Wake up guys, this would not be the last bad news!
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Wake up guys, this would not be the last bad news!
Yes I can't see this being the last event to suffer, and the current economic situatiuon is being further depressed by the new rotation system.
I think in a way the WRC has to start from zero again, maybe same time as they introduces new rules. But for sure something must be done to bring down costs even for the organisers.Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
Nothing wrong with the rallies themselves. They are most of them highly liked among the drivers, for example Sweden and Norway.
Btw no problems for NORF? Maybe the WRC seasong can be driven completely just in Finland?? :D
With all the talk of the past 48 hours and the WAG pulling the plug on wales Rally GB. as at 21.16. -16/04/09 The Official WRC site on the net mentions nothing about the news! Perhaps we should all read between the lines-WRC is Dead! Lets hope it takes us back to the good old days of a Rally UK wide with 40 plus stages, remote servicing running in the dark etcetc! Happy days! Sarnau!
Please don't take this the wrong way, but I though all the Welsh were desperate to keep the event in Wales, that's the impression I get.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassist
Anyway, as you stated, nothing on the official WRC website, but that's not a surprise.
In a way, I hope they do pull the plug; the organisers (IMS) never listen to the feedback from fans and continue to charge ridiculous prices for tickets - what do they expect when the numbers keep dropping?
In the old days, say up until 1997-1999 how much did towns like Chester, Cheltenham bid to host it? I can't believe it was anything like the current £2m that IMS now want. Basically, it's just greed, I mean even a company was set up to run it (IMS), was never like this years ago.
I know because of the FiA regs, there are limitations on routes, but hopefully these will be relaxed, so we might get a varied route again. And it doesn't have to be in Wales......
I would sooner see the event die for one, maybe even two years so that someone can come in and put it in the middle of the UK and run it properly. Last year I paid the earth to watch cancelled stages.
Autosport said Newcastle was interested in being a host city. The IRC should get themselves into gear to sort out and epic rally to combine Killer Keilder with the Scottish stages for an end of season type thing.
Get rid of current organisers also.
If it went away totally for a couple of years, I'd be willing to bet it would never come back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Couldn't the Welsh 'Safety Camera Partnership' sponsor the event, they usually do quite well out of it :rolleyes:
I would'nt loose any sleep over the loss of Rally GB/corner of wales as its just a money making machine now.
Last time I went was 2001 and I vowed I would never go back!!!!
Agree about the current organisers - though I'm sure there are some people involved who work hard at putting it on. However, you don't have to be a genius to see the event went downhill when IMS were set up to run the event - it's now just a 'cash-cow'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
As for Newcastle - interesting - as regards Kielder/Scotland, it is already used in November for the Roger Albert Clark Rally - how would that work out?