8 Events That Should Return To The WRC

The WRC calendar obviously goes through changes year by year and certain events come and go. However, over the years, there have been numerous rallies that have gone which sorely need to come back. Here are 8 events I want to see in the WRC again.
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[@JackohMotors]

What would YOUR perfect rally season look like? *Also, apologies for the unrelated graphic at 9:14, my silly editor brain missed that.

[@manwhoneversleeps]

Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland... just so I could go spectate every time lol.

[@jarrod1766]

Southern Ohio Forest rally should be a WRC round. Why? So I can spectate

[@jackarmstrong7285]

Monte Carlo, Sweden, Kenya, Corsica, Portugal, Finland, CER, Olympus (USA), Argentina, Chile, Australia, NewZealand, Wales, Japan

[@mrtravnikar]

It would be better if you changed CER for Croatia and put it in spring and have GB as the season final

[@manwhoneversleeps]

@@jackarmstrong7285 That's 🤌🤌🤌. I'd maybe swap Japan and Chile out for San Remo and Acropolis because they are so legendary but that is pretty much a perfect list for me too.

[@Chr.Monika6469]

As a brazilian, I was surprised when I discovered we had a WRC event here between 1981 & 1982. (Michèle Mouton, even won in '82) That's gotta be the most unknown WRC event ever 😄

[@JackohMotors]

It's definitely more forgotten than other South American events, its a shame it only had 2 seasons in the spotlight.

[@thisisfrankie]

They could have, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand back to back to save costs. Argentina and Rally GB is also a must imo

[@appapag7036]

Don't think it'll happen any time soon, but I'd love to see Corsica return, as it's one of the classic events in the WRC and it's a tarmac rally and the sport is lacking in those in recent years

[@krudmuphinstudioz]

As an American rally fan, I've spent my whole life wishing we could get a WRC event here. I'm glad to see there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon for a US event. Rally is still very underrated here, but I'm sure people would love it if they were more exposed to it. It would also be nice not having to travel super far to see a race. I happen to be going to Japan this November where I will finally be seeing my first ever WRC event in person.

[@bayersrig4260]

It's kinda crazy to me how the US hasn't had an event there in over 35 years, there's probably a lot of fans there like yourself that would want an event. If it's money the FIA want out of it then surely the US is one of the best places for that anyway.

[@krudmuphinstudioz]

@@bayersrig4260 Very true, i definitely don't think money will be an issue. A WRC event here would be a success right from the inaugural event. Even with the ARA league finally gaining some steam in recent years, a WRC event would be HUGE here for growing the sport.

[@MW1995-F1fan]

Few days ago I was at the WRC Rally for the first time ever. It was in my country (Poland). I also waited many years to WRC comeback to my country. So I wish you to witness WRC in USA. ;)

[@rs_rogue]

RAC and Tour de Corse should definitely return to give more variation to the calendar

[@TheRUBrally]

Great idea for a video Jackoh!! 4:49 yup, I know that story, a Crazy One. For me: I really want back Sanremo Rally (the original gravel plus tarmac)

[@JackohMotors]

I feel like if there were no finishers at an event today there would be a massive uproar to say the least 😂

[@firstnamesecondname8280]

The fact that the WRC hasn't returned to New Zealand is disgraceful.

[@ci_gatto]

There are several reasons why Sanremo is no longer in the WRC calendar, but they can be summarized in two key reasons: 1) local administrations: basically there's no money to organize such a massive event as it used to be, also some roads are quite old and there has been poor maintenance over the past years; 2) the FIA spectators safety rules: the Sanremo stages are quite narrow and spectators had to stay on some tight, twisty and very steep slopes, which is in contrast to what the FIA wants today. FIA wants large fan areas in the stages with many access roads for people to get into these areas. Sardinia stages have plenty of those. Unfortunately, Sanremo lacks these features. In a shorter and compact format, the Sanremo rally is still part of the Italian Championship. However, voices have been strong about the possibility that the Sardina Rally could be replaced with the "Rally Roma Capitale", a tarmac event which has been part of the ERC calendar for several years. Nice video, good job as always

[@JackohMotors]

Yes, I would agree that Sanremo is a thing of the past unfortunately. If there was any way to rework it into a modern format however I would definitely like to see it again, but not if they had it as a tarmac-only gig again. Wishful thinking on my part!

