Rallye Wrc Monte-Carlo 2013

Guys let´s skip the discussion about Seb O and concentrate on RMC the following three days to come. Shall we?

Believe me it´s going to be exciting competition on snowy and icy stages!

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Originally Posted by Formaldehyde

The whole Ogier egotrip debacle reminded me of one of my favorite rally quotes of all times.

A certain Mr. Walter Röhrl, twice world champion, shows how a true sportsman is able to recognize defeat and respect the skill of his opponents. A lesson in humbleness and character.

"- So is the new Peugeot too fast for the Audi?
- All I know is that Ari is too fast for me."

Skip to 29 seconds.

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BTW - deep respect for those men.

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Originally Posted by Formaldehyde

The whole Ogier egotrip debacle reminded me of one of my favorite rally quotes of all times.

A certain Mr. Walter Röhrl, twice world champion, shows how a true sportsman is able to recognize defeat and respect the skill of his opponents. A lesson in humbleness and character.

"- So is the new Peugeot too fast for the Audi?
- All I know is that Ari is too fast for me."

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Yes, great quote, but to many Röhrl himself came across as arrogant. I don't necessarily agree, by the way — he was always one (Michele Mouton misunderstanding notwithstanding) to respect his rivals. I believe that, before the 1986 season, when asked which opponent he feared most, he said something along the lines of: 'I'd rather have Tony Pond in my team than driving against me'.

After watching today's highlights, in my view it was quite good. There were minor changes. To my mind, the best of them is that the action starts quickly. When we follow the WRC, we spend the day hearing and reading drivers' words, what I need when I see a rally program is cars being driven fast. In the past, WRC's highlights used to start with long monologues of drivers and team managers, before or after repeated footage from the day before. I hope that this will continue. The worst was that a stage was ignored (SS7-10). Besides, as we saw yesterday, Mikko's onboard camera needs to be placed a few centimeters higher.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Guys let´s skip the discussion about Seb O and concentrate on RMC the following three days to come. Shall we?

Believe me it´s going to be exciting competition on snowy and icy stages!

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Yes, the Rally itself is exciting enough to spice it up with unnecesessary commentary, probably understood wrong...

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Originally Posted by rallyfun

horrible man who can't handle interviews and express himself with respect to others.

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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by dimviii

Quickie quiz about vw now...which is the difference at polo livery between Latvala -Ogier?

ps no beers for the winner.

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Sorry for copying your quiz Dimvii. But i like this game :)

What is the difference for loeb's livery from shake down to day 1?

XXXX gold for the winner.

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Guys let´s skip the discussion about Seb O and concentrate on RMC the following three days to come. Shall we?

Believe me it´s going to be exciting competition on snowy and icy stages!

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Unfortunately, only two days to come.... :(

Noope, when written three legs still to come (if I´m right informed) with just a short leg on Sunday.