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Thread: 2022 WRC News & Rumours
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22nd July 2022, 20:01 #891
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2016 rally wins (note 2 day cleaning for championship leaders):
Ogier 6 (1st on the road whole year)
Mikkelsen 2 ( 2nd almost whole year)
Meeke 2 (one of last cars om both)
JML, Neuville, Paddon 1
You sure it wasn't unluckiest puncture in the whole universe?
Does Mikkelsens snowbank excursion on last stage of Sweden 2015 while leading count as unluckiest in all universes then?
Mikkelsens driveshaft failure (mechanic-induced) while leading Turkey 2018 by 40s is out of this world definitely.
..or more like, it's rally, shit happens.
Lappi beat him in one rally, single, uno, 1, ein...
This year a fast snow rally like that one has been his so far only decent result.
Impossible to conclude how either of them would do on any different rally based on single result. With regards to the car, note that Lappi also struggled with the dominating 2018 Toyota.
Mikkelsen has highly positive score in Rally2 vs Sordo, Breen, Suninen, Fourmaux and Solberg from the last few years. But yes since mid last year he no longer tries to dominate but instead just controls a win.
Ogier has won his 5 last titles "by experience", rather than by dominating, or maybe he won them cause he didn't try to dominate.Last edited by mknight; 22nd July 2022 at 20:36.
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22nd July 2022, 20:13 #892
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In an article about rally Estonia, Aava comments drop in spectator numbers.
One of his explanations based on some poll is that most people (60% -out of what?) said they will watch online.
For online watchers sound means close to zero. (since the volume of all cars is tuned to same level and hidden under commentary and/or co-driver).
Sound is right now the only big difference between petrol/hybrid and full EV, and it's not something that is impossible to change.
Hence I am extremely sceptical of your 90% claim.
But I do agree that going more "hobby"/non-manu teams could also be a different way.
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22nd July 2022, 20:32 #893
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22nd July 2022, 22:14 #894
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23rd July 2022, 09:55 #895
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Rally Estonia has got quite expensive to spectate as well. And if you want massive crowds, you need to be also aware of price sensitivity.
Never stop dreaming because one day it might happen.
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23rd July 2022, 19:09 #896
In a Betsafe podcast Aava admitted himself that the price is a bit too expensive. And just in case if someone from Rally Estonia team is reading this, then in my opinion it really was. Basically the same as in Rally Finland but compare the salaries people earn here. And then you start to calculate is it really worth it with the gas prices, accommodation etc.
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23rd July 2022, 20:28 #897
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24th July 2022, 09:10 #898
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Australia has multiple states each with a different state government.
It is state governments that fund major sporting events in Oz.
“We are in discussions with Australia over a new event, with a new government partner, hopefully for 2024” Simon Larkin, WRC Promoter Event Director
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24th July 2022, 10:14 #899
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Yes, I'm sure a change in state government brought about the end of Perth as the Australia hosting WRC round. Would love to see that back, but one fears it's history.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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27th July 2022, 20:50 #900
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Rally Finland spectator guide says that it's rumored that in the near future, Portugal and Catalunya would be losing their WRC status and be replaced by Cyprus and Latvia...there's an interview with Simon Larkin about getting WRC events in Middle East, North America etc. and reducing events in Europe, but this rumor is from the magazine's "own sources"
Dont rule out Heikkilä !
[ERC] Royal Rally of Scandinavia...