Jesus NOT, you’re acting as a sociopath. We’re having a friendly conversation, there’s no need to insult anyone.Quote:
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Jesus NOT, you’re acting as a sociopath. We’re having a friendly conversation, there’s no need to insult anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
We all are reading happily the forum, until someone decides to quote obvious troll stupidity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Power
Actually the car market isn’t that resilient, but Europe’s recession was felt more deeply from 2010, with the debts crisis and the speculation over the euro. Btw, you joked about Loeb but in part you’re right: Loeb did a lot for Citroen sales. He’s still more popular in France than Ogier, mainly because he managed to be champ in a French manu car and they’ve always saw VW as a threat to their car industry!Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
I wasn’t clear enough: the Quattro was never meant to be a best seller but at the time it was launched Audi’s premium image was far from being consolidated. Quattro’s WRC success was a major contribution to the brand image upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
But probably the most noticeable story (a real case study) of a production and WRC winner was the 205: http://jalopnik.com/the-peugeot-205-...age-1587233177
Looking at those PSA figures, albeit that they include Peugeot, they are fairly consistent. I dont see any evidence that their WRC success had any noticable effect on sales.
With low sales marques like Audi (back in the day) and Subaru, I can understand using WRC to boost their image (and sales), but the mainstream ones I sadly cant see them gaining much at all.
I heard that there is a rule about the number of chassis team can use per season. Can someone explain me how it really is?
Is it just for the cars nominated for team points or is it for all of the cars team enters?
It can´t be for all cars (ford have more cars than others in every rally)Quote:
Originally Posted by Allar
Jarimatti has a joke for us and it involves going into a bar. Starts at 25:05 https://www.facebook.com/puestaapunt...5068406446823/
Rauno Aaltonen. 50 years ago but once more. Video in English.
http://www.urheiluuutiset.com/hyvan-...montessa-2017/
OK, BAR talk now. South Spain, around Cadiz, Cadiz University, beer suggestions needed? :) Thank you!
Sangria is where it's at in Spain ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
I use RateBeer, although the new version sucks as I can't find the navigate to option (like it used to have).
My favourite, from the main brands: Mahou (cinco estrellas).
I'm one of those odd ones who likes beer brewed by Belgian monks so you should probably not listen to me, but spain has a lot of interesting microbreweries, many of them on RateBeer like someone above mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
Barely anyone in that region speaks english though, so unless you speak spanish, practice your charades!
https://imagens.publicocdn.com/image...act=cropResize
Photo: publico.pt
How do we know this moron is not a rally fan? He didn’t mention we also spent the money on Rally Cars... :p
http://www.thejournal.ie/eurogroup-w...urce=shortlink
answering to Tor Andre Børresen at twitter about this video
Anyone seen any video of this? Sounds like a pub story to me ;)
https://youtu.be/UURYpj4imcM
its real,i was spectating at this spot with Marko Martin(he had retired)
was the only one who jumped.It was crazy,and you have to see it to believe.
there is a video,but not so good view,to understand what he did.
I was doing some adding up and Portugal this year will be my 24th WRC event as a spectator.
That's rallies between 1994-2017. I missed a lot of Rally GB's which annoys me to this day - but I've tried to make up for it in recent years. Managed to get to eight different rounds in that time too.
I just wondered what everyone else had done. Surely we have guys on here with 50+ events. Probably simpler to just keep it to WRC rounds.
What an amazing story! Great!Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
amazing story indeed...
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...b752a7b2be.jpg
Nice idea!Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Think this is my list. So 40 so far!
14x Germany
6x Spain
4x Wales
4x Italy
3x Finland
2x Sweden
2x Greece
2x France
1x Portugal
1x Poland
1x Norway
11 x GB
2 x Ireland
2 x Germany
2 x Spain
1 x Finland
1 x Monte
Plus 2 x Italy!! (forgot)
21 - so a long way to go to equal others
7 x Rally Finland
3 x Germany
2 x Poland
1 x Italy (Sardinia)
That's 2003-2016
>15xRally Sweden
17xRally Finland
3xRally GB
1xGreece
1xPortugal
That is 1976-2017
I was born in Ouninpohja 1973, so well over 40x Finland
+
6 or 7 x Sweden
1 x Norway
= about 50 times.
