[ERC] JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion 2025

[Doon]

Anyone who thinks the entry list is particularly bad, who exactly did you hope/expect to be here that isnt ?

Temptestini and Johansson have done all other rounds so far, Wagner has done all tarmac rounds apart from this one. 27 ERC entries is low no matter how you look at it. Furthermore, loads of the ERC entries would be there for BRC anyway. Can’t see it being an ERC round for much longer.

[Doon]

It’s a case of 7 ERC1 entries.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Temptestini and Johansson have done all other rounds so far, Wagner has done all tarmac rounds apart from this one. 27 ERC entries is low no matter how you look at it. Furthermore, loads of the ERC entries would be there for BRC anyway. Can’t see it being an ERC round for much longer.

So maybe 3 drivers more... not a lot is it.

And I'm sure they and others would've been here if they had any chance of a high finish in the Championship.

And comparing here to earlier Rounds isnt fair when then the drivers had full ambition and budget for the season.

[PLuto]

So maybe 3 drivers more... not a lot is it.

And I'm sure they and others would've been here if they had any chance of a high finish in the Championship.

And comparing here to earlier Rounds isnt fair when then the drivers had full ambition and budget for the season.

Of course it is mainly about the budgets. If the drivers has budgets to do all races, they will do them. If the drivers has budgets, everybody would like to do all WRC races in Rally1. But when you are short in budget, you need to choose where to start and what to sacrifice. And also dont forget that you have some budget for the season, but in case of some crashes, you can be down with the money. And of course if you have no chance for good result in championship, sometime it is better to save money for future... Mille Johansson had in his plans 6 races in ERC. Originally he was planning to start in Ceredigion, but then team decided to start in Rome instead. Tempestini should be there if he has chance for good result in championship. Stříteský was also planning to start, but too many crashes means no budget... Biedrzynski has health issues. Ingram didnt found available car (originally he wanted to start again with Keane, but with Tempestini's absence the price for only one car should be more expensive). Drivers like Korhonen or Reiersen did only gravel events. Verstappen stopped ERC season after Rome... And to say the truth, at least for teams from central/east Europe Ceredigion is the most expensive round of ERC (thanks to all costs, ferry, customs issues after brexit etc)...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Some social media posts show a PET today and it was very wet.

The weather forecast for the rally shows Fri and Sat are dry... but there could be rain on Sunday.

[Jarek Z]

Verstappen stopped ERC season after Rome

Strange - Verstappen is competing in the French championship on the same weekend:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...-morzine-2025/

[WRCStan]

Strange - Verstappen is competing in the French championship on the same weekend:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...-morzine-2025/

Budget problem?

[Jarek Z]

Another ERC regular - Koltun - is present on the entry list for Rally Vyskov in Czech Republic, also on the same weekend:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...y-vyskov-2025/

[PLuto]

Strange - Verstappen is competing in the French championship on the same weekend:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...-morzine-2025/

Verstappen has decided to stop his ERC campaign after Rome...

[PLuto]

Another ERC regular - Koltun - is present on the entry list for Rally Vyskov in Czech Republic, also on the same weekend:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...y-vyskov-2025/

This is mainly business matter. Originally he was planning to start in Wales, but he has some work commitment and cannot attend the event for whole week. On the other hand, as Rally Vyskov is only short rallysprint, for him it is only two days out and he will not start there because of business, it will not be so big loss for him...

And it is also matter of damaged cars. Team has lot of damaged cars from previous events and it was not sure which car will be available after Barum. And we can see that after crash of Kurka on test and Csomos+Stritesky on race, just after Barum clearly no car was really available. But thanks to lovely brexit and needed custom things to be done in time, this is also big complication for the teams...