and also to see the braking points of the guys in front...Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
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and also to see the braking points of the guys in front...Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
Go go go Dani. You deserve it.
Good Luck from Gran Canaria (Spain).
IMHO I think it's good Kimi isn't restarting.. Saves him the embarrassment for the rest of the rally...
But then again people complain he doesn't compete..
Go figure.. No body wins eh
the wrc will have 3 teams next year and 4 in 2013 so we can live without those extra few nobodies.
Kimi Raikkonen, in a semi-works Citroen, will also play no further part on the world championship counter following his crash on the road section heading to stage three. Although damage to his car could have been easily fixed, the ex-Formula One world champion is already heading home.“It’s over, Kimi has gone,” Raikkonen’s team manager Benoit Nogier said. “He preferred to stop. This is very disappointing.”
LOL...bye bye.
One thing's for sure — Kimi is no Jim Clark. Those with a bit of historical rallying knowledge will know what I'm getting at.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
When was the last time a sub German brand rally car lead a rally after a 1st leg, Skoda or Seat ?
whole different era...no comparison. Things were very easy and compared to today motorsport was a walk in the park.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
I think neither ever led after a leg, but Armin Schwarz led Safari 2001 after 1st stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Karukera
Mmmmm much to learn have you, real men in real cars then, there were. Speak only of things of which you have no current knowledge or get a better historical perspective, yes yes! Yoda has spoken!Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
biggest LIE ever....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Todays drivers in every motorsport would run circles around those little rich spolied fat guys in their respective motorsport division.
Then all you needed was money...today you need money and be an athlete.
Είσαι θεός!ΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
I'm not surprised you should come up with such a response, because I doubt you are aware of the person to whom I was referring, nor why I did so.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
i am very well aware of every overestimated dinasaur rally hybrid driver.....
why is the last stage of the french rally did not even began?
FFSA | Rallye de France Alsace - Grand National - 2011
It began Dimitris. First day included 4 stages. Brunson in the lead.Quote:
Originally Posted by amaxopoulos
yes i just saw it,3d overall cedric robert with the ds3 2wd!!!(and behind him the rest of the 2wd french "missiles"!)
How dare you insult the legendsQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
The drivers of today moan for doing 8 stages in a day they wouldnt have a clue how to drive in the dark with a proper car/gearbox /steering etc etc
That has got to be your most stupid post ever
LoooooooooooooooooolQuote:
Originally Posted by ste898
Well, to be fair, we don't know whether they would be able to do it or not, because they've never had to. However, suffice to say that I feel you can judge a true motorsport enthusiast on their attitude to the sport's history.Quote:
Originally Posted by ste898
i am very respectful towards rallying history but i give credit where is due....those people achieved amazing things back then but they did not do anything better or worse than the champions of today.
all these people who think that they give credit to the old guys by diminishing the champions of today are just little people who fortunately they will extinct like the dinosaurs they support....
Things move forward ...you evolve or you extinct.
Which is not the opinion you put forward at all. If that's you being respectful towards history, I'd hate to see you being disrespectful.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Where have I, for example, ever diminished the champions of today? Far from it — I for one believe the achievements of Loeb, for example, bear comparison with any of the greats, so far ahead of the pack is he. But my comparison between the actions of Clark and Raikkonen does not fall into this category at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Quite so — but this in no way means that everything in the modern age is automatically to be praised.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Back on subject people, maybe this is for another thread ;)
Woaaa, I didn't even know we had a rally this week-end .. Read somewhere that Sordo was leading a French rally .. A preparation rally I thought, but fudge me, he's leading a WRC event! Lets hope he takes the win.
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
some photos
http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.p...ograf=35&all=1
Ken Block: Rallye de France 2011 - Ken Block - YouTube
lol...
Day 1 photos: http://www.ewrc-results.com/foto.php...2371&foto=1240
I am gueniuenly suprised that Sordo is leading, but hopefully petter can win for the first time in over 6 years.
Think back and remember all the things that have happened since September 2005?
Meekes spin from heli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rSKNgOGU7g
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Originally Posted by tolis
Are you suggesting that the man called by his fans "a Rally God" is driving like a senile old man?
Come on, that minor little "roll up to corner not using the brakes then not bother to rotate" is easy you understand: you can only lock the rears and rotate if you are going fast enough, and PULL on the handbrake...
That corner probably only cost him 5-8 seconds..
One little error and you want to pee all over him...
You must be a haterz..
Look for the positive He IS beating 45 other guys. so what if they have little 1.6 and 1.3 cars...
I am not surprised by Sordo's pace at all. He must know the roads pretty well by now and the car seems to be working for him.
friday pics:
rallysport.hu - Rally de France - péntek
Latvala mistake this morning......
Latvala's crash on WRC - Rallye de France - Alsace - YouTube .
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Lucky there was some kind of run off.
Wow! Amazing to see this result after day 1.
Would be fantastic to see Dani and Mini take their first win, especially in their testing year.
I'm sitting on the fence here as I would also like to see Petter also claim his first win in 6 years. A win would probably be the boost he needs to continue as a privateer, both mentally, and financially from a sponsors point of view.
+1 :up: Sordo and Meeke will both win rallys one day, Im reasonably sure of that, Petter may be on his final year, I really wish he would go out with a bang, no one else in the championship deserves a win as much as he does.Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
And as much as I'd love to see ex citroen number two sordo beating the driver he had to assist for so many rallys(and not just beating him, getting the better of him on his own turf), I've got my fingers crossed for Solberg to win this event :D
My fingers crossed also for Petter who deserves a win more than other !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!