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16th March 2024, 14:33
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https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/neuville-clarif...
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/neuville-clarifies-wrc-future-amid-anger-over-fia-technical-reforms/10587844/
So, the brains trust of the FIA thought it would be a good idea to have a bunch of... -
2nd March 2024, 16:10
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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Lets see if it costs current teams.....
Lets see if it costs current teams.....
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2nd March 2024, 12:59
Thread: WRC2 news & rumors 2024
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Anyone competing at this level can't pretend to...
Anyone competing at this level can't pretend to be 'poor'.
It's gotta cost around 80-100k to do a single WRC2 round.
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2nd March 2024, 12:03
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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Well, it all sounds like rushed talk as a...
Well, it all sounds like rushed talk as a response to often repeated tropes. This FIA administration seems famous for wanting to seem like the key authority, rather than actually being that...
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2nd March 2024, 11:16
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This is all looking more and more like another...
This is all looking more and more like another FIA-shaped fiasco of complication.....
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27th February 2024, 14:06
Thread: British & Irish Championships 2024
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Chris Ingram starts a lot of programmes. He...
Chris Ingram starts a lot of programmes.
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22nd February 2024, 07:31
Thread: 2024 - New Point Scoring System
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I think it's being overlooked that in the age of...
I think it's being overlooked that in the age of 'part-time' drivers, this points system is actually best at rewarding those doing the full championship.
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21st February 2024, 15:07
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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“We met with David [Richards] and Hugh Chambers...
“We met with David [Richards] and Hugh Chambers and had some very initial discussions,” WRC event director Simon Larkin told Autosport/Motorsport.com. “I would say it’s at very, very initial stages...
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18th February 2024, 11:58
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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We now have a points system that pushes the...
We now have a points system that pushes the drivers to be fast all the time.
I see nothing wrong with that.
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17th February 2024, 10:40
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Well, it's not just about the money for FIA. ...
Well, it's not just about the money for FIA.
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15th February 2024, 10:02
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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These guys have only hurt rallying in the UK....
These guys have only hurt rallying in the UK. Hence why David Richard's inclusion in the 'Working Group' for WRC is so baffling.
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10th February 2024, 17:40
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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Seems the almost complete subsidy from Extreme E...
Seems the almost complete subsidy from Extreme E themselves has been turned off, and with no other forms of income the teams have said ‘adios’….
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9th February 2024, 13:43
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I think you're massively underestimating the...
I think you're massively underestimating the amount of space required for this......
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8th February 2024, 17:21
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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Geez, it's a horrible survey. Did a high...
Geez, it's a horrible survey.
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3rd February 2024, 23:23
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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I think it's the same local promoter for both,...
I think it's the same local promoter for both, isn't it? WRC and MXGP?
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3rd February 2024, 21:42
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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There was an article about WRC in Nashville that...
There was an article about WRC in Nashville that also seems to have disappeared.
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31st January 2024, 16:51
Thread: Wrc+
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I suspect Rally TV is aimed at broadcasters....
I suspect Rally TV is aimed at broadcasters. That's where the aggregated audience is. RallyTV is for the hardcore fans.
And broadcaster demand high-production value, HD quality content.
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28th January 2024, 20:26
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2024
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He kind of glosses over being quite slow all the...
He kind of glosses over being quite slow all the time here....
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28th January 2024, 12:12
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2024
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I think that's the shot in the arm the WRC needed...
I think that's the shot in the arm the WRC needed with quite a lot of negativity around.
When you have such competition at the pointy end, the depth of field becomes less obvious.
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28th January 2024, 07:24
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2024
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Tanak is definitely trying for his maximum share...
Tanak is definitely trying for his maximum share of the 12 points - as I'm sure is Evans. Lets see how they do in this stage...
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23rd January 2024, 10:12
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When the cars catch fire and the FIA can't get...
When the cars catch fire and the FIA can't get them back running again, it would be a pretty hard ask to promote!
Formula E they were back within a day or two after their testing fire.
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19th January 2024, 15:22
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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Full respect to his skills as a driver, but...
Full respect to his skills as a driver, but listening to this can help cure anyone suffering from insomnia.....
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19th January 2024, 13:36
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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It's more than last year, and the year before...
It's more than last year, and the year before that and the year before that....
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17th January 2024, 15:44
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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It can be the greatest motorsport in the world. ...
It can be the greatest motorsport in the world.
No one knows because no one is watching it...
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17th January 2024, 11:39
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Skoda and Citroen are not 'full factory' efforts...
Skoda and Citroen are not 'full factory' efforts right now because the parent company's have different motorsport strategies within their various parent groups (SKoda still feeling the hangover of VW...
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