The WRcar will be called Countryuman WRCar and the S2000 will be John Cooper Works S2000??
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The WRcar will be called Countryuman WRCar and the S2000 will be John Cooper Works S2000??
MINI John Cooper Works S2000Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
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MINI John Cooper Works WRC
Mini Confirms WRC debut. - First Mini S2000 will be out on Portugal! http://danieldarrall.wordpress.com/2...rms-wrc-debut/
Info on new manufactures looking to enter WRC in here somewhere - http://danieldarrall.wordpress.com/2...eason-preview/
Thanks for the info!! Are you short on visitors on your page?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Darrall
:D
nice...
Hey man! If you are going to run a Wrc blog and advertise it here, you need to write things that we don't know. I mean, this is the biggest rally forum in the world and, not to be rude, but your blog is a little bit "yesterday", if you know what i mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Darrall
this pics was during Boucle de Spa Rally Legend in Belgium ;)
Pictures of Brazil World Rally Team:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id...8802&aid=35916
Armindo Araújo went to England today to test the car as well..
Car looks so big..
+1 ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
However on a positive note , much larger cars are generally much more attractive :)
This must be the exception to the rule...Quote:
Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000
lololol :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
I meant performance wise , but I agree :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
I have just been watching the videos of the car testing as well and i think it looks very impressive. When do you guys think Meeke will be able to challenge for a championship??? I'm thinkin he could challenge for 1 within the next 6 years. I know this is way to early to judge but I am curious
Is that you David Lapworth? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
I am more interested than ever to see how the car performs having read still further comments from Dave Richards and others on how the Mini WRC is the best rally car Prodrive has ever built, etc etc. If it doesn't work, I think they are heading for a mighty fall in reputation as far as rallying is concerned, far bigger than any they experienced in the latter Subaru years.
What concerns me slightly about Prodrive is they're running two major Motorsport programmes this year (BMW-Mini WRC/ Aston-Martin LMP) - and it's the first year of both. Now obviously they have dedicated teams for each programme - but I wonder whether both or one will suffer.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
stil no own site fot the Mini WRC team, no sponsoring for the team?
minimotorsport.comQuote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
I wish I was =pQuote:
Originally Posted by Jake Stephens
I would'nt worry too much...remember when Prodrive did Subaru they also had the BAR F1 team and some commitments in BTCC so I think that they can cope.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I am very exctied too...I have neved heard dave richards sound this excited about a car ever and i have been a fan of his since 1995!!!
I think that Meeke is more likely to get a championship than sordo. I also get the impression that he would leave soon after he got it and do something else. I just hope he doesn't end up like Burns when he went to Peugeot.
Why hasn't Meeke impressed in the WRC?
In 2005 he was 9th overall in Wales and 2007 he was 9th before going out on the first day in Ireland (both basically home rallies to him). Just comparing him to some Finnish drivers with lot less of international experience driving good results in Finland and/or Sweden.
Ofcourse he has shown nice speed in IRC, but IRC is not WRC.
I reckon it was partly because he was taught how to drive by Colin McRae and he tried to replicate that really sideways style that only Colin had managed to really perfect. Secondly the IRC cars seem to be more forgiving of wild driving styles so Kris was able to drive the Peugeot more comfortably. I think it is too early to say how well he will do driving the Mini but the videos show him driving it quite smoothly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Kris is far away from being sideways driver now. He is often very much on the limit but very rarely sideways, his stile is very clean (at least on all tarmac events I saw him in last two IRC seasons he was). If You ask me Hänninen's style of those two is much more flamboyant and Colin style.
Judging his speed from some episodes years a go isn't valid for me. One start was 6 years a go, one was 4 years a go. That's nice 2 starts in last 6 years, very useful for judging his current speed, I have to say :/
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Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
There is no hiding place in WRC. If Meeke can outpace Sordo, then I think he will be given the respect he deserves. Maybe when team MINI start trouncing the Finn/Ford combo, especially on tarmac, it will change the mind of some. Meeke was the only man to outpace Hanninen on a regular basis.
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He's still better than the much hyped drivers such as Ketomaa and PG.
If you say a guy who take stagewins in WRC is hyped, then you know nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Ha!!! I can blow your theory out of the water with two simple little words:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Matthew Wilson
:D The prosecution rests.
Pg and Ketomaa are not hyped....but meeke is better than both.
new big wing for the mini: http://www.rallye-magazin.de/uploads...0110318_01.jpg
oh god....
Exactly what I was thinking. I hope the Mini will do good and Kris will be able to show something!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Like a fat pig.. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by darkstar
the mini has the potential to be the worst car ever used in WRC surpassing the hyundai, seat and even suzuki....It would be unfair to judge sordo or meeke from their outings with this car....The only thing i would like to see is how meeke compares to sordo on gravel and tarmac, and of course if he manages to keep the car in one piece.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo