Italian Rally News

Just came back from Rally Adriatico: great fun!
Mikkelsen lost the rally on SS 2 where he spun losing about 20 seconds.
Navarra anyway was great and the Mini looks good and fast on gravel!

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Originally Posted by VFTS

Aghini is a great driver, but what had he won in the age of 21.......??

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Most probably nothing. Because Aghini started rallying when he was 21. Then he had to climb the ladder from small cars to the strongest rally machines. He was rallying with a small group N cars for several years before he finally signed a contract with Lancia. You can't compare Aghini to Mikkelsen, because Mikkelsen never had to climb this ladder, that most young drivers have to climb. He drove WRC cars already in his first year.

I don't question Mikkelsen's skills, because I don't know how good he is. I just don't remember him ever winning any important rally. But who knows, maybe it will happen this year?

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Originally Posted by Jarek Z

Most probably nothing. Because Aghini started rallying when he was 21. Then he had to climb the ladder from small cars to the strongest rally machines. He was rallying with a small group N cars for several years before he finally signed a contract with Lancia. You can't compare Aghini to Mikkelsen, because Mikkelsen never had to climb this ladder, that most young drivers have to climb. He drove WRC cars already in his first year.

I don't question Mikkelsen's skills, because I don't know how good he is. I just don't remember him ever winning any important rally. But who knows, maybe it will happen this year?

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+1 . I don't think it's in Mikkelsen's favour to point out that he's 21 , it just show that he is a rich kid

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Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000

+1 . I don't think it's in Mikkelsen's favour to point out that he's 21 , it just show that he is a rich kid

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Yes, his father had lots of money and helped him in the start of the career..............but for two years ago he totally stopped funding him.....
Mikkelsen had to start raising money and find sponsors himself. And I think he has done it fairly good so far!

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Originally Posted by VFTS

Yes, his father had lots of money and helped him in the start of the career..............but for two years ago he totally stopped funding him.....
Mikkelsen had to start raising money and find sponsors himself. And I think he has done it fairly good so far!

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That is true , and he is doing very good so far in my opinion . However , it is still a fact that he drove a Focus WRC 05 when he was 17 , which is what most teenagers these days cannot afford ;)

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Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000

+1 . I don't think it's in Mikkelsen's favour to point out that he's 21 , it just show that he is a rich kid

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Can't agree more!

Still in this rally he showed great performance, but on Italian Gravel level :)

Quite average start of Ronde Alto Friuli for Rok Turk :mark:
http://rally.ficr.it/tab_schedule.as...nifestazione=1

Just as I thought so - he is already more than a second per kilometer slower than Humar , and he is behind a FA7 . Note the fantastic Marco Zannier back in his favourite car , the 106 , 8th overall . Respect to Humar , he is 2nd overall on his first stage in a S2000 behind de Cecco ( who is the king of the Friuli region , drives on these roads for more than 20 years )

Problems for Humar , he's not in the results after SS2 and Turk is ...

Any news about Humar?