Nothing to cheer about eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
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Nothing to cheer about eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
So you guys who want to get rid of Ken Block, and Kimi, and Van Merksteins and anyone else who are not "top class" - do you want to tell the MSport and PH guys that they are redundant? and I don't mean Malcolm and Benoit Nogier, the ordinary guys on low money both in the factory and on event. Because if you get your wish they wont be needed.
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Originally Posted by Daniel
There should be a dislike button also.
Don’t forget that many of these “quantity” drivers paying the entry feee etc. enables the running of rallies.
The so called lower level WRC drivers is not doing so spectacular driving but IMO it’s nicer to spectate a bad WRC driver than these boring N4 cars. Even N3, R2 and R3 cars are nicear to spectate. Ok, I’ve some spectacular driving with N4 cars also but the sound is so LAME.
AmenQuote:
Originally Posted by OldF
Whole motorsport was founded by wealthy gentlemen. While gentleman drivers has been natural part of the sport since the very first days, professional drivers were delivered by factory teams much later. And the fact is that rallying without gentleman drivers would just die. Simple as that. Some people must wake up from dreams about 50 professional robots on stages. That will never happen and a handful of them can not keep the sport alive. No-one would organize a rally for less than a dozen of cars and no-one would come to watch except N.O.T. and Daniel who would fly to the other side of the globe to see two Sebs alone.
Loss of any driver shall never be considered good news and cheering that is just stupid.
i think that its because of sebs some people are travelling to the other side of the world not to see Slowsons,kimis ects...otherwise we would visit any local village event on the map.
The WRC should have the best or at least competent people, the rest of the rally events including the IRC ERC APRC can have whoever wants to call himself a rally driver because that is their purpose.
Ken Block last year scored just 2 points in the season. Loeb scored 270 or something. But Loeb winning another title was never going to attract any more fans. Ken Block is well known world wide from his gymkhana videos and will have brought the attention of the sport to many more new fans.
Rallying is a unique sport where the rookie new drivers in lower classes get to compete at the same event alongside the worlds best, that is rallying for you. And one less car on a stage is never a good thing.
You're onto it tfp. Rallying is an inclusive sport. Take that away and it ceases to be what it is and will lose appeal.Quote:
Originally Posted by tfp
Maybe the fact that everyone can jump in the same league as the big boys if they have the money made it lost its appeal as well.... its a double razor knife i think, and that is why i believe that the WRC must set a few standards to make it appealing to a larger public...since most people are fascinated when something is difficult to get into and has high standards.
So, according to you, we should have WRC events with just 20 or 30 crews running thru the weekend?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
What do the spectators think about it? And what about the organizers?
IMHO they'll want you dead, if such a thing would happen! :D
Everybody is entitled to have their chance and try to reach the top.
If he/she/it - fails, he/she/it - gives up. As simple as that.
A process, called - Natural Selection.