Your Dream WRC Schedule

If you could decide your dream wrc schedule and venues, how would it look like ?

Lets use a 13 rally calendar, with 1 reserve venue.

3 winter rallies (Sweden, Norway and would love to see Finland in winter)
Portugal
New Zealand
Sardegna
Poland
Finland
Greece
Argentina
Australia
I don't like tarmac rallies as it's not so spectacular, but if I have to choose one it would be Germany
Wales GB

And as a reserve Turkey as it looked really spectacular last time.

(geografically sorted)

Portugal
Spain
Monte
Wales or Scotland
Norway or Sweden
Finland
Poland gravel
Italy tarmac
Greece
Turkey
Bulgaria tarmac
Argentina

I'd like to see the old corner-stone rallies on the calendar every year. These are IMO: Finland, Monte Carlo, Corsica, Wales, San Remo and, yes, the Safari. Other than that, there can be quite a lot of rotation.

Monte Carlo
Sweden
Norway
Safari
Portugal
New Zealand
Greece
Poland
Estonia
Finland
Sanremo
Tour de Corse
GB

Reserve - Argentina

Monte
Sweden
Corsica
Safari
Acropolis
Turkey
Poland
Finland
Argentina / Mexico
Sanremo
New Zealand
Japan
Scotland ;)

Monte Carlo - Legend.
Sweden-Norway combined event - Long snow event.
Argentina - Long rough event.
Sardinia - Technical sand rally.
Germany - Special tarmac.
Poland - High speed gravel, the 2009 edition was very nice.
Czech Republic - Czech tarmac (the more slow techical one) would deserve a place in the WRC.
Finland - The Best.
New Zealand - Legend in the Southern hemisphere.
Corsica - Difficult tarmac.
Turkey - 2010 route was interesting. Good combination of slow technical rough roads and very high-speed flat out stuff.
Ireland - Dirty, bumpy tarmac. Like.
Wales - The season finale as it should be.

1. Monte-Carlo, the legend always comes first
2. Combined event Sweden/Norway, but would like organisers to move further north direction ostersund (s) or trondheim (n) to secure winter conditions
3. Safari, the battle of man and machine again nature
4. Portugal, although Algarve area has nice stages, love to go back to north and arganil area
5. catalunya: all asfalt stages from LLoret de Mar
6. Acropolis Rally, another legend, more to discover from magnificent gravel roads, always spectaculair
7. Finland, rollercoaster speeds on gravel,
8. Corsica, a bumpy asfalt rally, always tricky
9. RAC, not the combination of micky mouse stages, but the real thing, starting in Cardiff and finish up north in Scotland,
10. Australia, was twice in Perth (97,98) and love the timing, a lot of stages visited or new Zealand,perhaps alternate year to year
11. Sanremo, not the Sardinia-version but the one with 2 days of gravel in tuscany and then 2 days of asfalt in sanremo
12. a event on the american continent, argentina is popular, but would the US been have a contender, i'd go for the yankees
13. other asian event, china, hongkong- peking, himalaya,

1.Ireland
2.Norway
3.Sweden
4.New Zealand
5.Poland
6.Greece
7.Finland
8.Indonesia
9.Tour De Corse
10.Safari
11.Spain
12.USA
13.Wales

For me Monte Carlo, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Germany and GB are the must have of the calendar.

Besides those I would like Argentina, Italy (San Remo), Poland, Spain, France ( Corsica) and New Zealand.

Not a cheap calendar, but with all classics included (we are talking about dream calendar). The events in NZ and Australia are very espectacular and can attract asian manufacturers.

1-Montecarlo
2-Sweden/Norway
3-Portugal
4-Argentina
5-Safari
6-Acropolis
7-Corsica
8-New Zealand
9-Australia
10-Finland
11-San Remo (Tarmac in SanRemo + Gravel in Tuscany)
12-Catalunya-Costa Brava (Tarmac+Gravel, in the north)
13-Rally GB Wales/Scotland

I prefer a 5 day long 50+ stages RAC over the present Wales. And for tarmac, the Manx, with night stages, but that will never happen (for WRC). Either that or Ireland, which I like for its one off.

Monte (tarmac)
New Zealand (gravel)
Austalia (gravel)
Great Britain (gravel)
Catalunya (tarmac)
Corsica (tarmac)
Germany (tarmac)
Poland (Gravel)
Argentina (Gravel)
Czech Republic (Tarmac)
Safari (gravel-endurance)
Finland (gravel)
USA (Gravel)

1 Monte Carlo
2 Sweden
3 Argentina
4 USA
5 Safari
6 Greece
7 Finland
8 Corsica
9 Germany
10 Japan
11 New Zealand
12 Spain
13 Great Britain

I can dream ;)

And a reserve event would be one from the middle east.

Monte Carlo, Sweden, Safari, Portugal, Corsica, Catalunya, Greece, Argentina, Finland, New Zealand, Australia, San Remo and GB.

