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    Quote Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
    But if there is an event that no longer lives up to its name and whose name is its only asset, why should it be allowed to continue? You might as well just put that name on another rally - like the way the Dakar moved from northern Africa to South America - and let it reap the benefits.

    Maintaining "traditional" rallies for the sake of "tradition" is a bad idea. Sooner or later, the calendar is going to need new blood.
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    So, if Greece and NZ no longer figure, Tour de Corse and Sanremo are ignored by the national bodies. Japan / Cyprus / Bulgaria seemingly not in the running for a WRC spot - would a 'pirate series' like Kerry Packer did with cricket be possible? Even throw in a 'Rally of Northern Britain'. Marketing points: tourism, re-engagement with fans of classics, variety of event. Would have to start as a formula libre as there wouldn't be any manufacturer interest. Pipedream?
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    I wouldn't think that it is possible for now with the current economic climate. But it worked well for the IRC a few years back. But that had as principle that each event paid a handsome amount to be in the championship, which is the primary reason the above events may not be in WRC next year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
    So, if Greece and NZ no longer figure, Tour de Corse and Sanremo are ignored by the national bodies. Japan / Cyprus / Bulgaria seemingly not in the running for a WRC spot - would a 'pirate series' like Kerry Packer did with cricket be possible? Even throw in a 'Rally of Northern Britain'. Marketing points: tourism, re-engagement with fans of classics, variety of event. Would have to start as a formula libre as there wouldn't be any manufacturer interest. Pipedream?
    Sounds a bit like the idea behind the IRC when it started minus the upper limit being S2000 cars. Better split times and live coverage, too.

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    AUTOhebdo.fr | WRC 2014-13 rallyes avec la Pologne Thirteen rounds. Acropolis out. Poland in.

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    I'd quite like to see something with more snow. I know theres already Sweden. Maybe more locations outside of Europe. I'd like to see them do the safari rally again.
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    Mintexmemory, Packer and Rupert Murdoch got involved in a dispute over the rugby league rights here in Australia about fifteen years ago. It ended in a complete disaster.

    A rival series wouldn't work, because it would need FIA accreditation. And the FIA won't give it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kober
    Acropolis out.
    Practically, this moment that it happens it is the death of Acropolis. If it happened some years ago, this would not be the case. But now it is.
    Despite what few ignorant say, Acropolis is still so tough that it cannot be part of the ERC and, of course, it cannot be part of the Greek championship (it stopped being part of it years ago, simply because drivers complained that it is too tough). Acropolis out of the WRC cannot be done. The private company that is the organizer of Acropolis is a bunch of people that organize it just to keep it alive and give their own money for it. The company does not have any other activity except Acropolis, and I suppose that now it will not have any purpose in maintaining itself. When FIA will need to get back an event that also has some element of "machine breaking" and is not just another gravel sprint or a colorless tarmac "rally", it will have to create a new one. I wonder how and where.
    The most stupid thing behind this decision is that for the first time Acropolis of 2014 would have 3-year government support for promoting tourism in the region of South Peloponese, support that is rumored to have been given by the prime minister himself as he was born in that area. FIA chooses to throw to the garbage basket this support and I do not think they will have it again. After all, FIA and its promoter never deserved it.

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    B, Your questions really are too curt / capable of mis-interpretation.
    The strict reply to your question is - An italian report on next year's WRC calendar
    Alternatively you could be asking for a translation as Google isn't working in your region.
    Or you may have already translated and are querying the content of the article which claims that both Acropolis AND NORF are not in next year's calendar.
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