[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[tc10a]

Why are we acting as Sweden is already gone? It's just a statement in an interview that is likely been said just to get some easy public money

Yes, as I said before it's the same story since years around the Event, should not be taken to serious.

[EightGear]

It will be very interesting to see what Toyota will do regarding their drivers indeed. Maybe they can have a shot at Neuville, if not they could possibly end up with a bit of a second-range number 1 driver like Sordo or Ostberg.

Which in their first year back wouldn't really that big of a problem, I guess.

[pantealex]

Studded tyres are still not allowed in Canada right? So that means they would have to change the law to have an WRC event there...g

I believe studded tyres are not allowed at France also and we have Monte...
So no problem!

[SubaruNorway]

I believe studded tyres are not allowed at France also and we have Monte...
So no problem!

Then why don't they use them in rallying? And we don't have proper studs in MC anymore, not much use i guess since it's not as much snow as before, even though it looks ridicules when you could go faster in your Suzuki Swift 4wd than a 500.000 euro WRC on the few km of snow.

[DonJippo]

That much snow isen't really a good thing since you can't see shit, not really a stage worthy of being in a the WRC if they are all more or less like that.

So suddenly it's a bad thing to have a lot of snow in a winter rally? I am sorry I don't get it.

[Grundo Farb]

And what they don't have: tradition, passion for the sport and the unique atmosphere like in Swedens and Norways forests.
Could never be a serious replacement.

And that's what people said about Australia replacing New Zealand....

[SubaruNorway]

So suddenly it's a bad thing to have a lot of snow in a winter rally? I am sorry I don't get it.

From a video making point of view at least, like in that one Clip the car completely disapears behind a snowbank.
And it makes every corner blind so not so enjoable to drive i would believe.

[Franky]

Snow walls instead of snow banks wouldn't be much fun, I'd imagine. Like driving in a never ending open tunnel.

[Martins Tolks]

It's easier to shape and clear the snow than make snow in positive temperatures. These japanese stages looks nice, but I wonder, what's under the snow. If it's tarmac then proper studded racing tires are out of question. If gravel, then I see no problem and there should be a different kind of spectacle than in video, because of much higher speeds. Lapland rally is not much different in terms of snow amound and noone is moaning about tunnels or stuff.

[Rallyper]

Hey, guys. Why dont we swop Finland for Indonesia or South Africa or whatever. Huh?