Official 2007 Rallye Monte Carlo thread

[306 Cosworth]

Yes, on Rally-Live in French, they say that Shakedown as been stopped du to the amount of spectators

Monte Carlo should be dropped if this keep happening!

[Iskald]

Monte Carlo should be dropped if this keep happening!

I have said that for a long time. The rally is a dinosaur in this age and time and should be dropped. Tradition and history is well enough, but Monte has survived itself. Lets just make a bet how many stages will be cancelled tomorrow? 2, 3 or 4? It`s just a matter of numbers - and it won`t give great odds to predict that some hassle surely will occur. Agan...

[J.Lindstroem]

Monte Carlo should be dropped if this keep happening!

Yes i completley agree. Monte Carlo has had this problem for many years now, and FIA keeps the rally because of its status, Monte Carlo has been in the calendar for quite a while now. Its a classic event. But if they cant solve and get rid of this problem, i think they have to consider throwing it out from the calendar!

[turves]

and bring back the Safari...

[animrallye]

and bring back the Safari...

Sure that Safari won't have this kind of problems !

[turves]

I dont know for sure but I cant see that it would. The problem, as far as I can tell, with the Monte is that there is a minimal number of routes up to a stage, meaning masses of traffic, and once you get there you have to be pretty much right next to the track, as there is nowhere else to stand. From what Ive seen of the Safari its big wide open spaces.

Ive never been to either, I'm just going on what I've seen on the TV!

[PetrWRC]

Can somebody translate this text please?

"Le retour du rallye de Monte-Carlo sur les routes ardéchoises, après dix ans d'absence, est un évènement pour tous les passionnés de l'épreuve et de la discipline.

Les spectateurs sont nombreux à affluer autour de Valence et aux abords des spéciales, ce qui a contraint les organisateurs à annuler le shakedown. Celui-ci aurait dû se dérouler entre les communes de Mauves et Plats (sur la D219, à proximité de Tournon), de 9h à 12h.

L'afflux du public et le désordre qu'il provoque laisse à craindre de nouveaux contre-temps dans le déroulement du rallye. On redoute en effet une présence trop importante de spectateurs sur les spéciales."

Thanks

[turves]

I see WRC.com are leading the way with their upto-the-minute reporting again

[FabiaFan]

Lower level of Tarmac my arse, Irish Tarmac championship is the biggest championship in the world apart from the WRC. Also Irish Tar is the trickiest in the world as you will all find out in November

Ok, I don't follow the Irish one, but i am well aware of the French one and believe me - however Cuoq is definitely not a tarmac specialist like Bengue for example, he will be miles ahead of MacHale...

[306 Cosworth]

How about a nice gravel rally to start off the year next year, or drop MC for Ireland