Which rally should they add to the WRC-calendar?

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Originally Posted by Eli

it's really frustrating, the FIA is really not doing it's job properly, who the hell cares about Poland rally, and to take out rally sardegna and acropolis for it???!!!

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I care. Why do other/new rallies not deserve to be in WRC? I love Sardegna and want this rally to stay but at the same time want Poland to be in.

Frankly I like to see some different Rallies each year and that's what rotation principle is about. Some "fresh blood" couldn't harm and could only do good with limited number of events and so many new candidates willing to enter. In that respect even some remote but "exotic" Rally is good for the championship I think. About Rally Poland, I liked it 09', but recent changes are in wrong direction imho. They should go back to the good old Rally Poland we saw back then with these nice forest stages.

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Frankly I like to see some different Rallies each year and that's what rotation principle is about. Some "fresh blood" couldn't harm and could only do good with limited number of events and so many new candidates willing to enter. In that respect even some remote but "exotic" Rally is good for the championship I think. About Rally Poland, I liked it 09', but recent changes are in wrong direction imho. They should go back to the good old Rally Poland we saw back then with these nice forest stages.

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The only change I am aware of is new date of this year editon -September.

+1. I'm no expert of Mikolajki stages but I don't recall any significant changes in stages in last years. The last major change for me was moving the rally from the old asphalt stages.

At the moment

Monte Carlo
Sweden
Mexico
Portugal
Argentina
Italy
Finland
Germany
Poland
France
Spain
GB

Plus another one between them:
Greece(?)
NZ/Australia(?)

Hope unpredictable Greece. :)

or maybe:
Monte-Carlo
Sweden
Mexico
Portugal
Argentina
Italy
Poland
Finland
Germany
France
Spain
Wales GB

It looks a 13-events calendar...

I would be surprised if they got rid of NZ/Australian round. Keep alternating would make the most sense.

i would be too but i read in autosport that sardegna is in the best position to be kept for next year, and by the way "Motorsportfun" it's 12 rounds not 13.

I think we've seen the last of the rotation system and Rally NZ. I reckon you'll find Australia is the choice for the region.

The rotation system was a vote-grabbing load of bull by Max when it was introduced, and was economically unsustainable - which is why it never really happened to start with. It was never about the best interests of the WRC or its organisers / competitors / manufacturers.

All it's done in Australia and NZ is run down two events. To run a WRC event (and grow it) you need full-time staff, good media interest, sponsors and government interest. Every two years kills all of that.

I think it'll be a 12 event calendar - same as this year, but no Greece or Sardinia. Although if the Italians find a mainland event it'll get added as a 13th event. It's an election year for Todt rememeber!