China Rally

[Wim_Impreza]

Why it is named Intercontinental Rally Challenge as no single European top driver from this years Challenge goes to China?

[Livewireshock]

Why it is named Intercontinental Rally Challenge as no single European top driver from this years Challenge goes to China?

Why is the WRC a world championship when only two events next year will be held outside Europe?

Back to the topic now!

I was going to attend when the rally was to be held last month in conjunction with the FIA APRC Rally China round in Longyou. Then suddenly a decision was made to create an all new Rally China for the IRC on month later. This has created confusion with two Rally Chinas'. So that combined with the current financial crisis, I have not gone to either now.

Finding any information about any event in China is always bad. Plus there are hassles with driver's licences for foreigners. Technically no foreigner is allowed to drive in China unless they are living or working there for 12 months or more, rallies get a special exemption but it a hassle most like to not do and so do not go.

Having said that, I have been driven by a Chinese taxi driver in a car 10 years past due for the wreckers yard. He had brilliant heel toe technique and left foot braking down to a fine art. Scariest and most thrilling taxi ride I have ever done. Was from Zhuhai Airport to the Macau border gate. Would love to know what this guy could have done in a 'real' car?

[Luis Pacheco]

http://www.ircseries.com/demo/docs/E...lly%202008.xls

[pantealex]

I must say, even as a fan of IRC, China has been a bit of a disaster and I fear the same for Japan next year too. However this has been very much the exception rather than the rule for IRC this year.

But are you really proud of WRC events like Mexico this year where Ogier made the points on his WRC debut driving an S1600 or Argentina where Rautenbach finished 4th and the top 8 was separated by 30 minutes?

I agree and I am not proud!

There are 2 Finns in Chinese entrylist (Salo and Miettinen) and they are bouth very fast drivers.

Madeira: Better man won!

[pantealex]

After ss7
1)Juha Salo evo9
2)Jarkko Miettinen evo9

[Sulland]

Do anyone have a link to the live timing ?

[Sulland]

Wow seems like a lot of interest for IRC in China in here....

Does not Eurosport send from China either ?

[Tom206wrc]

We almost know nothing about this rally thanks to media

[J4MIE]

Having seen this on previous events in China, I'm not surprised at the lack of information

[Fly]

Miettinen wins it after Salo went off on one of the last stages.
Liu Caodong (Mitsubishi) et Jun Xu (Mitsubishi) finish 2nd and 3rd.
http://eurosport.yahoo.com/07122008/...ina-rally.html