[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[litifeta]

Atko appears to be fairly low key about his Chinese drives - no mention on his online places.

Atko is apparently not well

[Doon]

http://www.maxrally.com/2014/10/08/t...s-coming-early shootout timing format can already be tested on the last day of rally gb 2014

Looks like an extra item to pack for Rally GB then.......a calculator.

[Mintexmemory]

Looks like an extra item to pack for Rally GB then.......a calculator.

Just a large placard saying 'Down with this sort of thing' I've still got my 'sick dogs' t-shirt from last year! Of course we must keep up the pressure on FIA and VW - if anyone hasn't e-mailed them yet please do so.

[dodge33cymru]

I'm sure they'll make it much easier next year, when they turn the final stage into a rallycross at Anglesey circuit.

[AndyRAC]

Just a large placard saying 'Down with this sort of thing' I've still got my 'sick dogs' t-shirt from last year! Of course we must keep up the pressure on FIA and VW - if anyone hasn't e-mailed them yet please do so.

Maybe pressure on the RallyGB organisers for even contemplating helping with this idea. Stop bending over for the FiA, or in this case the promoter and grow some backbone.

[Andre Oliveira]

Maybe one day appears one "IRC" organized to fans Simple and basic rally rules competing against this WRC.

[Rally Power]

According to Autosport.pt (Martin Holmes collaboration) next FIA WRC meeting will discuss new bonus point's scheme for 2016, but probably not the shootout.

Bonus would contemplate 7 first drivers in day 1 and 2 and 5 first drivers in day 3. Drivers under Rally 2 could get daily bonus points but only those making the whole rally get overall rally points. Day 3 only with 2 SS (same route done twice), last one in PS mode with TV coverage. RRC with 29mm restrictor.

Thank God, it's seems more a evolution than a "veritable revolution" (AS titles are always bombastic...)

http://autosport.pt/autentica-revolu...cussao=f127313

Aid to google translation: section= special stage; DA(?)= promotor

[N.O.T]

The worrying thing is that the people at the top think that what is wrong with rallying is stupid little things like the points system...

[Mirek]

One does wonder how they come to decisions like that. I would say that the most difficult thing to understand for general public is overcomplicated rules in rallying so why not to make them even more complicated? Sounds like a good idea, sure... Don't get me wrong. It's still much better than the shootout but a kick in the ass is also better than in the balls if You know what I mean.

Bonus points are better than superally but giving them for only two stages? What is power stage if there are bonus points for legs? Another bonus points or just a big name for TV stage or what?

Smaller restrictor for RRC cars is an obvious way to finally kill them for the good of R5. RRC... another brilliant idea which didn't work and which was adopted against the common sense.

[vino_93]

So it looks like ERC rules. I think a good way to do with Superrally. Crews out of classification, but can still take point : so they have to restart. FIA maintain his goal for organizer (all top crews starting), and sport logic is quite correct.

Even if the simple way would be than if you retire, you are out of classification ... but why do you want to do simple when you can do complicated ?