Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Francis44]

Don't be disappointed. Portuguese people always talk the last years that there will be (a lot of) famous foreign drivers at this rally and when you see the start list, there aren't (that much) foreign drivers in this rally.

That's the case with organizers from the Islands. In the main lands you wont hear that from them.

[PLuto]

Problem for island events is big costs for foreign teams. And not only money costs, but also time costs...

[Andre Oliveira]

Bruno Magalhães

[Andre Oliveira]

Bernardo Sousa

[Francis44]

Problem for island events is big costs for foreign teams. And not only money costs, but also time costs...

Everyone knows this already, the problem exists for years. In the particular case of Madeira the problem had a pretty easy solution but politics and interests took the best of it.

[Mirek]

Everyone knows this already, the problem exists for years. In the particular case of Madeira the problem had a pretty easy solution but politics and interests took the best of it.

Do You mean moving the island closer to Europe? You can not solve the issue of huge time which is needed for these events - a time when the car is not available for the team particularly.

[Francis44]

Do You mean moving the island closer to Europe? You can not solve the issue of huge time which is needed for these events - a time when the car is not available for the team particularly.

No, back when the ferry was available the cars would only spend one week on the Island including transport times from and to the mainland. And correct me if Im wrong but that would make the time needed for the trip the same as any team going to the Algarve for Rally Portugal.

[PLuto]

Easy calculations - for us it is 3500 kms from Czech to the port in Portugal, which means 3 days for one trip. Ferry is usually going one and half week before the rally and leaving immediatelly after rally, but then going few days back. In total, it is almost three weeks out of home for mechanics and cars...

[Francis44]

Easy calculations - for us it is 3500 kms from Czech to the port in Portugal, which means 3 days for one trip. Ferry is usually going one and half week before the rally and leaving immediatelly after rally, but then going few days back. In total, it is almost three weeks out of home for mechanics and cars...

That's alot for sure. However the introduction of a ferry departing SundaY morning the week of the rally would make for much less days wasted on trip.

[PLuto]

That's alot for sure. However the introduction of a ferry departing SundaY morning the week of the rally would make for much less days wasted on trip.

It is not easy as you must have reserve for bad weather. It is not unusual that ferry is finishing the trip later than expected...