WRC 2014 Pickems

[Mintexmemory]

Will there be pickems for Germany ?

Yes, do you know I think there will be!

[makinen_fan]

Yes, do you know I think there will be!

Here he is!! I was just about starting a new thread

[Mintexmemory]

Ok entries coming in floods for this round, if you haven't entered before and think it isn't worth it for less than half a season why not approach it as testing for a full campaign next year.
Ignore analysis of testing etc, look at the past 3 years results (Germany, France, Spain) and how the Monte went this year for driver tarmac capability. Then check how the drivers have done in the lower levels. Finally what power does each car have. Almost impossible to make a case for Hirvonen and Evans to make top 8 except for major mechanical failures / crashes elsewhere (they do seem to have become the tortoises to everyone else's hares). Kubica, if he stays out of the scenery, will do better than the M-Sport guys. If Hyundai are going to do well on any rally this year it has to be this one, unusually I'd say the team leader will struggle to beat the other members (as a repeat of last year with DS ). Meeke loves tarmac, Ostberg is indifferent. So looking at VW Ogier just has the edge on JML (who hasn't ever won a tarmac WRC round) BUT Finland has shown the JML psyche appears to be in the right frame now which will put a big pressure on Seb O (he appears to be the driver who is currently best able to handle it, even if he doesn't hide the fact he doesn't like it). MIkkelsen will do well to get top 6. Just my opinion but I doubt we will see a Hirvonen, Ostberg, Kubica podium

[KiwiWRCfan]

The Germany pickems results are sure going to be very interesting.

[makinen_fan]

Just processed the pickems guys:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...WRC_pickem.htm

Really low scores with the unusual results this time.

[pettersolberg29]

Haha only got 6 points this round!! Going to have to pick it up in Oz with top marks!

[Mintexmemory]

OK shakedown results in - Kris showing he's currently in a purple patch. Europeans, you've only got today to get your pick concluded, mid-evening GMT cut off time.
Interesting that there are a number of different picks for winner but the basic selection criterium is if you have picked Hirvonen, Mikkelsen or Ostberg to win then Meeke, Latvala and Ogier must not be higher than 5th as they will all be on Super Rally for one of the above to win
Hoping personally that this is the rally that finally blows the Championship wide open for the last 3 rounds. I shan't be following in detail as I'm undertaking my annual Goodwood Revival pilgrimage, just a catch up over breakfast each day.

[pettersolberg29]

Don't think I want to know, but any update to the Pickems yet?

[makinen_fan]

Sorry guys but I didn't have a chance to process them, I will do it the soonest possible.

[makinen_fan]

A bit late with Australia pickems but are processed now, almost time for Rallye France pickems...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...WRC_pickem.htm

Championship order remains the same with harriswrc leading, Henkie K 2nd and myself 3rd