the WRC rally driver who smacked his co driver

**Barreis** · 18th Aug 10, 15:01

But he was correct to Del Barrio and didn't fire him after that rally..

**noel157** · 18th Aug 10, 16:53

Originally Posted by Viking

"Psyko`s" outburst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gluw35vKqA

I just love that he points at his codriver even before the car comes to an full stop

French friends - What exactly did Delecour say, sorry, scream at the co-driver?

**N.O.T** · 18th Aug 10, 17:16

the last repeating sentences are

you told me the note 10 times slower
10 times slower
10 times slower
100 times slower.

**janvanvurpa** · 18th Aug 10, 17:32

Originally Posted by N.O.T

the last repeating sentences are

you told me the note 10 times slower
10 times slower
10 times slower
100 times slower.

That's NOT what he said NOT, it's clear you canNOT speak French.
He said "Dix foix trop tard" and trop tard is TOO SLOW which makes perfect sense, NOT "10 times slower" which does NOT make sense at all.

Try NOT speaking things you do NOT know NOT.

(which would of course me silence and that would be trop bon!)
(dix fois trop bon)

**janvanvurpa** · 18th Aug 10, 17:33

I have given a co-driver a little wake up tap on the side of the helmet....he snivelled a bit later---

**N.O.T** · 18th Aug 10, 17:38

Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

That's NOT what he said NOT, it's clear you canNOT speak French.
He said "Dix foix trop tard" and trop tard is TOO SLOW which makes perfect sense, NOT "10 times slower" which does NOT make sense at all.

Try NOT speaking things you do NOT know NOT.

(which would of course me silence and that would be trop bon!)
(dix fois trop bon)

i confused the nubers but

i think he said deux fois plus tard and then at the end cinq foix plus tard...so its 2 times slower then 5 times slower...but i maybe wrong.

**N.O.T** · 18th Aug 10, 17:45

well he either says dix =10 or deux in french at the start...and cinq = 5 or cent = 100 at the end...so i might be right once again. I don't speak french but i would like a clarification from a french speaker.

**ProRally** · 18th Aug 10, 17:46

trop tard = too late in giving the note....

**N.O.T** · 18th Aug 10, 17:50

well google translate gives

" Putain de bordel!! C'était trop tard!! Tu me l'a annoncé dix fois trop tard. Dix fois trop tard. Cent fois trop tard. "

"****ing hell! It was too late! You told me about ten times too late. Ten times too late. One hundred times too late."

so i think i got it right...

**janvanvurpa** · 18th Aug 10, 18:43

Originally Posted by N.O.T

well google translate gives

" Putain de bordel!! C'était trop tard!! Tu me l'a annoncé dix fois trop tard. Dix fois trop tard. Cent fois trop tard. "

"****ing hell! It was too late! You told me about ten times too late. Ten times too late. One hundred times too late."

so i think i got it right...

Yeah you still had to argue about a language you clearly do not speak.
That is so typical of you that I begin to think you're actually an American.

It should be evidence of 2 things: your have a right to an opinion, but your opinion can be flat wrong.
And you are an arrogant person that should learn some humility who you are blabbering about things you don't know...

And gimme a break putain de bordell, you cannot figure that out yourself???
Translated as f***ing *ell?

Try again.

**N.O.T** · 18th Aug 10, 18:49

actually i had my sister translate that for me back in the day when it happened and she spent 10 years in Paris and Grenoble so my only question was if i remembered correctly what she told me it meant.....

My arrogance feeds of people that wait in line to prove i am wrong....to this day the line is pretty big...so wait your turn please....others are infront of you..

**Rallytourist** · 18th Aug 10, 18:49

Stéphane Prevot has also done once with Verhoestraete in Belgium . Prevot said don't cut like in the notes and Laurent Verhoestraete didn't listen and almost crasched after he had cut the corner . Prevot was FURIOS

**Daniel** · 18th Aug 10, 20:13

Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

Yeah you still had to argue about a language you clearly do not speak.
That is so typical of you that I begin to think you're actually an American.

It should be evidence of 2 things: your have a right to an opinion, but your opinion can be flat wrong.
And you are an arrogant person that should learn some humility who you are blabbering about things you don't know...

And gimme a break putain de bordell, you cannot figure that out yourself???
Translated as f***ing *ell?

Try again.

Jan, give the guy a break, he's keen and knowledgeable about rallying and doesn't go for the X Games Block is teh best!!!!111111 crap that some seem to believe. So his french isn't perfect.... who cares?

**rayvon** · 18th Aug 10, 21:10

Brilliant response by everyone, Just one more, can anyone point out where I could find some footage of the Gigi Galli helmet smacking incident, I have trawled through the you tube stuff to no avail. Thanks and keep on prepping

**Josti** · 18th Aug 10, 21:46

Originally Posted by rayvon

Brilliant response by everyone, Just one more, can anyone point out where I could find some footage of the Gigi Galli helmet smacking incident, I have trawled through the you tube stuff to no avail. Thanks and keep on prepping

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6sPQlI7PzM

At 25 seconds.

**Barreis** · 18th Aug 10, 21:52

He's not the sport man..

**eloyf1** · 18th Aug 10, 21:58

Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

That's NOT what he said NOT, it's clear you canNOT speak French.
He said "Dix foix trop tard" and trop tard is TOO SLOW which makes perfect sense, NOT "10 times slower" which does NOT make sense at all.

Try NOT speaking things you do NOT know NOT.

(which would of course me silence and that would be trop bon!)
(dix fois trop bon)

In fact, "trop tard" doesn't mean "too slow" (="trop lent"), but "too late"

**Juha_Koo** · 18th Aug 10, 23:18

I've heard strong rumours that most likely the legendary scene where Gigi smacks D'Amore was somewhat preplanned "incident" to gain more TV air time for the crew/team. And they didn't fail, the clip has been shown hundreds of times in different occasions.

**J4MIE** · 18th Aug 10, 23:34

I tell you guys I don't mind these things but Pons went way over the line there, and I'll always remember him for it, SWRC champion or not

If I was his co-driver I would have handed in the timecard at the stop line, undone my belts, got out of the car and walked away!!

**janvanvurpa** · 18th Aug 10, 23:45

Originally Posted by eloyf1

In fact, "trop tard" doesn't mean "too slow" (="trop lent"), but "too late"

Yes yes, exactly I was though emphasising the "too"...we have the sameword, via french, in English....Tardy..

But the person i was responding to who endlessly complains and degrades and ridicules virtually every driver in the world is waht is called in English slang a "tard' so i was concentrating on the "too", see?

Idiom sometimes isn't exactly the same, and 'trop tard' could in this particlar context translate as "too late"---since he wasn't addressing if he was s-p-e-a-k-i-n-g s---l-----o-------w-------l--------------y, but "when' the instruction came.

¿Claro?