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    For Germany the answers is quite simple. We have...

    For Germany the answers is quite simple. We have a divided TV landscape with state owned stations (paid in parts by a monthly fee of ca. 18 Euros from everybody who owns a TV) and private stations.
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    [QUOTE=tbtstt;1190277]I would like to see this...

    [QUOTE=tbtstt;1190277]I would like to see this reported by one of the established rallycross news sites before I get too worried, but this doesn't seem like great news. I am also very surprised if...
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    Tänak's power distribution

    It looks like the author(s) mixed it up a little bit.

    In "Motorsport aktuell" and in "Rallye Magazin" (quoting Motorsport aktuell) it says Tänak had "70 Prozent Kraft auf der Hinterachse" meaning...
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    Since yesterday Capito heads Volkswagens...

    Since yesterday Capito heads Volkswagens subsidiaries "R GmbH" and "Zubehör GmbH". The first being responsible for the sporty versions of the VW roadcars (like M in BMW or AMG in Mercedes), the...
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    As I understand the regulations, RX Supercars...

    As I understand the regulations, RX Supercars have to respect certain measurements of the base car, not general limits like in WRC. VW Motorsport used the 2014 Polo anyway, because it was basically...
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    And on (8) below (additional photo), you can see...

    And on (8) below (additional photo), you can see the trimmed central part of the front splitter skirt as pointed out by J_n_z (thanks J_n_z) – I wasn’t sure how much effect this would have with the...
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    Didn't know that my English is that good. I start...

    Didn't know that my English is that good. I start to question your god-like abilities
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    And what exactly is not correct in David's story?...

    And what exactly is not correct in David's story? Come on, he is writing for Autosport, not Racecar Engineering. He's explaining with the help of one corner what could be seen on a thousands corners...
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    As I understand, it's not a question of...

    As I understand, it's not a question of homologation dates. The bureaucratic process concerning the car was finished in time. But there is no homologation without the manufacturer formally entering...
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    Did it work?

    Please tell us, whether the plan worked.

    I reserved cars with winter tyres a couple of times from Nice Airport. They were always confirmed. But when I arrived it was the same story every time:...
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    The biggest - and decisive - question will be the...

    The biggest - and decisive - question will be the route. If still the major parts are at high altitude, nothing will beat a turbodiesel. In theory offroad would be better for the buggys (Peugeot,...
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    "The WRC TV crew has to use a tripod to make the...

    "The WRC TV crew has to use a tripod to make the footage steady enough for TV. They also have to have a spot where their advertising banners can be seen and sometimes a place slow enough for sponsors...
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    Here we go (but don't expect too much insights):...

    Here we go (but don't expect too much insights):

    M-Sport wants to prove its capabilities again in 2017

    Fighting the giants Toyota and Volkswagen M-Sport wants to prove again, that it is...
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    Don't forget that Audi Quattro's main problem in...

    Don't forget that Audi Quattro's main problem in hairpins was a not working handbrake. Or more specifically the handbrake blocking all four wheels because of the absence of a centre diff and any...
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    Bunch of amateurs

    Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) - which organizes Tour de France as well - are very professional when it comes to marketing and other sorts of making money. Unfortunately they are quite amateurish in...
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    Matter of "balance of performance"

    This is another Famin quote: "The Dakar organizers have two ways of balancing performance: the regulations and the route".

    Let's have a look at the regulations: The minimum weight - without fuel -...
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    To be fair, rallye magazin clearly states in the...

    To be fair, rallye magazin clearly states in the stories are only speculation/fantasy/hopes
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    RallyVista

    When entering the Rally Portugal sub menu I get this message:

    "Klucz API Map Google używany w tej witrynie został zarejestrowany dla innej witryny. Projektant tej witryny może wygenerować nowy...
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    Re: No LED's in WRC?

    As Mirek already said, the rules allow max. 8 lights in WRC events. Currently there is no regulation regarding LEDs - other than daylight driving lights - and how they are counted in relation to...
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    Re: Rallye Monte Carlo 2014

    Biggest problem could be - weather depending - that car rental companies in Nice never heard of snow tyres. It happend to me, that I made reservations for snow chains, and when I arrived in Nice...
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    I just can speak about written press. Agreed, the...

    I just can speak about written press. Agreed, the accreditation process is quite comlicated. Basically the national accreditation officer has to provide a list of all national applicants to the FIA...
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    @ ZequeArgentina There is nothing to add, if...

    @ ZequeArgentina

    There is nothing to add, if you look only at the facts, which is exactly what the stewards had to do.

    On the other hand this incidents shows perfectly who is the predator and...
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    Ä + Ü and other German specials

    As we have some letters in German which are not used in foreign languages - especially English - they are usually translated as follows (whenever there is no German keyboard around):

    ä = ae
    ö =...
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    Coming back to the homologation mystery. As far...

    Coming back to the homologation mystery. As far as I know, the teams agreed to freeze the technology of the WRC cars in the beginning of 2009.

    Did that cover only the parts which have to be...
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    There is a very simple solution (which has been...

    There is a very simple solution (which has been used in various national cahmpionships) to stop drivers from deliberately slowing down: Award championship points for every day as well as the overall...
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