I have never met anyone who was there and didn't like the event. Almost all return every year there saying it's just great. I even know quite many people who prefer it from NORF...Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
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I have never met anyone who was there and didn't like the event. Almost all return every year there saying it's just great. I even know quite many people who prefer it from NORF...Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
The people you know who prefer it to Finland should be shot. There's a reason why the Finns on here are proud of their rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
It's a stupid move for sure. I didn't go to Sardinia, but a few people on here have and none have raved about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Yep, it's great if you can get there... Remember WRC is broadcast to way over 500 million people (it's way bigger but I can't be stuffed finding a quote, you guys get the idea though). Yes spectating is a huge part of rallying, and the experience is second to none. However, we also need to keep in mind the much larger majority who have to make do with TV and Internet coverage. Any fan who visits an event is usually going to like it to a degree (unless you are going to Rally Aus this year :P). This doesn't automatically translate back to the TV. Which is where we lose out at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
We can defend events like Sardinia. But at the end of the day, if they are doing nothing for the sustainment and growth of rallying, then it doesn't have as big a place in our calendar. I would more readily accept a US event with the stage in some large stadium complex like the old X-Games and broadcast live, because it brings something to the table. I want to be excited by the challenges, adventures, and suspense of each rally every year. At the moment this has only happened for Monte, Sweden and Finland.
Sardinia was live in TV in 2010 when it was IRC with I think six complete long stages broadcasted on Eurosport (that was also first time they run the so called new stages of 2011 around Gringhini). Ask ISC why with them and much bigger name of WRC it was only the power stage...
I meant the "interesting" part of that sentence, not "unique".Quote:
Originally Posted by Josti
If you care to dig in to Sardinia thread then most of the people who went there were more than thrilled ... at least that is what I rememberQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Anyway the real problem of public interest is not the name of the event or its nature. It's the work of promoter. A real promoter makes a global superstar from a teenage guy who sings two songs of Michael Jackson. There's so much potential in rallying but wasted.
thats what the wrc calender is missing,the safari
Safari Rally 1990 Kenya - YouTube
Yes, that's what I'm saying, in this vid the part which I dislike the most about Safari starts around 1:10 when the cars barely get out from the mud. I like to see speed test not surviving test, no spectactle whatsoever .. just my two centsQuote:
Originally Posted by Red bull