[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[Rallyper]

What a bunch of pansies commenting it'll be a tough stage, or its too long... it's RALLY!!!

Yes, but WRC. Not Paris - Dakar.

[Mirek]

What a bunch of pansies commenting it'll be a tough stage, or its too long... it's RALLY!!!

Yes, exactly. 1/4 of the rally length shall NEVER be just one stage. This year's fail of Tour de Corse was not enough so we make the stages even twice longer? Now let's see what happens when such stage must be canceled or we pray to God that nothing like that ever happens. Sounds like a good plan, doesn't it?

[MrJan]

Guanajuato stage in Mexico will be in 2016 80 KM's long

Finally some stage length to challenge the drivers and cars...now they just need to make the whole rally longer too.

[tommeke_B]

It reminds me of the 60km long stage in Sardinia last year. Coming from the stage before that one, we arrived half an hour after the stage started. We were still in time (short before the finish) even to see the 0-car. After some 15 cars the stage was cancelled because of Al-Rahji's crash. On longer stages the chance of cancellation is many times higher, for safety reasons (public), for crashes (car blocking the road or crew needing help) etc. Also regarding fair-play these long stages don't do any good, there's a much higher chance of drivers being blocked by the cars (or dust from cars) in front of them... For both competitors and spectators I think having more shorter stages is more fun and safer.

I'd prefer to see the comeback of really long days (like saturday on Sardinia this year) rather than the comeback of really long stages...

[eestlane]

Stupidity at it's best.

[stefanvv]

Any bets who's gonna win that stage?
So teams will travel several thousand on kms for a risk to miss 1/4 of the rally if the stage is cancelled. Good job.

[EstWRC]

I'm not gonna bet who's gonna win the stage but I bet that Tänak with his Dmacks will be finishing on rims

[Andre Oliveira]

Ogier with tyre change at 40km, can easly win

[Francis44]

Just as easily you can have a whole afternoon of 3 stages canceled for exactly the same reasons, so please come up with better arguments.

I understand that for spectators it might be frustrating to only see one pass but also for organizers it might be easier to focus all volunteers/police on one piece of road. Also, it adds to the challenge.

[AL14]

Just as easily you can have a hole afternoon of 3 stages canceled for exactly the same reasons, so please come up with better arguments.

I understand that for spectators it might be frustrating to only see one pass but also for organizers it might be easier to focus all volunteers/police on one piece of road. Also, it adds to the challenge.

No, it is more common that one stage is canceled than three of them. If a car block the road it blocks it for that stage not for the others. As for the challenge, I think that a so long stage will kill it because gaps will be huge at the end of it.
When do they do it? Day1 or 2? Hope not day1.