Yesterday night, I was watching old videos from Group B times. And when I saw people staying on the road, I was thinking, how it could show, if behind wheel wasn't Rohrl, Munari, Kankkunen, Salonen but Rautenbach, Atkinson or C.McRae...
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Yesterday night, I was watching old videos from Group B times. And when I saw people staying on the road, I was thinking, how it could show, if behind wheel wasn't Rohrl, Munari, Kankkunen, Salonen but Rautenbach, Atkinson or C.McRae...
Guys lay off Conrad. Apparently he deserves our respect when he can drive off the road on a road section.....
...yeah, apparently he was warming his tyres up a little too vigorously. D'Oh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
He is just a league of his own !!! RESPECT !!!
WOW! You sure ignited a crap storm here! LOL!!! Well Ol' "Conny" may not be a good dirver in the WRC, but he is there... & that's ALOT more than I think any of us "armchair" drivers/co-drivers can say. He may get better in time... or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
"I may not agree w/what you have to say, but I will defend to the death, your right to say it!" - Thomas Payne
The thing is he's not there because sponsors thought. This guy is going to do well. Lets give him some backing and sell our product at the same time. He's there because daddy put him in the seat. If my dad paid for me to drive and I was doing this badly I'd understand if people criticised me.Quote:
Originally Posted by klm-607
As NOT said before, people seemed to be obsessed with having lots of WRCars on the entry lists without caring whether they're driven by skilled drivers, by guys like Conrad or by an inanimate carbon rod. I'd rather see 5 skilled drivers in good cars rather than 30 drivers in cars prepared by factories who never give it 100% like Skoda or Hyundai. It's quality not quantity!
Amen to the last bit of your post too :up:
Skoda had the best sound though.
Never have I suggested otherwise, although others have.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I would say though, that some of the criticism actually says more about the writer(s) than it does about the subject.
I'm sure that if I were Conrad Rautenbach I'd have a huge smile on my face whilst I asked "I'm living my dream. What are you doing with your life?"
Daniel, you continue to astound me! There wouldn't have been a WRC round in the 30 years of it's existence that hasn't had such participation. And thank the Lord for that, or else rallying would not have lasted very long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
That each event draws entries from all skill levels is indeed the very essence of the sport and what sets it apart from other modes of motorsport.
However we ALREADY HAVE an abundance of talented drivers so it's no stress if someone is put in a car because their father has a lot of cash. It appears that you would loose sleep over the fact that Conrad is in a Citroen...
You can keep ribbing him, although if your daddy had cash and put you in a WRC car you would still be slower than Conrad anyway and I would put money on that.
In this case maybe GroupB would have been banned sooner due to lack of budget from the manufacturers....!Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto