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4 Dec 2018, 07:50 (Ref:3867790) | #178 | |
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It's not that IMG isn't spending X amounts of money on the promotion and organizing of RX. It's just that there isn't a single dollar of their own money in it.
Before the first year of course, when drawing up the initial contracts and visiting clubs and tracks, would have cost them a couple of 10Ks. The initial 'please please please come to our track' price was 75K. Something Eurocircuit never ever would have been able to recover from without an enormous explosion in visitor numbers, which would be a traffic nightmare in it self. But would have them out of their initial costs in a jiffy. |
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4 Dec 2018, 11:23 (Ref:3867817) | #179 | ||
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And for saving budgets, only 8 tyres each event
How much are they? 250€ +VAT each? |
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4 Dec 2018, 18:03 (Ref:3867907) | #180 | ||
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I really don't believe the budget is just 2-4.000.000 for the entire team... You can't develop a car, build 2-3 of them and maintain them all over the world in this level. |
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4 Dec 2018, 22:16 (Ref:3867953) | #181 | ||
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But, since there aren't numbers specifying exact costs in order to maintain a high level of competitiveness, then maybe that is enough. WRX after all is not that expensive compared to other bigger motorsport. |
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5 Dec 2018, 17:51 (Ref:3868093) | #182 | ||
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2019 calendar reduced to 10 rounds, USA has been dropped:
http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/ar...s-revised-2019 |
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5 Dec 2018, 18:03 (Ref:3868095) | #183 | |
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A positive move IMO...now just need to punt Abu Dhabi and go back to Montalegre.
Andrew Jordan tweeting that he's close to sorting an RX deal alongside his BTCC commitment. Although not clear if that's BRX, ERX or WRX. |
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10 Dec 2018, 22:05 (Ref:3869295) | #184 | |
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No EKS in 2019.
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14 Dec 2018, 14:07 (Ref:3870219) | #185 | ||
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VW seems to be out for next year, Solberg on Facebook.
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14 Dec 2018, 14:34 (Ref:3870224) | #188 | |
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So no VW, no Peugeot, no EKS and no OMSE.
Is anyone actually confirmed for WRX in 2019?? |
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14 Dec 2018, 16:30 (Ref:3870255) | #191 | ||
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Can we close that series now?
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However you look at it - it's not gone well for IMG has it? |
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(If Hansen manages to get hold of the 2018 specification 208's then Timmy is surely the favourite for 2019) |
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14 Dec 2018, 21:56 (Ref:3870363) | #195 | |
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I think the worst part is that all those currently build are rotting away somewhere. Just like those Ford Focus. I think the Hansen's have the best chance to enter anyway. As they have been there before IMG and probably will be after.
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14 Dec 2018, 23:14 (Ref:3870370) | #196 | |
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Fastest growing form of motorsport!
The pre-WRX generation is gone, now the current generation is leaving. What a joke! Solberg returns to his first love rally (with VW Polo R5)? |
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14 Dec 2018, 23:31 (Ref:3870376) | #197 | ||
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Well Well the final pieces of the FIAWorldRX Jigsaw has fallen apart, All 4 works backed teams leave for various reasons !!!!. Time now for caps on budgets, test days, and place weight penalties on event winners or boost adjustments like British touring cars, works well and keeps the field tight all season. Good luck to them all in there future Motorsport Adventures. PSRX Teams future WRC2 Polos Petter and Johan part works run !. Peugeot ! Ford !. EKS Dtm Manager, Bakkerud driver !.
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15 Dec 2018, 10:24 (Ref:3870455) | #198 | |
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Funny how people complained that the manufacturers were ruining the sport, now they’ve gone people say it’s dead. Make your mind up, people.
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15 Dec 2018, 10:32 (Ref:3870456) | #199 | ||
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Are you missing something? That's the whole point! Because the manufacturers took over the sport, dictated why should have happened despite having zero interest in Rallycross before. IMG was happy to serve the manufacturers and ex Rally and DTM drivers and now they all leave Rallycross as fast as they entered. Some because they want to electrify Rallycross too soon. The whole problem is that Rallycross shouldn't be the most advanced series in the world, it's not F1! Even this wouldn't be a problem, but all the the WRX drivers are now turning their heads because they don't have factory support. It's a said development. Probably Hansen's are the only one from beginning to end... |
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Seems that series that prevent manufacturer entries are maybe a better idea? GT3 and TCR are decent examples (although of course there are some suspiciously 'works' teams in GT3 - but the cars are available as customer cars and BOP keeps them in check) |
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