[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[denkimi]

Some news from a sardinian newspapaper:

1) The alternative location in the mainland is not ready yet and require another year. The Promoter do not want to wait and maybe Sardinia can host the rally one more year. Or in alternative Italy will lose the slot for just one year, or lose it forever.

2)Main candidates to take italian slot should be Canada and Japan

3) Also Poland is going to lose the slot because of safety reasons and less money from Lotos.

4) There is a possibility that events can be shortened in future, with shakedown on friday morning and the start of the rally in the afternoon to cut costs.

if they do shakedown on friday they will not have time to repair the car if anything goes wrong, so i doubt they'll do that.

[Hartusvuori]

if they do shakedown on friday they will not have time to repair the car if anything goes wrong, so i doubt they'll do that.

There has been cases of early morning shakedown and the event starting properly in the afternoon, at least Finland 2011. But in general I'm opposed to the idea of shortening the events. It'd be better if all events had 2-4 proper stages on Thursday afternoons/evenings after shakedown in the morning.

[Franky]

With that shortening there would be like 1,75 days of rallying.

[AL14]

I think it would be stupid to think about cost cutting with so many nation willing to host wrc rallys with the actual format. Cost cutting should be an affair of national and village events.

[N.O.T]

village events.

I have the copyright for that word kid, you have to pay.

[tc10a]

4) There is a possibility that events can be shortened in future, with shakedown on friday morning and the start of the rally in the afternoon to cut costs.

Rally Acropolis 2013 had this kind of itinerary and it worked very well.
http://www.ewrc-results.com/harmonog...lis-Rally-2013

[N.O.T]

Finland also had a 2 days format a few years back.

[itix]

I have the copyright for that word kid, you have to pay.

Recently you have monopoly on the word "kid", that's for sure... seems to be all the rage this autumn.

[danon]

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[N.O.T]

Recently you have monopoly on the word "kid", that's for sure... seems to be all the rage this autumn.

No, i just think it adds more credit to what i say.

Its like the wise old master gives advice to younger lesser people... got it kid ?