Rallye de France 2015

this year i'm going to Corsica first time, does anyone know where it's possible to stay in a hotel for 3 people where it's close to all the action for the entire rally?

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Originally Posted by Eli

this year i'm going to Corsica first time, does anyone know where it's possible to stay in a hotel for 3 people where it's close to all the action for the entire rally?

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So far the rally will be grossly split in a triangle including opposite direction towns : Ajaccio, Bastia, Port Vecchio and Corte in the middle. Hard to keep the same hotel.
You may try to check Best Western Hotels, they are official sponsors.
Also consider "Gîtes de France" for good Corsican food and meeting local people.
There are many small, family or big hotels as expected in a touristic island but quality and prices varies a lot.
Some are great, others are sub European standards.
Little homework ahead. :)

With the rally over the whole island it will be very difficult to find proper place for accomodation. And for good price...

I had plan to go to Corsica as soon as they decided to organize the rally there but as already said, given the situation, I won't go anymore. It's a good idea to touch different areas of the island but honestly I prefer not to go around for hundreds of kms to see the cars once each day.

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Originally Posted by Karukera

So far the rally will be grossly split in a triangle including opposite direction towns : Ajaccio, Bastia, Port Vecchio and Corte in the middle. Hard to keep the same hotel.
You may try to check Best Western Hotels, they are official sponsors.
Also consider "Gîtes de France" for good Corsican food and meeting local people.
There are many small, family or big hotels as expected in a touristic island but quality and prices varies a lot.
Some are great, others are sub European standards.
Little homework ahead. :)

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thankx ever so much for the help

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Originally Posted by AL14

I had plan to go to Corsica as soon as they decided to organize the rally there but as already said, given the situation, I won't go anymore. It's a good idea to touch different areas of the island but honestly I prefer not to go around for hundreds of kms to see the cars once each day.

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That is a lazy biased opinion :).

When the rally was called "1000 virages" for good reasons, there was a caravan of thousands of fans following the rally over the whole island for a couple of hairpins only then driving a heck of kms to the next stage. The atmosphere and all was just Great.
The rally might no longer be 600km+ of stages, i'm all for the new route and rally fans will like it.

In that time there was near zero traffic on Corsican roads apart of the rally. Times changed a bit.

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Originally Posted by Karukera

That is a lazy biased opinion :).

When the rally was called "1000 virages" for good reasons, there was a caravan of thousands of fans following the rally over the whole island for a couple of hairpins only then driving a heck of kms to the next stage. The atmosphere and all was just Great.
The rally might no longer be 600km+ of stages, i'm all for the new route and rally fans will like it.

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The problem is not the effort to go to see the cars or to drive for kms to reach the stages, the problem is that you see the car only once. if I plan a trip I want experience a minimum amount of action, otherwise I think it's not worth it. No matter what happened in the past. At least, that counts for me, if you like it, good for you :)

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Originally Posted by AL14

The problem is not the effort to go to see the cars or to drive for kms to reach the stages, the problem is that you see the car only once. if I plan a trip I want experience a minimum amount of action, otherwise I think it's not worth it. No matter what happened in the past. At least, that counts for me, if you like it, good for you :)

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Now, if we'd use circuit racing logic then rally fans should be idiots. We travel and cover a vast distance during three-four days. We are willing to walk km to see cars driving by. And we don't see the cars for long time.

For me spectating rallies has never been just the stage action. It's the whole thing - travelling to the area, seeing the stages, the people, going to the spots, etc. Quite often the getting to the stage/spot is the most memorable one because that's personal experience.

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Originally Posted by Franky

Now, if we'd use circuit racing logic...

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Agree with your final sentence, but please, can you tell me when I (or others in this thread if you're referring to them) have used this circuit racing logic?