Rally Hungary has been added to the FIA ERC1 Junior Championship and FIA ERC3 Junior Championship calendars for 2020, hosting the penultimate rounds of both from 6-8 November.
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Rally Hungary has been added to the FIA ERC1 Junior Championship and FIA ERC3 Junior Championship calendars for 2020, hosting the penultimate rounds of both from 6-8 November.
https://www.fiaerc.com/77799/
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News on Portugal about Rally Fafe Montelongo 3/4 October be in ERC 2020. Azores out?
Yes, but they was candidate to ERC Historic 2021 this year. That is super news to Fafe.
14 days between the two events seems a little tight.
Gravel or Tarmac ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
(I know Fafe is normally gravel but that Fiesta in picture is tarmac spec)
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc-azores-ra...ations-online/
They did release update for Azores...
Confurco in tarmac
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EeBtnibX...jpg&name=large
Azores will be done in September in ERC
Could be ERT Iberian instead? It sounds really strange to me changing the calendar another time...Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Nope, it’s really the ERC and apparently it’s only missing the FIA approval.Quote:
Originally Posted by m-ast
According to the official PR, Fafe and some neighbours districts, alongside our ASN (FPAK) and the organizer club (Demoporto), is reaching a 3 years deal with Europort Events to run an ERC event. This year the event will be based on the less known tarmac rally called ‘Montelongo’, but from the next year it’ll use the gravel ‘Serras de Fafe’ rally, usually the first round of the Portuguese championship (CPR). https://www.fpak.pt/comunicacao/noti...nho-do-europeu
Btw, the talks between Fafe and Europsort begun in late 2018, when Azores Rally financial issues become public; as the azorian event was saved, Fafe turned to another European series, the FIA Historic Sporting Rallys, supposedly running this year Rali de Montelongo as a candidate event.
Yesterday announcement was an exciting surprise and it’s not hard to imagine that this year event, being a provisional solution, was a last minute idea to help filling up the ERC calendar on an inexpensive way, as the cars will be shipped from Porto (60kms from Fafe) to Azores, returning a few days later in time for Montelongo.
Besides the official confirmation, I’m also hoping to hear that Rali Vidreiro (a CPR event scheduled one week after Montelongo) will be delayed, in order to give top national crews the chance to compete in a proper way at Fafe, alongside the ERC stars. Fingers crossed!
Info just now from Chris Ingram - WRC-2 is now his plan, 2-3 events this year and a full season in 2021 ! :cool:
Hmm. I'm quite torn on this one. While I think Portugal certainly deserves another FIA rally, as I imagine it'll be a good event and surely well supported, I'd rather not have an ERC and a WRC event using the same stages, particularly when it's two separate rallies in the same place. I think it'd be better to keep the ERC rally as a tarmac rally is it's being paid for by the area or have another gravel rally but elsewhere, like the Algarve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
Fair point, mate. We surely have a dozen of areas with fantastic gravel stages, including the Algarve like you’ve rightly pointed, but none of them is 'infected' by the rally virus like Fafe is. The whole population is devoted to the sport and local politicians have wisely made of Rally the major attraction of their district; actually, some of the iconic roads were opened in the 80’s by a former mayor who’s the father of the current vice-mayor, himself a rally driver!Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Anyway, according to what was told, Eurosport asked for this year event to be run on the gravel stages but for practical reasons it was suggested to use the ‘ready to go’ tarmac event instead. If the ERC is confirmed there’s always the risk of a certain overexposure but I bet no rally fan will get annoyed by seeing Fafe stages more times, just like no racing fan is ever tired of watching Spa, Monza or Nurburgring’s Nordschleife.
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
What car :confused:
Well he mentioned Toksport, so he will probably be staying with them. But he did say he's not tied to any manufacturer so he is open to anything. The lack of help from Skoda after winning the title with a Fabia R5 has really disappointed him so I think he will be looking elsewhere. I heard him praise the C3 R5 too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
If you ever plan to become a three-time European Champion here is a set of excersises for you :)
https://kajto.pl/en/2020/07/28/not-o...-rally-driver/
ERC Champion Ingram to pursue WRC3 drive:
https://www.autohebdo.fr/wrc/actuali...rc-207902.html
Fafe confirmed :
https://www.fiaerc.com/81370/
I would like to only note that Fafe was from beginning NOT planned to replace Azores. There were discussions with them to be included in the championship. Only now, after sudden cancellation of Azores, it seems like "replacement" for Azores...
There was expected very strong entry list in Azores. If we dont count WRC cars, for sure much stronger than in Turkey...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd
The confirmation a week after the cancellation of Azores seems very coincidental. Barum's cancellation was in early July.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
National championship not counting. Vidreiro will be on next weekend, so maybe some will test there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd
Believe me, I know a lot about it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
Great to see Fafe confirmed; I hope it’ll be the start of a lasting presence in the ERC and that next year event will be already run on the iconic gravel stages. Fingers crossed!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Also hoping the top Portuguese crews will manage to run this year event, although it won’t be easy for them (once the national series calendar wasn’t properly adjusted); besides them, it’d be nice to get also some top crews from Galicia and other spanish regions.
P.S: two notes on some weird info from the official PR; 1) until further notice, the National Health Authority (differently from the corresponding body of the Azorean Region) allows spectators in the stages; 2) The neighbor city of Guimarães is (just like Porto, btw) a Unesco World Heritage site, for sure a much more valuable reference than a forgotten Uefa cup...
Come on, I am pretty sure Pluto is the guy here on this forum (and maybe on the whole ERC circle) with the best and most updated information. If he's saying that Fafe is not a replacement for Azores, it's because he knows what he is talking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
Besides that, it's his birthday today.
This Fafe Montelongo event is all-tarmac but replaces Azores which was gravel. So it's certainly not a like-for-like swap.
I know Petr personally. I am not doubting his word.Quote:
Originally Posted by Co-driven
Yesterday the president of the Portuguese motoring federation said that the cancellation was due to financial reasons.
Here in portuguese:
https://www.motor24.pt/desporto-naci...oLLboGjNZzcxeg
Hard words
Amorim "runs over" GDC and its president
"The guess club"
In an interview with RTP-Açores, the president of the Portuguese Federation of Automobilism and Karting was devastating with Grupo Desportivo Comercial and its president Rui Moniz.
Amorim states that the club was in a bad way and it does not know if the FIA and the promoter will continue to give the club credibility, - «The Rally dos Açores was very bad in the photo after all this happened».
The president of the FPAK states «The Rally if it had to be held in March would not have happened, Covid was a scapegoat» and Rui Moniz denies that the rally was canceled and not postponed and explains why, the proof to be postponed has to a new contract can be concluded.
Amorim considered that the lack of police was only a "fait divers" to cancel the rally.
Ni Amorim even says that the club has no credibility whatsoever and that he does not believe in the club himself - "The club has a new board that has already applied for two tests, has already canceled two tests, the club has not done anything yet".
in Rallyface: https://www.facebook.com/Rallyface/v...5275217127064/
Solberg said: “The plan is to do the rest of the ERC to try to be champion and also in the juniors. It’s gone well so far so I have to continue.”
https://dirtfish.com/rally/erc/solbe...suit-of-title/
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Azores Rally
Decision to cancel rally “was taken together”
Eurosport Events coordinator says Azores Rallye is not at risk in the ERC and maintains confidence in the GDC
The decision to cancel the Azores Rallye 2020 was taken by Grupo Desportivo Comercial (GDC) in conjunction with Eurosport Events (EE), says the general coordinator of the promoter of the European Rally Championship (ERC), the Frenchman Jean- Baptiste Ley.
Speaking to the Açoriano Oriental, Ley acknowledges the “incredible work” that the GDC did to try to save the rally and that EE followed the process closely.
“Eurosport Events and GDC have been in close contact since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis: first when we had to postpone the rally from March to September; and then during all the days of the pandemic. We jointly decided to wait until the last moment to make this difficult decision to cancel the rally, ”he said.
A definite point for the person responsible for the ERC is the continuation of the Azores rally on the calendar, stating that “the cancellation of Azores Rallye 2020 does not jeopardize future collaboration with the ERC, as EE and GDC are linked by a contract of three years". This contract is maintained until 2022, but it is “extensible”, he adds.
On the recent controversy between 'Comercial' and the Portuguese Federation of Motoring and Karting (FPAK), which, through its president Ni Amorim, accused the GDC of lack of transparency and of having canceled the rally for financial reasons, Jean-Baptiste Ley puts water on the boil and points out that “GDC, FPAK and EE did their best to manage this unprecedented crisis. All parties tried to help with the situation and I would like to pay tribute to Rui Moniz, who was the one who faced all the difficulties ”.
The Frenchman responsible for the European rally says that the relationship with the GDC president remains "very strong and reliable, despite the difficulties".
http://www.speed-magazine.be/le-spa-...e-des-rallyes/
Spa Rally to become final round of this year's ERC.
Kajetan Kajetanowicz has revealed the secret behind his capture of the FIA European Rally Championship for a record three years in a row:
https://www.fiaerc.com/revealed-the-...-title-triple/
Spa Rally officially confirmed as final round of ERC - https://www.fiaerc.com/its-spa-time-...-erc-calendar/
Bad news... :(
@AlexeyLukyanuk:
By the way, this is the last event for which we have enough budget. Now we have a second round of searching for partners.
Hungary is about a month away, during which we need to close the financial hole. So, if this doesn’t happen, there is a great chance of not going anywhere else..
The current list of TVs that show ERC:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc-internati...ters-revealed/
Lindholm disqualified of Liepaja
https://rallyfafemontelongo.com/wp-c...Analysis-9.pdf
Only Lindholm ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
It says "Team MRF Tyres" is disqualified and Breen is also member of that team.
Yes, it says team MRF Tyres, but there isn't anything mentioned of Breen's car. They apparently took fuel example of Lindholm's car and that was found illegal by the examinating labo. I see that Gardemeister appealed against this decision. There is no talk about Breen's car.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex