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15th November 2017, 15:05
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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At GB I heard a rumour that they were starting...
At GB I heard a rumour that they were starting the next car 3 minutes after him. Can't recall the last time I saw a car being driven so far from it's potential.
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14th November 2017, 18:14
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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If that's Euros then it's about £160,000 per...
If that's Euros then it's about £160,000 per week, that's well in the range of top paid sportsmen.
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14th November 2017, 16:30
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Back in the day McRae was apparently one of the...
Back in the day McRae was apparently one of the highest salaried sportsmen in the UK. At the time he was on a rumoured £4m+ which would be more than most premiership footballers at the time.
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9th November 2017, 17:02
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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I agree that it's unlikely, but many will pay...
I agree that it's unlikely, but many will pay $$$$$s just to compete.
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4th November 2017, 12:36
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Listen in to hear what sauce Elfyn Evans has on a...
Listen in to hear what sauce Elfyn Evans has on a sausage sandwich http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05m0wlt
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31st October 2017, 17:41
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Of course it helps the more recent drivers that...
Of course it helps the more recent drivers that they can win stages even after 'retiring' from the rally.
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31st October 2017, 17:36
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Yep, compare the DNF's for Ogier (I think just...
Yep, compare the DNF's for Ogier (I think just Finland) and then what everyone else has had. The same goes for Tanak, I'd say that the guys at M-Sport fully deserve whatever bonus they get for...
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31st October 2017, 17:06
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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That is true, but it's interesting to see how few...
That is true, but it's interesting to see how few stages Ogier has won this year and still won the championship with an event to spare. Not a huge surprise though, it's been clear that one of his...
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7th September 2017, 13:23
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Very rarely does someone leave a company for the...
Very rarely does someone leave a company for the reason that is told to the media.
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6th September 2017, 22:18
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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I'm not sure that Clark and Desborough act with...
I'm not sure that Clark and Desborough act with anyone in mind other than Kris Meeke, the man from Dungannon. I'm British and I'd like to see Meeke do well, but I find it very tiresome putting up...
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2nd August 2017, 16:46
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Can't remember what it was, just that I was...
Can't remember what it was, just that I was surprised by it because I thought he'd be looking elsewhere.
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2nd August 2017, 11:52
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Ogier seems to be making noises that he's staying...
Ogier seems to be making noises that he's staying with M-Sport, bit odd seeing as he hasn't got on with the car as well as Tanak or even Evans (who has clearly struggled with tyres on some events)....
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27th June 2017, 21:02
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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I accept that Mickey Mouse stages have been...
I accept that Mickey Mouse stages have been around for years, but at least a ponce around Chatsworth had some roads to it. A trotting track?! And at the end of a day messing around silly stages they...
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27th June 2017, 13:25
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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“Rallying is an amazing sport, but it can be...
“Rallying is an amazing sport, but it can be difficult for people to get to see it, so we are always looking for innovative ways to bring it to new audiences"
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20th June 2017, 17:27
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Given that Red Bull are paying for him to have a...
Given that Red Bull are paying for him to have a multiple world champion and arguably the best WRC driver at the minute, I suspect he's just fine with it.
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8th June 2017, 23:54
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Organisers would probably argue that arranging...
Organisers would probably argue that arranging the event round something like Chirk Castle is doing exactly that. I'm not sure that I fully agree though.
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8th June 2017, 13:23
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Not sure that I agree that 'some chicanes' is...
Not sure that I agree that 'some chicanes' is bigger news than losing a fairly major national event. Particularly as Evans didn't tweet anything about 'all rally fans'. Unfair to say he mislead when...
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7th June 2017, 23:08
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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The same would probably happen here too. I...
The same would probably happen here too.
I suspect that the genuine problem is that the excess being asked is far more than anything the MSA have had previously, to the extent that even an... -
7th June 2017, 19:19
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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This will give you an idea...
This will give you an idea https://www.msauk.org/assets/405-409insuranceandmotorcompetitionsappendix2-1.pdf Excess is is payable by the organising club and normally £425, however obviously Mull was...
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24th May 2017, 13:30
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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190 stage miles isn't far from being a village...
190 stage miles isn't far from being a village event ;) Saving grace is that you can actually do more than 2 stages on Saturday this year without too much effort.
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14th March 2017, 19:10
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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That's what I heard was most likely.
That's what I heard was most likely.
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2nd March 2017, 21:36
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Hyundai Motorsport...
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Hyundai Motorsport
Citroen Total Abu Dhabi WRT
M-Sport World Rally Team
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1st March 2017, 22:18
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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The French?
The French?
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1st March 2017, 20:03
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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So other teams don't do team orders then...
So other teams don't do team orders then :rotflmao:
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1st March 2017, 18:10
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Don't be afraid, it's not that scary. Of course...
Don't be afraid, it's not that scary. Of course there will be times when they play the team game, to imply that's a M-Sport specific thing either shows that you have an axe to grind or that you don't...
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