Quite traditional, but why not:

1. Monte
2. Sweden (in its current format)
3. Portugal (in the NORTH)
4. Argentina
5. France (Corsica, obviously)
6. Greece
7. New Zealand
8. Safari (possibly South Africa)
9. Finland
10.Germany (could alternate with Poland)
11.Italy (San Remo or Sardinia mixed surface)
12.Catalunya (current format)
13.Great Britain (RAC format)

For a possible 14th event (I don't think the calendar should be longer) USA or China.

Snow
1.Sweden
2.Norway
3.Monte Carlo
Tarmac
4.Germany
5.Corsica
Gravel
6.Poland
7.Sardegna
8.Portugal
9.Greece
10.Australia
11.New Zeland
12.Argentina
13.Finland

I'll have a think and get back to you :)
Definetly Finland, sanremo, GB, new zealand, catalunya, turkey(just for that big jump) sweden and Norway...Amongst others :)

not in order, but anyway:

1 Monte Carlo (asphalt)
2 Sweden/Norway (snow)
3 Safari (gravel endurance)
4 Portugal (gravel)
5 Catalunya (asphalt or mixed)
6 Corsica (asphalt)
7 Greece (gravel)
8 Finland (gravel)
9 Germany (asphalt)
10 Sanremo (aphalt or mixed)
11 New Zealand (gravel)
12 Australia (gravel)
13 GB (gravel, Wales or Scotland or both :D )

reserve: Argentina (gravel) or Poland (gravel)

I have not put everything in the best order but I would have these events:

1. Monte Carlo
2. Sweden (like this year with Norwegian stages)
3. Corsica
4. San Remo
5. Portugal (mixed surface event)
6. New Zealand
7. Mexico
8. Argentina
9. Finland
10. Germany
11. Spain
12. Greece*
13. UK

Reserve event: Ireland (tarmac) in case something happens to Greece.

Very tight schedule either way; it would be better if we could have 15/16 events as we did in the 2000s.

Rallye Monte-Carlo - final night over Col de Turini, as in the recent IRC versions.
International Swedish Rally
Rally Portugal – Including stages in Fafe & Arganil.
Rallye Costa Brava-Catalunya – with a leg on Gravel.
Tour de Corse-Rallye de France.
Rally Argentina
Acropolis Rally
Brother Rally New Zealand amy chance of the Motu Rd stage returning??
Neste Oil 1000 Lakes Rally
ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Rallye SanRemo
Rally Australia
Rally of GB – Based in Chester, return of Kielder please.

1 Montecarlo (Snow + verglas)
2 Sweden (1 day Norway)
3 Portugal
4 Spain (tarmac + gravel)
5 Wales
6 Australia
7 Finland
8 Sardinia
9 Czech Rep + Poland (tarmac + gravel)
10 Argentina
11 apan
12 Jordan o Abu dabhi
13 Greece o Cyprus

1- Monte Carlo
2- Sve-Nor/Fin (winter)
3- Québec (winter)
4- Argentina
5- NZ
6- Fin
7- Madagascar/Kenya/South Afr
8- San Remo
9- China/Kazahkstan/Russia
10- Spain
11- USA
12- Corsica with 75% of diff ss
13- Wales/Scotland

Bonus : Belgium/Ned-Ger-Est-Cz-Gr-Dk-Por-Eire-Ukraine-Japan

1. Norway
2. Portugal
3. Czech Republic
4. Argentina
5. Peru
6. Greece
7. Finland
8. Germany
9. Italy (Sanremo)
10. Australia
11. Japan
12. Switzerland (Rallye du Valais)
13. Scotland

Opinions on this calendar are welcome.

01. Monte Carlo
02. Sweden/Finland/Norway (each country hold the winter rally every third year the other two have gravel rallies
those tears when they don't have the winter rally)
03. Argentina
04. Ecuador (i know no such WRC rally exists in real life but it does on this calender :) )
05. Portugal
06. Spain (1 week after Portugal)
07. Sweden/Finland/Norway
08. Sweden/Finland/Norway
09. Germany
10. France (Corsica)
11. San Remo
12. Greece (Akropolis rally)
13. GB Wales
14. Australia
15. New Zealand
16. Safari Rally.

Whats wrong with 1998 calendar, every round was a classic if not a modern classic event? I dont think anyone strongly disliked any of the rounds as most countries had good rally heritage and interest. OK, I put it this way, I would be very happy to spectate at any of the rally events listed below, if you said to me I can go to Rally Jordan or something I would be less enthusiastic. I dont care about Markets or anything I think the calendar below are the rally which have formed the WRC in last 15 or 20 years and I think it is sad that some have been dropped. I also know some new rounds like Germany are good yes but below for me is what in my mind represent the world rally championship.

Round 1 Monte Carlo
Round 2 Sweden
Round 3 Safari
Round 4 Portugal
Round 5 Catalunya
Round 6 Corsica
Round 7 Argentina
Round 8 Acropolis
Round 9 New Zealand
Round 10 Finland
Rould 11 San remo
Round 12 Australia
Round 13 RAC GB

Monte Carlo
Sweden
Safari
Portugal
Catalunya
Corsica
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
Greece
Finland
Sardinia or San remo
Canada
RAC GB

I'd have a rally in Romania, if only so that the cars could take on the Transfagarasan highway.

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As the power stage, naturally.