Awesome guys.
I'll put mine in the same format as you:
12x Rally GB
4x Finland
2x Sweden
1x Ireland
1x Portugal
1x Germany
1x Catalunya
1x Monte Carlo
= 23.
3 to 4 more events planned this year.
x Germany
x Monte
x Spain, Wales, Italy, Sweden, France
x Finland, Portugal
x Australia, Argentina, Mexico, Poland
x Greece
= 64.
Waiting for another issue of Kenya and New Zealand before retire...
Aren't you forgetting something??:evil::evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Hahaha, I'm massively behind most people here.
1x Sweden
1x Germany
1x Monte Carlo
Must have been already earlier, but the 1st I remember was 1000 Lakes 1984 & Kuukanpää stage. Alén & Toivonen driving Lancia 037 & Vatanen with the mighty 205 T16!
After that Rally Finland every year and also couple of times Sweden and Germany.
33 x Finland
2 x Sweden
2 x Germany
14 x GB
2 x Finland
1x Ireland
1 x Sweden
1 x France (Alsace)
1 x Sardinia
Finland and GB again this year. Need a non-European event to add to the list.
Not so many but starting With Rally Norway in 2007 I'm up to 19 now :)
1x Sardinia
2x Rally Norway
7x Rally Finland
9x Rally Sweden
70 Norwegian championship rounds though :)
Thanks itix, now I can show mine without feeling ashamed of myself :DQuote:
Originally Posted by itix
2x Sardinia
2x Monte
Beat you, you noob
But I'm more diverse! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
I don't travel much to rallies either. I did basically only this:
4x Monte Carlo
1x Finland
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10x Barum
4x Ypres
1x Waldviertel (Austria)
Aside of that only dozens of Czech events. I have to admit that in last couple of years I do only several favorite events per year and usually the same five or six ones.
Had a good share of WRC events the last couple of years.
11x Germany
6x Sardinia
4x Sweden
3x Finland
3x Wales
3x France (Alsace)
2x Poland
2x Catalunya
2x Monte Carlo (Gap)
1x Portugal (Algarve)
With Poland, Finland and Wales on my calendar, Wales should be my 40th WRC event. Many events besides WRC too. During the last 10 years I've always done between 20 and 25 events per year, events on all levels. WRC, Barum 4 times, Belgian national and regional events, a few times Eifel Rallye (when it was still a rally) in Germany, French gravel and tarmac events, a few events in The Netherlands... Can't complain. :)
Acropolis from 97 to 2012 with an exception 2004
GB 99-00-01-02
Bulgaria 2010
Not so many for me:
Germany 3
NZ 2
San Remo (WRC) 1
Finland 1
GB 1
I'm a fairly recent re-convert to rallying, I went to Rally GB in 2013 because I had days off, so well behind but trying to make up for lost time.
7x UK (that I have functional memory of, few others as a baby apparently...)
3x Sweden
2x Spain
I need to add Monte Carlo, Germany and Finland to that list.
Also done 3x Ypres, which is arguably my favourite event of the year, and 1x Valais, when it was in the ERC still. Planning on adding Zlin to that list this year.
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Remind me Yourself let say one or two weeks before Barum and I'll give You some hints ;)
As for me:
4x Finland
1x Sweden
1x Germany
1x Poland
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Worth to mention:
8x South Estonia (every possible rally in that region - Estonian championship legs - winter, summer, ERC Estonia)
4x ERC Liepaja
4x Rally Saaremaa (Estonia)
40 Latvian Championship rounds.
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This year ERC Barum is on my list for sure. Maybe some last week decisions regarding to Poland WRC (quite possible) or Finland WRC (less likely)
5 x Rally Australia - 4 as a competitor
2 x Rally NZ - 1 as a competitor
1 x Rally Sardigna
Have competed in over 300 rallies. Will be doing Rally Australia this year.
Ray