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Thread: WRC future
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16th December 2020, 21:53 #1111
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+1 you make a story with history. Even the greedy promoters of F1 understand that you must keep the iconic events that relate to the past,and which can get average Joe's interest if properly marketed. Then you can wrap around new events, new ideas to cash in.
In our WRC world, this means MonteCarlo, Sweden, 1000 Lakes (and the name is important, not just dull "rally finland"), safari (even if very different), maybe Acropolis, RAC ...and then all the "old regulars" and new events, eventually rotating.
And please each with its own character : "extended" framework for some and short sprints for others - endurance on some, sheer speed on others, etc ... Rallying is about diversity, drivers able to compete everywhere, in every season, just like what people encounter in their driving life. Not the boring, always the same, 3-days, 2x3 stages, 9 to noon, 2 to 4 framework.
This would create a story that maybe PR guys would love to tell.
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16th December 2020, 22:11 #1112
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16th December 2020, 22:42 #1113
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Good luck with pushing for a car which will not finish a single WRC event without mechanical problems.
For reliable car with larger restrictor you need also stronger gearbox, clutch, differentials, driveshafts, propshaft and possibly also rear axle release clutch. New driveshafts may require new wheelhubs and uprights and... your engine may likely need redesign as well because it's not optimized for higher power and torque.Last edited by Mirek; 16th December 2020 at 22:57.
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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16th December 2020, 23:04 #1114
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... And we're back with 500k+ cars with no electricity/hybrid but with less aero than we have no. Would that mean more manufacturers? well no.
Also WRC car is a lot safer than R5, add that to the cost and we're back with WRC budget.
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23rd December 2020, 06:59 #1115
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They say that these current cars are too expensive for privateers to run, but still we had a pretty high amount of private WRC2017 entries this year.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...78UmzP/pubhtml
The number by year
2017 - 13
2018 - 4
2019 - 10
2020 - 13
and 2020 had only 7 rallies, others had 13.
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23rd December 2020, 12:30 #1116
Gus privateer?
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23rd December 2020, 13:22 #1117
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11th January 2021, 18:24 #1118
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Interesting podcast:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/podca...n-future-hold/
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12th January 2021, 11:03 #1119
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12th January 2021, 20:07 #1120
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The debate was started in the 'Rally Bar' thread but it makes sense to bring it here: Should private tuners be allowed to homologate WRC cars in the future, once WRC cars will stop being based in production models? Wouldn't privately funded WRC cars help to boost the series, always short of manus teams? Is there any valid reason to keep the WRC as a manus monopoly, unlike most of the top motorsport series?
When everybody is talking about the need to evolve the sport, it's extraordinary how private tuners potential role in Rally keeps being forgotten.Rally addict since 1982
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