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2025 ERC News & Rumours

People tend to follow "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" when it comes to motorsport, not regional or national championships. Thats really normal. I think hes just frustrated by the 2027 cars that are going to be at the R5's levels (performance.)
Top guys dont want to "go back" and dont want to lose the manufacturer salary they get etc etc.
 
giu canbera said:
People tend to follow "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" when it comes to motorsport, not regional or national championships. Thats really normal. I think hes just frustrated by the 2027 cars that are going to be at the R5's levels (performance.)
Top guys dont want to "go back" and dont want to lose the manufacturer salary they get etc etc.
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Spot on mate.

(Plus I and many others do watch the ERC just as avidly as the WRC and often enjoy it more).
 
giu canbera said:
People tend to follow "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" when it comes to motorsport, not regional or national championships. Thats really normal. I think hes just frustrated by the 2027 cars that are going to be at the R5's levels (performance.)
Top guys dont want to "go back" and dont want to lose the manufacturer salary they get etc etc.
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I don’t 100% agree, sure the cars are a factor, but the drivers are also a factor (obviously), once Paddon, Ostberg, or even say Latvala compete for the ERC title, it makes it much more interesting imho, this is not to say the championship isn’t interesting to me, I do like (mostly) what they’ve done with it but it does have more appeal when you have more drivers with pedigree.
 
Eli said:
I don’t 100% agree, sure the cars are a factor, but the drivers are also a factor (obviously), once Paddon, Ostberg, or even say Latvala compete for the ERC title, it makes it much more interesting imho, this is not to say the championship isn’t interesting to me, I do like (mostly) what they’ve done with it but it does have more appeal when you have more drivers with pedigree.
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yes. tho the top guys will continue in wrc but having even more competition, which is good.
and there are loads of cool characters that we are going to love to follow in wrc from now on (i mean '27).
like when sesks came to wrc. "new cool character unlocked".
with the R5s we are going to see even more cool guys facing the current stars.
and if the 'stars' leave, we are going to get interested in these other fellas.
cant wait to see drivers like lappi, suninem, sordo, meeke, paddon, mikkelsen, ostberg, solberg, being more able to 'rent' a R5 and compete at the highest level again.
people 'dont watch erc, they watch wrc' and they will keep watching it, for sure
 
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I dont think it is a good idea. But it will be also important how they will set the conditions for the teams. In the past, most of the island events (Azores, Canarias, Cyprus...) were paying ferry, they were helping with flight tickets, with customs. So it encouraged teams to go there as it helped significantly to reduce the costs. And this "not support" is one of the reasons for weak entry list in Ceredigion. Another advantage of Sardegna is the road condition, so when you are returning back from the race, car will be damaged and it will take more time and money to prepare it for next race...
 
At least it's for promoter easy way to have gravel rally in ERC. Next year it should be again 5:3 for tarmac... so maybe in 2027 it will be 4:4.
 
im no french but im still waiting for erc to have a round over there. loads of locals, they have what? 3 kinda 'big' championships in france? or is it just the national and a tarmac one? anyway, france is big in motorsport, they should have a promoter willing to bring erc. that would be really fun.
 
saco0o said:
im no french but im still waiting for erc to have a round over there. loads of locals, they have what? 3 kinda 'big' championships in france? or is it just the national and a tarmac one? anyway, france is big in motorsport, they should have a promoter willing to bring erc. that would be really fun.
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They dont want to be in ERC. Because french championships (like most of the national championships now) has different rules than FIA and they doesnt want to adapt to them...
 
saco0o said:
im no french but im still waiting for erc to have a round over there. loads of locals, they have what? 3 kinda 'big' championships in france? or is it just the national and a tarmac one? anyway, france is big in motorsport, they should have a promoter willing to bring erc. that would be really fun.
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It must be about 10 years since the was a French rally in ERC (Rally du Var ?) and I dont think anyone else has mentioned or been bothered by it.

Other countries are really keen to be in the ERC but the French seem happy in their own domain. Arrogant, who said that ?! ;)
 
Fast Eddie WRC said:
It must be about 10 years since the was a French rally in ERC (Rally du Var ?) and I dont think anyone else has mentioned or been bothered by it.

Other countries are really keen to be in the ERC but the French seem happy in their own domain. Arrogant, who said that ?! ;)
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Var has never been in ERC (and I am not surprised). It was only Rallye Antibes in the past. But then they were pushed by FFSA to choose between french championship and ERC. And to say the truth, almost nobody in ERC is able to manage the rally without national field...
 
PLuto said:
Var has never been in ERC (and I am not surprised). It was only Rallye Antibes in the past. But then they were pushed by FFSA to choose between french championship and ERC. And to say the truth, almost nobody in ERC is able to manage the rally without national field...
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It wasnt even a French one I was remembering but Rallye du Valais, which is actually Swiss ! :)
 
Fast Eddie WRC said:
It must be about 10 years since the was a French rally in ERC (Rally du Var ?) and I dont think anyone else has mentioned or been bothered by it.

Other countries are really keen to be in the ERC but the French seem happy in their own domain. Arrogant, who said that ?! ;)
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Corse was in ERC
 
pucky54 said:
Corse was in ERC
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Ok, I forgot Corse. But true is that when they left WRC, they were going to IRC. And after forced end of the championship by FIA and merging with ERC, they continued in next two years following previous agreement with Eurosport until their promised return back to WRC...
 
PLuto said:
They dont want to be in ERC. Because french championships (like most of the national championships now) has different rules than FIA and they doesnt want to adapt to them...
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interesting. i see lots of complains in the autocross scene about stuff like that. that fia's requirements for the modern european championships push them away a little bit because of those extra costs on type of tires, fuel, weight, little adjustments on the safety-rollcages that they demand. only the richier fellas can participate, which is a shame cuz theres loooads of entries in the french series, always.
 
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