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12th August 2017, 18:24 #21
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12th August 2017, 19:23 #22
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And just that there is something that is while obvious to see, the reasons are less clear..In fact its baffling..
What has happened?
This question is especially irritating when you live someplace where the quality and speed of the North American national series is so low that looking at even Swedish DM level events and drivers there leaves most wondering how the hell they are so fast comparatively..
And yet so few to almost none go on to VM level..
What has happened to the land that once produced plenty of potential top drivers?Last edited by janvanvurpa; 14th August 2017 at 08:43.
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12th August 2017, 19:27 #23
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12th August 2017, 20:02 #24
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12th August 2017, 20:18 #25
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12th August 2017, 20:30 #26
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Rally GB is going to be massive water breaker in WRC2 this year, Kalle Rovanperä driving his first race there and almost anyone who gets beaten by him can back their backs and stop dreaming about WRC seat and imo if Kalle is driving Skoda, there is no one in WRC2 that is going to beat him.
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12th August 2017, 20:39 #27
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12th August 2017, 22:27 #28
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This is spot on. Money isn´t really flowing into the sport of rallying in Sweden. And never was. Back in the years drivers like Waldegård and Blomqvist for example just worked out their skills to factory seats. And they were outstanding in comparison at the time. Talented Swedes are maybe as many as in Finland and whatever, but never get their chances bcs of lack of money or promoters.
Have had serious talks with different people in rallyingbusiness why this situation has come and was last 20-30 years, and seriously found out big sponsors in Sweden rather put money in golf, horses and sailing, unfortenately.Last edited by Rallyper; 12th August 2017 at 22:36.
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12th August 2017, 22:29 #29
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12th August 2017, 22:48 #30
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"Pavlos Athanassoulas, the event director of the Acropolis Rally Greece, told Cosmote TV in an interview that all three manufacturers agreed that the current classification period should be respected...
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