Quote Originally Posted by AndyRAC View Post
I've thought for a while that going down the 'F1 route' of giving events to the highest payers was a recipe for disaster. The promoter should be picking the best events, and helping those who need to get sponsorship. Having the best, most popular, most iconic events is better for 'selling the WRC' than events that can afford the hosting fee.
Amen. Lets hope FIA principals understands that. 2017 WRC regs can help WRC renewal, but without a balanced calendar they'll have a limited effect. As many of you said, there's place to put compact and long rallies together in WRC, creating more diverse and challenging routes.

Having a sort of Gran Slam with 4 long (up to 500 ss kms) iconic rallies - Monte Carlo, GB (reviving RAC's route), Germany (the modern tarmac classic) and an oversea event (New Zealand or Argentina) combined with 8 to 10 shorter rallies (up to 300 ss kms), half in Europe, half around the World, could be a solution.

And the idea (from Simm?) to put a junior guy in a mandatory 3rd car it's great and easily feasible.

We just need WRC stockholders to be as passionate as rally forum members