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4th October 2018, 10:21 #571
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Guys, do you like that music show "Name That Tune"?
https://www.fiaerc.com/former-erc-ch...-musical-side/
https://www.facebook.com/KajetanKaje...48288085204447http://www.rallymadness.prv.pl - rally photos and movies!
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15th October 2018, 21:57 #572
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Strange observation
I don't know if it means anything, but I have just had a look at the list of all European Champions from this season and noticed something strange:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc-champions-of-2018/
RUSSIA
HUNGARY
LATVIA
RUSSIA
LATVIA
SPAIN
6 champions and only one comes from western Europe...http://www.rallymadness.prv.pl - rally photos and movies!
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15th October 2018, 22:47 #573
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Yep I realised this too, when they showed all the winners at the end of Rally Liepaja.
It must be sign of something... Maybe to put some money on Tanak winning the WRC ?!
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16th October 2018, 10:46 #574
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The WRC really dominates rallying in W.Europe and with the advent of WRC2 many of the top talent is moving straight into that rather than ERC.
Maybe the availability and ability of the Skoda R5 is also helping the rally boom in the East. Although having said that Kajto and Lukyanuk have both been Champion in the Ford Fiesta.
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16th October 2018, 11:03 #575
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But if we are talking about drivers from West Europe (not count scandinavians), in top 5 of WRC2 is only Greensmith (and if we count top 10, it is only Greensmith, Andolfi and 10th Lefebvre). Drivers from Western countries prefers to stay at home and be kings there. When they go abroad, they found it is not so easy to win. Which is a pity, I think there is a potential for them to show it - last year great examples was Sylvain Michel and Josh Moffett, who were able to set some good times and results on some rallies, but then went back home.
On the other side, some of fast drivers from national championship are going directly to WRC events. And they are usually lost there...
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16th October 2018, 12:54 #576
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In Belgium there are plenty of drivers who would like to go abroad, but you need the funds for it. It's quite simple, if you do the Belgian championship you have some return. There are quite a lot of spectators in comparison to ERC (and it seems to be rising almost every year). Also media coverage is better, if you do well you're sure to be shown on national tv, you may make it to a few newspapers and specialized magazines. ERC in comparison has no return at all in Belgium, while competing in it comes at a higher price... Especially since ERC isn't coming to Ypres anymore, nobody cares about here, it's the sad reality.
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16th October 2018, 13:16 #577
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Maybe if there will be belgian driver fighting for high positions in ERC, it will have bigger impact to belgian media too. Also when Ypres was in ERC, there were not so many belgians going abroad. And only Loix was successful. Some of the drivers (Cherain, Casier, Molle, De Mevius, Bedoret, Bux, Dilley, Wagemans...) tried it, but failed...
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16th October 2018, 13:45 #578
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You forgot Neuville... For Casier, from the few ERC events he did, he made top 5 in Madeira and Barum, I think it's unfair to say he failed... For the others you mention, there's always a reason they failed with it, some of them will never be able to get something together, even on national level.
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16th October 2018, 14:18 #579
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25th October 2018, 10:46 #580
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Chris Ingram: The 2018 European Rally Championship slipped through my fingers but I’ll be back next year.
https://www.carfinance247.co.uk/blog...back-next-year#M-SPORTER
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