Swedish Rally 2010

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Originally Posted by White Sauron

You're right! The difference is that they used to do training using a standard (though sport version) car. From what I've heard so far, this year they're gonna use the Focus WRC (at least for Mikko) for such tests, and I hope it can make a difference for Mikko. But of course a couple of competition outings would be even better, even if it is in the Fiesta on an IRC event.

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Hirvonen improved his tarmac skills pretty much for the season 2009, if you look at his pace against Loebs pace 2008 vs 2009 he was much closer 2009, so more practice = more speed = more likely to put some pressure on Loeb

At least Loeb will not win ALL the rallies....!!!!!!A fear less this year and fortunately very early in the season....!!!!However Loeb is still there to cause another dozen of fears....!!!!!! ;-) Go Mikko!!!!!!!Have a nice and successful year!!!!And greetings to all the fellow forumers!!!!!!

Sponsor's bussiness jet, which should have carried Martin Prokop back to CZ, crashed in Germany during the flight to Karlstadt yestreday night. Both pilots who were onboard died...

Marcus will make another attempt to participate in Vasaloppet.

He said that he had planned to do it last year already but he had to pull out because of a cold.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...icle6608234.ab

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Originally Posted by Ghostwalker

Marcus will make another attempt to participate in Vasaloppet.

He said that he had planned to do it last year already but he had to pull out because of a cold.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...icle6608234.ab

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Lol, he wont be on the pace there either.
Yesterday they asked him in MTV3 interview if he will compete in more WRC rallies this year, he said that, if he will, he needs to be better prepaird, 1 day testing is not enough.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Solberg has nothing to offer anymore....he should have pride to call it a day like gronholm did.

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:laugh: There is no pride in retiring and then realising that you've made a mistake and come crawling back. I think it's great that Marcus is back in the sport properly but he was fooling himself when he 'retired'.

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Originally Posted by RS

I think PG was a wildcard sWRC entrant in Sweden so he is allowed to keep the points. Mikkelsen on the other hand was not registered and so does not score points.

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You`d rather say, Mikkelsen does not exist...Anyway not on wrc.com.

PG got the Star of the rally award, and deservedly so. But Andreas Mikkelsens drive was no less impressive. He went off on SS2 and lost 15-20 secs. Then had a puncture on SS3 losing him 31 seconds towards PG. After day1 Andreas Mikkelsen was 1 min. 12 secs. behind PG. At the finish the distance was 25 secs. PG had the possibility to avoid taking maximum risk on saturday and sunday, but he couldn`t afford to go cruising.

I wish them both good luck for the rest of the season, and it would have been great to have a straight fight between them through a whole season. Regrettably I`m not at all sure if PG gets a proper chance. He is a great bloke and driver, but so far hasn`t got the support around him to bring him further. Andreas Mikkelsen however, has a proper management and people around him willing to invest what it takes to get him to the top.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

both of them....

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Petter is one of them; who is the other ?????? :)

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Originally Posted by Iskald

You`d rather say, Mikkelsen does not exist...Anyway not on wrc.com.

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Whats the fuss, it's the same for all drivers that are not registered, it's nothing new.

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Originally Posted by Fide

Petter is one of them; who is the other ?????? :)

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Only N.O.T can tell. ;)