I remain unconvinced about the winter calendar improving things, afterall its not too long ago (2005) that DR and ISC wanted WRGB moved to september as "rally cars didnt look good covered in mud and shrouded in fog on tv" now they say "rallying works best in mud and wet". Frankly I dont care when the rallies run, but having a winter start in August 2010 would be good if it allows the newer cheaper wrc / s2000 or S2t to start rather than drag this out to 2011. There are many good drivers waiting for factory drives to come along from WRC & IRC( Petter, PG, Atko, Meeke etc) Anything to get away from the rich kids rallying we now have is a positive step.