Besides, having as many teams as seven is very exceptional situation in the history of WRC. The norm has been about half of that so what we really need is not that much, provided that Citroen stays with real intention.
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Besides, having as many teams as seven is very exceptional situation in the history of WRC. The norm has been about half of that so what we really need is not that much, provided that Citroen stays with real intention.
Donty get too hung up on the value of manufacturers teams, if they all left the sport would evolve and survive, they arent a bad thing for the sport but they certainly arent the be all and end all for it, in ways they have used there power to stem some of the good bits of the sport
There's the critical thing. Rally has since the "World rally Car" rules become "just a spectacle" in a media world filled with tons of other spectacles.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Gone totally ---except at the club level in great events like Finlands amazing F-cup---is the old idea of what I call "identification".
Now just parade ANYTHING (rally car, Touring car, drag car, F1 car, moto-cross bike, sail boat, airplane, skateboard, skier, Monster truck ANY thing) plastered 100% in Bed Rull, Dubai, Microsoft, Merril Lynch signage , pay some fools to babble and rant and "analyze' the "brilliant move" by some schmuck---and you've done what you intended. :crazy:
Like most things "made for TV" the thing itself (in our case rally) is relatively unimportant, it is a small part of the "media package".
Mirek is right, tho. The economics of building good base cars in the old 5000 units or the reduced 2500 means we won't see anything like the cars we once saw--and own.
So our choice is simple, we should be simple minded, obedient media consumers and learn from the F1 and Nascar fans---maybe if we all stuffed enough burgers and swilled enough beer and Bed Rull or Monsterous Energy drink to paralyze our brains, we could argue incessantly about each gearchange some guy manages to do like its an important and amazing achievement... :rolleyes:
Or we could just build nice simple cars from the 80s and 90s and go get sideways ourselves! :hot:
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Awesome post!!!
does anyone know if it's certain for Mikko Hirvonen comming back to M-Sport?
The majority of people here I suspect...:)
if somebody confirm it for you then you will begin asking for another driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
How old are you? Sorry, but your questioning reminds me of my 6 year old niece.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Have to disagree with NOT, Even at the local level you have to have some "money." Like when you call Janvanvurpa for his $2500 suspension, and your nearest event is a 10hr drive for an entry fee of $600, and the sanctioning body decides to finally update helmet rules and deems your $600 helmet unusable for next year after only 8 events. So it's all relative but it still takes money
I'm truely sorry, i will stop asking those stupid questions, i promiseQuote:
Originally Posted by TyPat107
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