Does anybody know the deadline for the teams to commit to the 2009 championship? ... and what's the deadline for the entries to rally Ireland?
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Does anybody know the deadline for the teams to commit to the 2009 championship? ... and what's the deadline for the entries to rally Ireland?
M1 teams were tuesday last week. M2 is sometime in March.
Christmas Eve for RIQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Thanks :) Any news if there will be any privateers in WRC cars? Any of the MacHale's? Gareth Jones? Boland? Breen? McNulty? Nesbitt? Barrett? Donnelly? etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
No news on who IS entering, by Derek McGarrity is not as he says Rally Ireland WRC is too expensive to enter. He feels there is much more value in Galway.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
quote taken from rallybuzz below:-
I know I won't be doing it because I can't justify the costs. We were also looking at running cars for two other drivers but they have decided against it. It is just such an expensive rally.
On the other hand the Galway International which starts the Irish Tarmac championship is looking quite healthy and I intend to be there.”
Ireland is really struggling with the economic downturn, rallying in WRC cars came to a virtual stop last year and now some of the €70k Escorts are reportedly for sale at 1/2 price.
I really fear that som of the rallies in '09 will only have 10 WRC cars entered, and if there so few WRC cars at Rally Ireland it will be a disaster season, because that was one of the rallies where several privateers entered in 2007. On the other hand there is really a good chance for scoring points for privateers, so maybe we will get 12-14 cars for the european rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
But Tom not only does the 207 look the best it is also the best on the stages as it sets the benchmark for S2000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Hi MikeD,Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
Just some of the top home drivers who have committed to Rally Ireland are Gareth and Aaron MacHale, as well as Eamonn Boland. Tim McNulty is reported to be putting in an entry, although this at the moment is unconfirmed.
Quoted from www.rallynews.net
Eugene Donnelly had expressed an interest, a couple of months ago, to enter RI in the Skoda Fabia WRC.
Ste898: How does look of anything and Your personal taste relate with news and rumours in rallying?