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The rumors I read a few months ago was Rossi, Kubica & Hekkie Kovalainen. Rossi in a Stobart/Monster venture and the other two self-funding drives for a few years if they cannot make any progress in F1. I would bet that Kubica was about ready to jump ship in a few years regardless of how good Renault was (before his accident he was in a rally car every few weeks mucking around). Kovi owns many rally cars as well but I am not sure how good either would be in the WRC.
That's plain stupid and moreover it would make entrance into WRC for new drivers even more difficult...Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Think Webber is sticking with the F1 Redbull.... Kubica would be great to see in the WRC.... Rossi... he was interesting and will bring more publicity to the WRC then Kimi I think...
I can see those two (Kubica and Rossi) improving in the WRC as drivers where as Kimi.... where is his improvement?!
That would be super stupid. Two passes for a first timer is allready dangerous, but one would be plain silly.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
While I’m a fan of what JT is trying to do, I can’t understand this move. Isn’t the reason we have 2 passes is so that on the 1st pass the crews write the notes, then on the 2nd pass they check them? Or is this the ‘safe’ way of having almost ‘blind’ events? What does need to return are gravel crews for all events.
Very dangerous if people are driving with the same level commitment and trying to find extra speed in comparison to those who have already written notes. Absolutely stupid. The only other option is to run a decent roadbook such as what we do in Australia for a fair amount of state championship events (Legana Tyres & More Rally 2011 - SS6 Narwantapu Reverse Walkem/Kulhanek Evo IX - YouTube) when we don't run pacenotes. This would be a better option on the endurance events to also help slow down the drivers as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Also good news about Kenya :)
However before we talk about Kimi, Kubica, Rossi, Kovalainen etc. we need to address that our own drivers in the WRC have no charisma. Gone are the days of the great personalities of Tommi, Colin, Carlos, Marcus, Richard, Gilles, Francois D, Juha etc. Only Petter has that same edge, though Sebastien Ogier is 'trying', but is coming across as a spoilt whiny brat (my opinion, not right or wrong)
I think a good step forward might be to drop North One and create a new marketing department within the WRC, who know what the stakeholders (FIA, Teams, Drivers and Fans) want, and then also engage Eurosport in to help out.
reverse the stages, and allow one pass recce.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitch555
and tyre choice!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
1. Can we have a Rallycross topic?
2. Can anyone explain how ERC, Global Rallycross & the American "RallyCar" work together, are they separate?
3. Know any good Rallycross websites?
I think this sport is going to become quite popular in the years ahead.
Single pass recce is dangerous, unless they offer something like the Jemba system.
Ray