I’m a big fan of rally and always watched the World Rally Championship (WRC) religiously until this 2009 season. This was after the announcement that the WRC would be be moving to a new Super 2000 (S2000) car specification requirements for the coming 2010 season.
Some of the S2000 pertinent specs:
- Max 2L displacement engines with max 8500 rpm
- 3rd party supplied gearboxes and drivetrains
- No excessive modification
Basically, no fun.
A lot of manufacturers who have participated in WRC would have to pretty much have to redesign their rally winning cars to fit a more strict and standardized bastardized criterion. Which is why they have left.
Give the finger to this weak organization. Don’t they know by now that viewers and fans want to feel and be excited? Not bored to death with cars meandering through a forest stage participating in a “race,” where the only difference between this car and the last is the drivers and their livery?
What happened to the true spirit of rally?
All this fan wants is to bring back Group B!
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Goodbye WRC… ?
I’m a big fan of rally and always watched the World Rally Championship (WRC) religiously until this 2009 season. This was after the announcement that the WRC would be be moving to a new Super 2000 (S2000) car specification requirements for the coming 2010 season.
Some of the S2000 pertinent specs:
Basically, no fun.
A lot of manufacturers who have participated in WRC would have to pretty much have to redesign their rally winning cars to fit a more strict and standardized bastardized criterion. Which is why they have left.
Give the finger to this weak organization. Don’t they know by now that viewers and fans want to feel and be excited? Not bored to death with cars meandering through a forest stage participating in a “race,” where the only difference between this car and the last is the drivers and their livery?
What happened to the true spirit of rally?
All this fan wants is to bring back Group B!
Related posts: