[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[Livewireshock]

Long haul events have to be gravel events. Gravel spec cars, spares and equipment are loaded up for Rally Mexico, then travel to Argentina before arriving at Rally Australia this year. The cost of transport tarmac spec cars for a single event is out of reach for competitors. So it does not make any sense to be looking at Beijing as a Chinese based round. Yet the WRC Promoter and Car companies refuse to see past the major eastern Chinese cities. Any Chinese competitor or western onlooker like myself will tell you that Zhangye is the choice event for the WRC within China that is ready to go. Any other event would have to be built up from the ground up, as no other event exists that will correlate with the WRC wishes.

[Jack4688`]

I read that article - and I just shake my head. "We/ the Championship doesn't want another Tarmac event" Er, why? The WRC should be an even split between gravel and tar. Or am I missing something? They talk about 'road relevance', yet don't want the surface that the majority of road cars run on.

That Ciesla bloke needs firing, he has no idea about the WRC, and I'm not sure RedBull do either.

Remember when David Richards was in charge of the WRC? As far as I remember when Rallye sanremo was dropped it was because 'the WRC had too many tarmac events'. That was 5 (if you include Rallye Monte Carlo) out of 14! Madness

[Jack4688`]

About FAW team : FIA authorize local homologated car to take part to WRC events. So, according this rule, the Golf SCRC developped by Prodrive for FAW could be part of this potential event, couldn't it ?

Can you clarify this? As it has a 2.0ltr engine I don't understand how it would run as part of a WRC event...

[vino_93]

There is this new rule :
4.4 NATIONAL/REGIONAL CARS (NOT VALID IN EUROPE)
4.4.1 Cars homologated or approved by the ASN of the organising country will be permitted to take part in WRC events outside Europe, without eligibility to score Championship points.
4.4.2 Prior to the rally, the organiser will propose to the FIA a list of cars for approval.
4.4.3 Drivers entered in the national class shall always use a different entry form.

http://www.fia.com/sites/default/fil...ions_all_2.pdf

[Barreis]

Corsica...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117891

[AL14]

Corsica...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117891

Yes, I read somewhere else that Michelin and Pirelli also complained about their proposal and have asked for keeping the route like this but splitting each stage into two stages.
Not a reliable source btw.

To be honest, it would be great but I would like to go there and I won't go if I can see only a pass per day. Let's see.

[AndyRAC]

Leave it as it's proposed. It's different - and a challenge from the start. More events should try something different. It's what the sport of rallying is all about.

[PLuto]

Yes, I read somewhere else that Michelin and Pirelli also complained about their proposal and have asked for keeping the route like this but splitting each stage into two stages.
Not a reliable source btw.

To be honest, it would be great but I would like to go there and I won't go if I can see only a pass per day. Let's see.

But this time it is true. But with one "minor" change - it is nor proposal from corsican organisers, but it is idea of FFSA. Also corsican people from organisation are against this stupid idea.

[AL14]

Leave it as it's proposed. It's different - and a challenge from the start. More events should try something different. It's what the sport of rallying is all about.

The meaning of rally are also people in the stages. This would kill it. Who's gonna book a trip to see cars once and then go back home? I'd like more different rallys and big challenges too but I think this is not a right way to differentiate.

[A FONDO]

How many people go to see the bicycles once a day? Much more than the rally. So you are wrong.