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Originally Posted by Brother John
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Originally Posted by Brother John
The phrase "it's not what you've got that counts. It is what you do with it" has never been more apt for me. Yes, they (WRC) have a very good talented driver in Loeb...but aside from a good Sebastian Ogier and Dani Sordo...that is..well...it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother John
I don't think the WRC is really able to be as good as I saw the IRC be over the last two-three days.
There is only ONE iconic event left in rallying - Monte-Carlo - and it's in the IRC and live on Eurosport!!
Being in the IRC enable the organisers to run the event to how they want it - IRC/Eurosport let them do what they want. Could that happen in the WRC??
...and Bouffier is very symhatic!
Few thoughts:
Why there were so many retirements in the first two (not too difficult) SSs and no retirement (almost) for the rest of the rally?!?
How can such a professional team like Skoda be so mistaken?!?
Does Quesnel believe those small points will really help Wilks? Was the shame worth it?
Why there was such a difference in Baso´s performance day 1/day 3?
Why was the performance of Gardemeister so poor for the whole rally?
Why was the performance of Wallenwein sooo poooor? What can we expect then from Gassner jr. in the SWRC :-(((
Can we conclude that Hanninen is already better than (or at least even with) P.Solberg? Wouldn´t it be "funny" if Hanninen wins SWRC and Gassner will finish last?
Solberg - did he retire because of the alternator or not to spoil his "biography", his statistics?? Why was he so "empty"??
What would be the outcome of this rally if H.Solberg and Mikkelsen finished?
Will Mikkelsen win the IRC?
After MC.. :)
It's hard to compare Juho and Solberg on this rally , since Juho is into his 3rd season with the Fabia and Solberg drove S2000 for the first time . However , I expected more from Solberg , compared to Ogier last year his performance was poor . Though it's always nice to see him . Also , don't undestimate Gassner jr. , he won't be as fast as Juho but he definately won't be last , trust me .Quote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
I'm dissapointed that Hanninen didn't won , he was the fastest by far until SS7/8 , but that's Monte :) Really pleased for Bouffier , he can be a strong contender , he is the deserving winner in my opinion , a very consistent drive :) Sarrazin blindingly fast but not consistent . Fast Freddy gained a great 2nd place , looks great for the championship . Also a very good consistent drive for Wilks , especially compared to the poor 2010 Monte for him . Delecour was the star , but realistically he was FAR of the pace , he should stop now that he scored a good result and concentrate on beating gentlemans on the TRA while giving spectacular passages to people like myself :) Love the way the Eurosport comentators do impresionations of Loix , Delecour , .... Really great company to have while watching , they are very professional and they know what they are talking about , really makes WRC MotorsTV ashamed .
Was a special Monte , looking forward to 2012 ;)
BTW , not trying to start an IRC vs. WRC debate again , but the World championship really sucks doesn't it ?
I think we must give more credit to Delacour, because looking in to splits, he realy was one of the faster drivers downhill and all the time loss was during uphill sections. And besides that, when was the last rally he competed? + no previous experince in an s2k. Which was also Solbergs problem, those three days of testing were not enough, if you have comepeted in a turbo rally car with totaly different engine characteristics for the last n years.
As for WRC vs IRC, last year Monte was also special and then the series faded away (with the exeption of Barum and Ypres, maybe Sardinia). I hope to see some change this year in the WRC. And I think most of current IRC drivers would change to WRC without a shadow of a doubt (see Meeke and Haninen). Loix and some others beeing the exception.
Haninen is a personality I would love to see in the WRC, way cooler than Loeb & co. Somehow I think my wish may come true :)
Well, not really. Depends how you look it. I like to see quality rally and both IRC and WRC offer that in my opinion. In different ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000
Great photo!! :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by piquet20
My "man of the rally": François Delecour :cool:
Brilliant action from Michaël Burri(first Monte-Carlo, first time in the DS3)and Adrien Tambay(only 3rd rally ever me thinks, comes from circuit racing) :up: