[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[Rally Power]

I would prefer a WRC round in the North neighbor. With the Dear Leader around, for sure there would be lots of spectators...https://youtu.be/gLVciTOtwN0

[stefanvv]

I consider Wales Rally GB as a home event for Ford/M-Sport.

ok, but I wonder as last year Hyundai won their "home" event in Germany, now all of a sudden their home is South Korea?!? At least that was my impression last year....

[AL14]

I would prefer a WRC round in the North neighbor. With the Dear Leader around, for sure there would be lots of spectators...https://youtu.be/gLVciTOtwN0

They could always organize some stage in the border like Sweden and Norway. That would be exciting indeed.

[Mirek]

ok, but I wonder as last year Hyundai won their "home" event in Germany, now all of a sudden their home is South Korea?!? At least that was my impression last year....

Calling Rally Deutschland a home rally for Hyundai is pure marketing. Yes, the motorsport department is located there but it's clear for everybody that Korea is a home of Korean brand. Don't You agree? You know I live in a country where we have a big Hyundai factory and an extremely aggressive marketing department of Hyundai Czech. One of their base tools is to repeat and repeat that Hyundai is a Czech car. Take it as You will.

[Zeakiwi]

Which is the best Czech Rally for WRC?
Hyundai/ South Korea should go for an Asian World RX round - should Hyundai ever get better at RX. Leave the Asian WRC round for China/ Japan rotation.(when / if Toyota returns)

[Rallyper]

So, using your logic. Football would be played only in England by now, basket would be blasphemy outside USA. No way to play rugby outside anglosaxon countries...

You´re absolutely right about that. But a country playing football, let´s say only on gravel instead of proper grass and having 1/10 of playing field, wouldn´t get World Soccer Cup by no chance.

[stefanvv]

Calling Rally Deutschland a home rally for Hyundai is pure marketing. Yes, the motorsport department is located there but it's clear for everybody that Korea is a home of Korean brand. Don't You agree?

Yes it should be marketing. After all that is all what is about. Anyway I don't see much of it lately with their WRC campaign with seems no development of their cars. Perhaps 16' will be different anyway....

we have a big Hyundai factory and an extremely aggressive marketing department of Hyundai Czech. One of their base tools is to repeat and repeat that Hyundai is a Czech car. Take it as You will.

No I didn't know that, very strange as I've always knew in Czech there is only 1 car maker - Skoda. I wonder how the Koreans manage to break this marketing movement.....

[stefanvv]

So, using your logic. Football would be played only in England by now, basket would be blasphemy outside USA. No way to play rugby outside anglosaxon countries...

Some historic sources may argue that origin of football is Gaul. Don't ask me about the ball they have used.....

[Mirek]

No I didn't know that, very strange as I've always knew in Czech there is only 1 car maker - Skoda. I wonder how the Koreans manage to break this marketing movement.....

Actually we have here more car factories. There are two factories of Škoda, one of TPCA (Toyota-Peugeot-Citroën) and one of Hyundai. Why I said that is the way Hyundai marketing works. They are really extremely aggressive. Their campaign goes directly against Škoda here. They are laughing about Škoda in their commercials, in media interview their leadership says that Škoda is competition for Dacia not Hyundai (while in the same time half of their commercials speaks about "the jealous neighbour from Mladá Boleslav"). I personally find the way they do that as pathetic. On the other hand maybe we will have a works Hyundai R5 in our championship when it's ready. Who knows if they have balls to do that

[AL14]

You´re absolutely right about that. But a country playing football, let´s say only on gravel instead of proper grass and having 1/10 of playing field, wouldn´t get World Soccer Cup by no chance.

Ironically South Corea had a football situation not far from your description but they did host a World Soccer Championship back in 2002.