Malcolm will welcome him back again as he can drive in the team with the rest of Wilosons no hopers.........apart from JMLQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobcat
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Malcolm will welcome him back again as he can drive in the team with the rest of Wilosons no hopers.........apart from JMLQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobcat
He sure can drive a car, but he also know how to crash them. The sad thing is that i dont think hell ever learn how to stop crashing..
Why is that? There are others who have learnt it... Why not Duval?Quote:
Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem
He is crashing so in so many rallies, and it doesn't seem like he is doing any better. Ok if he was a young driver searching for his limtation - then its ok to crash a lot, but Duval is 30 years old (?). Dont get me wrong i really like Duval both as a driver and as a person, but his driving is rather disapointing. He is fast driver, but Ford need a driver who is both fast and reliable on tarmarc. Not a driver who is crashing in almost every rally. Yes he is fast but it does'nt matter if he doesnt reach the finish!Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
Colin McRae competed several seasons for Ford, and no one has ruined more cars than him...
He had to drive Germany with a worthless Focus, the one Henning destroyed in Finland two weeks before.
He was able to do some pre-event testing, but I think M-sport just needed him to find the ideal tarmac set-up of the car.
I would like to see him back in the WRC very much, but I don't think that will be the case.
He declared recently to stop competing and concentrating on the business - secondhand Toyota's & a recently opened Peugeot-dealership.
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Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem
A 10 years crashing plan to do the trick ? :s tare:Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
McRae was winning rallies at the same time though + he was already world champion when he went to ford.Quote:
Originally Posted by millbrook
Exactly with McRae he was on the edge but damn he was fast and challenging for wins in every type of event. Duval didn't.
Spoke to both a lot of over the years, Colin was more silent guy, François had/has a attitude problem :DQuote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
This is far from being true. Three or four years a go there was a relation on wrc.com where they compared drivers of WRC era in crashing percentage (retirements due to crash/number of starts). Atkinson and Duval were by far most crashing ones (around 1/3 of starts ended by crash). Colin was only tenth or so. If I remember right his crashing percentage was less than half compared to Duval. Besides that Colin was world champion, won 25 rallies and was exceptional personality. With all respect Duval is nowhere near him.Quote:
Originally Posted by millbrook
yes, with that statisctic youre absolutely right. i saw this one too some time ago.
I remember this too, and I was surprised that almost everyone at the top in these statistics were "new" drivers, (Atkinson, Duval, Grönholm (ok not that new perhaps), Hirvonen I think), and the drivers were explaining this with the fact that they had to be more on the limit all the time nowadays. When I remember the late '9:s (with McRae etc.) I remember tight (and much more unpredictable) rallies with a lot of crashes, but these statistics proved crashes are more common nowadays (or up to 2007 at least)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Janne Tuohino will drive Finnish championship 2011 with his Fiesta S2000 and eyes on a chance to build some kind of program for WRC return - with a WRC car.
http://www.jannetuohino.com/Quote:
24.11.2010 - Janne Tuohino enters Finnish Rally Championship series 2011 with Super2000 rally car and builds a campaign to drive for selected World Rally Championship serie events
During his 17 years of rally career a Flying Finn, Janne Tuohino, 35, has won two Finnish Rally Championship titles and one bronze medal. He also has won one Junior World Rally Championship bronze medals. Now his goals are set for third Finnish Rally Championship title.
Tuohino, currently living in Dubai, enters Finnish Rally Championship series with his own Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car and builds a campaign to drive for selected World Rally Championship serie events with brand new turbo-charged World Rally Car.
Maintenance and service for Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car is to be done by one of the best Finnish professional motorsport team, PrintSport Racing. Risto Pietiläinen will co-drive Tuohino in season 2011 events.
- In season 2010 running a private rally team in World Rally Championship was very heavy for me and therefore after WRC Rally Finland I was forced to retire the season and start planning for next one. Plans for season 2011 is currently underway as my Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car is being serviced for forthcoming events in PrintSport Racing premises, Tuohino tells.
Goals for double Finnish rally champion are set for third title and to show his skills behind the steering wheel of modern new turbocharged World Rally Car.
- Me and my team are making hard work for season 2011 World Rally Championship series. Ofcourse everything depends sponsors, Tuohino continues.
Finnish Rally Championship serie rounds for season 2011:
28.1. - Arctic Lapland Rally #1
29.1. - Arctic Lapland Rally #2
19.2. - FRC Vaakuna Rally
5.3. - FRC O.K. Auto Rally
14.5. - FRC Vanajanlinna Rally
11.6. - FRC Osuuspankki Rally
17.9. - FRC Kerava Rally
Why? He's never ever going to make it so why bother...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
DonJippo, you and I see things very much the same. I also think that if you're not winning or at least very close to winning - then why bother?Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJippo
Dont you guys enjoy your rallying,? Whatever class you are in, there are winners and losers. Whats wrong in wanting to continue, its his (sponsors money)
every year the same - every year Janne is going to do WRC, but at the end just rumours and nothing else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
sorry, I´ve nothing against Janne, but nevertheless we won´t see him in WRC 2011 !
