How do you see the future of rally?

Interesting article in Autosport (printed version) on thursday 24 Nov by Kris Meeke. Kris thought the 4 day "endurance" Wales Rally GB was wrong as it added to the cost and dragged out the event and the road mileage, Kris was in favour of keeping the endurance element but suggested a 30 hour format, with long days. I think that makes a lot of sense as a good compromise, teams can keep their paddock club type service set ups, even go back to Cardiff every night. What we need is less trips back to service park, have more re-fuel halts, keep the stage kms whilst reducing unnecessary nights in hotels.

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Originally Posted by tfp

Me too, I also like Corsica:-)
Im not too keen on germany, and its a bit silly how close it is to alsace!

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I want to see Portugal with a stronger asphalt component like the 1990s, Ireland with GB in the same calendar, San Remo and Corsica! 2002 had a great calendar!

I was thinking about this today - the coverage sucks.

I've seen Australian rallies broadcast on tv with amateurs flogging Datsuns through forests with better format than the WRC coverage. Even WRC season review DVD's with relatively short highlights of rallies from the early 90's give more than the current highlights packages.

They should also ditch whoever the commentator is. He's extremely irritating, and dull. The WRC has the resources to put out decent coverage with a decent commentator and decent editing, they should use them.

I like MotorsTV coverages with long onboards. ESPN's 25 minutes is too short for enjoying.

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Originally Posted by theugsquirrel

I was thinking about this today - the coverage sucks.

I've seen Australian rallies broadcast on tv with amateurs flogging Datsuns through forests with better format than the WRC coverage. Even WRC season review DVD's with relatively short highlights of rallies from the early 90's give more than the current highlights packages.

They should also ditch whoever the commentator is. He's extremely irritating, and dull. The WRC has the resources to put out decent coverage with a decent commentator and decent editing, they should use them.

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I totally agree. In NZ the season review is crucial to continued WRC enjoyment unless you shell out for Sky. I really like the DUKE box set of the 1990s; which has some amazing footage.

I don't understand why its not on free to air down here, it would be the only way to expand coverage.

Hopefully the WRC boss doesn't flog all his assets to contend with his legal issues to invest more in coverage.

On another note, wasn't this clown at one stage meant to be bringing Saab back to wrc?

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Originally Posted by Plan9

I totally agree. In NZ the season review is crucial to continued WRC enjoyment unless you shell out for Sky. I really like the DUKE box set of the 1990s; which has some amazing footage.

I don't understand why its not on free to air down here, it would be the only way to expand coverage.

Hopefully the WRC boss doesn't flog all his assets to contend with his legal issues to invest more in coverage.

On another note, wasn't this clown at one stage meant to be bringing Saab back to wrc?

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He would have to pay off Saabs debt first! Oh wait a minute...
Clown is a very accurate name for him :D

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Originally Posted by Barreis

I like MotorsTV coverages with long onboards. ESPN's 25 minutes is too short for enjoying.

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Here we disagree. I as a petrolhead, spending time writing here. I find inboard film totally uninteressting. But this is all they can afford.


Until Motors or whoever wins the contract for TV make their show better, and with the newest in TV tech, I will spend mpre time with Eurosport and IRC.

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Originally Posted by Plan9

I don't understand why its not on free to air down here, it would be the only way to expand coverage.

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Because the sport is about as popular down here as a Labour party politician.

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Originally Posted by sollitt

Because the sport is about as popular down here as a Labour party politician.

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Harhar!!

They share the same level of economic literacy as the clown of the WRC