[ERC] 2012 European Rally Championship

Juho said on MTV3’s web site (2.9.2012) that probably they wouldn’t drive any ERC rallies anymore. The programme for the rest of the season is still open. He mentioned that the bosses have a meeting next week and after that he’ll know more.

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Here in Finland the ERC haven’t had much publicity even in motorsport magazine “Vauhdin Maailma”. I believe the ERC had more importance before the drivers WRC or maybe already before the manufacturers WRC. I didn’t follow rallying so closely in the 70’s and the first years of the 80’s so I’m not sure about the publicity in the 70’s.

WRC has so far been concentrated in Europe, which decreased the importance & publicity of ERC.

News entrylist Rallye Principe Asturias(Spain) :confused:

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Originally Posted by OldF

Juho said on MTV3’s web site...

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It's all from Juho's newsletter actually. Team bosses are having the said meeting this week. He could appear in IRC this year, I hope.

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Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

News entrylist Rallye Principe Asturias(Spain) :confused:

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ERC: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=13400
National: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=13415

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Originally Posted by Mirek

ERC: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=13400
National: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=13415

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Very atractive National entry list. Pons also in 911 GT3. With all this fast drivers behind the whell of 911's the overall winner should be on of them.....

Esapekka Lappi will drive Hanninen's works Skoda Fabia S2000 in Poland!
Al-Kuwari will also do the rally.

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Originally Posted by tolis

Esapekka Lappi will drive Hanninen's works Skoda Fabia S2000 in Poland!
Al-Kuwari will also do the rally.

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Also Kruuda, from foreigners also Tlustak, Cerny...
so it should be one of the best entry lists for this rally in recent years, with around 10 S2000 cars and few very fast R4 ones...

I see now that Poland - ERC and Sliven - IRC are in the same time :rolleyes:

Not good for the entries...

Most of the European private teams/drivers will go in Poland !

This weekend IRC Yalta and ERC Asturias is also in the same weekend... Antonín Tlust'ák is leading in Asturias.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Asturias must have the worst ERC-entry list ever. 2 S2000, 2 S1600, one R3T and 13 other FWD cars... The good thing is that it can only get better from now on...

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The whole of rallying is suffering. This weekend, Asturias ERC poor, IRC Yalta Poor, WRC Wales poor...

I hope the ERC/IRC merger goes ahead and they cut the calendar down.