Which rally should they add to the WRC-calendar?

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Originally Posted by Hazza555)

They can keep Russell, but yeah :mad: . Coffs Harbour is the biggest waste of a calendar slot in the entire championship. Last time around they said the roads are bit like NZ... Might as well just have a rally in NZ then!!! If the teams are going to come right across the other side of the world, surely they can take one more step and come to some of the best roads in the world!!!! It's not rocket science.

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Come on, us Aussies have to win something :D

But seriously, it is a shame that NZ isn't going ahead. Hopefully Coffs Harbour can continue to improve

The most spectacular thing I have ever seen was in Acropolis 1988, Oriol, Integrale, gravel suspension and gravel tyres on tarmac. However, gravel tyres are very easily damaged on tarmac and it needs very careful thought if it is to have mixed stages.
WRC should have all its events different one from the other and with distinct character each one. One snow, one tarmac/ice, one gravel like NZ, one mud, one typical gravel like Porto or Sardinia, one tough gravel, one asphalt like Germany, one mountain asphalt like Corsica or Italy, one like Finland. Also, no country should have two events, even if the FIA offices are in it.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

Maybe the FiA should tell the various countries were they hold their event....... So if Australia want a WRC event, it has to be in Perth. Similarly, France must use Corsica, GB the centre of the country, etc However, I doubt they have the power to make this happen.

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You cannot say for Australia the rally has to be in Perth.

In this case, Perth cannot have the WRC, because the state and local government do not support it. They did not see it financially viable to hold it here. They as well as the tourism council were the ones putting up the bill to pay for the road closures as they well most of them were on private property and having to police everything, having organizers etc its very expensive. Australia is very far away and things not only in Perth but Sydney and Melbourne. Is expensive. Food, accommodation, travel etc for locals.

I won't be attending Rally Australia in Coffs Harbour because it'll cost me $600 to fly. About $500 for week accommodation. Rental car would be $350 but half if I share with another photographer or fan. Fuel which will cost for cheapest car, smallest engine about $50 each day. And I would only make about $700 from the weekend working.

Regarding having the Rally in Coffs or Auckland for NZ the local people are funding the rally. Greece have their funds from someone or a few big companies so obviously it'll stay in that region, but Cyprus didn't have good organizers from what I heard which made the rally not so good, but they probably had good funding.

Corsica, aren't there because of what reason? Why didn't the FIA let them continue? Logistics with the island? Going to and from with boat transport etc

Alsace has more money more organizers?

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Originally Posted by amilk

Tarmac is not realy spectacular with this cars if the stage dry and clean as usually.

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Just got this out of the italy topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7w4TwOJm3I

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Originally Posted by amilk

Tarmac is not realy spectacular with this cars if the stage dry and clean as usually.

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I am sorry the forum limit is only 5 emoticons

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I also say MORE Tarmac rallies!!!

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Originally Posted by dupanton

Just got this out of the italy topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7w4TwOJm3I

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Looks like Gigi Galli controlling! Ha ha ha

As long as they don´t take away NORF, Rally GB, Portugal, Greece, Germany - a various calendar with spectacular rounds should be the way.

Monte? I can't live without Monte in WRC :D

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Monte? I can't live without Monte in WRC :D

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OK, but remember this yr, when stages were cancelled because of dodgy reasons...