[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

[Tarmop]

They are already allowed in several national championships, why would they ban them then, after their active-period?

[Mirek]

They are already allowed in several national championships, why would they ban them then, after their active-period?

Can You tell me in which national championship the current WRC cars are eligible to score points?

[Tarmop]

Why points, just participate...because its a beast of a car to drive if one can.
But to answer your question, in Estonia and Latvia definitely, can`t find about Norway atm, though Ostberg in 2018 should offer an answer somewhere.

[SubaruNorway]

Why points, just participate...because its a beast of a car to drive if one can.
But to answer your question, in Estonia and Latvia definitely, can`t find about Norway atm, though Ostberg in 2018 should offer an answer somewhere.

No points for any WRC here, Østberg said he spent his whole vacation trying to be allowed to drive Rally Hedemarken in 2017.
We have class 13 where you can drive up to old Gr.A and N4 out of homologation for points.

[Mirek]

Why points, just participate...because its a beast of a car to drive if one can.

They are already allowed in several national championships, why would they ban them then, after their active-period?

Because being allowed in the championship = being eligible for points. I'm sorry but being allowed to drive for fun is something very different.

But to answer your question, in Estonia and Latvia definitely, can`t find about Norway atm, though Ostberg in 2018 should offer an answer somewhere.

Well, that is 2 states of 50 which is very tiny number (I am quite certain that no country of the mainland Europe allows them and that the Islands are no exception, I don't know about Nordic countries though).

[Tarmop]

Mainland allows also, You probably have read about Katsuta and Huttunen practising in Findland...without points definitely... not anything is about winning...especially some "village" championship, with driver levels from "worse than a granny, but lots of money" to a pro with nothing else to do in daily life. I bet there are many rich people who think the same...some maybe even want one to sit in the garage...
Also a good donor for RX probably, has also national championships.

[Mirek]

Well, not anything is about winning...especially some "village" championship, with driver levels from "worse than a granny, but lots of money" to a pro with nothing else to do in daily life.

I would prefer to stick with technically more precise terms because being alowed in the championship means that you are part of it. If you don't take points you are not part of the championship even if you drive on the same stages in the same time.

Like it or not that is a huge difference especially in regards to the future of these cars. It's much more realistic to expect them to end in private collections than on stages fighting for national championships.

[Tarmop]

We`ll see.

[Brynmor Pierce]

You could in theory use one in UK national championship https://www.btrdarally.com/wp-conten...-RC-Reg_v2.pdf

[Steve Boyd]

You could in theory use one in UK national championship https://www.btrdarally.com/wp-conten...-RC-Reg_v2.pdf

Careful - that isn't the UK National Championship. It's a club championship of the British Trials and Rally Drivers Association Ltd. The UK National Champiionship is Brittish Rally Championship which doesn't permit WRC cars, current or obsolete.