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. |
when is it?
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15th-17th October
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. |
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 |
Top Stuff, love to know more :cool:
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Need to double check date in the morning but O,Yes :) |
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Done and awaiting further instructions...... :cool:
ta |
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Deposit item will be in the SIDC Shop over the weekend, I post when its up and running |
All booked, the link is up hotel booked :cool:
Napoleon Hotel 4, Rue Lorenzo Vero Ajaccio 20000 France Anybody else :confused: |
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Get your deposits down as places are going
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