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23 Oct 2024, 14:01 (Ref:4232072) | #1 | ||
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2025 World Rallycross
I see that a 2025 discussion has started in the 2024 thread, so I thought I'd open up a new thread for next season.
Calendar announced and currently looks like this: Obviously great to have some "proper" circuits on the calendar, plus a return to the UK again (though I can't say that the decision to go to Coventry over Lydden is a little disappointing). Question mark over where the Australian round is going to be. Quite a drawn out season as well? |
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24 Oct 2024, 10:10 (Ref:4232130) | #2 | ||
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Coventry? That's just bizarre. Where on earth is that going to be?
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24 Oct 2024, 11:48 (Ref:4232139) | #3 | ||
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As you say, Coventry is bizarre to say the least. In recent years something called motofest has been run there, on closed public roads. It seems to be wrapped around this event in the city centre.
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24 Oct 2024, 15:06 (Ref:4232147) | #4 | |
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The World RX promoters went to Coventry Motofest in the summer to presumably re-raise the profile of the sport here in the UK, whilst also teasing the idea of the event coming to fruition. I think its an interesting idea, but I don't understand their reluctance to race at Lydden, especially now that the Silverstone rallycross circuit has since closed.
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Yesterday, 08:18 (Ref:4232247) | #5 | ||
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They will only be going there because it is in a city and the local council will probably be giving them a budget to run the event, look at FE, it always goes to cities, it is nothing to do with racing or existing fans, it is about pushing the sport onto people who might take an interest locally who know nothing about it, the Motofest has been around for a long time.
I would also suggest that British fans have next to zero interest in modern WRX and Lydden would probably make a loss if they hosted it. The bubble burst here a while back |
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I know it doesn't work this way, but I feel like Lydden earned another go at hosting a World round with what happened last year. Despite all the drama and disruption of the fire just before the weekend, they managed to host a pretty decent weekend of racing. |
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Yesterday, 14:42 (Ref:4232285) | #7 | ||
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It will be to do with Coventry having more cash to host the event, plus being in a city it appeals more to the marketing people
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Today, 03:18 (Ref:4232364) | #8 | ||
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Coventry! Brilliant.
They should combine it with motofest. |
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