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There is to much changing in rules (I like the extra power, but do are wider cars nicer to watch?), to many subclasses, to much expensive components for making the cars fast while on the other hand restrictions to slow them down. I think we could basically need something technical as the old Group A8 cars with the looks of the 2000-2016 WRC. A 360 bhp 1.6 engine and a steel body with carbon panels would be fine enough! I also prefer the (semi-) Tarmac events. Next to that I think there is room for a proper European championship. It should also be allowed for drivers to upgrade their cars to newer spec or rules. And older cars should be able to drive as well. Why shouldn't we able to enjoy a 2003 Impreza or Focus?
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5 May 2016, 21:40 (Ref:3638977) | #103 | ||
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Lets face it Bert
You and I have both watched the footage from 85 and 86 and I was there as a fan watching and in some countries like Monte, Italy, Portugal there was very little spectator control. Surer nearly kiledl himself on open plains in an RS200 and he was an ex F1 driver, Santos was a decent driver in Portugal, capable of a top 6 even with noone dropping out. The reason that accident happened was a simple error from him ploughed his car into people that should not have been there, anyone could ahve made the same mistake. He later scored a top 6 in Portugal in a rwd Cosworth, so no mug as a rally driver |
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At the end of the day the competition licences are there to ensure that drivers are competing in relevant events - if they're looking at restricting entries then surely it would be better to adjust the licensing for these events so a higher grade is required - that way there is more control over who's entered but it's still open to people beyond the works teams. |
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I think honestly there are more than enough steps in place in rallying to ensure a very rich gent driver does not end up competing in the higher echelons.
I have witnessed some truly woeful, pathetic driving at historic events and quite a few other far more MSA noncy profiles. Some of the driving at Goodwood for instance is abject yet that is seen as the sort of event where this is fine. I think not |
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9 May 2016, 09:15 (Ref:3640282) | #107 | |||
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In an ideal world we'd have a consistent set of drivers in each class at every round and then top up the entries with local drivers and 'one off' appearances form other drivers. Unfortunately the numbers (and budget) just aren't there to keep a consistent entry in all clasess - so it's more like 'French cheese' than we'd like. |
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20 May 2016, 19:14 (Ref:3643302) | #108 | ||
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UK TV
Motors TV not showing daily WRC highlights anymore then? Has someone else taken over the rights?
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Today looks like it was quite lively, Paddons car totally destroyed by fire after an off, Tanak went off at the same place later on - looks like his car got lightly roasted but should be ok. |
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23 May 2016, 10:54 (Ref:3643805) | #110 | ||
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Good to see Meeke get the win - he's been denied a couple of times this year (thanks to hidden rocks!). With Ogier sweeping the road and Meeke running a bit further back he seemed to be in control - even to the point of carrying an extra spare just in case. There seemed to be quite a few retirements - it certainly seemed to be a punishing event, there were some bloody big rocks about with no margin for error in some places.
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23 May 2016, 13:21 (Ref:3643845) | #111 | ||
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Great result for Meeke. Another encouraging sign that, hopefully, things are falling into place for a good Championship fight next year.
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23 May 2016, 14:42 (Ref:3643877) | #112 | |
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Nice to see VW and Ogier complaining every time they lose a rally- maybe they should look at themselves instead of blaming others for their problems.
Road sweeping has been around in rallying forever, it's the nature of the sport, deal with it already. |
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It's the issue that won't go away. With modern events being so short it's become a bigger problem than it was years ago when it didn't seem to cause an issue as events were far longer & tougher.
We have far too many dry, dusty gravel events - get rid of some of them, and bring in more Tarmac events which are more 'road relevant'. That could help. |
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24 May 2016, 21:30 (Ref:3644189) | #114 | |
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Yes! More road tarmac please! Cars look great on them and they have more meaning here in Europe! As a matter of fact: I'd rather see a massive European Rally Championship than WRC
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24 May 2016, 21:58 (Ref:3644197) | #115 | |
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I don't agree that one off winners devalue the series, the more variety of winners the better. What about the days when we used to get drivers competing in one event a year? VW are talking pony as usual
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25 May 2016, 21:43 (Ref:3644418) | #116 | ||
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Why would anyone drop the Argentina, Mexico and Australia rallys?
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27 May 2016, 12:05 (Ref:3644844) | #117 | |
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Mexico & Argentina should stay. Australia offers nothing - unless it's based in Perth; otherwise it's just another gravel event. Replace it with NZ - The best roads in the world!
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I agree with the comments about the gravel rallies, I particularly don't get the point of the mixed surface events; Catalunya should be all tarmac for example. Anyway, it was good to see Camilli showing what he can do, the last rallies have been tough for him. |
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Over the course of the season the WRC should run on as many different surfaces as possible - you have to have snow, tarmac and gravel. |
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15 Jun 2016, 09:13 (Ref:3649828) | #120 | ||
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Great result for Neuville in Italy. I had feared that he had gone off the boil a bit, nice to be proven wrong!
That's now 5 different winners in the last 5 rounds! |
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16 Jun 2016, 07:14 (Ref:3650374) | #122 | ||
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And this new competitive nature of the WRC is hardly having a positive effect, is it? Interest in the sport is as poor as ever. |
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16 Jun 2016, 07:49 (Ref:3650385) | #123 | |||
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I'm hopeful that the changes coming next year will draw attention back to the WRC. |
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22 Jun 2016, 19:58 (Ref:3654525) | #124 | |
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To me it just seems like the typical modern motorsports gimmick solution. It does make it a lot more unpredictable, but I never felt happy with punishing the fastest drivers. Just feels a bit artificial.
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22 Jun 2016, 21:24 (Ref:3654541) | #125 | ||
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Well yes, its artificial. But it seems to be acceptable in motorsport. You wouldn't put up with it in a lot of sports - but for some reason people just go along with it.
At least the WRC doesn't have the BoP farce.... |
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