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    Quote Originally Posted by RS View Post
    But doesn't it just devalue the WRC2 championship?

    In fact WRC2 would have been pretty weak this year without works Skodas..
    Exactly, why would Skoda run a factory team if they're the only ones fighting for the championship unless others are actually interested to join.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS View Post
    But doesn't it just devalue the WRC2 championship?
    That's exactly my point. If all the Tidemands and Rovanperäs of the world are competing in WRC2 Pro, what kind of following it leaves for the "regular" WRC2? I think it's a perfect example of a case of "if it ain't broken, don't fix it".
    ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan

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    Quote Originally Posted by racerx1979 View Post
    I forgot which thread it was posted on but a few here we're wondering about the two MSport WRC cars which were sold this year. Number 2 was in fact sold to Block as I mentioned. He is using it for his next Gymkhana video.
    I wonder if it's going to turn up at any US events next year. After the fuss about Block's Escort Cosworth it was a shame to see it burn to the ground.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
    Isn't the WRC 2 Pro just about the dumbest thing the FIA has produced in a while?
    No. WRC Trophy it was

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    Quote Originally Posted by Essaj View Post
    Exactly, why would Skoda run a factory team if they're the only ones fighting for the championship unless others are actually interested to join.
    This year all major R5 manufacturers except Peugeot have been involved in WRC2. The fact that Škoda is dominating doesn't mean others are not involved. We've had works cars of M-Sport (Camilli), Citroën (Lefebvre) and Hyundai (Huttunen) in WRC2. You can easily check their entrant name in the entry lists and see that it's manufacturers not privateers. Recently M-Sport had even three works cars in Wales under its own banner (Camilli, Edwards and Laffey).

    I think that FIA wants VW to get involved again on a manufacturer level. We'll see how that plays out but anyway it's not a fault of Škoda that it's been dominating. It's up to the others to up their game.
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    Rally Japan project comes back is not over for the future 2020 season ► http://bit.ly/2P22UpL

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    Forget the WRC2 the worst aspect is the 350km maximum of stage mileage. As a cost saving!!!
    Kris Meeke got fired -PSG so terrified they quit!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mintexmemory View Post
    Forget the WRC2 the worst aspect is the 350km maximum of stage mileage. As a cost saving!!!
    And they add another round...

    What kinda irks me is that we now have more than enough rallies to fill July but a whole month gap again, left by Poland, between Germany and Finland. That break is too long.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steve.mandzij View Post
    And they add another round...

    What kinda irks me is that we now have more than enough rallies to fill July but a whole month gap again, left by Poland, between Germany and Finland. That break is too long.
    Drivers need a summer break as well

    Quote Originally Posted by Mintexmemory View Post
    Forget the WRC2 the worst aspect is the 350km maximum of stage mileage. As a cost saving!!!
    with the current regulations it's hard to make a longer event. In this year's calendar, Monte is 388 km, Argentina and Portugal fractionally over 350 km. Not a problem to most rallies and Monte probably keeps on having its own rules

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
    That's exactly my point. If all the Tidemands and Rovanperäs of the world are competing in WRC2 Pro, what kind of following it leaves for the "regular" WRC2? I think it's a perfect example of a case of "if it ain't broken, don't fix it".
    Citroens, Hyundais and M-Sport? And anyone else who's joining in? I think WRC2 has been broken and this will fix it a bit. We will have a proper privateer title.

    This year's WRC2 Pro would look ATM like this

    1. Kopecky (125)
    2. Tidemand (111)
    3. Greensmith (70)
    4. Rovanperä (65)
    5. Huttunen (46)
    6. Veiby (45)
    7. Lefebvre (33)

    and the normal WRC2

    1. Pieniazek (56)
    2. Andolfi (50)
    3. Heller (41)
    4. Loubet (30)
    5. Katsuta (29)

    etc.

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