WRC Calendar 2023

[flat_right]

2023 Rally Estonia will be with reduced budget and they hope this suits for FIA. They got 1.5M instead of 2.5M from the government. And in the article they say that if they find solutions for the future, then the event will be here until 2026 (as a 3 year deal). Rally Estonia and promotor want to confirm this in the coming spring.

[Hartusvuori]

2023 Rally Estonia will be with reduced budget and they hope this suits for FIA. They got 1.5M instead of 2.5M from the government. And in the article they say that if they find solutions for the future, then the event will be here until 2026 (as a 3 year deal). Rally Estonia and promotor want to confirm this in the coming spring.

With 1,5 m€ support they should be just fine.

[cali]

With 1,5 m€ support they should be just fine.

According to Delfi's article they need to make some serious cuts in their budget and plans.

But for me the most alarming is that they have been spending huge amounts on artists, on road constuction, IT development etc. I know also they have bought properties where the rally is being held.

Rally Estonia peab püksirihma pingutama. Kas FIA-le kärpeplaanist piisab? - Delfi Sport
https://sport.delfi.ee/artikkel/1200...laanist-piisab

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[AnttiL]

To me the road construction thing has been quite overwhelming. They have built jumps on existing roads, put new surface on worn forest roads and built whole new arenas from the ground up. But of course that should be an investment if they can reuse those roads in the future. I don't think Rally Finland has ever built or repaired a road purposely for a rally, except for the short bit at the end of Ruuhimäki.

[EstWRC]

To me the road construction thing has been quite overwhelming. They have built jumps on existing roads, put new surface on worn forest roads and built whole new arenas from the ground up. But of course that should be an investment if they can reuse those roads in the future. I don't think Rally Finland has ever built or repaired a road purposely for a rally, except for the short bit at the end of Ruuhimäki.

It’s just their way to get approval from the people to have stages and people on their land. So they promise to rebuild the roads again and what not.

[AnttiL]

It’s just their way to get approval from the people to have stages and people on their land. So they promise to rebuild the roads again and what not.

rebuilding after the rally is a different thing (and Rally Finland does this always), but doing new roads or repairing before the rally is a quite unusual thing. I know that Acropolis also did a fair bit of repairing in 2021.

[EstWRC]

rebuilding after the rally is a different thing (and Rally Finland does this always), but doing new roads or repairing before the rally is a quite unusual thing. I know that Acropolis also did a fair bit of repairing in 2021.

I didn’t mean only after the rally. works both ways before and after

It’s what Aava has been telling in the interviews

[Eli]

Apart from the 2023 calendar that will be published today/tomorrow, any chance the WMSC will discuss rules & regulations changes like killing off the kms of stages limit? Or perhaps making night stages on tarmac rallies mandatory? Or even just getting rid of the ridiculous numbering scheme taking place? Maybe shed more light about the 2025 regs?

[PLuto]

Apart from the 2023 calendar that will be published today/tomorrow, any chance the WMSC will discuss rules & regulations changes like killing off the kms of stages limit? Or perhaps making night stages on tarmac rallies mandatory? Or even just getting rid of the ridiculous numbering scheme taking place? Maybe shed more light about the 2025 regs?

I dont believe anything from what you mentioned will happen. I dont think they even think about it. Because it should make the championship better/more interesting and I am not sure this is what they really want...

[Eli]

I dont believe anything from what you mentioned will happen. I dont think they even think about it. Because it should make the championship better/more interesting and I am not sure this is what they really want...

I agree, but perhaps if more of us point it out then someone over there will at least have the decency to look at us and release a fan survey like they did back in 2014, but like you said, it seems they have the opposite interest of making the championship better/more interesting.