WRC is going off-road

drivefaster · Apr 7, 2003

Off of the pavement anyway.

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/rally/5743/

What I'm wondering is if this includes the Rallye Monte Carlo. Probably the most famous of the European Rallies and definitely a greater loss than RJR to NASCAR.

Except for Michealxi and other RJR and related employees, it may actually benefit NASCAR to lose this sponsorship because they may have to make the racing better to get new sponsors, or not.

Shiva Chaos · Apr 7, 2003

I think the pavement stages are cool
<ul type="square">[*]Bigger wheels[*]high speeds[*]Dropped like a mofo[/list]

SilverS2 · Apr 7, 2003

We should get a petition going to keep at least 2 pavement rallies. I like the ways the asphalt rallies are.

s2d2 · Apr 7, 2003

the FIA sucks so much. this will be the second time they take a major event series and make it more television-friendly.

screw em

Bantha Fodder · Apr 7, 2003

For me, a lot of the appeal WRC has comes from its diversity. The fact that they race on real roads, whether the surface is asphalt, gravel, snow, or a combination of each (the combinations were the best, since it makes choosing a tire really tricky), makes it fun. No one driver can specialize in a single surface and expect to win overall. Plus, the cars have to be built to handle the different conditions.

I understand the desire to reduce costs (rallies used to be much more expansive, but now they're much more compact, with stages run multiple times) and make the sport more accessible to TV audiences, but compromising the spirit of the sport too much will just water it down to the point of being too bland to be interesting.

Dev · Apr 7, 2003

Originally posted by Bantha Fodder:
For me, a lot of the appeal WRC has comes from its diversity. The fact that they race on real roads, whether the surface is asphalt, gravel, snow, or a combination of each (the combinations were the best, since it makes choosing a tire really tricky), makes it fun. No one driver can specialize in a single surface and expect to win overall. Plus, the cars have to be built to handle the different conditions.

I understand the desire to reduce costs (rallies used to be much more expansive, but now they're much more compact, with stages run multiple times) and make the sport more accessible to TV audiences, but compromising the spirit of the sport too much will just water it down to the point of being too bland to be interesting.

Preach on man!

Gutted Hatch · Apr 7, 2003

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Wedge1212 · Apr 7, 2003

ghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhey!

Shiva Chaos · Apr 7, 2003

I miss the non stop rallies.

blueovalbaboon · Apr 8, 2003

AGH

drivefaster · Apr 8, 2003

I had a thought this morning:

Imagine the WRC boiled down to several big Oval tracks, one in the Sahara made completely of sand, several made of gravel, and one or two with guaranteed snow and ice. Then the name changes to WRCCAR...

ZXmurph · Apr 8, 2003

Originally posted by zx3ford:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Bantha Fodder:
For me, a lot of the appeal WRC has comes from its diversity. The fact that they race on real roads, whether the surface is asphalt, gravel, snow, or a combination of each (the combinations were the best, since it makes choosing a tire really tricky), makes it fun. No one driver can specialize in a single surface and expect to win overall. Plus, the cars have to be built to handle the different conditions.

I understand the desire to reduce costs (rallies used to be much more expansive, but now they're much more compact, with stages run multiple times) and make the sport more accessible to TV audiences, but compromising the spirit of the sport too much will just water it down to the point of being too bland to be interesting.

Preach on man!

<hr /></blockquote>preach on man! X2

WRC is going off-road

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