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Thread: Future format of WRC events?
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31st May 2022, 16:57 #21
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31st May 2022, 17:31 #22
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Most other world championships would be cancelled if only 10 contestants would come.
And who are the ones at the top that are happy? Top of FIA, top of manufacturers or other tops?
The 2 things I would changed in the description are:
1. change distance to; from min 300km to max 500 km.
2. overlap btw stages of at least 25 cars, instead of 15. We need time to see top 5-10 drivers in WRC2 in all live.
Maybe some adjustment in how often they should have service, after talking with the teams and privateers.
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31st May 2022, 17:51 #23
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31st May 2022, 19:37 #24
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10-15 is about perfect for the entertainment package that Rally1 is, not overall. Double the Rally1s loosely doubles the live TV shows length, which I guess is their biggest earner, and the WRC+ output. There's no demand for it! Inclusion of WRC2 anywhere in live coverage is for Promoter's convenience only, they haven't paid the fees to earn the coverage, it's also too many entrants for the same reasons. The 300-350km rule is a joke anyway when 5/9 events this season haven't met it.
FIA/Promoter are the happy guys at the top. They make money off the entrants and the rallies, then sell these to alllive viewers and broadcasters, then they sell the viewers to their sponsors, and sell the entrants to their commercial partners (tyres, fuel). They tell the entrants when to turn up to face the media, fine them when they don't toe the line, ban them from having sponsors that clash with theirs. Forced hybrid, the FIA/Promoter's fight for their own financial/commercial purpose - maybe Ford cared but of the manufacturers that actually bothered to enter, Toyota don't and now we prove Hyundai don't.
Originally Posted by WRC Promoter GmbH About Us
I agree with AndyRAC, it could and should be so much better. Whilst it's OK to dream what we want to see, it's pointless if we can't also be realistic. Promoter is pushing Rally1 down the spec cup road. No sign yet that this isn't working for them or that they see trouble ahead.
For me, I see identity problems with FIAs own rules that say 4 manufacturers are needed to justify a World Championship. Rally1's are single-build competition cars, without a demonstrable production requirement, yet they have to be built by a production manufacturer for a manufacturers championship. Rally2-5s have to be series produced yet there's no manufacturers championship nor manufacturers entering. Absolute joke. FIA Sporting and Rally departments need to sit down and decide WTF it is and be real with us.
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31st May 2022, 19:57 #25
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8th June 2022, 12:59 #26
This is really getting out of hands! Has anyone written to some admins or moderators?
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8th June 2022, 16:21 #27
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This topic was very interesting!
I still think that there is "something" in the format used in (saturday's) Extreme-E, in that Sprint Rally Sweden Lockdown and in the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill championship. I know mountain bikes are NOT rally.. I know Extreme-E with pointless electric suvsISH are boring (plus their focus is on the "rallycross format" from sunday) but "the format" is interesting to the viewer IMO. I got hooked on the MTB DH in just one event on red bull tv haha watching it because I was bored haha
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8th June 2022, 17:01 #28
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EWS is closer to rallying than DH MTB; first stage on the Saturday evening is the Pro stage, which hands out extra points, followed by another 5 stages on Sunday, including extra points on the 'Queen' stage.
Anyway, the WRC formats aren't changing; it's what they've built the whole thing on. (Whether that's right or wrong is another matter).
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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9th June 2022, 16:51 #29
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Can I poll: how many people follow Extreme-E?
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10th June 2022, 01:52 #30
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Scenery is nice, but Rally2's on these type of roads aren't that interesting to watch at least
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