minimum 10 rallies...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
as for Eurosport they have MC as part of their January schedule, at least they advertise it on their channel.
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minimum 10 rallies...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
as for Eurosport they have MC as part of their January schedule, at least they advertise it on their channel.
Ramon Ferreyros is planning to do PWRC next year. Trying to find the budget...
I hope he does a comeback in Belgium before he retires.
Maybe the prince did a deal to have MC still on Eurosport despite leaving IRC. I understand live tv was important to him, and as WRC seemed to promise none maybe this was the only way to get it back in WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
N.O.T. I've checked Eurosport's internal tv timetables (ES International and ES France), but I've not found any coverage of the Monte!Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
i am just saying what i saw on TV... Today i saw an add on monte from motors tv as well...at the end it was saying coming soon....
this is the video from motors tv i saw today
Teaser January 2012 - YouTube
Meeke is fired. Prodrive couldn't keep both cars in the Championship. They will try to rent the second car in each event, using the money for the car's development.
What has he been up to lately? We remember him fondly up here in the NW of USA and that is from mid 80s.Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
Finally Ostberg will find a factory seat with MINI?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
rsQuote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
or kuipers
Very sad for Meeke if things are going this way.Quote:
Originally Posted by adr17
If only Daniel Oliveira has stayed with the MINI. He would be now a works driver :-( There is still Paulo Nobre, but his Palmeirinha Rally has already registered to the series and Motorsport Italia is preparing Paulo´s MINI...
Kevin Abbring confirmed for VW on Monte - Autosport
http://www.autosport.cz/img/clanky/e...945bfaec0a.jpg
Great news about Abbring, very happy for him :)
Bad news about Meeke instead :( Is it official? And wasn't Ostberg already "confirmed" on Ford B-Team with Tanak?
Damn, I feel for Meeke. He was trying really hard and he seemed very gratefull for the opportunity Mini gave him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
I think it's a bit harsh to say he was fired, much fair to say his "boss" wasn't able to gather all the requirements for him to redeem professionaly his job.
Or any other no hoper with money...Quote:
Originally Posted by adr17
This is pretty sad if true. Car manufacturers do seem to want to be in WRC but they don't seem to want to spend any money doing it. It can't really cost that much to fund one proper driver with the extra car can it if the team are already "on event"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
I don't think an approach like this is going to get them anywhere.
Gutted for Kris and Paul and British rallying as well. There was starting to be a buzz amongst British and Irish fans that we had at long last someone again with genuine prospects of wins at the top level. I know it's a cruel commercial world out there where money rather than talent opens the door in many cases however what could be better for Mini's marketing department and their "heritage" than an Irish driver in a Mini on the Monte?
Hope the RAC MSA are shuffling around uncomfortably when they see drivers from countries with backing from their respective motorsport associations in works seats...
Wild guess, but i think we will see prodrive with another manu from 2013.
The car is good, quite easy and cheap to put the Stuff to another chassis, with the same wheelbase.
Nice deal for a manu!
Really sad about meeke, he dosen't deserve this.
Hopefully he can drive something in 2012, and be back in 2013 with the new prodrive outfit.
Judging by his tweet, I have a feeling that Kris wouldn't ever again touch Prodrive with a 12 foot bargepole that someone else was holding. We don't know the details of his contract and what verbal assurances he was given in the past but the sentiment expressed is not that of someone who thought this was likely to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
My view is that all the positive opinion regarding Prodrive Mini that has been built up in the UK in the past year will evaporate very quickly -perhaps Dave Richards is considering relocating to a cost centre in a lower labour cost country? If I worked at Banbury I'd now be very worried. It will all make a good book some day, no doubt.
I imagine the tweet referred to the car (not Prodrive etc) and all the hours he has spent developing it only to find it will be driven by somebody else.
possible Citroen WRC customer, Luca Pedersoli released his first viral video "Drift War 1": DW 1 Drift War One - The Full Movie - - YouTube
Red Bull va rester finalement chez Citroen en 2012 (PlaneteMarcus)
Nice every money income in the WRC is almost all going to Citroën..
well its normal for a sposnor to try and be with the best....Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Offcourse but the contrast will be big next year..
First pics and movie of Lotus Exige R-GT - www.AutoSport.CZ
Something you always have to do (read between the lines when someone comes with a special statement) if you want to guess about the future.
It looks like Østberg comes with a surprise, very soon.
I hope at least
Ostberg in Mini seat no.2?
Merry Christmas to everybody!
The first news I heard today is that there is still possibility that we have Sordo and Mini for all 13 rounds.
Merry Christmas!
Hope Sordo gets a part of Alonso’s Santander money.
Haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
I've had an on FB with a picture of Duval and a ford escort? does anyone know whats going on there?
Francois Duval will start on Boucles de Spa with historic Ford Escort.
Awesome! I hope it eats N4 like cakes! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Aah thankyou:-) Im glad he hasnt completely turned his back on rallying!Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Me too.
He drove Porsche there last yearQuote:
Originally Posted by tfp
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q...0/IMG_9628.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1...0/IMG_9575.jpg
Amazing rally! Strongly recommend to visit it.
He's also every year starting in his home town in Cul des SartsQuote:
Originally Posted by tfp
duval was really nice with the porsche, i think with a escort he could be even better. 2 scenes from him last year:
Rallye Legend Boucles de Spa 2011 [HD] - YouTube
Rallye Legend Boucles de Spa 2011 [HD] - YouTube
Very good pictures! :D
He's busier than I thought, I hear he owns a new car dealership?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Tom, nice pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Yep he owns a own garage, where he's liking it more than driving a rally car..