Rally Wrc France-Alsace 2014

[dodge33cymru]

Great pics Andre, thanks for posting.

[tommeke_B]

It´s OT I know but Mirek - really? All dudes on this forum talks about complete drivers and you just sack snow and ice? Come on. And I didnt mention it because it´s obvious PT is of course documented good driver on both gravel and tarmac as well... Abbring fast in France and really a good competitor to all other youngsters, but it´s so much talk about French, Dutch, Belgish and German drivers without talking about PT and what he´s gonna do next year.

It's 'Belgian', from Belgian side there are no future WRC stars in my opinion, in my opinion, in the last few years there was only one guy well on the way. But somehow his career got ruined. What German drivers are we talking about? Everybody knows that Wiegand doesn't has what it takes... Talking about French drivers is absolutely justified. There are so many talented drivers there, and French federation + French car manufacturers have an eye on finding the right guys.

About Abbring, all talking is normal. He's driving since 2007 (started in some Dutch Colt-cup), and since 2009 you could really say he had more talent than the ones he was competing against. This year he is proving to be a different league than all the others in ERC, if you follow ERC even just a little bit, you know this. It's not coincidence that people are talking so much about him. He has been given a chance at VW Motorsport (without success), but he has been given opportunities with other teams (Hyundai, Citroën) as well. I'm sure he will be in a factory seat next year, only not sure where...

Tidemand is a great driver with lots of potential, he's probably capable of doing more than what current Ford/Citroën drivers (except Meeke) have been doing this year. But the question I'm asking myself... Why is he joining this rallycross-circus? Wouldn't a factory team give chances only to someone who focuses only on what really matters?

[arko5]

We have few days after rally, and there are so few pictures from rally. Very strange situation. There were no photographers?

[Rallyper]

Tidemand is a great driver with lots of potential, he's probably capable of doing more than what current Ford/Citroën drivers (except Meeke) have been doing this year. But the question I'm asking myself... Why is he joining this rallycross-circus? Wouldn't a factory team give chances only to someone who focuses only on what really matters?

I can only speculate - he needs to be seen in swedish media, just to raise money for rallying. RX is his opportunity to get to be known outside the small world of rallying I guess. Beside he gets driving experience in a way and maybe get to know important people, future business partners... But agree, he should be in rallying as much as he can, but money is the main factor doing that.

[MartijnS]

We have few days after rally, and there are so few pictures from rally. Very strange situation. There were no photographers?

They were there, but I read and heard that even the media had one of the most difficult rallies to work on for years

[A FONDO]

We have few days after rally, and there are so few pictures from rally. Very strange situation. There were no photographers?

Forget the photos, I'm wondering how the 10+ minutes long amateur clips have disappeared. For me they were the spirit of european events but now we seem to have lost that too. Today a sport without multimedia is doomed.

[tommeke_B]

Rallye de France-Alsace is the most spectator-unfriendly event of WRC and ERC combined. The first 2 years (2010 and 2011) it was quite ok in my opinion, but spectators were behaving extremely dangerous (it's a miracle no big accidents took place). After that the organisation had to do something, but it's too radical. Same could be seen with Rallye Deutschland this year, they couldn't let it continue as it did, but they are too radical on the other side now. Of course it's not easy to find the compromise for being not too dangerous and still enjoyable for the numerous spectators.

[EightGear]

Forget the photos, I'm wondering how the 10+ minutes long amateur clips have disappeared. For me they were the spirit of european events but now we seem to have lost that too. Today a sport without multimedia is doomed.

They still exist, just not here in this forum.

[noel157]

I can only speculate - he needs to be seen in swedish media, just to raise money for rallying. RX is his opportunity to get to be known outside the small world of rallying I guess. Beside he gets driving experience in a way and maybe get to know important people, future business partners... But agree, he should be in rallying as much as he can, but money is the main factor doing that.

Isn't RX a smaller world than rallying?

[Rallyper]

Isn't RX a smaller world than rallying?

Not necessarely in Sweden, I think. However Swedish Television SVT covers WRC, but RX could give him the extra boost. Or he just had the opportunity from Mattias Ekström and gave it a go!