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25th October 2017, 07:30
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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If it were known in advance that there was to be ...
If it were known in advance that there was to be a long route with three legs the tyre suppliers would have to provide a low wear tyre and the drivers would have to manage them - Just like it used...
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1st March 2017, 18:43
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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What a shame they didn't appear to learn very...
What a shame they didn't appear to learn very much from the experience! Latvala had to go beck to tarmac school in 2012 and Mikko never did get to grips.
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1st March 2017, 00:08
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Then how did the rest of 2012 go? Remember...
Then how did the rest of 2012 go? Remember Mikkelsen had a full 2011 of Skoda familiarisation under his belt - was he able to match Ogier?
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28th February 2017, 22:50
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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..... YET! The Skoda wasn't Ogier's lethal...
..... YET!
The Skoda wasn't Ogier's lethal weapon either but come Sardinia he was setting a fastest stage time in a S2000. I think by Sardinia Seb O will have discovered the limit of the Fiesta so... -
14th February 2017, 20:43
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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That's what I was saying originally - 1 year...
That's what I was saying originally - 1 year (plus 4 guest events) were no brainers with Loeb but the misery that was Mikko and Mads and the roundabout test events (Weijs etc) in 2012 meant Matton...
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14th February 2017, 17:15
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Scuse me - It was Matton who replaced Quesnel...
Scuse me - It was Matton who replaced Quesnel when Loeb threw his doll out of the pram regarding Ogier. Wiki quote - Yves Matton was appointed Citroën Racing Team Principal on 5 January 2012,taking...
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14th February 2017, 15:42
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Per, do you mean: 1)team problems between driver...
Per, do you mean:
1)team problems between driver and management
2)team problems between driver and co-driver
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3)team problems between the drivers
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9th February 2017, 10:41
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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How serious are you about following rallying?...
How serious are you about following rallying? Other than the professional pride of being a 'paid' driver, the top guys in WRC rallying are very much in it for the buzz and the glory - the rewards are...
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6th February 2017, 14:33
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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...and if it were genuine competition on a level...
...and if it were genuine competition on a level playing field I'm sure the other teams wouldn't have had a problem. BUT to not commit to long haul rounds and allow pick and choosing of the prestige...
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29th January 2017, 19:13
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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...and that is the sticking point! For anyone to...
...and that is the sticking point! For anyone to rally a 2017 Polo it must be homolagated. For it to be homolgated it must be entered by a 'manufacturer' team for the whole season before any private...
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27th January 2017, 21:44
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Clearly VW want their cake and eat it! - If a...
Clearly VW want their cake and eat it! - If a 2016 Polo was on the cards they'd have released it for RMC
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26th January 2017, 11:23
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Actually that's Googlish - Looks like English but...
Actually that's Googlish - Looks like English but with the strangled germanic sentence construction retained and literal rather than 'sense' translations for certain words.
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26th January 2017, 11:19
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Actually the tranlation says: 'Before rally...
Actually the tranlation says:
'Before rally Sweden, Toyota has to improve the upper mounting points of the rear shock absorbers. The distance between the underbody and the spring strut is too long. ... -
24th January 2017, 12:14
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Just keep telling yourself that, Thierry. Who...
Just keep telling yourself that, Thierry. Who knows, you may end up believing it!
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24th January 2017, 12:13
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Given the difference in style between them,...
Given the difference in style between them, Ogier's data given to Latvala would have been as effective as giving a fish a bicycle!
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24th January 2017, 11:45
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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But to be a champion you must, on occasion, beat...
But to be a champion you must, on occasion, beat the best of the rest fair and square across the range. I see the 2 incidents you're comparing as essentially different. In Spain Mikkelsen was nowhere...
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23rd January 2017, 11:11
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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"100 Women names 100 influential and...
"100 Women names 100 influential and inspirational women around the world every year."....and Louise Cook!
Seriously, she has some kind of psychological issue - the PR misrepresentation of her as... -
19th January 2017, 15:05
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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'Hello Wolfsburg Party Planners? Cancel the booze...
'Hello Wolfsburg Party Planners? Cancel the booze and hookers for the VW event'
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19th January 2017, 13:49
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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If I were in charge of a team, M-Sport...
If I were in charge of a team, M-Sport especially, the only way I'd agree to a waiver is by some large financial compensation or future development waiver as a quid pro quo. Otherwise forget it. WRC...
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17th January 2017, 09:53
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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I hope his career goes from strength to strength...
I hope his career goes from strength to strength - just so much fun to watch at WRGB last October!
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