So we are never going to hear you complain about small fields or low manufacturer numbers or lack of paid seats in WRC (or anyother championship for that matter), cos obviously there is only a need for 1 competitor, as there will only be one winner anyone else should not bother. Great attitude.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I rather see large numbers, I don't care if not all of them have any chance of winning, they are all adding some value somewhere along the line.
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Originally Posted by CyborgVR4
Since Loeb won 7 in a row and propably winsQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
next year too, why do the rest of them bother? :eek: :D
Tuohinos WRC train left a few years ago allready, the Finnish championship thing i understand but its difficult to understand why he want to drive in the WRC, because there is nothing he can achieve from there.
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Originally Posted by Vargåsen
Years ago you had more crashes in events but you also had more varied fields and less domination throughout the course of the year.
Presently you have fewer drivers crashing more often to give the statistical trend of more crashes but when you weigh the number of crashes against the number of people that have crashed I would expect that you would see the difference.
I remember watching events that it seemed like at almost at every rally someone had a moment, either ripped a corner off the car, did a soft roll, had the hood come up at high speed, or someone had a crash. The trick was it was rarely the same person from event to event.
Duval and Atkinson were good for a crash out 1 out of every 3 events it seemed.
Too slow, always has been. He looked liked Finland's answer to Matthew Wilson in sWRC this year. It's nice he can fulfil his passion by driving in the Finnish Championship though.Quote:
Originally Posted by StevieWonder
I admire Tuohino's passion for rallying.
He is competing purely for the love of rallying.
He is not going make any money. He is not going to win.
It is a hobby, and he enjoys it.
And still he is not a tourist at all, but an extremely fast driver. Not at all like Therman, Arolainen, Merksteijns, Kuypers etc, who I admire a lot too.
When someone has a passion and an opportunity to live out it, it is fantastic to wittness.
I'll be happy to see him around next year!
totally agree
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Originally Posted by Sami
What can Henning achieve? What Can Al Quassimi, Wilson jr. , Block etc. etc. achieve. If there are sponsors willing to pay, isn't it good that there are more cars competing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
There would be only two Sebastiens driving if ability to achieve something would be the only criteria....
What Touhino, Block, Henning etc etc etc try to achieve is several points:
* First, having fun while spending time on their hobby (which many on this forum should do)
* Second, having fun with rally cars and competing against others in the World Rally Championship and trying to to their best and get the best results possible
* Third, trying to be the Best-Non-Sebastien-Driver-In-The-WRC-2011
About those others no comment, but I wish that sponsors here should consider, if it would be more clever to support someone who might have somekind future in the sport, on the other hand i dont think he will find sponsors.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
An other driver who has fun with his hobby, is F1 driver Robert Kubica. His manager sais that he has really discovered rally this year, and wants to drive only for teams who allow him to drive a rally occasionally. That leaves out Ferrari. McLaren, Red Bull. But renault has no problems with it, what is more reasons to stay with Renault F1.
Lahti city council will make its decision on Monday whether they want Rally Finland or not.
There's also talk about combining Lahti Historic Rally (European championship) and Rally Finland. Finnish article on that one.
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Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
I'm just thinking how in the hell could the organisation handle the combination of about 120 cars of WRC event plus all the historic competitors which are around hundred. If the traditional Xerox event is kept with the historic one, then the approximate number of cars would rise to around 250 plus all of hundreds of thousands of spectators... :s mokin: One helluva event!
I'm already now so damn excited, so much new (or atleast last used in the early 90s) stages coming. So much to spectator-recce to do with endless opportunities. :)
GT cars allowed ! - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=11386
Looks like M-Sport will move its WRC Academy operations in Poland... :)
what do you mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
My sources told me that M-Sport will move its WRC Academy activities in Poland during the season... maybe they don't have enough space in Dovenby workshop...Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
...don't know if they will open a new factory or they will be partnered to any local team!
Now the matter is clear, shouldn’t be any barriers for NORF around Päijänne. :)
http://translate.google.com/translat...2577EA0053C04F
Dont know about moving this activities, but they are searching for mechanics for WRC Academy events over whole Europe...Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
Dennis Kuipers will be doing 10 rounds in a Fiesta WRC next year!
http://www.crash.net/world+rally/new...iesta_wrc.html
Bet Quensel is re-thinking his strategy now.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
All the luck to him of course, but...
I know 2010 was a learning year for him, but his pace (or rather off pace...) in S2000 shows indication that he won't be capable of being a real threath. He might level with Wilson.
Both Abbring an Weijs Jr. are much more promising, but no money means no drive. Hope seeing at least one of them in SWRC.