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 | FIA World Cup: One single World Cup in 2011, Dates, new points-sytem.
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After many discussions it is official: From 1 January 2011, the Cross Country World Cup and the International Cup for Cross Country Bajas will be amalgamated into a single Cross Country World Cup to strengthen the discipline.
To ensure sporting fairness, Baja events will be allocated a coefficient 1 and Cross Country events a coefficient 2. To score points and be classified in the Cross Country World Cup, competitors must take part in at least one Baja and at least one Cross Country event.
From 1 January 2011, Group T1-2 will be renamed Group T3 and the minimum weight in relation to cylinder capacity will be modified. The regulations for Group T1-2 for Light Vehicles will also be amended to authorise a light vehicle weighing more than 550 kg, while complying with other articles of the regulations. Both changes have been made to attract more entrants in "Buggy" type light vehicles.
Air restrictor sizes for cars in conformity with the 2009 Appendix J Technical Regulations will be amended from 1 January 2011. For petrol-engined cars with a cylinder capacity of less than 5.4L, the restrictor will be 34mm. The maximum diameter of the air restrictor for diesel-powered cars remains unchanged at 38mm.
In 2012, regulations for supercharged diesel engine T1 cars will be adapted to ensure they remain competitive in relation to petrol engines and to make them more reliable for extreme use. Restrictors in these T1 cars will also be modified and from 2012 diesel prototype engines will have an air restrictor of maximum 35 mm diameter.
FIA Cross Country Worldcup 2011
18.-21.03.2011 Italian Baja (Italy)
01.-07.04.2011 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (Abu Dhabi)
01.-07.05.2011 OiLibya Rally of Tunisia (Tunisia)
22.-24.07.2011 Baja Spain Aragon (Spain)
23.-28.08.2011 Hungarian Baja (Hungary)
01.-10.10.2011 Pharaons Rally (Egypt)
The scale of points will also be amended from 1 January 2011 to harmonise with other FIA Championships, as follows:
Overall classification
01 = 25 Pts
02 = 18 Pts
03 = 15 Pts
04 = 12 Pts
05 = 10 Pts
06 = 08 Pts
07 = 06 Pts
08 = 04 Pts
09 = 02 Pts
10 = 01 Pts
Group classification (T1 and T2)
01 = 10 Pts
02 = 06 Pts
03 = 02 Pts
Allocation of points for Teams
01 = 10 Pts
02 = 06 Pts
03 = 02 Pts
2010/11/09 | 19:24 CET | EDITOR: MR/HS/BG
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