Rally Australia Gone

[fro]

Originally Posted by Lyndall

WA had a willing government with $'s to support the event, which apparently no other state government could come close to matching at the time, and roads that could withstand the grunt and numbers of the WRC field. Hard to go past...

As evidenced by the inability/disinclination of any other state or territory to support it once announced it was leaving WA.

[rallyfiend]

Originally Posted by fro

As evidenced by the inability/disinclination of any other state or territory to support it once announced it was leaving WA.

The ridiculous way in which the WA government handled its decision to no longer run the event didn't help.

If memory serves me correct the Chairman of the Organising Committee resigned becasue he wasn't even told prior to the press release going out!

[Ausrally]

The reason why no other government would touch it weas because of the unbelievable costs and the return.

Rallying is just not as popular here as it is in other countries. We just can't excite the locals about it.

The fact is we spent 30 years promoting the cars instead of the drivers. Lucky golf doesn't take the same approach -

Anyone know the name of Greg Normans gold clubs?. No I dont either, I just know he is great golfer and he wins.

The WRC drivers are heroes in their countries. What did we do with our champions?. Nothing! and thats why no one is damm interested in our sport because they have bugger all idea whos in it and what we do.

Crikey get me anotrher Valium Ric....

[Kagan]

Anyone know the name of Greg Normans gold clubs?. No I dont either, I just know he is great golfer and he wins.

I believe he uses his own clubs, and yeah he is a great golfer, not sure about the winning side of things though, some of the biggest chokes of all time but, not sure if winning is how I would describe Greg Norman!!!!

[Bogan]

Other World Rally news from the meeting which brought you no Rally Oz includes:

WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

As a cost saving measure, a limit on the number of engines, with a single specification per year, will be introduced from 1 January 2007. The number of engines, with detailed regulations, will be proposed at the next World Council meeting.

Applicable from 1 January 2007, the existing Super Rally rules will be replaced by a system of bonus points applied for each leg of a rally (1st = 3 points, 2nd = 2 points and 3rd = 1 point), to ensure the final classification applies only to competitors who complete the entire route. Detailed regulations will be proposed at the next World Council meeting.

From 1 January 2007, Priority 1 drivers can only test for the manufacturer for which they are designated and, as part of a long-term objective, the number of test days will be reduced by means of technical measures.

Remote servicing, under restricted conditions, will be permitted from 1 January 2007. Detailed regulations will be proposed at the next World Council meeting.

Drivers of Super 2000 cars taking part in the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship can score points for the Championship classification, as of 1 January 2007. Detailed regulations will be proposed at the next World Council meeting.

The introduction of Biofuel, at the earliest opportunity, is being studied by the FIA Technical Department.

[erk]

Isn't part of the problem the fact that the next WRC year will be shorter so they can switch from our winter to summer so they don't clash with F1?

[MikeW]

Apparently they have canned that idea and are running the season over the calendar year as they have in the past.

We just don't want the WRC as bad as other countries.

[Paul]

Ha, wait for Portugal to run and see how many stages get cancelled.

[fro]

From Rally.com.au:

Originally Posted by Rally Australia 2007?

The FIA has stated that the WRC Commission will consider the inclusion of further events to the 2007 calendar, including Rally Australia. CAMS believes there is a high probability that this will be two weeks after the date currently set for Rally New Zealand. This will be decided at the next WMSC meeting in October.

CAMS understands that the WRC Commission will also specify that teams will need to compete in a certain number of events outside Europe and that a pairing with Rally New Zealand will provide an excellent opportunity for teams to attend both that event and Rally Australia, which is planned for the East coast of Australia in 2007.

Full Press Release at: http://www.rally.com.au/home/latestnews/articleid=2040

[Mike Cherry]

Ric, ya forgot the bottle of Scotch.

Prediction No1: GC will resign from ARCOM & do whatever it is that is soooo important for the FIA. They are welcome.
Prediction No2: Ch10 will not cover any rallying next year, not even the ARC.
Prediction no3: The ARC will implode due to total manufacturer lack of interest.
Prediction No4: This is a turning point for the sport in Aus, no International means no bloody GpN or whatever, without GC at the helm, a whole new regime of passionate rally tragics will resurect the sport like a Pheonix rising from the ashes. Hell the sport might even then be relevent for this country. Dallas keep that kitty going, we may need it.

[Mike Cherry]

If that happens I will have to revise my predictions somewhat, but that date allocation is just over 12 months away, a rather tight timeframe.

[beanpole]

Heh heh....... who said fitting a Rover V8 to the 1200 was a silly idea??



Kev

[rallyfiend]

Originally Posted by Mike Cherry

Ric, ya forgot the bottle of Scotch.

Prediction No1: GC will resign from ARCOM & do whatever it is that is soooo important for the FIA. They are welcome.
Prediction No2: Ch10 will not cover any rallying next year, not even the ARC.
Prediction no3: The ARC will implode due to total manufacturer lack of interest.
Prediction No4: This is a turning point for the sport in Aus, no International means no bloody GpN or whatever, without GC at the helm, a whole new regime of passionate rally tragics will resurect the sport like a Pheonix rising from the ashes. Hell the sport might even then be relevent for this country. Dallas keep that kitty going, we may need it.

Prediction 1: Good on him.
Prediction 2: Ch10 don't cover rallying for the good of the sport -they do it for the huge amounts of money they make out of it - you're being naive here. It's business plain and simple.
Predcition 3: Doubtful. Ford and Toyota have multi-year deals with their teams - not to mention their sponsors.
Prediction 4: If this is to happen why hasn't it happened before?

[Marcus]

Originally Posted by rallyfiend

Prediction 1: Good on him.
Prediction 2: Ch10 don't cover rallying for the good of the sport -they do it for the huge amounts of money they make out of it - you're being naive here. It's business plain and simple.
Predcition 3: Doubtful. Ford and Toyota have multi-year deals with their teams - not to mention their sponsors.
Prediction 4: If this is to happen why hasn't it happened before?

Answer to 3) Think they will stay if there's no TV?

Answer to 4) Because there's GAZCOM and Rallycorp stopping it? Besides, the way things are going I'm beginning to think thre may well be a competitor lead breakout into something different. There's enough of us frustrated now I think to at least think in that direction

Ummm wait, so what is Classic Rally and AMSAG if not competitors buggering off and making things better for themselves? It's already started and it's gettign a roll on, now I think about it. Some very familiar names are appearing in both. Now... I wonder why? (Actually that was a retoric question, I know the answer to that)

[rallyfiend]

Originally Posted by Marcus

Answer to 3) Think they will stay if there's no TV?

That's circular logic.
All the manufactuers would have to leave first - not Ten.