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17 Oct 2016, 11:05 (Ref:3680873) | #1 | ||
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World Rallycross Championship 2017
Calendar for next years Championship has been revealed:
http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/ar...ces-draft-2017 12 rounds in the World Championship again and, as suspected, South Africa will replace Argentina. WR1 - Barcelona, Spain – 1/2 April WR2 - Montalegre, Portugal – 22/23 April WR3 - Hockenheim, Germany – 4/5/6 May WR4 - Mettet, Belgium – 13/14 May WR5 - Lydden Hill, GB – 27/28 May WR6 - Hell, Norway – 10/11 June WR7 - Holjes, Sweden – 1/2 July WR8 - Trois-Rivieres, Canada – 5/6 August WR9 - Loheac, France – 2/3 September WR10 - Riga, Latvia – 16/17 September WR11 - Estering, Germany – 30 September/01 October WR12 - Cape Town, South Africa – 11/12 November 5 Round European Rallycross Championship: ER1 (WR1) - Barcelona, Spain – 1/2 April ER2 (WR6) - Hell, Norway – 10/11 June ER3 (WR7) - Holjes, Sweden – 1/2 July ER4 (WR9) - Loheac, France – 2/3 September ER1 (WR10) - Riga, Latvia – 16/17 September 6 Round Super 1600 Championship: S1600R1 (WR2) - Montalegre, Portugal – 22/23 April S1600R2 (WR4) - Mettet, Belgium – 13/14 May S1600R3 (WR7) - Holjes, Sweden – 1/2 July S1600R4 (WR9) - Loheac, France – 2/3 September S1600R5 (WR10) - Riga, Latvia – 16/17 September S1600R6 (WR11) - Estering, Germany – 30 September/01 October 5 Round Touring Car Championship: TCR1 (WR1) - Barcelona, Spain – 1/2 April TCR2 (WR4) - Mettet, Belgium – 13/14 May TCR3 (WR5) - Lydden Hill, GB – 27/28 May TCR4 (WR6) - Hell, Norway – 10/11 June TCR5 (WR11) - Estering, Germany – 30 September/01 October 7 Round RX2 (RX Lite) Championship: RX2R1 (WR4) - Mettet, Belgium – 13/14 May RX2R2 (WR5) - Lydden Hill, GB – 27/28 May RX2R3 (WR6) - Hell, Norway – 10/11 June RX2R4 (WR7) - Holjes, Sweden – 1/2 July RX2R5 (WR8) - Trois-Rivieres, Canada – 5/6 August RX2R6 (WR9) - Loheac, France – 2/3 September RX2R7 (WR12) - Cape Town, South Africa – 11/12 November |
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17 Oct 2016, 11:20 (Ref:3680876) | #2 | ||
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Interesting, so, so far Argentina and Turkey have decided its not a goer.
Might be a no for Lydden next year, without the ERX the grids are a little thin. and next year its dumbed down even more with rwd instead of s1600 Seems we really are the poorest of poor relations. |
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Yeah, shame that Lydden won't get the S1600 next year, as it's my fave of the supporting classes. |
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17 Oct 2016, 15:02 (Ref:3680926) | #4 | |
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It's only a guess but Turkey was probably dropped because of the instability in the country. Argentina had some issues as you mentioned also.
They should not have the last rounds somewhere far away though. Since the cars are shipped back from Argentina (guess they will ship them back from South Africa too), there is little time to get the cars ready for the coming season unless you build new cars. Having a round so far away and then having to ship the cars over there is not good either. Firstly, you have to go across the globe for a result that probably won't matter unless you can make the podium. Like for example, the title has already been decided and drivers far back don't have much too drive for except winning the round. Secondly, the break is so long. I mean shouldn't it be better having South Africa earlier in the season? Waiting over a month for the last round feels a bit odd. |
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17 Oct 2016, 21:28 (Ref:3680986) | #5 | |
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Again no Lydden for me, no point in spending the trip from Rotterdam to Lydden for a handful of cars. Belgium is a no go either, we don't like the circuit that much and now the the ERX is gone here too there is no reason to go. What a dreadful decision by the organisation!
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17 Oct 2016, 21:28 (Ref:3680987) | #6 | |
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There is only one round worth visiting for me: Höljes! But for how long?
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17 Oct 2016, 21:46 (Ref:3680990) | #7 | ||
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Agreed, just vote with your feet, don't attend, or save up and go to the round you really want to go to, they will put up the ticket prices no matters what is on so as regulars you can only vote with your wallets.
IMG get more and more cretinous by the week. |
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18 Oct 2016, 10:22 (Ref:3681064) | #8 | |
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The thing I don't get is, we have UK competitors in both the European Supercars and the Super 1600's and they are not scheduled for Lydden, yet the two classes with no UK interest are.
