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22nd September 2016, 19:54 #11
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A factor I saw in my sport when I had wonderful opportunity to see many others who had everything handed to them on silver plate from -5-7-8 years old is they lacked what we call now and call it that even in educational circle--they lacked grit....
Something happens and they stop..
Some injury and they might--many did ,most even---quit.
Since no effort or serious cost by them to get on the track, then no deep investment like anybody here knows who has built and run a rally car..So something happens, they quit..No big loss.
Not suggesting this is what Kalle will do..
Only that this is what I observed in 40 years in motorsports .John Vanlandingham
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22nd September 2016, 20:49 #12
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Reminds a little of Marc Marquez - talent was spotted from an early age, and with the right connections, and has had everything fall in place. So far....
It's likely if he was Austrian, British, Outer Mongolia, etc he'd still be undiscovered.....
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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23rd September 2016, 09:57 #13
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However in Kalles case - he´s surrounded by many very experienced people, surely giving him the best advices. Even funding seems not be any problem. And why should it? So far.
"Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
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23rd September 2016, 11:18 #14
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23rd September 2016, 13:43 #15
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23rd September 2016, 14:16 #16
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Wait until he starts getting interested in girls... Or when girls start getting interesting in him... Then we will see how much ambition, focus and determination he has...
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23rd September 2016, 14:16 #17
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In this situations you can find around drivers lot of "business people" whose interest is mainly to dig money. Or make "good advices" and show, that they are important persons and must be part of the team... But it looks like Harri is really clever man, so I hope they will be able to force out this type of people...
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23rd September 2016, 15:18 #18
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23rd September 2016, 15:30 #19
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23rd September 2016, 19:54 #20
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Oh how true it is... It was a deciding factor in my quitting International moto-cross..Living in a van from late march is one thing, not know where to wash clothes was a problem, bouncy bouncy fun that wasn't soooo bad, but a real solid relationship...that was a big problem...
So 2 seasons and that was it...but I was 30 so I lasted that far..
And--I was right..Had a lot more fun as a human being than as a racer.John Vanlandingham
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Almost all Finn's since Paavo Nurmi who are fast in their sport have been called "Flying", particularly the 1960's rally drivers, but I was actually thinking of "Flying Finnish" - the timing line at...
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