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    Quote Originally Posted by NickRally View Post
    Actually going further back in time, before disciplines became too specialised, we also have multitalented drivers like Vic Elford.
    Yep, Elford is one of the most complete motorsport drivers ever. Besides winning ERC (the most important rally series at the end of the 60's), he also won several endurance courses and got into F1. Two nice videos about him (the second is an interview telling how he managed to persuade Porsche to get the 911 into rally).
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTJWewNACsg
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdFWht1UD08

    Btw, several French rallymen (Andruet, Frequelin, Ragnotti, Beguin, etc) also had illustrious racing experiences, long before those of Sarrazin and Loeb.
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    Quote Originally Posted by N.O.T View Post
    why comparing women with real men ?
    It so wouldn't surprise me the least if you were gay and in love with Yiannopoulos...

    Edit; and before someone throws a kneejerk answer, it is in no way meant as offensive to anyone gay what so ever. Quite the opposite.
    Last edited by itix; 9th July 2017 at 14:07.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NickRally View Post
    Yeah; I forgot about Carlos.
    Actually going further back in time, before disciplines became too specialised, we also have multitalented drivers like Vic Elford.
    And one more thought before I stop high jacking this thread - before Henri Toivonen started making his mark in rallying, he was a circuit racer reaching Formula 3 and switching to rallying on the insistence of his family.
    Quick Vic - in 1968 won the Monte & Sebring 12 Hours for Porsche within a week of each other; that's insane. I doubt any driver does both ( in fact, no driver does both anymore.)
    Of current drivers, Romain Dumas drives almost anything with 4 wheels and an engine; Dakar, Pikes Peak, rallying, as well as his usual WEC, N24 efforts.

    Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by itix View Post
    It so wouldn't surprise me the least if you were gay and in love with Yiannopoulos...

    Edit; and before someone throws a kneejerk answer, it is in no way meant as offensive to anyone gay what so ever. Quite the opposite.
    typical politically correct worthless scared dog...

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyRAC View Post
    Of current drivers, Romain Dumas drives almost anything with 4 wheels and an engine; Dakar, Pikes Peak, rallying, as well as his usual WEC, N24 efforts.
    Yep, Dumas is a great example of how it’s still possible to be a diversified driver in current days. Btw, Sweden or Finn members could help remembering the names of rally drivers from the 70’s and 80’s that also competed at Rallycross series, a long time before Solberg or Loeb.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rally Power View Post
    Yep, Dumas is a great example of how it’s still possible to be a diversified driver in current days. Btw, Sweden or Finn members could help remembering the names of rally drivers from the 70’s and 80’s that also competed at Rallycross series, a long time before Solberg or Loeb.
    John Taylor from Scotland, the first European Rallycross Champion, was also pretty active in rallying. Saab works drivers Blomqvist and Eklund competed in that championship as well. I can also think of Norwegian Per Engseth.

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    I don't think Ogier will ever reach MSC's level of arrogance, to park his car in the middle of a tight corner in Monaco during qualy or to push an opponent into a concrete wall at about 300 kph.

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    Quote Originally Posted by focus206 View Post
    John Taylor from Scotland, the first European Rallycross Champion, was also pretty active in rallying. Saab works drivers Blomqvist and Eklund competed in that championship as well. I can also think of Norwegian Per Engseth.
    QI. Wasn’t aware of Taylor RX past and didn’t had a clue about who Engseth was. Thanks mate.
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    Some other circuit drivers who tried rallying: The late great Tom Pryce (Stratos on the RAC), Derek Bell, Raikkonen and Kubica of course, Robby Gordon (although more Baja/dakar), Hakkinen, Sarrazin and the best driver of all time and the greatest all rounder - Jim Clark, although did very little rallying, Scottish once I think..

    PS- never knew J Taylor was Scottish, met him once a very long time ago, always assumed he was English but think he lived mostly in England.

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    In addition to Kimi Räikkönen and Mika Häkkinen, also Keke Rosberg, Mika Salo and JJ Lehto have done some rallying.

    EDIT: Häkkinen, Keke and JJ have driven only Arctic Rally, but Salo did also some gravel events.
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