2013 ERC News and Results

Thanks PLuto for posting. Madeira has an offer to be in Regional Championship (that nobody likes ...) with new Coef. 20, as an "official" canditate for ERC 2014 ... I know Madeira Rally, was there several times, and I think one point is correct, that Acores never was ERC (Coef20) in past, and they are inside ERC 2013, and Madeira not. Maybe due to gravel, who knows. Eurosport as Promoter seems is in higher position as FIA to decide that things, and as I now, FIA search also for Promotor for other series like Middle East.

Its a difficult situation, as Portugal has WRC and two candidates for ERC. One has to step down. The big confusion is, that FIA confirmed in August that nothing changes, and one month later IRC and ERC merge. But I think also, like San Remo and Valais, there was time, and its still time, to discuss about, it exists no official final ERC Calendar for 2013.

Don´t forget that Madeira had a dispute with Eurosport in 2011. And at the time the statements by the president of the club were not very friendly, inclusive said he (Madeira Rallye) did not need the IRC.

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Originally Posted by werner

that Acores never was ERC (Coef20) in past, and they are inside ERC 2013, and Madeira not. Its a diffic.

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They say Azores never belonged to the ERC. Is not true. Was there since 1992. Never had the coeff.20 because at that time only one rallye per country were allowed with the maximum coefficient.

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Originally Posted by muratgunarslan

Pluto; do you know anything about Bosphorus Rally and ERC?

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There is a chance for Bosphorus Rally to be one of the summer gravel events in ERC...

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Originally Posted by werner

But I think also, like San Remo and Valais, there was time, and its still time, to discuss about, it exists no official final ERC Calendar for 2013.

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It is not completely the same. This actual version of calendar was published as working version and I dont think there is another place for tarmac event. And it is completely different from situation with Sanremo and Valais as they were in their slots in calendar from beginning...

Bosphorus Rally is one of best gravel events in Europe. The stages are fantastic, so i will happy to see Boshporus in calendar.

The European Rally Cup?
A new competition in which should include rallyes apart from the ERC in fusion with the IRC.

Madeira na European Rally Cup - Autosport.pt

European Rally Cup is there for few years, actually separated into some regions. But nobody is interested in it...

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Originally Posted by PLuto

European Rally Cup is there for few years, actually separated into some regions. But nobody is interested in it...

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The gap between the new ERC and the European Rally Cup 2013 will be wider than the one that there was between the IRC and the old ERC when the first was created.
As is said in the article, there'll be only a few drivers who will run this Cup (as it happened in the old ERC). The National Championships will more interesting and cheaper. It will be difficult for the rallies to promote to the ERC too.

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Originally Posted by PLuto

European Rally Cup is there for few years, actually separated into some regions. But nobody is interested in it...

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The cups per region ceases to make room for only one cup.