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Andre Oliveira

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2021 ERC Historic calendar:


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[td]11-13 March 2021[/td]
[td]Spain[/td]
[td]69 Rally Costa Brava[/td]
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[tr]
[td]09-11 April 2021[/td]
[td]Italy[/td]
[td]36° Sanremo Rallye Storico[/td]
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[tr]
[td]05-07 May 2021[/td]
[td]Czech Republic[/td]
[td]30. Historic Vltava Rallye[/td]
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[tr]
[td]27-29 May 2021[/td]
[td]Spain[/td]
[td]Rallye de Asturias Histórico[/td]
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[tr]
[td]24-26 June 2021[/td]
[td]Hungary[/td]
[td]54. Mecsek Rallye[/td]
[/tr]
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[td]15-17 July 2021[/td]
[td]Austria[/td]
[td]Rallye Weiz[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]13-14 August 2021[/td]
[td]Finland[/td]
[td]Lahti Historic Rally[/td]
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[tr]
[td]23-25 September 2021[/td]
[td]Italy[/td]
[td]33. Rally Elba Storico[/td]
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[tr]
[td]21-23 October 2021[/td]
[td]Switzerland[/td]
[td]Rallye International du Valais[/td]
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Andre Oliveira said:
In Portugal we have Period Z to -99 cars. Any news about FIA add more "recent" cars to ERC Historic?
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When period J2 cars (Until december 1990) where included some years ago it was clearly stated by FIA that the age wouldn't move for at least 10 years, and I personally think it shouldn't be moved, we will start losing the old cars, actually there are few category 1 competitors (until 1970) in last years and this is a shame.

Otherwise I hope next year the calendar could run as planned, as this year it was really sad the cancellation of Costa Brava when we were heading there already.
 
A landmark moment for historic motor sport


Today’s World Council meeting saw the approval of a rare and significant update to the regulations governing the eligibility of historic cars to take part in motor sport competitions.

These changes to Appendix K of the International Sporting Code mean that, from 2025, racing cars built between the years 1991 and 2000 will be able to carry the Historic Technical Passports that allow them to compete in FIA championships and international motor sport events.

This update will bring many of the world’s most iconic race and rally cars back into the crucible of motor sport, allowing fans and enthusiasts to enjoy the sights and sounds of what was a remarkable decade of technological advancement.

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The change for historic rally sees a wide range of new cars become eligible, including some of the most iconic categories in recent memory.

The classic Group A period of the mid 90's included cars like the Group A Subaru Impreza, synonymous with the late Colin McRae. The Mitsubishi Lancer and Ford Escort Cosworth were also hugely successful in this era, together with cars from Toyota and Lancia.

As the 90's decade came to an end, the World Rally Car format was introduced in 1997. These turbo 4WD cars were at the cutting edge of transmission technology, braking and performance. The Toyota Corolla WRC, Subaru Impreza WRC, Ford Focus WRC and the Peugeot 206 WRC remain some of the most popular and alluring rally cars to this day.

The move to year 2000 opens up an unprecedented variety of new rally cars from the humble Nissan Micra through to the iconic legendary cars of the sport above.

The FIA will make further announcements and conduct workshops in early 2025 to help the owners of the newly-eligible historic cars apply for their Historic Technical Passports and get the cars racing again.

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https://www.fia.com/news/future-reg...es-confirmed-during-world-motor-sport-council
 
AndyRAC said:
I would love to see a UK round of the EHRC, but the historic community in the UK won't like 4WD on the entry lists. Anything post 1982 is modern to them.
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Maybe if it was anything other than the Roger Albert Clark Rally then the existing 4WD entries would mean there’d be no reason to complain. I’d like to see the Scottish re-invented as an Historic event (still with contemporary entries allowed for the SRC-counting clubman event of course), or maybe Rally North Wales…
 
HKSjbg said:
Maybe if it was anything other than the Roger Albert Clark Rally then the existing 4WD entries would mean there’d be no reason to complain. I’d like to see the Scottish re-invented as an Historic event (still with contemporary entries allowed for the SRC-counting clubman event of course), or maybe Rally North Wales…
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I dont know exactly, but how much are historic cars in UK suitable with FIA rules? Has this cars valid FIA HTP passports?
 
PLuto said:
I dont know exactly, but how much are historic cars in UK suitable with FIA rules? Has this cars valid FIA HTP passports?
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Most are run to UK historic regulations but there are some FIA HTP cars competing in UK. British historic championship events have classes for "Appendix K" cars running to FIA rather than UK regulations.
 
Nice to see more interest for the European Historic Championship, but I doubt anybody can challenge Latvala for the title. I'd be happy to see Jari-Matti get a title in his career though :)
 
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