Corsica with the SIDC and SWRT
Corsica with the SIDC and SWRT
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I have been for the last 2 years, and it is one of the most amazing places I have been.
I would be careful regarding accomodation though, as most of it will be taken by the teams and people who are running the event.
I would be careful regarding accomodation though, as most of it will be taken by the teams and people who are running the event.
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Rallye de France - Tour de Corse: Rally Overview
Danger at every turn...
Is Corsica the most dangerous event on the World Rally Championship's calendar? Well, it certainly takes a special type of courage to attack the island's asphalt roads when sheer cliffs drop suddenly away inches from the roadside.
Tommi Makinen's former co-driver Risto Mannisenmaki has yet to return to competative navigating since their crash at the end of 2001 and Colin McRae hung upside down for over half an hour the year before while rescuers clambered down the mountainside to cut him from his car. And last season the Scot threatened to chop off his pinky if it would help his championship chances after yet another Corsican smash.
While the debate rages on the safety of the event, what's undeniable is Corsica is a rally for the specialist driver - a sealed-surface genius called up by teams to give impetus to their championship challenge. The island's capital, Ajaccio, is the birth place of Napoleon and the rally, based in the town, has been a bastion for French asphalt specialists.
In the past 20 years only four non-French drivers has managed to come away from Corsica with a victory. Spaniard Jesus Puras scored Citroen's first WRC win in the Xsara T4 in 2001; Colin McRae scored back-to-back victories for Subaru in 1997 and '98. Carlos Sainz won in 1991 and Finnish legend Markku Alen had a brace of victories in the 1980s.
Corsica is tough on both driver and car alike. The roads are made of extremely abrasive tar that puts the tyres under immense pressure. And the combination of high cornering speeds on the twisty - and we mean twisty - Corsican roads mean g forces here tend to be higher than anywhere else on the calendar, making this event just as physically demanding on the drivers as traditional endurance events such as the Safari or Greece.
Spectator notes
The Corsican roads are rarely that clean, so watching cars here is not like watching the cars on other asphalt rallies, where the cars seem like they are stuck on rails - in Corsica they tend to slide a bit. And because tyre wear is pretty high, going to stage finishes, when the cars are struggling for grip, is worthwhile.
Danger at every turn...
Is Corsica the most dangerous event on the World Rally Championship's calendar? Well, it certainly takes a special type of courage to attack the island's asphalt roads when sheer cliffs drop suddenly away inches from the roadside.
Tommi Makinen's former co-driver Risto Mannisenmaki has yet to return to competative navigating since their crash at the end of 2001 and Colin McRae hung upside down for over half an hour the year before while rescuers clambered down the mountainside to cut him from his car. And last season the Scot threatened to chop off his pinky if it would help his championship chances after yet another Corsican smash.
While the debate rages on the safety of the event, what's undeniable is Corsica is a rally for the specialist driver - a sealed-surface genius called up by teams to give impetus to their championship challenge. The island's capital, Ajaccio, is the birth place of Napoleon and the rally, based in the town, has been a bastion for French asphalt specialists.
In the past 20 years only four non-French drivers has managed to come away from Corsica with a victory. Spaniard Jesus Puras scored Citroen's first WRC win in the Xsara T4 in 2001; Colin McRae scored back-to-back victories for Subaru in 1997 and '98. Carlos Sainz won in 1991 and Finnish legend Markku Alen had a brace of victories in the 1980s.
Corsica is tough on both driver and car alike. The roads are made of extremely abrasive tar that puts the tyres under immense pressure. And the combination of high cornering speeds on the twisty - and we mean twisty - Corsican roads mean g forces here tend to be higher than anywhere else on the calendar, making this event just as physically demanding on the drivers as traditional endurance events such as the Safari or Greece.
Spectator notes
The Corsican roads are rarely that clean, so watching cars here is not like watching the cars on other asphalt rallies, where the cars seem like they are stuck on rails - in Corsica they tend to slide a bit. And because tyre wear is pretty high, going to stage finishes, when the cars are struggling for grip, is worthwhile.
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The rest of the WRC Calendar
Monte Carlo 23 - 25 January 2004
Sweden 6 - 8 February 2004
Mexico 12 - 14 March 2004
New Zealand 16 - 18 April 2004
Cyprus 14 - 16 May 2004
Greece 4 - 6 June 2004
Turkey 25 - 27 June 2004
Argentina 16 - 18 July 2004
Finland 6 - 8 August 2004
Germany 20 - 22 August 2004
Japan 3 - 5 September 2004
Great Britain 17 - 19 September 2004
Italy 1 - 3 October 2004
France 15 - 17 October 2004
Spain 29 - 31 October 2004
Australia 12 - 14 November 2004
Monte Carlo 23 - 25 January 2004
Sweden 6 - 8 February 2004
Mexico 12 - 14 March 2004
New Zealand 16 - 18 April 2004
Cyprus 14 - 16 May 2004
Greece 4 - 6 June 2004
Turkey 25 - 27 June 2004
Argentina 16 - 18 July 2004
Finland 6 - 8 August 2004
Germany 20 - 22 August 2004
Japan 3 - 5 September 2004
Great Britain 17 - 19 September 2004
Italy 1 - 3 October 2004
France 15 - 17 October 2004
Spain 29 - 31 October 2004
Australia 12 - 14 November 2004
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