WRC mainclass from 2027

[WRCStan]

that's a drop in the ocean, and it's not mandatory to have...

No shit! But some believe forcing them to get rid of it will solve all of life's problems.

[WRCStan]

The 17 were perfectly fine rules, they could have build on that.

I read this here and then watched Maximum Attack where the 17 cars are the cause of what's wrong with rallying today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Ful9HnPkQ

[Ferranis]

I read this here and then watched Maximum Attack where the 17 cars are the cause of what's wrong with rallying today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Ful9HnPkQ

I appreciate his oppinion. Mine is that no one will watch WRC when the cars are boring (like Rally2). Rally is one of many types of entertainment and they all compete with each other. Good luck convincing new people to watch Rally with Rally2 cars.

The problem was not the cars (same as like now), but the return of investment

[WRCStan]

I appreciate his oppinion. Mine is that no one will watch WRC when the cars are boring (like Rally2). Rally is one of many types of entertainment and they all compete with each other. Good luck convincing new people to watch Rally with Rally2 cars.

Wholeheartedly agree, and it would be hard retaining people even, as there won't be any live product to watch if it got to this point anyway. Only hardcore rallyists are paying £13/month to watch privateers such as Prokop who he mentioned.

[Ferranis]

Wholeheartedly agree, and it would be hard retaining people even, as there won't be any live product to watch if it got to this point anyway. Only hardcore rallyists are paying £13/month to watch privateers such as Prokop who he mentioned.

I have WRC+ since inception on a yearly plan. Next year I will go back to monthly since I do not know if I want to spend that kind of money to watch Rally2 and Rally2 equivalent cars driving around.

WRC should never be in a situation like this where a fan has this kind of thoughts.

Additionally, what is forgotten about WRC2017 is that it was the start of a huge boom of the WRC. That it was squandered and ultimately killed with the Hybrids is not the fault of the 17's

[WRCStan]

Hybrids were the fault of the green agenda, not because anybody in rally wanted it. Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, Todt's WEF luvvy Calderon barged in to a climate position at the broke FIA, Purpose Driven sustainability agenda demanded hybrid with sustainable fuel and according to the net zero 2030 timeline, wrc should have seen ev and H2 cars by now. Those people are a joke. Fortunately MbS fucked Calderon off, and Trump and Musk have shown that crowd to be the evil scum they are. Unfortunately, they still rule the roost in Brussels and London, which is where the majority of rally people and target manufacturers are.