2020 ERC News and Rumors

[Rally Power]

Could be ERT Iberian instead?

Nope, it’s really the ERC and apparently it’s only missing the FIA approval.

According to the official PR, Fafe and some neighbours districts, alongside our ASN (FPAK) and the organizer club (Demoporto), is reaching a 3 years deal with Europort Events to run an ERC event. This year the event will be based on the less known tarmac rally called ‘Montelongo’, but from the next year it’ll use the gravel ‘Serras de Fafe’ rally, usually the first round of the Portuguese championship (CPR). https://www.fpak.pt/comunicacao/noti...nho-do-europeu

Btw, the talks between Fafe and Europsort begun in late 2018, when Azores Rally financial issues become public; as the azorian event was saved, Fafe turned to another European series, the FIA Historic Sporting Rallys, supposedly running this year Rali de Montelongo as a candidate event.

Yesterday announcement was an exciting surprise and it’s not hard to imagine that this year event, being a provisional solution, was a last minute idea to help filling up the ERC calendar on an inexpensive way, as the cars will be shipped from Porto (60kms from Fafe) to Azores, returning a few days later in time for Montelongo.

Besides the official confirmation, I’m also hoping to hear that Rali Vidreiro (a CPR event scheduled one week after Montelongo) will be delayed, in order to give top national crews the chance to compete in a proper way at Fafe, alongside the ERC stars. Fingers crossed!