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If you've actually read his posts, there is like a break somewhere around 2012-13 where he basically became the retard he is today. Something very traumatic must have happened around then.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Considering the collapse of Greece around that time I bet he became unemployed from his long time job or something.
The other Greek members survived with their sanity intact though so he must have been a weak specimen to begin with.
i was banned back then thats why. I never worked in greece in my life, is the university of oxford good enough for you ?Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
And here I was sure you were Greek.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
As a reflection on some I know who have attended its hallowed halls I offer the following statement one of them made to me:
The University of Oxford is where one can learn more and more about less and less until one knows everything about nothing.
That's a classic. That was the joke made about those who continued in academics in my university as well (when everyone else graduated and found work).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mk2 RS2000
He is Greek, but moved to England in 2012. (Right, NOT?)Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
Do you realize you read his posts of 3-4 years ago? Why you bother? You are nice guy and I think too intelligent for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
I have read this forum far longer than I have been a member. I am not crazy enough to stalk NOT. That'd be mental hospital level crazy almost.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
It's funny that the two rally forums I regularly read have both gone mental while waiting for news that would end this extreme silly season.
What is the other forum? :)
The Estonian one - rallifoorum.eeQuote:
Originally Posted by Lundefaret
Xmas in style: https://vimeo.com/196415107
Merry Christmas Everyone!
A very merry Christmas to one and all.
Merry Christmas and happy new year mates!!
Anyone bored on Boxing Day give this quiz a try. I got a disappointing 47. Pressure got to me :(
https://www.sporcle.com/games/WiiJAY...-rally-winners
42... A few silly mistakes, mainly missing out Alen :-) Also the system did one mistake for me: on other Nordic drivers it didn't allow letter like ä or ö, but on this one it would've demanded it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
What do you consider to be each drivers most outstanding single stage performances of 2016 ?
Kris Meeke on Ouninpohja 1 where he won by 13 seconds over JML would be one
Hayden Paddon's power stage win on El Condor - Copina 2 would be another.
Can other forum members make suggestions for other drivers
I would go with Breen RZ23 Lempää in Finland, which is his only fastest SS in WRC to date
I agree with those. Let's honor the champ though - the PS in Sardegna, probably there are many more, but this stands atm.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
I would say that Sadegna Power stage was Kevin Abbring's stage of 2016. It was Kevin's first WRC points which he earned by finishing 2nd on the PS by just 0.6 second behind Seb Ogier.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Not sure I would rate it as Ogier's best stage, but I am willing to be corrected on that.
i think those two are the best ones, it was not a single stage but IMO last day in wales was impressive from Tänak with winning all stages and Świętajno 2 stage in Poland.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
That's Your right, anyway out of curiosity which is Your's?Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
any French speaking mate care to sum up what are they talking,specially Auriol Sainz Delecour?
ita about Toyota restrictor cheating back at 1995
https://youtu.be/AcKXjuOA7Cw
Very hard to identify one stage in particular for Seb Ogier, as you said so many to choose from. Maybe something from Seb's totally dominant first morning in CorsicaQuote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
So in Your logic a driver must be dominant to pick a best stage of the year to him? Ok, Meeke was kind of dominant in Finland (for one reason or another), but how was Paddon dominant in Argentina? He only won because of this very last stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
No, that's not what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Ah, sorry I didn't understood fan's logic. My apologies.
No I am not saying a driver must be dominant for it to be his personal best stage of 2016. I was simply saying Ogier's best stage may have come from his dominant morning in Corsica.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
All drivers will have had a stage that stands out as "their personal best stage" for 2016. What was best stage for Camilli, for Bertilli, for Ostberg, for LeFebvre, for Mikkelsen etc. Would love to hear from lots of forum members particularly those who closely follow a particular driver.
Ok I read what You wrote, just didn't see any particular reason to pick this or that, except the mentioned "dominance". As I already said, my apologies.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
No apology needed. We are all in the forum because we enjoy rally and like to share thoughts with one another :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
This one pissed me off to no end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
It refused to accept Dani Sordo... I'll be honest, I had no idea he was actually called Daniel. It also refused to accept Miki Biasion and Massimo Biasion because it wanted it in the stupid format Massimo 'Miki' Bisaion. As a result I lost a lot of time and only got 30 :(
...athough I doubt I would have scored over 36 because there were a lot of names in the 70's and 80's that I didn't recognize.
You don't need to write full names. Last usually does - Loeb, Ogier, etc. Though it has some quirks, like Tomi Makinen & Timo Makinen is not the same family name:crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
I lost over minute to figure out Waldegard is not "Valdegard", but that was my own problem.
That's fine. But when You get some debate over some opinion, You expect some arguments against it. I got only 1 and assumed I was wrong to accept other's opinion. That's why I apologized.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
I think also in Sweden we could find some very good stage from Ogier.Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
As for the others, the stage of the year is for me Paddon's El Condor in Argentina. He gave 10 (T-E-N!) seconds to the world champion who is steps ahead of all the other drivers, in the same field and in only 12 kms in the last and decisive stage of the rally. It has my convinced vote.
They basically say that the cheating was very well masked. They explain the system and say it is the biggest cheating in the history of the FIA.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Auriol says he didn't know anything about it but did noticed the difference in power. Sainz and Delecour can't really believe the drivers didn't know a thing about it.
Rumours were that the difference was about 30-40 BHP, but nobody knows exactly (accept for Toyota I presume :p )
There is no question how well he did, I kind of wonder though what happened after this to him. Was it some kind of 1 show off, then everything goes how it usually goes, or was it some kind of "wow, how the heck did that happened, I'm confused"?Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
No need to talk about Ogier anyway. He did his 90% well on the rallies, when he needs to push, we can encounter it.
I'm sorry to tell you, but only typing the last names was enough. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
Edit: sorry, Stefan was quicker with his response, didn't see it.
He is Nordic, can do just fine with Finnish and all other (Nordic) names well.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
I am almost sure it was much more than this.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton