Pedder and Ptaszek too
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Pedder and Ptaszek too
Local Chinese Citroen DS3 R5 team will likely enter for WRC2 to enhance their position and separate themselves from the CRC S6 class, with Manfred Stohl as lead driver of a two car effort.
I am getting unconfirmed reports that this year's event has been cancelled. Apparently, heavy rain has caused mudslides and heavy damage to many of the concrete/tarmac roads that make up the stages.
More news: most sponsorship for the event is from local governments, which don't have the budget to effect repairs in time. There is still some hope that the national government may step in to assist....
Colin Clark today:
I've heard the rally will definitely go ahead - but there may be issues with "misappropriation" of sponsors money! https://t.co/KOmlqiy6w5
Colin Clark @voiceofrally 5m5 minutes ago
Latest I'm hearing from Rally China is that there are issues, but it WILL go ahead.
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Colin Clark @voiceofrally
Interesting pics and info from a Rally China web group. Seems there may be more to this story. Clarification needed!
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Tommy Fei @feichao1
After contacting the @OfficialWRC officer, the reply is http://auto.ifeng.com/sport/lali/20160811/1061408.shtml … looking forward the new date.
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Not surprising as the roads in china are badly built and rough, even new roads, weather damage is inevitable
You certainly have not seen the mega flood in China this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toyoda
Some damage not just related with the poor road quality, I would rather believe they will not repair it in time.
Personally I hope it doesn't take place as I have a really bad foreboding about parachuting a WRC event into a country without the necessary acquired experience to safely run it...and yes I know it has run once before.
Marketing Citroens and Hyundais may seem like motivation enough for the FIA but the sport needs NZ (or even Turkey, Greece or Jordan) if there is a genuine gap in the calendar!