My ideas for changes to the WRC! Tell me what you think...

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Not sure about the rest of you, but I'm not to fond of the rule changes that are going to be introduced to the World Rally Championship next year. I appreciate that the FIA is trying to lower costs by switching the the main specification and classification of the cars from WRC to S2000, aswell as shrinking the size of the calendar, but I think they could do far better. I know S2000 cuts costs and shortens development time, but Group N is a far better alternative. Costs would decrease so dramaticly that a fully competive car would become far easier to afford, hence there would be even more competitors attending events compared to if it were S2000 or WRC. This doesn't just apply to Privateers either. Imagine how many new manafacturers would enter the sport. There would most likely be dozens of them, and even better yet, Subaru and Mitsubishi would almost certainly be tempted into coming back to the World Rally Championship as full manafacturer entrys, as they are the only two manafactures and have competitivley proven fully running Group N cars. My point is, is that if they did choose to return, they would almost doubtly be immensly competive right from the outset. The end result of all this then would be is that the sport would become extremley cheap, compared to what level the costs are at now. This means that there would be no need to shrink the calender down to a mere 12-or-less events, and thus it could actually be grown to include around 20 events. Good for the sport, good for the fans. So, what do you think?
 
I agree that Group N could be a better move for them, but unfortunatly they wont see it in the same way we do.
 
One of the big problems is that for Group N you need a road car with four wheel drive and a turbocharged two litre engine. Mitsubishi and Subaru aren't the only manufacturers competitive in Group N for nothing, they have pretty much the only cars that can be used. Would it be worth getting them back if it meant losing Ford and Citroen as they don't have suitable models? I don't think so. The class is good for racing but too restrictive when it comes to the cars available. S2000 kit cars is the way to go as it enables more manufacturers to participate.
 
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One of the big problems is that for Group N you need a road car with four wheel drive and a turbocharged two litre engine. Mitsubishi and Subaru aren't the only manufacturers competitive in Group N for nothing, they have pretty much the only cars that can be used. Would it be worth getting them back if it meant losing Ford and Citroen as they don't have suitable models? I don't think so. The class is good for racing but too restrictive when it comes to the cars available. S2000 kit cars is the way to go as it enables more manufacturers to participate.
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Thats one major flaw I missed :dunce::ouch::O... :indiff:
 
It has been proven that kit cars brings in more manufactures with the F2 class being the precedent with Ford, Skoda, Vauxhall, SEAT, Renault, Volkswagen, Citroen, Peugeot, Hyundai all producing kit cars
 
Yup, seeing a ton of group N Evos and Subs go past, one after the other has never been that interesting. They can't come close to the speed, sound and look of the WRC machines.
 
I was first attracted by the diversity of cars running in US rallies. They have become a subie, evo, subie, subie parade here. We've had a fair number of Group N cars compete in the US. Maybe it's our roads, but in the hands of a capable driver they're every bit as good watching as our "open" cars.
 

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