Just did a 6hr race in Sweden. Spent 550EUR on the whole thing including transport back and forth, fuel for the car, entry fee, hotel, food etc.Quote:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcnP_vriIOk
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Just did a 6hr race in Sweden. Spent 550EUR on the whole thing including transport back and forth, fuel for the car, entry fee, hotel, food etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcnP_vriIOk
Japan 2022 - 36 entries ? finishers
Monza 2021 as WRC finale 81 start entries. 67 finishers.
Even if it was a bit goofy. Monza was held a week later than Rally Japan is.
Would or Could Monza make a more appropriate finale for the WRC or what other event would be suitable as the WRC''s final round? (Maybe reply when the Japan event is finished)
Unless Monza was 90% mountain stages and two or three circuit superspecials, Monza never again.
Rally Wales.Quote:
Originally Posted by Humber
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R A C for me, please!
Same for me. A proper gravel rally in Wales or elsewhere in the forrest in UK with two or three park stages (like the old ones in the nineties) on thursday evening. friday, saturday and sunday in the woods. date: end of november with some stages in the dark.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
I miss the days traveling to Wales and watching the rally in the muddy weather. The first pint in a warm and cozy pub after a long day on the stages was the best one. Cheers.
To me as a kid in the ‘90s the RAC always meant northern England and southern Scotland - any combo of North Yorkshire, Hamsterley, Kielder, Lake District and Scottish Borders is the best a rally can be IMO
I'm maybe a bit biased, as my first RAC was 1979, but i reckon the RAC or Wales Rally GB or whatever you want to call it will always be hard to beat......
Unless somebody can find any spare cash, a forest based Rally of GB won't be coming back.......
Anything could be a good season finale as long as its close to europe and not on an island.Quote:
Originally Posted by Humber
I would add somewhere where road cleaning is not a big factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
"close to europe", "not on an island", "a good season finale"Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
FIA: "SAUDI ARABIA!!!!!!!!"
Most of the times the championship is already decided before that.Quote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
But something like rally germany would seem like the ideal finale for me.
So basically you want a continental European tarmac rally amid rain and fallen leaves of November. Sounds very treacherous...
Sound unpredictable, which is always good.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
So yes.
In that region where this new Central Rally Europe should take place. In higher places of this area, there is also a possibility of snow in mid or late November. Not often nowadays but there is a small chance. I remember there were even snowy roads in this area at the end of October (planned date for 2023).Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
What do you think in terms of this stupid climate protests in museums, gluing themselves on roads and stuff like that. Could we see some protests of this people during a rally or on a WRC event too? I do not think this people are intelligent enough to know what could happen when gluing on a road over a fast crest on a special stage. ;)
This year's Silverston F1 there were some m0r0ns on track during warmup lap? I think... Marshals dragged them awayQuote:
Originally Posted by bearclaw
Whoever's funding these idiots also conveniently let the press know so I think Promoter would be grateful for the exposure at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by bearclaw
WRC isnt high profile enough for protesters to pick up on. Anyway they tend to prefer urban environments where they can get an Uber to..
and near a StarbucksQuote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc...-win-85-title/
"...the man who had unsuccessfully requested that his engineers install an ashtray and power steering to his rally car..."
Anybody got an idea if Salonen really asked for power steering in the 205?
Yes. And when they could not supply that in the next rally, they gave a bigger steering wheel insteadQuote:
Originally Posted by becher
Ah thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Extreme-E in Punte Del Este (Uruguay) on YouTube.
Im really into this championship! They look exciting on track.
Timo Salonen is my spirit animal.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Should get someone to put together an electric rallycross Subaru (in the new hatchback) for Olly Solberg?
https://www.subaru.com/vehicles/impreza.html
As there is no Rally Estonia 2023 topic I'll post it here. Today they announced the new prices for 2023 Rally Estonia and they have lowered the price from 85 to 65 (a nice 23% drop!). Though, you would have to buy it before 31st of January. After that the price will increase to 75 and before the rally it is 85. Let's see, I think most of the tickets will be bought after Ott's decision :D
Ott's decision should not affect my Rally Estonia at all. It's still nice to see those top drivers on our beautiful roads.Quote:
Originally Posted by flat_right
But it will affect overall so called "fans" who most certainly will not be buying unless Tänak will participate. For Rally Estonia this would be huge financial loss.
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It's even the same in Finland. Rally Finland spectator rates were at an all time low around 2013 when it was the third successive year without Finnish winners. Then it started getting better with Toyota becoming a "local team" and Lappi winning in 2017, and now it went through the roof with Rovanperä leading the championship.
Sadly most Estonian sports fans are true gloryhunters. WRC is very popular here but should Tänak decide to stop or take a break, the popularity will fall of a cliff. Partly reasonable, partly sad as we have a few young guns trying to break through.
Yes, I still remember our cross country skiing glory days well when everybody was skiing specialist and when I tried to explain them that most of our success was because of doping I was being verbally attacked quite agressively. That was years before these doping cases but hey don't believe a guy who has been in sports in his whole life ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sinepikohv
Off topic rant over and unfortunately you hit in the nails head well.
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If anybody was enjoying Road to WRC with Sean Johnston and Alex Kihurani on Dirtfish YT, they're now only on Sean's YT. I only just found that out and they're usually good fun.
So who thinks what about Lappi's full season with Hyundai?
My guess we will see Breen in ford vol2 or Tänak in Hyundai with slightly less speed. (meaning struggling with car and not finding confidence)
and just to be clear i really like Lappi, hope he will do great, but this is just my honest opinion
I used to see Lappi as a future world champ but since Citroen he looks like that co-worker that is always doing nothing while recieving his money and not caring about that too cuz "If the owners didnt wanted me here they wouldnt be paying my salary"... Which I find cool, since he is my favorite driver in WRC
LAPPI 2023 WORLD CHAMPION
hahaha brilliantQuote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
If Mikkelsen not is on toksport/skoda's list of drivers in 2023, are he in discussions with Toyota about development of the Rally2 car + the 4th WRC1 car the 6 races its "free"?
The best WRC2 driver available with all the experience and knowledge of the development of the best car in the class has to be worth gold for someone want to develop a competitor.
M-sport should be all over the place for that deal, but sadly they don't have money/are grumpy/wrong leadership.
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I saw on youtube video about McRae - Sainz rivalry. In video, commentator said, when McRae joined Ford in 1999. that he became the most payed rally driver in the world ever. Since then, Ford Years (99-02) not even a single driver was payed as high as McRae at Ford.
Do you guys think this is true or BS?
they had Martini as sponsor these years.
It's very likely; it was a huge move when announced in the summer of 1998; a similar time to when the first CMR game came out. Ford were completely committed, and by the time the 1999 season started Martini had signed up (as Dimvii has already said) - and there was the Ford/McRae TV advert. WRC was a far bigger deal back then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Managarium