well if i had to choose between NZ and Greece it would be NZ, far better rally
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well if i had to choose between NZ and Greece it would be NZ, far better rally
That's of course a possible point of view but in my opinion far more important is that those two are classics known by everybody. We all agree that the problem of WRC is not enough attention by the public but how can You make public more interested when You remove those events they know and replace them by something anonymous no matter how good it is? The name of the event does a lot. Even my granny knows what is Rallye Monte Carlo and believe it or not she doesn't know what is WRC. If the championship was perfectly healthy it could afford to make experiments. In the shape it is now I think it's a must to keep all the strong points and to work on weak ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Delayed again until end of september. https://www.facebook.com/rallymag/posts/707415882606841
I wonder if you have driven in any of the "new" or "old" stages. I have driven through all of them, old and new, and I see no difference in character. Can you please explain what is the difference you have observed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
The only thing that I don't like is the fewer kilometers, but this is for all WRC rallies. It is impossible to have the Acropolis of 1980 or 1991 because, simply, no manufacturer will be able to afford the cost, no FIA regulation will be kept and the organizer will go bankrupt.
I think the rally had more caracter before Loutraki still in the time when the base was in Kamena Vourla or Delphi. To much to spend two days near to the Loutraki mountains. Peloponesos stages are great.Quote:
Originally Posted by scn
But this is not what counts I believe. The Acropolis rally has still great caracter and more than lot of rally in the calendar and always create interesting races. If that would be the main decision factor no doubt it will be the calendar. The promoter interested on short term profit therefore the entry ticket what counts. And Greece not strong enough nowadays in that.
Plan for 2014 is to have only one day around Loutraki. One day would be to south Peloponese, to the mountains that old Acropolis of the 70's and early 80's used to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by amilk
The stages around Loutraki are great, but I agree that they should be used only in one day.
I agree that the whole problem is the intention of the promoter to get (rob) the biggest amount of money possible. It's a shame and a very bad sign about the future of WRC.
it seems as time will go by it will be a question of which rally shouldn't be dropped rather than which rally should be added... with the way the WRC is being handled. Look at Formula 1, it started with 8 races and now has 19-20-21, WRC started with 10-13 events and remains the same (with only 10 years of the championship being more than that)...
....and we are speking about character of the stages or rally. I just see pics, videos from stage 1-4 in Germany- I dont see any character, it could be anywhere almost, except Mosel vineyard parts . Except what is the character of this rally - Panzerplatte?
The start ceremony in Cologne was great scenery a we need like that to promote. From market point of view we need the German Rally no doubt but if we are spekaing about character, Greece will have always more.
But if there is an event that no longer lives up to its name and whose name is its only asset, why should it be allowed to continue? You might as well just put that name on another rally - like the way the Dakar moved from northern Africa to South America - and let it reap the benefits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Maintaining "traditional" rallies for the sake of "tradition" is a bad idea. Sooner or later, the calendar is going to need new blood.
So Rally Australia is in for 3 years?Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun