Crash.net:
What do you think of the tactics we have seen this year?
HD:
I don't think it is good for the sport. It is diluting the situation. What you have got to remember is that they do three days of rallying and this just brings it down to the Sunday morning when they put these tactics into play. It needs to be sorted out and it needs to be eradicated. They need to change the way the running order is decided. But I think they will do that. It is win-at-all-costs though and if that is what it takes - and these guys are spending a fortune - they have got to use the regulations to their advantage. That is all they are doing.
Crash.net:
It has spiced it up though hasn't it?
HD:
I think it has. It has given a bit of spice to it in fairness and you can't knock that in a way.
Crash.net:
It is not new either is it, because it happened in the past...
HD:
Yeah, it is not a new phenomena. It is just using the regulations to the fullness of the letter.
Crash.net:
What do you think of the state of the WRC in general?
HD:
We could do with a couple more teams in the WRC to make it a little bit more interesting. The idea of bringing in junior teams next year will be fantastic. I think there needs to be two top line drivers, but I think teams should have a third wild card driver with a minimum age and a minimum experience to introduce new drivers' into the sport. We have got the processes. We have got the PWRC. We have got the Super 1600 and Super 2000. But it just needs to be ramped up and be organised in such a way that when you do that you graduate to the next thing. The biggest problem is cost. That is the prohibiting factor for any youngster. We need to make it cheaper and more accessible. I think that is what the new breed of regulations that they are keen to push onto the manufacturers over the next four years will do. It will make the sport cheaper.
Crash.net:
One positive development recently is that
Subaru will have a 'B' team next season...
HD:
That is what we need. It is fantastic for Subaru and I applaud them for that. I hope the other teams follow suit. That is what we need and hopefully it will bring on some more British talent too. We need some Brits in the WRC to make it exciting for us. Our newspapers and media aren't going to report on it when it is full of Finns and French people!
Crash.net:
Guy Wilks is aiming to compete in the WRC next season through the 'Wilks 500 Club'. Does that have a chance of working?
