Originally Posted by UG_Passat
Tarmac Rally in the US is very rare also. Rally NY did tarmac stages. But it only lasted a few years. I did work the first year of the tarmac stages.
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https://youtu.be/yOlWSV4eBfA
That is my most major regret about U.S./North American rallying (besides not having the multitudes of very TOP LEVEL {R5 class, ex-WRC class, etc.} cars, like at even a
minor Euro/Brit event), the TOTAL lack of FULL tarmac events, which are
plentiful in England/Europe, and
especially in Ireland. [
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Tarmac rallying is to me at least, the one TRUE form of 'road' racing, as it is ALWAYS done on closed public roads, imperfections, warts, scars, and all, and NOT on (for the most part) perfectly billiard table top smooth road
courses.
The cars, yes, even at the
highest levels of R&D/modifications/class are STILL
much closer to actual street cars than all but the most 'showroom stock'-like (T-xx classes in SCCA currently??) road race rides.
It would be cool IF Empire State Performance Rally could have tarmac stages included, and I am SURE that the strong Irish/recently naturalized Irish American contingent competing in it would also
greatly appreciate that change.
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