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22nd July 2008, 00:36 #1
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WRC car on Pikes Peak?
With an amazing show at PPIHC this year and that 10min threshold still not broken. Should some of the top teams in the WRC use the worlds most famous hill climb to show there stuff unrestricted. One could only imagine Petter, Lobe, Atkison, Sordo, Dugal, Gigi, Hirvonen and Latvala in an all out sprint up that long and winding mountain. If anyone coud break that 10min barrier it would be them.
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22nd July 2008, 02:44 #2
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It takes more than an unrestricted wrc car to win there....plus the hillclimb holds no marketing value nowadays for the wrc teams....
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22nd July 2008, 03:26 #3
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Hello, I named the top drivers in the world. There would be lots in it for Ford and Subie...
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22nd July 2008, 03:27 #4
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There are too much tarmac there. Considering Monster with the Suzuki almost breaking it by a 1.4 seconds, just give the car to Petter or Marcus and they'll do it by a good margin.
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22nd July 2008, 05:10 #5
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Originally Posted by tmx
Being a top driver is not enough to break the 10 minute barrier. You have to have a feel and a sense of the mountain and understand it and your car enough to adapt and change for the conditions.
There are many other drivers more talented than Tajima-san however, you cannot discount experience and an ability to read the conditions and the road. Some years the mountain will be willing, other years it will do everything it can to beat you down into submission.US Hillclimb and Rally Photos
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22nd July 2008, 07:26 #6
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Originally Posted by N.O.T
(Tongue in cheek)
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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22nd July 2008, 08:06 #7
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The great Michelle Mouton said it best "It is just one stage" and after she had beaten the very condescending, arrogant, zenophobic and sexist Unsers on "their" mountain put the difficulty of the climb in perfect perspective when she said "If these men had any balls, they would turn the cars around and we would race down this hill right now".
Anybody want to take bets if the Unsers took the challenge?
it is after all just one stage.
Too much fall-de-rol about it.
(Doubtless it would be fun to run if it didn't cost thousands)
Allez Michelle!John Vanlandingham
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Vive le Prole-le-ralliat
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22nd July 2008, 09:02 #8
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Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
http://rallybase.motorsportforum.com...d.php?t=127839RX = You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!
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22nd July 2008, 15:09 #9
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22nd July 2008, 22:43 #10
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What's a World Rally Car Car?
Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
A nice analysis from the rally: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-we-learned-from-rally-italy-sardinia-2024/
[WRC] Rally Italia Sardegna 2024