There is few nice cars and good drivers on waiting list, but as organisers are still not giving any informations (and start of the recce is very soon), there will be problem that some drivers from waiting list lost (or will loose) their interest...
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There is few nice cars and good drivers on waiting list, but as organisers are still not giving any informations (and start of the recce is very soon), there will be problem that some drivers from waiting list lost (or will loose) their interest...
I agree with you PLuto - with additional comment: there is no problem of lack of interest, but they face a lot of problems with last minute logistics. Why they are waiting so long, as far as I know all the accepted drivers have to confirm their participation till 23.12. (if I remember correct)? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
So, do we know who the permenant 2WD teams/drivers are yet? The IRC website has not updated the rosters and probably won't do till we know the full roster of main season-long 2WD drivers to add to those 21 or so in the S2000 roster like Hanninen, Kopecky, Wilkes, Maghales and Sarrazin in the Skoda's, Peugeot's, Proton's, Fiesta's and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo's and not just those doing one-off's which don't appeal to me somehow.
There is no registration for IRC competitors so there is no list and never will be. It's all up to competitors whether they start in more rounds or not. Maximum best seven results count. And by the way Hänninen won't start in IRC regularly, probably only Monte Carlo and Barum.
I am new to the IRC so I am not up on such rules and regs. I just saw the end of the last year on Eurosport which I had just gotten in about October or November and saw it looked decent. As good as the WRC in my view.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
So those on the entry list for Monte-Carlo they are all down as to start round one but not necessarily the whole season?
Yes, this is advantage against WRC - in IRC you should start only on one event, on three events, on six events, in all events. Everything depends on your budget and you can change plans during the season. In WRC, if you want to take points in WRC Teams, PWRC, SWRC, JWRC/WRC Academy you must register before season, make regular number of events (sometimes in countries which arent interesting for you and for your partners) and if you must retire during season, it is big problem...
Only a number of drivers is planning to compete for the IRC title. Loix, Mikkelsen, Magelhaes, Wilks Neuville, maybe Kopecky, And the Proton team plans a whole season, probarly with the same 2 drivers (Anderson and Atkinson). All the other drivers do only 1, 2,3, 5 rallies (Al Attiyah, Ten Brinke, Gardemeister, Bouffier, Kruuda) . The advantage of IRC is that all drivers have excess to rallywinning cars. The privateer Skoda Fabia is (almost) the same as the factory Skoda Fabia, and any driver with a Ford Fiesta S2000 or Peugeot 207 S2000 can fight for victories. If they have the talent and maybe some luck :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by EavesFan09
The only downside to this easier and most purse-friendly way of doing things is it is hard for IRC fans to know who intends to do which round(s). The only way of knowing is to read the full entry list before each event and try not to read too much into the group they are in, like R2 and so on. But if you want to battle for the title, as I read it, you must compete in a minimum of 7 rounds because it is the best 7 scores are counted.
But that is all.
McRae is the only fixed driver of Proton for the "whole season" (whatever the team will do...)!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids