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6th October 2008, 07:22 #1
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Cyprus Rally 2009 Mixed surface event
PRESS RELEASE
2009 FIA World Rally Championship
Round 3 - Cyprus Rally - 13-15 March 2009
CYPRUS BREAKS NEW GROUND IN WRC RETURN
With rally fans already celebrating the return of the Cyprus Rally to next year’s FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), excitement levels ratcheted up another notch today with confirmation that the 2009 Cyprus Rally will be a mixed surface event. A WRC first!
The organizers of the Cyprus event, the Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA), have been quick to take advantage of the WRC commission’s ruling allowing events to incorporate alternate surfaces. The CAA has confirmed that it has designed Day 1 of next March’s Cyprus Rally as an asphalt leg, while Days 2 and 3 will continue to offer the sort of challenging gravel stages for which the event is renowned.
Clerk of the Course Takis Kyriakides spoke about the announcement today: “This is great news for competitors and spectators alike and is a great way to mark our return to the WRC. We’re already excited about welcoming the WRC back to Cyprus next year, and this adds a little extra spice to our event. We’ll be leading the way in world rallying by being the first to test out this new itinerary and I’ve already been contacted by the organisers of other WRC events who are all keen to see how we deal with the challenge so that they can incorporate it into their events. Cyprus is a holiday island with a strong rallying legacy and our ability to host a mixed-surface event such as this shows how much our island continues to offer to the world of motorsport.”
The Cyprus Rally will be one of 4 events rewarding points for next year’s Junior and Production WRC championships and the news that a third of the event is to be run on asphalt is sure to cheer the crews, especially those tackling the Rally in 2-wheel-drive vehicles. Plus, the new format will mean minimal double-use of gravel stages.
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6th October 2008, 07:37 #2
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Very interesting & I feel that it will not be the last rally with this mixed format in 2009.
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6th October 2008, 08:24 #3
Let's bring back a mixed surface San Remo Rally and also the mixed Catalunya rally, both had great gravel stage's.
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6th October 2008, 08:35 #4
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Interesting.. :-) So, If they don't change the road position rule then we can think what is going to happen? Are Citroen's going to the limit on asphalt to take big enough gap? It is also said that they are going to use less stages twice :-) That adds another dimension to the sport for sure :-)
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6th October 2008, 09:56 #5
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Originally Posted by Leon
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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6th October 2008, 10:19 #6
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Very nice move by the organisers....
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6th October 2008, 10:20 #7
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Originally Posted by AndyRAC
If you ever decide to visit us you are welcome. you will have un anforgettable experience for many reasons.
As it happens to all aspects in life, this is about preferences also..some people like it, some not.
And last....I don´t claim that the Cyprus rally is the perfect event.
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6th October 2008, 10:41 #8
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Good news, hopefully San Remo and Cataluña will do the same.
There WAS nothing like rallying, Superrally is a joke!
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6th October 2008, 10:47 #9
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wonder how much this idea will save the teams money.
Aja kovaa Pena.
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6th October 2008, 11:30 #10
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Originally Posted by Tomi
Will make shakedown interesting? A morning shakedown stage on gravel with a busy service park over lunch before a tarmac shakedown in the afternoon!?! Plus the change back if needed in case the first stage is then gravel. Just a little bit of extra work to do.
But it will make it more interesting for the fans.Happiness is using the side windows more than the windscreen
In reply to being asked what 240Kph on Watagans Road was like:-
\"Wait till I check my pants, I didn\'t know whether to sh#t myself or orgasm!!!\"
That's good news.
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