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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2019
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11th April 2019, 14:01 #1781
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It does make sense to organize a proper event... It's not because you can organize a 120km event, that you are capable of doing the same for a 300km event with 10 to 100x as much spectators. I think events should already have a certain quality and reputation before going to the WRC. Events like Catalunya and Germany had a big reputation already before they joined the WRC calendar. Nowadays they choose events based on the world map. "Oh, Japan looks fun, Corsica or Sardinia will have to leave." I think FIA and the promoter are taking big risks with this.
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11th April 2019, 14:17 #1782
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11th April 2019, 15:15 #1783
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11th April 2019, 16:47 #1784
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Actually, besides the promotional stunt this year event intends to be a test for the organizers; once they’re using less than 40% of a proper WRC event stage miles, it’ll hardly be a full scale test. Btw, last year candidate event route was even shorter and a bit bizarre, which makes one wonder if the FIA and the promoter aren’t dangerously lowering the series quality level in order to get new foreign events. https://rallysportmag.com/is-this-th...rary-unveiled/
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11th April 2019, 20:16 #1785
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Rally Chile 2018 143 km
Rally Turkey 2017 199 km
And rallies that got dropped from WRC:
Rally Poland 2018 (ERC) 214 km
Acropolis Rally 2014 (ERC) 238 km
Rally New Zealand 2017 226 km
BTW it almost seems like a preset formula for a new WRC rally to have 2x3 stages on Friday and Saturday and two single-run stages between the two power stage runs on Sunday. The China Rally, Turkey and Chile all were made on this formula (until Chile had the repeat of SS1 removed on RG2)
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11th April 2019, 22:10 #1786
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For sure there’s no need to run a 300 SS kms event as a pre WRC test (or candidate event), but under 200kms will always look a bit short for a proper go. Anyway, once Rally Japan was approved last year with only 106 SS kms and only 16kms were added this year, one can honestly wonder if it will ever meet the 300 SS kms distance. It’s a fair doubt, not a criticism.
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12th April 2019, 09:41 #1787
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Østberg in NZ interview:
"I also hope still being in the Citroen system increase my (WRC) chances.”
https://t.co/x2cqZFoK4o?amp=1
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12th April 2019, 09:55 #1788
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12th April 2019, 11:57 #1789
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12th April 2019, 13:16 #1790
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Well, then he should be way ahead...
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Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
The Citroen C3 is now able to take the fight to the others on gravel says Rossel... https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-citroen-is-now-a-match-for-skoda-on-gravel-in-wrc2/
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