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Hi all, I'm a newbie, even if I've read this forum for a long time. Some days ago, with Haanus Kutt's permission, I've started a new archive about the history of Fiesta WRC. You can see it on http://www.italianwrc.com/fiestahistory/index.htm .
The last weekend Matthew Wilson run with his usual plate "1 ES"... I ask some help to toy to recognize its real plate.
Thanks.
Great!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lorenzino87
Sorry, no full reg, but Khalid's Fiesta had last letters "AUW".
Yes, I know it, but I'm updating the website right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Bobcat
Wow that is a serious livery.
Where did you get that Bobcat?
ste898: http://www.almrally.ru
By the way: who hopes to bet that M-Sport will sell first new body shell due to a Novikov's crash in the Mexico....??? Still I'm hoping for a good result for a young Russian driver, but somehow I can not get rid of feeling that the guy will be loaded with a sens of proofing that he is equivalent to the top-drivers and with this desire (with little experience) it is not far from a crash....
After this words I don`t think that you are a true rally fan...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
Well, he has a good point in there, but he still hopes for a good finish. I actually fully agree with him as Novikov in the past has been very accident prone. But WRC needs drivers like him and I really do hope he can achieve good result and do not crash. Would be great to see his aggressive driving styleQuote:
Originally Posted by Xsara Fan
i am ahuge fan of novikov....hope he doesn't run out of money, and his liery is very very nice.
Thank you! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
It's really nice to see Novikov back. :)
I wonder if he has developed his pacenote system. I consider that's the only obstacle between him and the success.
I agree. When I saw his onboards from Valašská Rally in CZ (stages I know very well) I was surprised that he was able even to drive according to his notes. I wouldn't be able to do so. I have never understood how fast he could drive with pacenotes like that...
P-G Andersson is hoping to return to a Fiesta RS WRC in time for the Rally d'Italia in May. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89494
Malcolm Wilson said: "I want to support P-G again, he's clearly a very talented and fast driver and I'd like to see him in one of my cars again."
What format of notes does he use? Assuming he does use notes :) . I like the guy and his driving style, a breath of fresh air.
He uses numeric notes but it's very limited. 95% of time it's "right one" or "left one". Sometimes adding "hard", "negative" or "gas". Seldom use of distances and additional info like long and tightens. I have only heard a speed scale from one to three. Ofcourse he gets some information, but for example he can't know how tight the corner is because he can have "right one" in a totally flat corner and then again in a slow and tight corner.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
This is an excerpt from Leustu stage in Finland, about 20 seconds:
Left one hard, fast
and left one short,
right one hard short, opens 140 long,
left two hard, short, and
right zero, and, caution left one hard negative, 50 long
Compare with e.g. Hirvonen, same place... :
Seven,
Left K, tight, inside
five,
short left K, stone inside, and crest two, short right fast go inside
one hundred
left really slow, go and turn
six
right gradual
seven, caution caution left fast tight inside, tightens a bit
(Hirvonen's notes directly translated, they do not represent the "true" meaning 100% in English with single words, for example "inside" (sisä) is properly translated like "from inside" (sisältä). Those numbers are distances but the tens are dropped away, so "seven" = 70 and so on.
Can somebody write Loeb's pacenotes?
J_K, many thanks for that. Amazing that Hirvonen has 9 detailed instructions and Novikov has 5 quite vague instructions. Unless he has a photographic memory (doubtful....) he needs to learn a new system or at least expand on the one he uses. I notice the word "hard" in every note, might explain a few things... :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Again, many thanks.
I had a good look around the RS WRC on Tuesday night at M-Sport and that is some serious kit they have
The livery really sets it off soooo much better than the Focus they had in Yabba Dabba Doo livery
Ford is testing in Portugal... well, it was, because at the end of first day Latvala had an off and the car has serious damages. Now things are stopped until the car, or a new car, be ready.
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Originally Posted by JAM
Jari really should have a second or third name where you could fit 'crash' or similar sounding into.. ok the new cars are more nervous and probably more prone to being written off but I guess some things will never change.
Bernardo Sousa will test the Fiesta WRC this week in Portugal
There was once something of good taste in the forum like "Crashvala" for describing the exploration of a car's handling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
There even were people saying time was up for Latvala until he blasted some big names. It comes and goes... :s tare:
Heheh, yeah, I always found that thread one of the most humoristic on the forum. :D Endless amount of blaablaa nonsense from armchair-team bosses. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Karukera
:) Have you read his profile on wrc.com?Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
"If it goes right for him, he's unstoppable"
"If it doesn't, fetch the tow truck"
Or something along those lines :D
i dont know what to complain about latvala´s driving, if no one would ever crash, it would be totally boring. flat out! yeah ;)
You can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs!Quote:
Originally Posted by darkstar
Ford is testing in Portugal
Video and photos from the tests!
http://www.supermotores.net/sm/noticia.asp?id=14386
Ford is making a SP version of the Fiesta WRC.
http://www.maxrally.com/news/entry/f..._joy_of_specs/
hmmm... how much does the price drop from a real-wrc to a national spec car ? i mean is it worth the expense compared to an s2000 car ?
Totally agree! Colin McRae was a great driver and he crashed a lot. If JM could mantain some consistancy, he would be World Champion without a doubt! Theese shorter wheel-base cars seem to be better for his aggressive driving style.Quote:
Originally Posted by darkstar
http://plixi.com/p/8128009
Villagra's Fiestta. And Henning has finally a real Expert logo on his Fiesta
nice livery ...pity he uses the wrong car.
Looks great. Portuguese colors, black and Azul stripes suit the Fiesta perfectly. Força Bernardo ! :up:
Nothing is wrong with the car...Maybe something in your brain is... :oQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5016672_n.jpg
New livery for Henning.