[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[EstWRC]

yeah thats the most surprising one...i would understand if FIA had chosen it but it is chosen by fans.

Latvala and Ogier missing...hmmm wonder where they are

[focus206]

WRC promoter future aim: to get a 16 event calendar, 8 in Europe + 8 outside Europe. http://motor.as.com/motor/2016/11/21...59_085955.html

Stupid, absolutely stupid.

[Zeakiwi]

Bertelli best livery... seriously?

The fans probably interpreted the category as 'Best livery (in a rally crash)' for the Rally Finland incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBGdYey_6AE

[Franky]

Earlier this year there were rumours about Canada and Japan I believe, maybe there is some truth in it after all.

I think John (Janvanvurpa) has pointed out several times that North America is quite hopeless, when it comes to rallies on the world level (roads, organising, etc). But I may remember incorrectly as it's been quite some time since someone said North America could host a WRC event.

[N.O.T]

They need to clarify what they mean by fans because if they consider fans people that use WRC.com and WRC+ platform to get their WRC fix then they should just call them "bottom feeding plebs with no standards"

and by the looks of that list this is what they are.

[AndyRAC]

Ciesla talking to AS: 2017 calendar will keep 2016 rallys. Turkey will not be taken for security reasons and China is only an option for 2018. WRC promoter future aim: to get a 16 event calendar, 8 in Europe + 8 outside Europe. http://motor.as.com/motor/2016/11/21...59_085955.html

Oh dear. They're repeating all the mistakes ISC/ NorthOne made. 16 events is far too many, for a sport that is 'niche'. This isn't F1 which can afford to go everywhere. 10-12 properly promoted 'events' that make a noise when visiting each country; instead of the bland identikit events we currently get.

[Co-driven]

What would the new non-European rounds be? This year we were supposed to have 4. So based on that there would be Argentina, Australia, China and Mexico. So, if Argentina fixes the safety issues and China gets its act together, then what would the other 4 be? New Zealand, sth in Middle East, Safari and ...?

The organizer of RallyMobil (Chile´s National Championship) said that he was in Wales during Wales Rally GB talking the WRC promoters and that in a few years there will be a round of the WRC in Chile.

If I am not mistaken, the date was 2018.

Also, this same guy (Felipe Horta), was in Argentina during the WRC event talking about a WRC event in Chile.

Maybe that´s one of the non-European events planned...

[Mirek]

you can find rest of the winners here http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/novem...3--12-12-.html

I don't get what are such awards good for.

[Rallyper]

A small tip for you guys needing hostage for Rally Sweden 2017. Just take a look at RS topic.

[N.O.T]

I don't get what are such awards good for.

nothing.... they are bringing the MTV culture into the sport, the "everyone gets ice cream either they win or not" mentality.

They even gave an award for best livery in a video game to a person who does not belong in the sport.

The promoter with the blessing of the FIA is turning the most historic motorsport in the world into a plebian circus of nobodies, and i cannot blame them when you have "fans" that pay money to get WRC+ and they are ok with the current promotion of WRC, ok with the on board cameras, ok with the useless pro photographers who take pictures of lakes and flowers, ok with the spectators that take videos of hairpins, ok with those videos that chinless vagabond dog going around trash cans, ok with having to pay stupid ticket prices to put you into those hairpins, ok with people who consider bogey times a solution, and countless other things.

Its the new era ladies, you are not allowed to critisise anything because you might burst the pink bubble of political correctness.