FIA WRC - Argentina ACA 2007

[Gt1Street]

Uploaded some info from the Citroen WRC team and photos ofcourse.

Excellent performance by Loab as usual !

Link - http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...701#post703701

[JRodrigues]

Very, very bad organization... The first leg was cancelled because the drivers were 750 kms from where they should have been!!!Let's see how the FIA(edit:it is WRC, not FIA) will handle this, since it is also their fault!

[Matra et Alpine]

I see the FIA continues it's role as "bogeyman"
NOT an FIA issue.
The event is organised by the WRC.
It is they who accepted a crazy super special stage to start.
Especially given the known weather .... the problem was the bad weather and radio communications problems at Buenos Aires delayed the cars and the drivers !!!!

The FIA's involvement is only in ensuring that an event is safe and legal and conforms to the rgulations.

Loeb had questioned the decision before the event and many eyebrows were raised at how flying cars and teams fits in with the goal to reduce costs and ecological footprint

DOwn to the Argentine Rally organisers 99% and WRC 1% !!

[JRodrigues]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

I see the FIA continues it's role as "bogeyman"
NOT an FIA issue.
The event is organised by the WRC.
It is they who accepted a crazy super special stage to start.
Especially given the known weather .... the problem was the bad weather and radio communications problems at Buenos Aires delayed the cars and the drivers !!!!

The FIA's involvement is only in ensuring that an event is safe and legal and conforms to the rgulations.

Loeb had questioned the decision before the event and many eyebrows were raised at how flying cars and teams fits in with the goal to reduce costs and ecological footprint

DOwn to the Argentine Rally organisers 99% and WRC 1% !!

So replace where I Say FIA by WRC. Who's ahead of the WRC?

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by JRodrigues

Who's ahead of the WRC?

Wasn't it Shekar Mehta?

[JRodrigues]

Originally Posted by Ferrer

Wasn't it Shekar Mehta?

It was, but then he passed the leadership to someone else before he died. What I meant is that it is FIA member that is in front of the WRC.

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by JRodrigues

It was, but then he passed the leadership to someone else before he died. What I meant is that it is FIA member that is in front of the WRC.

He died?

How out of touch I am with rallying these days...

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by JRodrigues

It was, but then he passed the leadership to someone else before he died. What I meant is that it is FIA member that is in front of the WRC.

Not sure what you mean.
There isn't a FIA ownership of WRC though through international memebers the FIA World Motorsport Council has oversight.

WRC is now "run" by ISC who I believe is fronted by Dave Richards -- at least it's always been his quotes I've seen. Try googling

[JRodrigues]

What I Found was this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rally_Championship

I don't think WRC is run by ISC. I know that IRC is not run by the FIA (Eurosport??), but I think WRC is.

[JRodrigues]

Originally Posted by Ferrer

He died?

How out of touch I am with rallying these days...

More than a year ago but he was away from the WRC leadership since 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekhar_Mehta