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Happy that I sleeped early and not decided to watch the last two SS. There happened again nothing (only Delecour that wasn't so fast as the IRC top, but that is normal with his age), just as in the first pass. Nice that I didn't must listen to Quesnel, even Corrado Provera had better and more realistic commentary than him.
The third year in a row that the Monte-Carlo isn't won by the fastest driver and the results are mostly made due to the tyre lottery. This is not my rally.
Monte is over !! For me still one of the best rallye in the world-with snow&ice or without! Interesting to read your comments, here is also mine: Bouffier-I'm very happy for him, as I see no other chance to win him in a IRC rally-he took the opportunity and won! That is MC!! Good for Peugeot also, it can happen that Peugeot performance will depend a lot in this year on ''wild cards'' drivers (example Andreucci, Magalhaes). Loix always on a charge, never underestimate him, he had a chance to win. When Wilks will be 100% confident with 207, he will be a serious threat to works Fabias. Sarrazin is fast yust in this rally, nowhere alse he can fight for a top position (I still can not forget his ''epic'' fight with Kubica on Du Var...), so for me he is still yust an average driver. Delecour-as a predict, he is still on a mission, I felt so sorry for him when he mentioned weak performance of his 207 on the uphill stages, he was on of the fastest driving downhill and that shows driver's performance....
Peter Solberg-a bit disappointment as he showed nothing special, but I did not expect win from him as he was never excelent in MC. Bad luck a the end, sorry....
About Basso-he drove completely new car, already with last evo engine!! I hope our R.Turk will get his hands on this car for our championship......
Campana-first in 2WD class-congratulations from my side, too!!
Quesnel was trying to convince us that IRC should be just about private teams. When Sarrazin take a time penalty before the final control to promote Wilks to third, is just proof of this... right Quesnel :rolleyes:
All in the top 10, exzcept for about 2 or 2, can boast a stage win. Sarrazin won 4, Hanninen won 3, Bouffier won 2, and Loix, Delecour, Voullioz and Basso all won one each. I don't care really about a lot of what Ucci said above about the drivers he mentions. I am just glad the IRC has so many drivers who can get stage wins. I like to look at the finished picture.
But one point I don't know if I can agree with. The point about Peugeot rellying on 'wild card' entries. I think I see enough on paper about Delecour to see him as someone who I think will be close to the leader at the end. And Bouffier is heralded as someone who is a name with ability. Though he is still a new name to me.
Roll on the next event!!
Aye. Time penalties. What are they about? Laurent Nicolas in a Group N Mitsubishi Evo X has two time penalties.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dejan
What an exciting first event of the season...congrats to Bouffier anyway, he did a great job ! :up:
It ok as long as you win, but when you do'nt ........Quote:
Originally Posted by Dejan
What i do not like is that he is bringing the WRC manufacturer thinking into IRC.
Even if Skoda Motorsport is a real manufacturer team they do not pull those stunts, but let the fastest Skoda car win, or am I mistaken?
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Originally Posted by pino
;) Yes IRC and the Monte have proved that the FIA are totally wrong with WRC! Why haven't they driven at least 2 years in WRC with normal S2000 cars? Then we had see a normal championship with many candidates who can become champion in WRC! :o