National Rally championships News

[RICARDO75]

This is now with your Federation. Perhaps reduce the number of miles on each rally. Make a difference, when a driver have to rent a top car

[janvanvurpa]

Many Austrian drivers (Aigner, Danzinger, Brugger, Saibel, Mayer and some others) stopped rallying too, so now there´s only Baumschlager on Top, Neubauer some margin behind, and then nothing for a long time. It´s like Bayern Munich oder Manchester United playing in local football league.
I think money and sponsor problems are even bigger in Austria than in other European countries.

Same everywhere....Here we have a couple of millionaires who never did anything at all and POOF! suddenly with ZERO previous experience they buy a couple of Subies--or rent really and a service contract of USD35,000 per weekend---and they are "Heroes"..
against guys worse than your or German regional events.....

The real shame is that a whole generation know nothing else but there out of the real world cars, so they can't imagine having fun rallying anything "less than latest spec'..

Maybe you guys should study what the Finns do---who are in the same boat with the modern cars-----
But have the possibly best rally competition series in the world in their "F-cup"
One recent event I look at in the F-cup Senior, in every stage 1 minute covered the whole field of 56-58 men..
1st thru last one minute difference...
Every stage, fighting for 1-2-3 seconds...

[Ucci]

I think money and sponsor problems are even bigger in Austria than in other European countries.

Speaking from my point of view as I'm living next to Austria and therefore following Austrian rally scene very close I must say that this season is a real disappointment (hope the things will improve over the year..). The economy in Austria is very strong, there was almost no recession, the state is prosperity....but less and less money in rallying. I don't get it...

[WUff1]

Austrian Federation OSK is very unflexible too and not open to new ideas to make rallying interesting again.

[Mirek]

Photos from Lavanttal by David Jeřábek: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/fotog...=1276&autor=57

[Ucci]

Austrian Federation OSK is very unflexible too and not open to new ideas to make rallying interesting again.

Can you share us which ideas were blocked from Austrian federation ? I'm afraid that the bottom of the problem is always money....you can bring as much ideas as you can imagine, but if nobody is willing to invest in rallying, than the situation is as it is.....

[WUff1]

Can you share us which ideas were blocked from Austrian federation ? I'm afraid that the bottom of the problem is always money....you can bring as much ideas as you can imagine, but if nobody is willing to invest in rallying, than the situation is as it is.....

Most critical point I´d say is OSK wanting to perfectly act like FIA 1:1, or even less couragous than FIA, without considering local characteristics .
Drivers and Fans want an historic championship (there are so many old rally cars in Austrian car ports not being used because of OSK reglements), R/N-GT class - and even WRC-cars like in czech championship this year.
OSK is acting arrogant it´s said and is not noticing that Austrian rally sport goes down more and more.
In fact there is a steady quarrel between OSK and drivers/teams.

[Wim_Impreza]

Rally Islas Canarias, after SS1:
1. Enrique Cruz (Porsche 997 GT3) 7'12"1
2. Luis Monzon (Mini Cooper WRC) +3"8
3. Armide Martin (Ferrari 360 Rally) +6"7
4. Didier Auriol/Denis Giraudet (Citroën C4 WRC) +8"0
4. Pedro Burgo (Porsche 997 GT3) +8"0
6. Miguel Fuster (Porsche 997 GT3) +8"5
7. Yeray Lemes (Porsche 997 GT3) +10"4
8. Sergio Vallejo (Porsche 997 GT3) +11"0
9. Ivan Ares (Porsche 997 GT3) +12"4
10. Alfonso Vieira (Skoda Fabia WRC) +13"4
11. Jonathan Suarez (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) +24"1
12. Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo (Citroën C4 WRC) +25"0
13. José Maria Ponce (BMW M3 E30)+25"0

[PLuto]

Most critical point I´d say is OSK wanting to perfectly act like FIA 1:1, or even less couragous than FIA, without considering local characteristics .
Drivers and Fans want an historic championship (there are so many old rally cars in Austrian car ports not being used because of OSK reglements), R/N-GT class - and even WRC-cars like in czech championship this year.
OSK is acting arrogant it´s said and is not noticing that Austrian rally sport goes down more and more.
In fact there is a steady quarrel between OSK and drivers/teams.

I dont think this is mistake from ASN. For example allowing WRC-cars in Czech is really bad decision, from my point of view...

[Ucci]

Just one stage until the checkered flag at Rally Islas Canarias ''El Corte Ingles'', in the lead Miguel Fuster with 911 GT3 Cup, second Armide Martin with Ferrari 360 rally.....as it was a circuit race.....Two prominent guests at this rally : Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen, both with C4 WRC. Sadly, Auriol retaired while in the lead, but Kankkunen is no friend to tarmac and is behind both GT-R cars.....
I hope to will get some photos, this must be a ferocious scenery with GT-R cars on this island.....