in the desert.
Set to be the last of 14 rounds for 5 years at least.
That's something at least.
I wonder which event gets booted off to make room for saudis. I don't think they will expand the calendar just yet.
who can they boot? Canary will replace Poland, Estonia for Latvia, Croatia stays, I think only Chile needs to sign for next year. Unless with all the monkey business in Kenya after this year will see the door but I doubt they would like to add another region to get rid of another.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
is a new location in Italia confirmed to replace Sardegna already? otherwise, theres your "exchange", maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
Maybe Central Europe Rally is at risk? Especially if Sardegna will be replaced by Tarmac rally like Roma Capitale. WRC never had calendar with 6 tarmac rallies if I am not mistaken.
Or maybe influx of cash from Saudis finally allow WRC to successfully organize 14-event season.
Lovely.
Another motorsport-event in a place I would be happily jailed, flogged, whatever just for being alive. ffs.