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Molly is driving really good.Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
Pernilla Walfridsson (now Petter Solberg wife) was on the road to become the next Michelle Mouton, winning amongst other things the Norwegian championship in Group N, but she chose family life, vs a rallying career.
Maybe Molly is the next female WRC pilot? Lets hope so! :)
In the ARC if the positions don't change over the last 2 stages we will have Molly on 321 points as well as Simon Evans with Harry Bates on 319. Very close.
How many events remaining?
It's the last event of the season ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Who would win if they have same score?
I've always seen you as an intelligent person (space frames aside) ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lundefaret
I do however think that it is a bit late for Taylor in the career. Sure, Mouton wasn't young either but she was kind of hired on a whim by Audi as a marketing gimmick (and certainly a correct choice given that Mouton came a alive completely with the car). Modern motorsport teams don't really do that so Molly would have to go the long route... She's quick but I doubt she's quick enough sadly.
Latvala's final stage with VW
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...6bb001d2fa.jpg
No woman can ever be a competitive WRC driver the way things progressed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lundefaret
I am falling asleep. The 4 minutes gaps are killing.
well th..th..th...th...that's all folks
see you in 2017 and try to control yourselves, it was really hard for me to keep you under control this year.
Driver championship standings:
1. Ogier 268
2. Neuville 160
3. Mikkelsen 154
4. Paddon 138
5. Sordo 130
6. Latvala 112
7. Ostberg 102
8. Tanak 88
9. Meeke 64
10. Breen 36
11. Camilli 28
12. Lappi 16
manufacturer championship:
1. VW 377
2. Hyundai 312
3. VWII 163
4. M-Sport 162 (thank you Camilli)
5. Hyundai N 146
6. DMack 98
Its been an interesting season.
I for are are looking forward to 2017 with quite some supressed excitement, new cars, new teams, changes of personal, it sure is going to be a few events until cream starts to rise to the top.
Anyone awake? Andreas won...
U cannot imagine to be on the stage and wait for cars in 4 minutes gaps. Sometimes I think that 2 minutes are too long...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
And the new WRC2 world champ is surprisingly Esapekka Lappi.:D
Huge counter-performance by Markovic in the Power stage.
It might allow Evans to take Fifth position overall. Not 100% sure but I think Evans will probably win the Australian championship except if himself or Pedder has an issue
Cream will always rise to the top Carl. It just might be from a different coloured cow next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk2 RS2000
It should be poduim live from facebook page RallyAustralia (around 15:15 local)
https://www.facebook.com/rallyaustralia/?fref=ts
Andreas is the new god! Fantastic win here, if no team hire him next year they are plain stupid.
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Such a beautiful rally with unique scenery https://twitter.com/jameshunter6789/...06873873543168
Solid job from Andreas that resulted in a well-deserved victory. Stupid mistake by Ogier that costed him the victory this time. Very poor performance from the self-believer Paddon who memorized one stage and that was everything.
And fantastic for Neuville - 3rd in the event, 2nd in the PS and a vice-champion. I'm sure he must be the main title contender to Ogier next year, no matter if Andreas drives or not.
Really disappointed with some peoples attitude on this rally. When an underdog does well on some rallies everyone supports them and is disappointed with the end result when it doesn't go well - Tanak and Mikkelson being the best examples. But I really really don't understand when someone like Paddon who has had many podiums this year, storms from 4th to second on one stage and then people say very negative things. "Expected more"Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
Everyone has favourites I know but be objective people.
Or maybe he should just be quiet and never tell his fans anything like "I will try really hard on this rally, or I really enjoy this day" as then people will not be upset if it doesn't go to plan. I for one like the fact that he tells us when he is trying. rather than blaming tyres....
I do hope not N.O.T.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Very good! This was first real win for Andreas.. Must be great feeling for him! First two wins arrived on 25th hour of the day and were a bit unexpected and came after the fight was basically lost. Good work!
And guys, remember, Ogier starts to make mistakes when there is real competition for him (hi do not want to loose, so, he then drives 110 % and then mistakes happen ;), so, this is good sign! we had competition!
Very good, Andreas. He made Ogier crack and that's pretty rare.
Full highlight video here - did our best considering how much they restrict access. Ogier's lines were super aggressive, particularly on the second passes. Great drive by Mikkelsen, we thought Ogier had him going into Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
https://youtu.be/953FyRD7Q_Y
Really fine win by Mikkelsen, a proper well-earned victory.
It should give him real confidence for next Season.
Wow, some sensitive people. Since when did critique become illegal? Paddon himself expected more than fourth, so why couldn't we do that too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grundo Farb
Molly Taylor wins the championship.