[@Snarl616]

There is also another reason why Sanremo is unlikely to come back. The Umbria and Tuscany stages, forget about it. In 1996 you had to start from Sanremo and go to Umbria via highway to run the first leg the day after. Too expensive. And, the liguria stages on tarmac are a disaster for spectators. You have to take a little shuttle bus that would bring you to the stage, but the twisty roads full of parked cars don't help and make the stage very hard to reach. I was there in 2003 and you can't imagine how many road cars were dented simply because the road that brought us there was too narrow. And finally, honestly Liguria is not a great place to visit. It's ok for northern italians to go to the beach on (cheap) vacation, but I can't see another reason for visiting it. Sardinia is harder to reach, but everything else is better.

[@cursedknot]

Mouton is leaving fia so maybe things will change

[@TheRUBrally]

My personal ideal calendar: 🇲🇨🇸🇪🇵🇹🇭🇷🇰🇪🇫🇷(Tdc)🇵🇱🇫🇮🇳🇿🇦🇷🇮🇹(Sanremo)🇩🇪🇬🇧

[@martingorosito3966]

I'm extremely disappointed you didn't mentioned Argentina as a one as you'd like to see come back. It was a spot on the calendar for like forty years, truly a classic.

[@JackohMotors]

It was a bit of a tossup between Argentina and Australia to be honest, in fact I had Argentina on the script until the last minute before I changed it!

[@roystevenson1635]

It's definitely got to come back but I would rather see some other rounds come back first personally

[@martingorosito3966]

@@roystevenson1635 yeah yeah don't get me wrong, WRC has nearly half rounds compared to F1. They need more rounds, and ffs they need to get it out of Europe. What kind of world championship has 10/13 rounds in one continent?

[@brianeast9081]

A proper Safari and a proper Ivory Coast rally would be bliss personally. I do think that every rally should be a minimum of 500km of timed sections, which also helps the concept of a return of a true RAC that went through Wales, England and Scotland.

[@yippydoddlecarson6375]

Saudi Arabia is a weird one, I think it has potential as an event, but its clear they've only signed on because of the money it will bring in, and to help cover up other goings on. Pretty much the 2022 Qatar World Cup all over again. Paraguay is an odd choice too for different reasons but I'm keeping an open mind.

[@hashrulsubzero]

9:28 Actually, APRC still keeping Indonesia as part of their championship calendar till this day. Last year, I (as a Malaysian) flew over to Indonesia to spectate their international rally event called Danau Toba Rally where they have cars on the entry list over 60. This year, the Indonesian round of APRC will happen again this August. As I was spectating the podium ceremony event held in the town of Danau Toba, one of the organisers who was giving a speech said they're planning to bring back WRC to Indonesia. If that happens, I'll be there to watch it.

[@stephenyates962]

There needs to be 14 rounds, starting with the Monte Carlo, and ending with Rally GB. There would be some alternations (I.e. if 2 rallies are close to each other, and a similar surface); 1 Monte Carlo 2 Sweden/Norway 3 Kenya 4 Jordan/Cyprus 5 Portugal/Sardinia 6 Corsica/Croatia 7 USA/Mexico 8 Argentina/Chile 9 Latvia/Estonia 10 Finland 11 Japan/China 12 Australia/New Zealand 13 Spain/Germany 14 Great Britain A good mix of historic, challenging, and newer rallies; with necessary rotations

[@Lander484]

I was at the USA test event in Tennessee a few weeks ago. There's some things they still need to improve, but it was a lot of fun and hopefully a step towards bringing a WRC event back to the USA. I believe they said that there will be 2 more test events next year starting in March. Thanks for the great rally content!

[@DomSmith]

Great video, really enjoyed that! Indonesia is so much fun on EA WRC, so would love to have that back on the calendar 🔥

[@periklaskyriakidis6064]

I'm really happy to see Cote d'Ivoire being mentioned. It's like one of the legendary rallies, definitely should make a return. Dunno why it's SO forgotten, there's literally almost no footage of it also

[@bernardoberner4]

As a location I think Saudi Arabia is fantantic, just look at the Dakar in recent years BUT we all know why theyre hosting the event, sportswashing

[@diamondjoltva]

We had Meirion Evans there with his Rally2 Yaris at the Donegal International Rally over the weekend, was great to see it

[@DropkickNation]

I called your number 1 from the start. 😂 But I agree tho. It deserves to be back. As far as Saudi Arabia is concerned: Disgusting. That is all. Just like with F1. Money > Racing

[@geoffreybittner]

As an American casual rally fan, I would LOVE to see the return of the US on the calendar. I want to invest myself in a sport, as I feel like I haven't been able to associate with my peers in that way. I also think that might give more manufacturers an incentive to throw their hat in the ring as the US is also a huge car market.

[@tsport100]

The last Rally Australia was cancelled at extremely short notice due to a mega bushfire that destroyed quarter million square km and lasted a full year. There were grumblings from the teams about the event location. I presume the lack of spectators was the primary concern. Coffs Harbour is 400 - 500 km away from any major population center. There were proposals to bring the Rally within 200 km of Sydney (pop 5+ million) but COVID hit and as stated in the video... it hasn't happened.

[@nuukkismotorsport8153]

I think in terms of gravel events Argentina, Australia and New Zealand have their place in the calendar. They all offer completely unique challenge and have roads that the drivers enjoy. I personally enjoyed watching tarmac rallies. The gaps were generally smaller than on gravel and some of the fastest local tarmac drivers had good chance to compete with the WRC boys. Sanremo in its tarmac layout was one of the events i really enjoyed. Corsica wasn't bad either, though the drivers generally didn't enjoy the event.

[@corey_mck]

Rally USA is still a thing, and they're still pushing for an event in the USA! They actually just ran another test event 2 weeks ago in Tennessee.

[@JackohMotors]

It is looking more promising now than when I wrote the script, I hope they can make the deadline as there are a lot of dedicated fans running the event!

[@fontheking5]

Rally Sweden returning to it's real home : Karlstad. Rally Australia returning to Perth where it should always be held. Safari Rally returning to Nairobi and it's old format. San remo Italy. Corsica Rally GB returning to Cheltenham as a base, and run stages at Silverstone like in the 90:s 👍

[@Kerivan_ouch]

My ideal calendar would be: Monte-Carlo Sweden Mexico Acropolis Rally Cyprus Safari Rally Deutschland Rallye de France (Tour de Corse) Rally Italy(San Remo) Finland Rally Catalunya Rally Australia New Zealand Rally Japan RAC Rally

[@Duke_de_Plata]

Hey great video man. It's tough being a rally fan in the US. Sure I keep up with ARA but I envy the hype and scale of the WRC and ERC. There aren't many fans around where I live but I try to get people involved when I can. Rally is the only motorsport I really feel a connection to.

[@JackohMotors]

Yes, I am lucky to live in a country that is involved in rallysport much more than somewhere like the US, but I do think the US events are heading in the right direction given a few more years of testing and the like!

[@tamwalker3431]

The one i think about cause u can play it on wrc 6 is rally china on tarmac that was supposed to run but never did i know china was part wrc but on gravel before but that was interesting and i do prayer rally gb in any way comes back i know erc is going to wales this year i hope that gets things going but wouldn't hold my breath

[@salzstange6341]

another snow event would be awesome. maybe in Canada

[@Thinking001]

Very cool video, could you make a video about what manufacturers you would like to see in the wrc

[@JackohMotors]

I have been thinking about who I would want to return!

[@marco_grt4460]

I would like to see proper mixed rally (call Montecarlo mixed is like call all asphalt event mixed when sometimes is raining). In every nation have different locations every year if they can (like 1 year in Sardinia, 1 year Sanremo, 1 in Tuscany, etc). Problem is how many rallies you want and can be done?

[@jasperpenninck246]

They should work with a rotating event like one year australia the next year new zealand and so on

[@shira_yone]

Indonesia with the tropical jungle and mud would be really cool to come back

[@bakayarou023]

I'd love a US rally at Colorado with the pikes peak hillclimb being one of the stages, but now that it's all tarmac i don't think it'd be that interesting

[@agitbagus2747]

As an Indonesian, I really wanted to see rally car nowadays batling in my country

[@derekmccord3798]

The Tennessee rally is still very much in play for the WRC, the FIA is visiting this year. The problem with rally in the US is the ARA Open category. Everywhere else in the world the top class is Rally 2. Unfortunately due to US road car registration most of the brands and cars that fit the homologated rally car is not sold in the US. You can't buy a Fabia, Yaris or Puma in the US. The full factory Subaru team that doesn't fit any FIA homologation dominates the series.

[@HunterSydenhamRacing]

The whole Asia Pacific Rally Championship needs to make a comeback. No financial incentive to do so though 😢

[@lewisxu6483]

Fun fact as a Chinese fan,I cannot figure out one single suitable place to represent "Rally China" mainly because of the diversity of biome and whatsoever. Maybe a safari style rally raid event would be the best, a bit like the 555 HK-Beijing Rally in the late 90s.

[@markospehar584]

If it were a 15 round or 12 round season, i would prefer it to be split into thirds, depending on what surface the rally would be driven. 1/3 on gravel, 1/3 on tarmac and 1/3 on snow. Because lets be honest, the wrc a couple of years ago was a gravel dominated championship. Monte and sweden in the begining of the season and maybe Canada or the US at the end for snow, croatia, corsica, spain, japan for the tarmac part and for the loose surfaces safari, greece, new zealand and finland.

[@Randomii666]

GB and Indonesia are probably the 2 i want the most to return

[@flerphead]

I am excited about Paraguay next year.

[@passero2542]

As a japanese fan, WRC without Wales is like sushi without soy sauce😢

[@Romoto131]

San Remo ftw!

[@macdullah]

For me Ypres is difficult, else they need to go at usa( maybe alternated with canada) swith Mexico and argentina, and as last event a propper rac rally like in the 80's with the parkstages on the first day and the 2 days of forrest stages.

[@averageTaxiDriver]

I would loves to have rally belgium back in Ypres!

[@nathanstroud2223]

"Another fairly obscure one, Rally Cyprus..." Funny how I have actually heard of that one despite still considering myself a casual fan when it comes to rally. It's because it was in my PS2 game growing up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKjCmJeYj8d6ers&pp=ygUHd3JjIHBzMg%3D%3D edit #1: The tropical rainforest/island biome is a staple of Sega Rally and the like, so I feel like it should feature more promenently in real life rally, whether that means a return to Indonesia or a new event on some obscure Pacific island that's a logistical nightmare to get to. Make it an adventure. edit #2: The Gatlinburg area (including some stages across the border in Cherokee, Maggie Valley [Ghost Town in the Sky, anyone?]) would be a neat venue for a rally in Tennessee. I drove us back up the mountain after breakfast on our trip there last year, there was a light drizzle, and I had the music from the aforementioned WRC game running through my head the whole time.

[@bayersrig4260]

Indonesia would be great, rallying in a jungle is just a perfect idea.

[@balthazarvanovermeire912]

Ypres should re-join as a sprint rally!

[@sempievandaele1833]

rally Ypres need to be back on the calendar

[@jamat616]

They don't want a car-breaking event, it would raise costs

[@H__078__]

Rally Australia to return to it's original home...Perth

[@That_Mondeo_Mk3]

I have an ideea, lets introduce new rally event like, rally romania, rally of bulgaria, rally of russia(even the political events wil be cool) and last rally of india

[@Skippernomnomnom]

The "tougher is better" mindset doesn't work in the current WRC. You only have 8 cars and 5 serious competitors per rally. After a few crashes, it's just a coast fest.

[@classic7376]

Cyprus is almost same as Acropolis

[@skylineXpert]

Saudi should not be on the calendar at all.

[@nodu9303]

Monza

[@adriankasprzyk5364]

Argentina,Mexico,Wales Rally GB,Spain,Deutschland,Australia(2006)Tour de Corse

[@haryosoo]

IMO Rally Cyprus is like Acropolis Rally on steroids

[@lovetherally4518]

SANREMO 🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@nathanhigginson6256]

i love how they complain about getting to australia, but they're happy to go to paraguay, or argentina.... unfortunately its all about money

[@afimtastic]

I miss Monza as a season finale

[@karikoivuranta5245]

Middle-East had rally in Jordan 2011. Also rally Ireland is something wrc hasn’t done in a while.

[@broadytaylor9493]

Saudi Arabia might be a decent rally. Could be an interesting round if a fair bit of sand comes into play

[@Werferharfer]

My only hope from Saudi Arabia, is that it will bring more reveneu to the championship or whatever

[@marcoguarnieri6589]

Here's my ideal calendar: 1. Monte-Carlo 2. Arctic Lapland 3. Safari 4. Indonesia 5. Argentina 6. Transchaco Chile 7. Açores 8. Tour de Corse 9. Acropolis 10. 1000 lakes Finland 11. Australia (Perth) 12. New zealand 13. Sanremo 14. USA / Canada 15. RAC

[@Hilmanpanjifirdaus]

I don't want WRC to go to US. They may push their diversity agenda to the sport, requiring cars of all shapes and forms to compete in the top class and tweak the the regulation even more to level the performance across this wide range of competing vehicles.

[@JackohMotors]

It is a potential concern, but I'd be willing to take the risks for a couple of seasons to see how the pros and cons play out.

[@Hilmanpanjifirdaus]

@@JackohMotors if they ever try to hold wrc event in the USA, they have to do special stage at pikes pike. It will be wonderful. For the diversity craze going on in the state, let's hope it won't spread over to the motorsport so bad like in hollywood.

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

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