[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Juha_Koo

:D Yeah that was a rock for sure...NOT

In case you didn't know, the windscreen is attached to the car's chassis quite firmly. Actually (atleast in non-racing cars) the windscreen has a huge impact on the stiffness of the chassis (in the front sections). If I recall correctly, in some Pilkington's manual it said around 80 percent! :eek:

WRC cars take such a pounding nowdays that it's quite normal to see a crack of somesort in the windscreen. In that particular crash the first impact (with a tree stump or something like that) twisted the chassis so badly that the glass couldn't cope with the twist and cracked. Same thing with Mikko in 2008 Argentina, one rock hit so hard that the chassis bent to such extent that Mikko was unable to open his door and windscreen cracked.

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Agreed.

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Originally Posted by Francis44

And because of that it was not a good rally??!!

Please dont tell me even before the rally started you didnt know that there was going to be no spectators, they made the rally for propagation of it's country, and they did it well. It's better to have no spectators than have them throwing rocks!!!!

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Throwing rocks is of course not acceptable and the behaviour of the spectators should be taking in account when granted WRC status. But as a rally Argentina compared to Jordan, with or without spectators, would get my vote.

What to say about Dakar then where in 500 km SS You can find only few thousand spectators (maybe).. I like Jordan rally..

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Originally Posted by OldF

Throwing rocks is of course not acceptable and the behaviour of the spectators should be taking in account when granted WRC status. But as a rally Argentina compared to Jordan, with or without spectators, would get my vote.

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Yes we'd be better off with the cars fitted with windscreen guards in argentina than having a rally in Jordan....

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Originally Posted by Francis44

And because of that it was not a good rally??!!

Please dont tell me even before the rally started you didnt know that there was going to be no spectators, they made the rally for propagation of it's country, and they did it well. It's better to have no spectators than have them throwing rocks!!!!

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What a load of bull, rally is a sport that should be spectated live, and not from tv, no point to take rally to places where there is no spectators, Poland is a good example of a good way to do it, even they dont have tradition of world rally events.

I can't see the point in holding a Rally when very few spectators turn up, or am I missing something.
When you are trying to build a series back up (as in the case of WRC) You need your best events, i;e Argentina, not new events that need building up. They can maybe come in when the series is strong. Well that's what I would do....

I can't believe what I'm reading ... problems are everywhere, snowballs in Montecarlo, rocks in Mexico, Sardinia, etc. and we agree it's a problem to be cared of, but to say that Argentina should be excluded for this, not understandable !

Jordan better because there is nobody ? LOL ! :p

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Must have been a different rally to the one I spectated at last year, there were even some Finns with us!

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Originally Posted by OldF

Throwing rocks is of course not acceptable and the behaviour of the spectators should be taking in account when granted WRC status. But as a rally Argentina compared to Jordan, with or without spectators, would get my vote.

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Well why don't you make the effort to go there, there are cheap flights from Europe into Amman, you can go just about anywhere as there is very little spectator control, food is good and cheap,accomodation is good and being a Finn I'm sure you are intersted to know that, shock horror, alcohol is readily available!!!!! :)

Oh by the way there are NO entrance fees to any of the stages, no Rally Passes required unlike most other rallies, in particular I'm thinking of Australia.


Just as an aside I have been to WRC events in Germany, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Jordan and can say without a word of a lie that the Jordanian event was the best spectating I have had. The only criticism I have is that it was bloody hot, unusually so for late April, oh and I slipped on a rock and tore some ligaments in my ankle that required surgery later!

Bring back SAFARI..