She was 2nd initially but Mark Pedder takes a 1-minute penalty for check-in early
+10Quote:
Originally Posted by Grundo Farb
We also want to see you more fieldoperative in taking control over us rallyfans. Could it be possible see you in action for example in Finland in 2017? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
:). Amazing performance on the loose gravel (while Ogier & Mikkelsen were also on the limit more or less), that was my question in general, but it was late and didn't want to write too many words.Quote:
Originally Posted by satnav
However there is a sign returning his mojo back at this final round, while he was almost sleeping all year. I wonder if that has anything to do with the new endeavor next year?!? Well, he still makes mistakes and destroys his tyres on long stages, but suddenly he is little more motivated?!?
You’re right, but do you remember seeing Paddon’s fans being objective towards Neuville? I don’t; actually during the Belgium worse times many said that Neuville was finished and Paddon was the new numero uno…Quote:
Originally Posted by Grundo Farb
Everyone must realize that WRC drivers are fantastic drivers and all of them deserve our admiration and respect. Ups and downs are normal on their careers, but somehow they all manage to come back. I bet that even Latvala will surprise us with his future achievements!
Btw, top WRC 2 crews also should be praised. Lappi show he can be reliable, besides incredible fast; Evans took his demotion with a pro spirit and Suninen keeps wondering with his precocious champ maturity. They all deserve to get a WRC seat next year. Best luck to them!
Amazing drive by Mikkelsen, absolutely on it from the first stage to the end. Disappointed with Latvala and kinda disappointed with Ogier, Paddon and Tänak.
i really like this picture, they may have some arguments and different opinions from time to time but at the same time they are like a big family
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cxq-kv-VEAAGj2x.jpg
I agree with you about most of these things - the one thing that confuses me is this stuff about supporters of Paddon being negative about Neuville. I read this forum plenty and haven't seen this - I see no reason if you are supporting one upcoming Hyundai driver not to support the other. Plus, that'd be particularly stupid considering Neuville's results this year especially. You could maybe have claimed he had no more fight in him 18 months ago but not really since then, and back then Paddon was not in a position to be considered the same level. Can you point me to some comments like that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
Anyway it's one thing to flog guys who have had three or five or ten years at top level and have obviously shown all they can accomplish, it's another to be down on newer drivers who still have room for improvement. Neuville and Paddon both fall in that category I think.
That said, there are not enough factory seats for the number of drivers who are worth a go, and quite a few ready to step up from WRC2, which is a shame, but if they hang on in the support category another year I think 2017 will see some guys drop off/retire/go to WRX. And we will see more strong WRC2 competition.
Rallying has always been like that. Nice to see that the spirit still existsQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Sorry mate, I’m not in the mood to search for thread quotes. They exist, believe me, even if, like you said, they’re stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by kirungi okwogera
Yep, Paddon has done a great work so far and he’s still progressing; Neuville is getting back to a peak form and Sordo is a reliable point scorer; there’s no doubt Hyundai has a strong line up and their tech staff also proved it can provide a competitive car. Who knows, maybe ’17 can become Hyundai’s year!
On the youngster’s chances to get a WRC seat: if DMack gets a 2nd car and Mr. Wilson puts Cammilli on a R5 ‘diet’ (WRC2+BRC or ERC), like he did with Evans, maybe they’ll all be served. Fingers crossed!
points were posted here but other statistics
Event victories
1. Ogier Sébastien 6
2. Meeke Kris 2
= Mikkelsen Andreas 2
4. Latvala Jari-Matti 1
= Paddon Hayden 1
= Neuville Thierry 1
Stage winners
1. Ogier Sébastien 70
2. Latvala Jari-Matti 38
3. Neuville Thierry 30
= Tänak Ott 30
5. Mikkelsen Andreas 27
6. Meeke Kris 26
7. Paddon Hayden 12
8. Sordo Dani 7
9. Østberg Mads 2
= Lefebvre Stéphane 2
11. Abbring Kevin 1
= Camilli Eric 1
= Breen Craig 1
Rally leaders
1. Ogier Sébastien 80
2. Meeke Kris 45
3. Mikkelsen Andreas 37
4. Latvala Jari-Matti 31
5. Neuville Thierry 17
6. Tänak Ott 15
7. Sordo Dani 10
8. Paddon Hayden 6
Should make decision for team bosses easy: VW drivers to choose in order:
1. Ogier 2. Mikkelsen 3. Latvala
Me as team boss. Would take 1&2 in That order
I agree. My 3rd pick would be Neuville if he was available.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
I've been thinking today and I don't think Meeke has progressed as much as it seems. His good drives this year have come when he had road position and that helped him enough to win, when he pushed he went off as usual... I see him as the next Solberg or Latvala, fast in some circumstances but unsafe when he pushes.