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    Quote Originally Posted by 240RS View Post
    Interesting entry listed at 30: Didier Auriol/Denis Giraudet
    Yes indeed .. And my countryman Fumal with the Alpine RGT there aswell, quite surprising.

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    Is it only me that lacks the hype and interest for this rally? IMO stages are nothing more than mediocre, although very challenging for the co-drivers with the ammount of turns.
    Very very few or if any fans could be seen following the rally except for the big fan zones and tv screens - seems quite ''dead'' if that is the right word.
    I get that Japan is the home of the strongest manufacture team there is and is a huge market for the promoter, but other than that and if I'm not mistaken since the comeback of rally japan in the last 2 years there were serious security breaches with civil car almost crashing with someone and then the zero car accident (if any of those happened somewhere else I doubt that the event would be on the calendar again).

    However let's see what this year brings

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    Quote Originally Posted by philippebugalski View Post
    Is it only me that lacks the hype and interest for this rally? IMO stages are nothing more than mediocre, although very challenging for the co-drivers with the ammount of turns.
    Very very few or if any fans could be seen following the rally except for the big fan zones and tv screens - seems quite ''dead'' if that is the right word.
    I get that Japan is the home of the strongest manufacture team there is and is a huge market for the promoter, but other than that and if I'm not mistaken since the comeback of rally japan in the last 2 years there were serious security breaches with civil car almost crashing with someone and then the zero car accident (if any of those happened somewhere else I doubt that the event would be on the calendar again).

    However let's see what this year brings
    That's more or less the fact that the event is held as the last round, also champion was always decided before tthat round, so nothing to gain there and the sport still being European-centric in popularity, no one bother to come so far away to see nothing special. This year will be different, since 3 championships will be decided there. About next year, maybe we can also assume it will be better, since Saudi is the last round, but I think that the last round should be somewhere in Europe, so the chanches of better visibility would increase, and I think Saudi will never do that, no matter the money.

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    I agree that the last round should ideally be in europe, bit I for one found it nice to watch a rally on friday/saturday evening/night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by philippebugalski View Post
    Is it only me that lacks the hype and interest for this rally? IMO stages are nothing more than mediocre, although very challenging for the co-drivers with the ammount of turns.
    I especially like the stages, they're tight and twisty and hilly and have consequences for going off. They demand precision. They remind me of Corsica, which I miss.

    But, it's a matter of taste and all that.

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    Ahhh,Corsica...miss it too.

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    http://www.rallymadness.prv.pl - rally photos and movies!

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    With Neuville "massively risk averse" Hyundai needs Mikkelsen to step up...

    https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyund...p-up-in-japan/

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    Who is the most pressure on, Hyundai or Toyota ? Not us says Latvala...

    https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...t-us-in-japan/

    "The key thing for Toyota is it’s completely in control of its own destiny. It trails Hyundai by 15 pts, but if it claims maximum points across the weekend it will outscore Hyundai by at least 17 pts."

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    The weather forecast looks dry this time.

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