This time there are Jaanus Ree's photos, next time Lavadinhos but i agree that the choice is poor, Ree has much more interesting and beautiful photos.
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This time there are Jaanus Ree's photos, next time Lavadinhos but i agree that the choice is poor, Ree has much more interesting and beautiful photos.
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Originally Posted by EstWRC
Est you know I like Tanak as a driver and I'm a bit fan of him. :) But you also confirmed what I said earlier. You mentioned 5 rallys out of 13 where he was very much fast and only some stages (or only one day) of them. I said he has sparks of speed but he's not (or not yet) a [completely] fast driver.
And of course when I say "slow" I mean in comparison to WRC drivers, not in general. ;)
I think it's implied that it's comparative. "slow for a WRC driver", not "slow driver".Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I think Tanak is quite quick, but I believe Meeke is quicker
A recent interview with John Kennard
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsp...y-heights.html
FIA World Rally Championship
From 2016, WRC Organisers will be obliged to undertake the environmental certification process provided by the FIA before the event visa is delivered.
The 2016 WRC calendar was also confirmed:
22-24 January Monte Carlo
12-14 February Sweden
4-6 March Mexico
22-24 April Argentina
20-22 May Portugal
10-12 June Italy
1-3 July Poland
29-31 July Finland
19-21 August Germany
9-11 September China
30 September – 2 October France
14-16 October Spain
28-30 October Great Britain
18-20 November Australia
FIA Rally Commission
The World Motor Sport Council approved the implementation of a one-hour penalty for any missed stage except for super special stages, where a seven-minute penalty will apply. This is to ensure that competitors running in all stages will always be classified of those that miss a stage.
The format of the FIA European Rally Trophy (ERT) has been amended with the main category being for R5/S2000 cars, ERT 2 for NR4 cars, ERT 3 for two-wheel drive cars, and a Junior Trophy for drivers born on or after 1 January 1989. The ERT will be organised in eight European area trophy competitions. The three highest scoring competitors in each area, and category, will compete in a Final that will be hosted by a different country each year. The winners of the Trophy Finals will be the winners of their respective ERT category.
You'd almost think they're reading this forum. Nice decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Interesting so that basically puts any end to anyone scoring driver championship points after an off.
Seems like the biggest motivators for drivers returning are manufacturer points and gaining experience - so I don't think it changes too much.
In truth, they really didn't need to do this - it should have been 'miss a stage and you automatically finish behind all those who completed the event'. But it seems as if common sense has broken out.
Always seems wrong to me if the season doesn't start in Monte and end with GB. Without the miserable weather GB just becomes a quite tame gravel event and offers none of the challenge that it should. Also doesn't seem right that the great stages of New Zealand and the car testing stages of Greece are left out, but I suppose it gives the chance for new countries to be included.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira