Completely disagree! Top 10 should get the points, no matter how many rallies you drive, or what car you drive. A top 10 is a top 10.
the WRC and FIA seem to agree with you rather than me, since that is the way it is actually done
Completely disagree! Top 10 should get the points, no matter how many rallies you drive, or what car you drive. A top 10 is a top 10.
This video just shows how rubbish todays cars are, they've gone from saloon cars that were spectacular to watch to boring little hatch backs that only old people drive the road cars of
Indeed... The I20 ? Absolute crapmobile, lol...This video just shows how rubbish todays cars are, they've gone from saloon cars that were spectacular to watch to boring little hatch backs that only old people drive the road cars of
I only recently started watching WRC (late 2011) and truth be told I actually had to persevere the first few events I watched, I found it slightly confusing and a little bit boring.
So, I didn't get tot watch Rallies during those days when saloon cars were common (although I do get to watch season highlights), but it seems to me like today's WRC is all about drivers, whereas the WRCs of years past were about the cars. I think that's why I didn't find it interesting to begin with, I didn't know who anyone was, and there were only 3 different vehicles that all looked similar.
But I quite enjoyed the 2012 season, beginning to know who the drivers were and rooting for them.
I don't really know who the FIA could put the emphasis back on the cars, or if that would even improve the popularity of the WRC. It's just something I've noticed in my short time following the sport.
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they have also scrapped the rule where the WRC cars have to be quite similar to road cars, i think because of the current economic climate (to reduce costs). this is why in real life a Fiesta is front-wheel drive, naturally aspirated, compared to the AWD turbo-charged WRC Fiesta. back in the day the WRC cars had to be based mainly on a road car, which is why one manufacturer (can't remember who it was) once designed a WRC car and then just built the minimum amount of road cars required, which was 1 000 i thinkIf they still had those rules you would be able to go to a Ford dealership today and buy a turbo-charged AWD Fiesta RS
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This seems kind of like a double-edged sword to me, it may cheaper for the manufacturers to enter, but then are they going to sell more cars by doing well in the WRC, if they don't sell any cars that reflect their WRC success? Hence, is there sufficient motivation to join the (now cheaper) WRC?
Rally Sweden is due to start next week on 7 February. VW look promising to take their first WRC rally win, especially since Jari-Matti Latvala has performed well at this rally in the past. I wouldn't count the M-Sport team out though as M-Sport prepared Ford's have won the last 6 rallies in Sweden.
Rally Sweden are currently taking votes to decide on who should be pared up for the Super Special Stage head-to-head! pairing suggestions should be posted on their facebook page
I'll be in the swedish and norwegian forest from friday to sunday spectating
Are there any more RD-people out there this weekend?