I can't see any logic in this decision at all, could anyone explain???? |
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18 Oct 2016, 10:36 (Ref:3681066) | #9 | ||
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Probably money
It seems they are holding ERRX at the venues that get the biggest attendances. Dumb as dumb gets, but then again you couldn't really get anymore people in Lydden or Estering by he sound of it, so you are probably better off getting the big fields at places that can host them |
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21 Oct 2016, 09:20 (Ref:3681740) | #10 | ||
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First bit of driver news for 2017! Magda Andersson confirms the sale of her Touring Car and that she is looking at a Supercar for 2017:
http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/ar...upercar-outing |
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21 Oct 2016, 21:42 (Ref:3681822) | #11 | |
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I always think wouldn't it be nice if some sort of manufacturer of products that woman buy would be a sponsor of an all woman based RX team? And then coverage by something like Discovery to review the team through its process?
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22 Oct 2016, 12:06 (Ref:3681899) | #12 | |
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In America this would happen (see NASCAR and it's large amount of sponsors) but not in Europe.
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Not news as such, but has anyone read the post by ERC24 on Facebook concerning Ekstrom? For those who have missed it:
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22 Oct 2016, 14:36 (Ref:3681921) | #14 | |
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Would be a bad sign a guess. But on the other hand: if Audi didn't like it thus far, they also didn't fund him I guess? This means his team can run without Audi's support? Would he still have decades to go in DTM? I understand Audi wants clean Motorsports, like BMW and Mercedes, but then they also should stop bragging about the old quattro days! At least the S1 is some sort of worthy replacement for the old S1: short, boxy, wide and fast...
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22 Oct 2016, 14:39 (Ref:3681922) | #15 | |
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Is the WRX going to adapt to the new WRC body shapes in 2017? Can we for example expect to see Solberg in a XXL C3?
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20 Feb 2017, 15:10 (Ref:3713407) | #16 | ||
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Awesome news! Reinis Nitiss joins EKS RX for a full season in the Audi S1 quattro!
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EKS - Audi S1 - Mattias Ekstrom (World RX) EKS - Audi S1 - Toomas Heikkinen (World RX) EKS - Audi S1 - Reinis Nitiss (World RX) MJP Racing - Ford Fiesta - Timo Scheider (World RX except UK) MJP Racing - Ford Fiesta - Kevin Eriksson (World RX) Peugeot-Hansen - Peugeot 208 - Sebastien Loeb (World RX) Peugeot-Hansen - Peugeot 208 - Timmy Hansen (World RX) Peugeot-Hansen - Peugeot 208 - Kevin Hansen (World RX) PSRX/VW Sweden - Volkswagen Polo - Petter Solberg (World RX) PSRX/VW Sweden - Volkswagen Polo - Johan Kristoffersson (World RX) Albatec Racing - Peugeot 208 - Jere Kalliokoski (Euro RX) Albatec Racing - Peugeot 208 - Tommy Rustad (Euro RX) Hedström Motorsport - Volkswagen Polo - Peter Hedström (Euro RX) Hedström Motorsport - Volkswagen Polo - Alexander Hvaal (Euro RX) Hedström Motorsport - Ford Fiesta - Joachim Hvaal (Euro RX) JC Raceteknik - Ford Fiesta - Thomas Bryntesson (Euro RX) JC Raceteknik - Ford Fiesta - Ola Froshaug (Euro RX) Marklund Motorsport - Volkswagen Polo - Magda Andersson (Euro RX) Marklund Motorsport - Volkswagen Polo - Anton Marklund (Euro RX) RX Racing - Ford Fiesta - Ollie O'Donovan (Euro RX & Select World RX) Fors Performance - Renault Clio - Guerlain Chicherit (Select World RX) MJP Racing - Ford Fiesta - Andrew Jordan (UK only) DA Racing - Peugeot 208 - ? (World RX?) DA Racing - Peugeot 208 - ? (World RX?) |
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So, will it be best 2 of 3 that counts for manufacturers or will they have to specify 2? If the former, will three car teams become more common?
What are the plans for All-Inkl team this year then? Doubt we will see them out in WRX. |
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I think this seat was the one Larsson was after. Got told a few weeks ago that Nitiss and another driver had bought Solberg's DS3's. Further, there was a "Twitter joke" where WRX drivers tweeted a screenshot with a missed call from Ekström and Nitiss was one of them. However, Nitiss retracted the joke today and thanked Ekström for the call back since it was important after all. |
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Anyone else heard the rumour that other UK circuits are trying to poach the British round from Lydden?
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Might have been a general statement: or perhaps it was a statement of intent! |
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