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27th November 2016, 09:06
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Maybe first car after the mighty Saab 96.... And...
Maybe first car after the mighty Saab 96....
And which came first: 7R4 or the Audi S2 "Batmobile" with all the foofy stuff which made World Debut at 1985 Oh-limp-wrist (Olympus) Rally
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17th September 2016, 23:06
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Always remember this: the problem on gravel is...
Always remember this: the problem on gravel is grip.
Grip for simple "ax" (as in bilen axar ut från kurvan bra)
Grip for braking
Grip for cornering
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5th July 2016, 19:02
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Oh OK this I know something of.. You understand...
Oh OK this I know something of..
You understand how normal multi-plate LSD works right?
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17th May 2016, 20:26
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Ever since the cars have gone to long travel...
Ever since the cars have gone to long travel suspension I have wondered repeatedly just how much travel they actually have. (since I pay the rent making among other things suspension).
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11th January 2016, 16:37
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Si si, claro..The big hint I noticed was the jack...
Si si, claro..The big hint I noticed was the jack stands plugged into the jacking points and the gap between the tires and the ground...usually that's a hint the car is not being driven..:uhoh:
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11th January 2016, 16:31
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That looks like it could be in that range....and...
That looks like it could be in that range....and if that is the case it really is a huge increase--for both surfaces. Mid 90s Group A Subaru and Fords were right at 155mm total shaft travel (I have...
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11th January 2016, 15:28
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Does anybody know, or can anybody find, how much...
Does anybody know, or can anybody find, how much suspension travel these tarmac cars have now? It looks like quite a lot.. More for tarmac than traditionally we saw on gravel cars 20 years ago.....
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27th September 2015, 03:52
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Wait the Nordic guys don't, I do just when it is...
Wait the Nordic guys don't, I do just when it is needed to find le mot juste,
ma non si sa mai, forse si legge italiana e:idea:
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21st July 2015, 06:30
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So you mean both in the car and Evans turned the...
So you mean both in the car and Evans turned the car on turns to right and Tänak turned the wheel for lefts? I would guess whoever was in left seat would give it gas and take turns who pull on...
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6th February 2015, 20:26
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I always say around 7 -8 years all together, but...
I always say around 7 -8 years all together, but there was increasing time in France efter 1977..
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6th February 2015, 03:42
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Kollade, ser nåra interessant namner på...
Kollade, ser nåra interessant namner på listan...Janne Sellholm bland annat..
Men synd ingen GpH.....förra gången det var dax för grov skratt när jag såg snubbisar i 2 Golf o en Volvo 940 piska... -
5th February 2015, 02:39
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Hej Micke, do you know if there is any Nationella...
Hej Micke, do you know if there is any Nationella rally running behind WRC, and if so any links to classes and entries???
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18th July 2014, 17:36
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Thank you! Those vids led to others..Tooo many...
Thank you! Those vids led to others..Tooo many hours...'87 1000 lakes with Vatanen and Blomqvist 2-and 3 in Sierras oi oi oi.
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14th July 2014, 19:13
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Ahhh I see in their testing they brought along a...
Ahhh I see in their testing they brought along a GOOD car so they'd something to aim for...some idea of how far away from perfection they are.
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23rd September 2012, 08:18
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We have to be polite or the big mean moderators...
We have to be polite or the big mean moderators will give me more infractions..
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23rd September 2012, 03:27
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It does seem Loeb stays on the ground more......
It does seem Loeb stays on the ground more... usually wheels drive the car quicker when they contact the road, and usually steering and brakes work better when the tires touch. Usually..
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26th July 2012, 22:47
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Just curious but what were you doing to assist?
Just curious but what were you doing to assist?
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29th June 2012, 20:40
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I posted some of the earlier one on our little...
I posted some of the earlier one on our little Clubbie oriented forum Rally Anarchy - Don't Panic and they boys are going crazy, what roads they say, heaven...ralli-paradis!
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27th June 2012, 08:29
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I'd love to see that....I still giggle how good...
I'd love to see that....I still giggle how good Kankunnen did when he basically just hopped in the Ford a couple of years ago.
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12th May 2012, 18:16
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Mirek, did you mean rally-cross? You see over in...
Mirek, did you mean rally-cross? You see over in the Rally 3rd World, when people say "auto-cross" its a form of activity (hard to call it racing) that is done in parking places done in 1st and...
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13th December 2011, 02:39
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Grip on tarmac is OK, grip on tree bark not so...
Grip on tarmac is OK, grip on tree bark not so good and grip on air very slippy.
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20th July 2011, 00:33
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Pics or ban. 8)
Pics or ban. 8)
They say that rallying is not popular, but tickets for stage 1 are sold out: https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w27801_ERC-all-set-to-rock-sell-out-arena-crowd
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