Nine-stage route for Corsica's World Rally Championship return set
A compromise has been reached on the route for October's Tour of Corsica - the French island's first World Rally Championship round since 2008
Corsica returned to the WRC schedule in February after Alsace was unable to source funding to maintain the country's Strasbourg-based world championship leg.
The Corsican organisers soon came into conflict with WRC Promoter over its plans for a radical route, however.
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Initial talk of a five-stage event with a 45-mile opener on Friday October 2 and two further tests of similar length on both the Saturday and Sunday has been canned.
Instead, France's WRC round will include nine stages - three on each day, varying from nine to 28 miles.
WRC Promoter's main concern with the original plan was the potential lack of content for its end-of-day highlights show on Friday.
While the rally organisers have conceded on the timetable, the requirement to satisfy regional investment from Ajaccio, Bastia and Porto-Vecchio means all three towns will host the rally for a night halt.
The ceremonial start and finish are in Ajaccio on Thursday and Sunday, while the rally heads to Bastia on Friday night and Porto-Vecchio on Saturday night.
The central service park on Friday and Saturday will be at Corte airport, while there is no service on Sunday.
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