2023 ERC News & Rumours

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Originally Posted by wyler

in italy rally of rome is hard to be replaced.

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And easier to fund... But No match vs Piancavallo

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Originally Posted by manthey

And easier to fund... But No match vs Piancavallo

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there's plenty with more history and value than rome in italy!

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Originally Posted by PLuto

Times are different. Now there are not so big sponsors able to pay almost whole of the rally like in the past. Currently the most important for bringing money are competitors. And on higher levels like WRC or ERC it is government who must give the money...

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It was so much easier when tobacco products could be advertised!

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Originally Posted by manthey

Also iconic Rally Piancavallo in Italy, max coefficient in previous Erc

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Yes, both Piancavallo and Mille Miglia had beautiful stages! Roma can't compete with them on this field.
https://www.ircup.it/wp-content/gall...n/MAT_5374.jpg
https://www.ircup.it/wp-content/gall...n/MAT_5415.jpg
https://www.ircup.it/wp-content/gall...n/MAT_5268.jpg

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Originally Posted by Steve Boyd

It was so much easier when tobacco products could be advertised!

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Oh yes, those were the days!
https://scontent.fktw4-1.fna.fbcdn.n...-A&oe=635D867E

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Originally Posted by Jarek Z

Yes, both Piancavallo and Mille Miglia had beautiful stages! Roma can't compete with them on this field.
https://www.ircup.it/wp-content/gall...n/MAT_5374.jpg
https://www.ircup.it/wp-content/gall...n/MAT_5415.jpg
https://www.ircup.it/wp-content/gall...n/MAT_5268.jpg

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Fabulous Lago di Barcis in the first picture

Last one seems street from Barcis to Piancavallo

According to Swedish media SVT, It's very likely that Sweden will have a ERC round in Värmland in July next year.

Link (in Swedish): https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/va...ntas-inom-kort

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Originally Posted by erikli2

According to Swedish media SVT, It's very likely that Sweden will have a ERC round in Värmland in July next year.

Link (in Swedish): https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/va...ntas-inom-kort

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Similar roads to the old Värmland-based Swedish Rally?

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Originally Posted by HKSjbg

Similar roads to the old Värmland-based Swedish Rally?

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Yes, some stages will be the same ones used during the "old" Swedish rally.

When I have heard about rally in Scandinavia for first time and started to dig in which country it will be, I was surprised that almost nobody in Sweden knew about it (and usually only on level of rumours)...