Originally Posted by
lmmjvss
How about this idea... Tell me if "theres something here" or not.
- New top class to become 2013-16 old wrc specs cars built by Msport, ProDrive and Vermont. Those cars were already so fun to watch, just have these 3 OEMs building them and selling. I THINK this would make it easier AND CHEAPER for people like Petter Solberg, Prokop, Nasser Al Athya, Toksport, Ralliart, Qatar, RedGrey, EKS, to run a "two car team" in the championship's top class. There are rich privateers that would be able to afford this model too, like Fourmaux, Gus, Loubet.. I dont know. But it would OPEN this possibility for more rich privateers to "race on the top world class", stuff that is almost impossible right now. And since WRC is going to "Arab countries" and America, this cheaper formula could also attract teams and drivers from these places. They have a lot of money over there. (Qatar, Emirates...)
I can even see WRC having "only this new top class" instead of having Rally1 AND Rally2. Like, kinda "forcing" more Rally2 riders and teams to get into this new top class, leaving Rally2 for ERC and National series only (not sure about this, just thinking out loud). TO have more classes, WRC could have Rally3 (which sound like a good formula) + those "Race what you bring" class, cuz rally fans love to see those cars, lets be honest.
On top of that, if a manufacturer wants to have a team, they can only enter by building a car on that same 2013-16 specs AND CAPED ON BUDGET - for them to be on the same level as the costumer/privateers like them or not - but on electric or hydrogen engines! That would also open some conversations with renault and their R5 3e, or conversations with Kressel and their electric engine KIT. Toyota could make their Hydrogen car... heck, or even SPARK and Williams could build a Hydrogen car. Idk, it opens the top class for stuff like that and its a relative cheaper spec, right? I mean... I think it is.... do you think theres something in this idea? Or its a NO NO haha
Then we gotta start changing the weekend format, of course. Points per LEG/day, no more power stage points, changing the time between cars cuz fans are already waiting too much to see cars (ok, sfety and visibility play a role here), gotta change sometihing regarding where and when cars are fixed (giving more importance to service park. It also gotta be more open), then we gotta start changing the package sold to TV/Cable and on Youtube, cuz 3 day highlights are WAY TOO MUCH for WRC to grab attentions. I like the 22 to 40min full highlights of the weekend, with WAY LESS stage-end interviews cuz thats sooo boring and we KNOW we only waiting for someone to say something interesting, which happens ONCE per weekend haha Maybe something more close to those "bloopers" from Dirt Fish ON THESE 20 to 40 min highlights. Idk... I just want things to improve