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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
    (1985 Olympus...
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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

    Whole point of aero is to increase grip. It...
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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?
    Half the clutch plates are splined to the case, the other half are spline to side gears In center diff half...
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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).
    Early 1990s...
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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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    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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    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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    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:

    (2 years living i Napoli)
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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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    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..

    Its a long time ago.. my accent is still ''Söder snack'' men its drifting to something like...
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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...
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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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    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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    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.

    Heja Saab 96:an! It's even red, as Gawd intended.
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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..
    (I love languages and have fought to learn to read a little tiny bit of Russian, and like to see the little changes in...
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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..

    Tavarich...
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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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    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!
    Thanks for posting...
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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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    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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    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.

    You know how drivers are, I hope he looked before he step out of the car.
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    Pics or ban. 8)

    Pics or ban. 8)
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