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Thread: Star of the Rally Norway 2009
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17th February 2009, 09:45 #31
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PG of course.
Then both Wilson, Novikov and Rautenbach showed good speed out on the stages, that was suprising me a little.R.I.P Colin Mcrae - The hero for me... Twitter: @MickeLindh
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17th February 2009, 10:57 #32
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A fairytale story
PG was the biggest star. And what a nice bloke he is. (I say that even when he is Swedish...and I`m a Norwegian!).
Second star of the rally was Czech engineer Pavel (don`t know his last name), who during 15 minutes of remote service in Kongsvinger midday friday found a perfect adjustment to the set-up for transmission and diffs. on the Skoda, that enabled PG to give a mighty blow to the factory teams army of engineers and highly paid drivers on SS6 and 7 especially.
The two stage wins by PG on friday was Skodas stagewins number 9 and 10 totally in the WRC (engineer Pavel knew exactly the count!).
Two Skoda Fabias (chassis 20 and 24 - PG ran chassis 20) are in Norway, owned by Bernhard Kongsrud. Something for brothers H. and P. Solberg to contemplate? The car is actually fantastic. It may lack a little bit in engine, but PG says that it is remarkably stable and great to drive. He should definitely know. On friday he beat Loeb, Hirvonen, Latvala, Solberg-brothers et al in straight fight on two "proper" and technically demanding stages in Rally Norway. It`s a great fairytale story isn`t it?
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17th February 2009, 11:12 #33
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17th February 2009, 11:58 #34
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Originally Posted by IskaldR.I.P Colin Mcrae - The hero for me... Twitter: @MickeLindh
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17th February 2009, 12:29 #35
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Originally Posted by Iskald
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17th February 2009, 13:13 #36
I would pick loeb if the was the "most obvious thing to happen award" My pick is PG for being the biggest surprise with his stage wins! and with a fabia no less.
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17th February 2009, 13:13 #37
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Originally Posted by IskaldIf the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off!
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17th February 2009, 13:31 #38
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Originally Posted by J4MIE
I have been actively involved in this sport for 30 years, and this is possibly one of the greatest stories I have witnessed through all these years. And I was close to it, as I actually was somewhat part of the small team achieving this. It was a real David and Goliath story. To witness the sheer happiness and proudness inside our little tent outside in the cold, knowing that a number of french and british super-engineers was scratching their heads and minds inside (in the warm and snuggly) Viking Ship, was pure pleasure. It may seem that I am exaggerating the importance of mere two stage wins in one single rally, but believe you me this really felt fantastic.
For me PG is an absolute star-quality driver, and the "old" Skoda Fabia is a much, much better car that anyone ever could have dreamt of.
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17th February 2009, 14:54 #39
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Originally Posted by jonas_mcraeStupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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17th February 2009, 15:44 #40
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PG star of the rally for me.
The Fabia WRC can be quite reliable. In the last two years with CRT-Kopecky they had very few technical problems.
Surprised some idiot hasn't suggested that they were cheating in Norway
Iskald, any chance to see PG in this car again this year, or some other top driver?
A nice analysis from the rally: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-we-learned-from-rally-italy-sardinia-2024/
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