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Good question. I just spent ages looking for it.
https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/ha...ue-Saison.html Only 1 article mentioned cost of renting a chassis (mechanics not included, my mistake) and it was this. Translated from German: Quote:
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My god, Pucher said it would cost a fifth of what WRX costs but 20,000€ for one event feels excessive, especially since some of the drivers seems to get free rides. |
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The only thing I don't understand is why he created a new silhouette class. Why did he not start a new series for supercars. A calender with 6 to 8 events on traditional rx tracks that are left in the cold by IMG. |
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Apparently you can watch the entire series live on YouTube, at least today you could.
But I gotta say, the first round didnt look bright. Only 12 cars with some having issues, huge gaps in skill among drivers, small amount of spectators and only about a 100 watching the stream. No joker either. You can really tell Pucher is running the series. Ari Vatanen was the expert commentator, like what the hell. |
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Just watched on YouTube. I don't have a good feeling about this series, even worser than what once was "Rallycross Challenge Europe".
First of all : pretending all the time on social media this is what rallycross should be, pretending being more professional than IMG But : internet was not okay , you can check such things weeks ahead by going there and speak with organisers. Cars look all a bit odd … No decent support races. I guess the 50 live spectators over there must have had huge breaks. So plenty of time to drink and eat. Hmmmmm … |
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They've all but fixed the Youtube stream now. The racing is actually quite good and the fact there wasn't a joker lap actually worked well.
Tom Brooks seemed to be holding the stream together even when everything else was falling apart. I actually cannot stand the "Inside Man" Luke James though. Quote:
I'm enjoying the racing and there is more overtaking than WRX. Their is no definition of "proper rallycross" but this is probably similar to rallycross in the past. I enjoy it but I want to keep WRX as well. |
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They arent driving for good times but for positions. So you have to overtake in order to get more points. I saw that the subscriber count had nearly doubled, so there is some positive on that side at least. |
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Some positive things first:
- some decent racing, good overtakes - some very big names - good track - at least there is a Youtube stream The negatives: - the cars look like toys (they remind me a little of these ugly French Mitjet "touring cars", but the Pantera is even more ugly), the liveries make it even worse - lots of issues with the Youtube stream - the support series (Does it deserve to be called "support" with four or five cars?) - the atmosphere (almost no spectators at the track) - some strange rules (Why there are only 3 Qualifying sessions? The point system is also weird...) |
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I saw a roadside advert for the Lydden round this morning - "Titans RX European Rallycross" I think anyone turning up expecting "European Rallycross" could well be disappointed! I'd be interested to see an entry list for this meeting.
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Yeah, I am keen to see some entry numbers.
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So far I make it only 13 Titans car with a possibility of another entry. There should be BRX Supercars, Retros and Junior Suzukis but no one's announced anything yet.
I'm going to watch the whole weekend so I hope to see more cars out there. |
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Organisation/news seems very patchy thus far, but I think the following have been confirmed for Lydden:
Titans Timmy Hansen Kevin Hansen Jerome Grosset-Janin Toomas Heikkinen Andrew Jordan Perry McCarthy Abbie Eaton Oliver Webb Supercars (Confirmed here and here): Tristan Ovenden - Citroen DS3 Oliver Bennett - Ford Fiesta Mark Donnelly - Citroen C4 Rene Munnich - Seat Ibiza Mandie August - Seat Ibiza Roger Thomas - Ford Fiesta Steve Hill - Mitsubishi Evo X Andy Grant - Ford Focus Retros (Confirmed here): Liam Doran - Ford RS200 Steve Harris - Ford RS200 Roger Thomas - MG Metro 6R4 David Halford - Audi quattro Junior Swifts ? Have I missed anyone? Not encouraging that we are days away from the event and there still seems to be a lot of uncertainty. |
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What about all the other drivers listed on the Titans website, such as Paddon, Wurz, Sarazin, etc? I thought they were permanent drivers at each event?
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I heard from a reliable friend that there were going to be 15 Titans at Lydden.
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You've listed all the support category drivers I've seen. Lydden are the only ones publishing that info because Titans don't care much other than for the main event. |
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Was expecting Craig Breen instead of Dan Rooke. Nice to see that 40 cars are entered though. |
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Actually pretty decent numbers. Pity they didn't push this entry a bit sooner, as I know a few people who were reluctant to commit to the weekend without an entry list. |
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I was one of those people however with the Supercars, Retros and Swifts having their meeting split over two days (Q1-3 Saturday, Q4 Semi & Final Sunday) I still think there will be a lot of empty time to fill.
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Excuse the double post only I just found the timetable. I suppose starting at 11AM helps compress the event, it could be worth a weekend ticked but Sunday on its own looks very quiet.
Saturday 11:00 - Q1 Titans 11:30 - Q1 BritishRX Supercars 12:00 - Q2 Titans 12:30 - Q1 Junior Swifts 12:38 - Q1 RetroRX Group B 13:00 - Q3 Titans 14:40 - Q2 Junior Swifts 14:50 - Q2 BritishRX Supercars 15:05 - Q1 RetroRX 2WD 15:15 - Q2 RetroRX GroupB 16:00 - Semi 1+2 Titans 16:30 - Q3 BritishRX Supercars 16:45 - FINAL Titans 17:00 - Q3 RetroRX GroupB 17:08 - Q3 RetroRX 2WD 17:15 - Q3 BritishRX Supercars Sunday 11:00 - Q1 Titans 11:30 - Q4 BritishRX Supercars 11:45 - Q4 RetroRX Group B 12:00 - Q2 Titans 12:30 - Q4 RetroRX 2WD 12:35 - Q4 Junior Swifts 13:00 - Q3 Titans 14:00 - SF1 & 2 BritishRX Supercars 14:15 - FINAL Junior Swifts 14:25 - FINAL RetroRX Group B 14:30 - FINAL RetroRX 2WD 15:00 - Semi 1+2 Titans 15:30 - FINAL BritishRX Supercars 15:45 - FINAL Titans |
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Thanks for that Pozi. I was expecting a late start on Sunday (due to the Lydden noise restrictions), but that's a real pain about Saturday: I have to leave early and I was hoping to get to see all the racing before setting off!
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I'd imagine that there will be practice on Saturday morning starting at around 9, so looks like a full day (though not sure how accurate that timetable is as there seems to be two Q3s for British supercar on Saturday - maybe one of those is Q3 of the Swifts). Looks to be 27 races Saturday and 23 on Sunday. Not amazing but a lot better than expected. Saturday night rain a but too!
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