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Originally Posted by J4MIE
I think you stand pretty much alone with Cyprus. I personally hate it, if one can hate a rally. I don't think it's among the classic by any standard. It's rather new rally so it lack the tradition, it's not fast so it's not spectacular and it's a car-wrecker so it's more lottery than pure rallying. :mark: I'm not sure but I think many share this view.
I have a feeling this calender will still change, the whole rotation nonsence is because Monte and Corsika organisers only wants to arrange a rally every second year because of economical losses, because of that they think that every event should rotate, they failed once before with this rotation crap, and they will do it this time too.
Indonesia? I'm there! :D Well, I know 100% those calendars will change, every few months!
About Russia 2010..
I'm a bit frusrated and excited at the same time. On one hand it's the first ever WRC stage for Russia, but on the other hand..
First of all, why in the god name it's it's gonna be held in july?! There's no snow in july! :( w***ers :down:
Okay, back to normal.. The track is in the same region as IRC Vyborg 2007-08, so it's gonna be quite like Finland - fast and gravel. :laugh: 'Quite like' means 'okay, we have no Finland for 2010, but we have a stage that mocks it' :D
Let's hope that organisers will prepare it better than it was this year :)
Just make sure no one tampers with your luggage :pQuote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
Please don't forget that FIA is in business because of the car manufactures. Most likely they have driven these changes. It's better to have proper WRC competition involving many manufacturers, then where the events take place.
Poland, Russia, and Bulgaria are new and very promising markets.
Wonder why there's no Hungary in the list, Hungarians are just as crazy about rally as Finns, and they have good roads also..
The WRC isn't strong enough to put up with rotation. How can you have a season without Monte, it's the most famous Rally in the World, F1 wouldn't leave Monaco out, yet Rallying is losing it's big events for a year, DOH!!! You couldn't make it up....
The rotation is good, however these 5 classic events ( Monte, Sweden, Acropolis, Finland, Wales ) should stay in the Calender permanently. Also I am glad to see Indonesia back, love that surface :D
My thoughts about 'classic' events:Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
Monte: Without snow nothing is classic in this Rally. Last year it was another Spain. Is there snow in Ireland that time? If yes. It is better.
Sweden: With another snow rally, Sweden is not necessary.
Acropolis and Finland: These are real classic. Keep it all years.
Wales: I doubt. Now I say: stay all years.
Argentina: The classics are not only in Europe. I think Argentina is a 'classic' too, but it is OK IMO to switch with Mexico once in a year.