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Thread: 2023 ERC News & Rumours
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25th September 2022, 19:15 #11
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I'm really hoping for a great looking ERC calendar in 23 however have a sneaking suspicion that I may be disappointed!
How much money are the promoters asking per round?
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26th September 2022, 08:44 #12
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I have very little confidence in the promoter to do anything good; it's all about £££££
I constantly say, the ERC could and should be a great series - but never looks like being so.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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26th September 2022, 18:34 #13
I heard Canarias (2 more years contract) and Catalunya next year.
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27th September 2022, 09:28 #14
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My ideal 8 round ERC calendar would be something like:
Azores
Canarias (or some other tarmac event in Spain, Italy, France or Germany)
Latvia
Poland
Ypres
Barum
Valais
‘A forest event somewhere in GB’
Although regarding the last option I just looked at the British Rally Championship website to see if there was an event they could piggyback and the stage mileage is pathetically short on all!
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27th September 2022, 11:04 #15
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That looks good. Surely any ERC needs some of the larger countries - especially if they're not in the WRC; France/Germany.....
And I'd like to see a winter Tarmac round, similar to the Monte; I always enjoyed the Jannerrallye, a shame it couldn't continue in the ERC.
I think any UK round would likely be a Tarmac round - as any gravel event would probably be too expensive.(Unless an ERC round is significantly less expensive). IRC Rally Scotland was a nice event, with live TV coverage, but only lasted those 3 years. No legacy at all.....which is what they need to be aiming for. And there were the rumours of a Yorkshire event, but that went up in smoke when the Tour de France start was a possibility.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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27th September 2022, 14:22 #16
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27th September 2022, 14:36 #17
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So you want WRC and ERC in same countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal)
I think those countries which don't have WRC should be ERC priority.
Norway has big enough rallies for ERC I believe
UK/Ireland
Middle European countries, there are many without WRC
and if there aren't enough rallies for full ERC calendar, those countries which don't have WRC, could have ERC also.
I´m OK with 50/50 tarmac/gravel but there is never enough Snow rallies in any series..."quattro best 4wd rallycar ever"
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27th September 2022, 16:08 #18
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One thing is your "wish", one thing is wish of competitors/organisers/promoter. But most important are money...
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27th September 2022, 21:33 #19
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And also with WRC Promoter, besides a huge increase in "fixed" costs like fees, amount of people from promoter/TV, etc, they also have a huge cost with everything related to the All Live.
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28th September 2022, 07:47 #20
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Once again I'll ask the question how much is the promoter likely to ask for to have a rally included as part of the ERC?
As mentioned above the circus that is All Live etc must cost a pretty penny not all of which will be covered by user subscriptions. I cant see an event coming to the UK anytime soon for the lack of a headline sponsor unless someone can have a word with Gus Greensmith's dad! Its going to need a Central/Local Government interest and with our economy tanking thats just not going to happen. When I look at the start ramps and stage side advertising on a lot of European events you can physically see the appetite for rallying as a marketing tool something which has long since left the sport here.
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