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Originally Posted by Livewireshock
Agree ;)
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Originally Posted by Livewireshock
Agree ;)
Have I ever seen a rally Live?Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
I average about 15 or more LIVE events each year!!!
Please dont tell me I have'nt been watching properly
Group N cars are boring both in sound and on the road FACT
OH also I am a true rally fan!!!
Dear ste898, what is or isn't spectacular, is very subjective. Someone even likes diesels on rally (yes, I know some of those).
Therefore what is or isn't spectacular can't be called fact at all.
I would rather see group N car driven by the likes of Hanninen, Mark Higgins, Guy Wilks, Flodin, Ketoma etc than some WRC 'driven' to victory on a British gravel rally. See some of the commitment in Finland in Group N. Ste 898 I will not name the people in UK with WRC cars, but generally they are hobby rally drivers, (who can afford to 'win') I agree Group N sounds bad and will miss Andy Burtons car when that is banned.Quote:
Originally Posted by ste898
I agree, its not so much about the car but who drives it, here in national championship maybe the first 6-7 GrN cars are driven properly and that looks good because the drivers are good and that would not change by changing the car because they would still be better drivers, but I guess the new rules will make the GrN cars to be driven a bit different from now.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Surely you know that spectacle is a subjective term. Therefore it isn't fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by ste898
The WRCs problem is that the drivers don't need to drift in order to be the fastest, because of the amount of grip that the cars have.
So the drivers can be slow and sideways, or fast and unspectacular. If I were a rally driver, I know what I'd choose.
I haven't noticed that top pwrc crews would use more sideways than for instance what Loeb or Grönholm have done. Top-wrc drivers uses sliding in different extents - depending on set-up and the event. But every driver slides the car when they turn into the curve.Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
true, seems to be, if you have less power, the more the drivers appear to 'chuck' the car at the corners... i expect to carry momentum. Super 2000 driver seem to do this also, especially tight tarmac hairpins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Finni
Another reason... is that PWRC are not Loeb or Gronholm... so they will never drive the same :)
No Adapta seat for Grondal in the WRC next year
http://rallybuzz.stagetimes.com/grondal-no-wrc-2009/
I hope you tried to write Rally Norway, not Australia :pQuote:
Originally Posted by c4
My poor translation.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Fixed now cheers ;)
rallybuzz is your website C4 ??.. Good, lot of infos.. But the announcement of the third subaru is for soon, not ?
Cheers jbmarcus21,Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
Yeah it's my site
Believe the announcement might be made before or just after Rally GB, according to various sources including autosport.pt.
Some more Subaru news in this interview
http://www.crash.net/radioplayer/rad...ioURL=4489.wma
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Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
I also like your site, but I dont like that you are making articles on every small rumour you read in these forum.
Sometimes you have to hold your breath some more minutes and catch up more reliable facts/sources before you publish.
But keep up the good work!
Your spelling is wrong, so is your opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by ste898
c4 just keep up the good work,I especcially like your articles about recent and even historic rallies with videos
It is a really great site!
Sorry for going off-topic
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Originally Posted by cut the b.s.
Please dont comment the spelling!
Cut the b.s , I dont know if you are british or irish , but the brits and the irish are so spoiled because they can use their own language almost over the whole world!
VFTS I do accept your point,Quote:
Originally Posted by VFTS
though I do back up the articles with mainly reliable sources, usually from a couple of places so the stories are consistent. If a story is speculation then I say so, but most of the speculative information comes from the main websites and not necesarily from here.
I would also like to think I hold back on sensitive information and try not to publish sensationalist stories.
But thanks for your comments and I will keep it up,
Cheers :)
Hi c4,Quote:
Originally Posted by c4
I think your site, is what rally fans have been looking for in a long time. It's my favorite rally site and i check it every day, because you bring a mixture of news - both for the big teams and drivers, but also for small teams and less known drivers (which is what makes your site differ from other sites).
And i like the fact that you bring a lot of historic pictures and YouTube links.
So keep up the good work!
i'll second that..Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
+3
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Originally Posted by VFTS
Yes I am a native english speaker, I also believe that ste898 is too, I understand that this is an international forum where many are not using their 1st language, for this reason I think its important that people try to keep a good standard of grammar and spelling. I use other forums and have only some french and spanish and when on sites that use these languages I really appreciate when people try to use them correctly as it is easier for me then.
Check out ste898s post that I was refering to, his incorrect spelling meant that it didnt make sense at all! Whoever and however are 2 completely different words with totally different meanings!
I'm pretty sure that ste898 is not a native English speaker..Quote:
Originally Posted by cut the b.s.
Otherwise I agree.
Sarrazin and Loeb swapped cars for a day
http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/72275
Sèb had the chance of racing the Peugeot 908 HDi while Stephane could get back in a WRCar after a long time since his last drive in an Subaru Impreza, this time in Loeb's Citroën C4 WRC.
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Originally Posted by c4
I love that site! Thanks c4! :)
Is this confirmation of Marcus at SWRT? The forum members seem to think so!
http://www.pettersolberg.com/html/20...s-with-marcus/
according to rally.gr rumours have gronholm driving a subaru 2008 in 8 rounds next year.
http://www.rally.gr/default.asp?menu...ticle_id=15684
Got to agree with the last sentence in the article -Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
"Science fiction or not, the bottom line is that if it is a reality then the Championship of the new year will be even more exciting"
Gronholm and Andreas in a Subaru team- the master and the apprentice.......
It says: Det hadde vært en glede å ha Marcus Grønholm i teamet neste år. Det har vært mye rykter i det siste, men jeg vil veldig gjerne jobbe og fighte sammen med Marcus.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
It would have been a pleasure to have Marcus Grønholm in the team next year. There has been alot of rumours lately, but i would love to work and fight togheter with Marcus.
Is there something kryptic about that...?
they are waiting till next week to make it official. No more, no less. Subaru is going upstairs
If Petter had said: It WILL be fun working with Marcus, it would be a confirmation thjat Gronholm wil drive for SWRT. It COULD be fun with Marcus ina team or with Carlos in a team or with Juha ina team. Even better with Santa Claus in a team. If he copies the set up from Santa Claus, Petter can take all jumpes flat out and fly the rest of the stage. :)
First see, then believe. I don't buy it, why spend his pension money on a car that cannot even beat privateer Focus's?
i doubt that gronholm will use any of his money to run in WRC....Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
So Gronholm has found a large amount of sponsor money. But why spend it on a Subaru, if he can have a Focus WRC08, or C4 WRC ? Wilson is more then happy to service hem a WRCar.
I think -if this Subaru/Gronholm story is true- Subaru pay Gronholm.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
So no sponsors.
Remember: Kuwaitis buy them self in by Prodrive = money, money, money.
I agree. Also Gronholm is not so crazy to pay for a drive when he is the only man who can beat Seb in straight fight (Neste Finland for example).
Only as a reminder.
MARCUS GRONHOLM: Born 5.02.1968.
He can be 50, but if he can beat Seb that's it. There are younger boys but Loeb won in Finland Neste. So no doubt about it.
i think the reasoning would be too beat atkinson and/or solberg, and prove that if the car is not upto it, at least he is better than those two. but i would expect that marcus' setup would also suit petter and atinkson also, so their performances may improve also.
Public sevice announcement for you guys. You won't see the day when Marcus pays for the ride. Period.
He gets payid and when he does, it won't be a cheap tag.