FIA fail to find promoters & Broadcasters for WRC

ac 427 · 13th February 2012, 10:43

A extremely sad day for rallying enthusiasts.

Find below a report which highlights the sad state of affairs on top of the worlds premiere rallying league. FIA says they have failed to find a promoter or / and broadcaster for WRC 2012.

I personally find rallying more fun than F1.

Lets hope the crisis is resolved quickly.

ac

source: FIA fail to find WRC promoter - SuperSport - Motorsport

jalsa777 · 13th February 2012, 12:06

Thats really really sad news.
It just shows that now-a-days sports is all about TV eye-balls and nothing else matters.
Unfortunately, this is the way most of the rallying around the world will go because unlike circuit races it is very difficult to broadcast a rally live on TV and make it entertaining.

I really hope some revolution comes forth in this regard.

deetjohn · 19th February 2012, 21:19

This is a huge shame. I used to love the high quality WRC highlights broadcast that they used to show on ESPNStar. It is used to be odd hours though.

WRC didn't come out of the 2008 recession well. Many big manufacturers left the sport and now this. And I am very surprised. Jean Todt is a great leader and he should do his utmost to save WRC.

For the time being, some action can be found here. World Rally Championship - Video

Jazzman18 · 13th March 2012, 21:12

Rally fans rejoice!
You can catch all the stages in 2012 completed so far by simply visiting youtube. You will find the Rally Montecarlo, Rally Sweden and Rally Mexico 2012 action in MotorsportFunCyprus2's Channel - YouTube

As a bonus you can see all the legendary rally cars in action at Spa in Belgium

Legend Boucles De Spa 2012 - YouTube

taranonline · 13th March 2012, 22:12

I think they need more crashes to promote it. How about introducing some guinea pig cars to promote the sport.

13th February 2012, 10:43	#1
ac 427 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,393 Thanked: 244 Times View My Garage	FIA fail to find promoters & Broadcasters for WRC A extremely sad day for rallying enthusiasts. Find below a report which highlights the sad state of affairs on top of the worlds premiere rallying league. FIA says they have failed to find a promoter or / and broadcaster for WRC 2012. I personally find rallying more fun than F1. Lets hope the crisis is resolved quickly. ac source: FIA fail to find WRC promoter - SuperSport - Motorsport
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jalsa777 BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 732 Thanked: 1,678 Times	Re: FIA fail to find promoters & Broadcasters for WRC Thats really really sad news. It just shows that now-a-days sports is all about TV eye-balls and nothing else matters. Unfortunately, this is the way most of the rallying around the world will go because unlike circuit races it is very difficult to broadcast a rally live on TV and make it entertaining. I really hope some revolution comes forth in this regard.
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deetjohn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kochi Posts: 4,530 Thanked: 10,583 Times View My Garage	Re: FIA fail to find promoters & Broadcasters for WRC This is a huge shame. I used to love the high quality WRC highlights broadcast that they used to show on ESPNStar. It is used to be odd hours though. WRC didn't come out of the 2008 recession well. Many big manufacturers left the sport and now this. And I am very surprised. Jean Todt is a great leader and he should do his utmost to save WRC. For the time being, some action can be found here. World Rally Championship - Video Last edited by deetjohn : 19th February 2012 at 21:21. Reason: Adding text.
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taranonline BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: India Posts: 282 Thanked: 109 Times	Re: FIA fail to find promoters & Broadcasters for WRC I think they need more crashes to promote it. How about introducing some guinea pig cars to promote the sport.
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