If IRC continues to develop the way it has done this year then maybe Abarth would be better off staying there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
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If IRC continues to develop the way it has done this year then maybe Abarth would be better off staying there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
WRC is now not good, but IRC is a series for privateers, not for Manufacturers.
4 in the WRC (Citroen, Ford, Subaru and Suzuki... interested to a works programme: Volkswagen and Abarth)
1 in the IRC (Abarth, Peugeot is just present as importers)
:rolleyes:
Peugeot are running a works team on Monte, and Skoda's plans aren't clear yet whether it will be a full works team or works supported. If Suzuki leave WRC, then...Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
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Originally Posted by RS
Skoda, for the moment, don't have any plan to run a works team in the IRC, as VW wants to use Dakar budget to develop a Scirocco. Two programmes together are not possible. Peugeot-Citroen docet.
Peugeot works in Monaco? Wow, great, 2 cars in just a rally, and the rest of the season? Privateers? :rolleyes: :D
IRC and WRC are different championships, that it like saying Audi cannot run Lemans because VW wants to run in WRC. Skoda should announce their plans soon, I think it is more likely that they will support Kopecky's team, but they will pay towards this as they did in 2006 and 2007 WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
I think Abarth and VW should both wait for technical rules and promoter contracts to be settled before commiting to the WRC.
The problem for Skoda is, as they are owned by VW, what Skoda does is what they are told by VW, and such how much of a budget they get. This I think was one of the problems before - they needed much more money to test and develop. As we've seen from Suzuki, if you're going to do a Championship properly, you need a proper budget. Maybe Skoda will do IRC, and VW the WRC, who knows??Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I totally agree with AndyRAC. VW don't touch the budget for Skoda, but it will delete the works programme in the Dakar (not as interesting for the media as some years ago). Actually, WRC (although is bad compared to many series like F1, GP2, WTCC, etc.) is better than Dakar rallies, has a better coverage.
Of theese only WRC is a championship the other is a challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
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Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
From my point of view Dakar has a rather good media coverage :confused:
That is just because there are much French succesful drivers there, as example Stéphane Peterhansel, Luc Alphand, Jean-Louis Schlesser. You had also Bruno Saby, Jean-Pierre Fontenay... in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc