If we take out France and Finland...

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Originally Posted by Viking

Correcting 2284 days (forgot time difference :D )

Hope Petter can erase this soon, Mexico?

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Doubt it, not unless Ford can stop their engine from starving of oxygen everytime they compete in hills that are more than 3 metres above sea level :D

The sport needs more than Finns & the French to be considered a true World Championship. The sooner we see Belgians, Norwegians, Irish, Outer Mongolians the better....

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Belgium-Duval, Spain-Sordo, GreatBritain-Meeke, ...?
I think/hope it's going to change in the future with many young talented drivers now from various countries, to name only some: New-Zealand with Paddon, Belgium with Neuville, The Netherlands with Abbring or Weijs, Estonia with Tanak and Kaur, Great Britain with Breen, Norway with Mikkelsen, ... I'm sure that all drivers who are in a factory seat not (let's not count Mini with those) are there because of their talent, not nationality...

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What concerns Estonia, than forget Kaur. We have Koitla and Plangi who have shown more talent and killer-attitude. For these guys, it's all about money (like for most of young guns). I like Kaur, but he doesn't have the raw speed. Good solid driver for any national championship.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

GreatBritain-Meeke, ...?
Great Britain with Breen

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:eek:

2284 days


It was less that that. A couple of years ago Travis Pastrana's own web site listed him as 2007 World Champion....

For about 20 hours.

Does that count?

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

.. was it Norway or Estonia winning last rally?

Isn't that kind depressing? Seriously, when I feel like this, I usually dig my rally dvds and watch few rounds from the 90's and early 2000.

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There are many, many aspects of the WRC over the last 7 years or so which make me dig out those DVDs.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Belgium-Duval, Spain-Sordo, GreatBritain-Meeke, ...?
I think/hope it's going to change in the future with many young talented drivers now from various countries, to name only some: New-Zealand with Paddon, Belgium with Neuville, The Netherlands with Abbring or Weijs, Estonia with Tanak and Kaur, Great Britain with Breen, Norway with Mikkelsen, ... I'm sure that all drivers who are in a factory seat not (let's not count Mini with those) are there because of their talent, not nationality...

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Meeke and Breen are both Irish.

If you take out France and Finland, than it is Spain with Daniel Sordo in Monte-Carlo 2012 that won and Norway with Mads Østberg in the Wales Rally GB 2011 and the Rally Sweden 2012.

The last real victory in a WRC event for a not-Finnish and not-French driver is indeed François Duval in the Rally Australia 2005, but Duval (almost) only speaks French...

Meeke is from Dungannon, Northern Ireland. Breen is from the Irish Republic......

I know, but Dungannon lays in a district from Ulster and Ulster is in Ireland...

I have serious year 2000 nostalgia right now, think I'm getting old...