[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Helstar

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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not everywhere, but if there is real rally fans who vitness people doing things like this, why dont they act? Rally drivers take enough risks even without theese brain dead snow and stone throwers.

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Originally Posted by Barreis

Bring back SAFARI..

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Could someone tell me what was so great about Safari? Don't get me wrong, rally raid is interesting, but those helluva bumpy, otherwise flat out stages were kinda boring. Safari was a very interesting adventure, but as a rally, I don't know.

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Originally Posted by Juha_Koo

Could someone tell me what was so great about Safari? Don't get me wrong, rally raid is interesting, but those helluva bumpy, otherwise flat out stages were kinda boring. Safari was a very interesting adventure, but as a rally, I don't know.

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It was the ultimate challenge!! The one the Manufacturers wanted to win to prove their cars were reliable.
There should always be a place in the WRC for a Safari, the current WRC is far too 'watered down'.

I agree..

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Originally Posted by Juha_Koo

Could someone tell me what was so great about Safari? Don't get me wrong, rally raid is interesting, but those helluva bumpy, otherwise flat out stages were kinda boring. Safari was a very interesting adventure, but as a rally, I don't know.

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well, if you like lottery and luck then safari is your kind of rally.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

It was the ultimate challenge!! The one the Manufacturers wanted to win to prove their cars were reliable.
There should always be a place in the WRC for a Safari, the current WRC is far too 'watered down'.

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can you tell why the manufacturers wanted it removed, if they all wanted to win it?

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Originally Posted by CABAIO E'LONA

a million of fans staying in the mountains all the weekend is incredible more difficult to control than a few kangaroos... for example ...

...furthermore how you garantee that argentinians fans throw rocks to rally cars???
I'm sure that maybe something like that happened sometimes but I can tell you that the points that Fia put every year for the organization is MUCH higher than the most part of the calendar...

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A few kangaroos? Didn't know they knew how to throw rocks....
I would put damn good money on it that the rock throwing people in Argentina are the drunk locals who have no brains once a few beers get inside them.

Has not only been once, but a few times now it has happened so this is why I tend to believe it isn't tourists. You are sure maybe something like that has happened sometimes????? Go watch previous years footage, IT IS RIGHT THERE TO SEE!! All the other countries seem to be able to spectate in a civil manner without needing to throw rocks.

Organisation points for each rally, have to give you benefit of the doubt there. Cant say I have heard anything about that.

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Originally Posted by WRCfan

A few kangaroos? Didn't know they knew how to throw rocks....
I would put damn good money on it that the rock throwing people in Argentina are the drunk locals who have no brains once a few beers get inside them.

Has not only been once, but a few times now it has happened so this is why I tend to believe it isn't tourists. You are sure maybe something like that has happened sometimes????? Go watch previous years footage, IT IS RIGHT THERE TO SEE!! All the other countries seem to be able to spectate in a civil manner without needing to throw rocks.

Organisation points for each rally, have to give you benefit of the doubt there. Cant say I have heard anything about that.

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is offensive that you try to relate the exclusion of Argentina in the WRC calendar with these situations ...

The Argentine fans are not guilty ... this is just a bad decicion of FIA ...

Sorry but the truth hurts. A few ruin it for the majority however I acknowledge this is not the primary reason it has been removed. This is however a major problem and one that should be dealt with harshly.

WRCfan, the truth is that this year Australia rally sucked in all ways. Now what do you think ? ^^
FIA must exclude it forever and ever ? Not even a chance to let organization/stages/people/whatever-didn't-work improve ?