Stage wins look good in CV when you are looking for a seat!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvaro_Rally
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Stage wins look good in CV when you are looking for a seat!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvaro_Rally
Hehehe... I hope he won´t have to look for a seat!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauri A
But the truth is that his performances are not so good as expected, specially on gravel...
A great win for Seb, just four points lead for Markus. This will be a battle!!For me personaly are two heroes in this race: J.M. Latvala and Alessandro Bettega. Especaly Alessandro for the first time in WRC car showed a lot more than anybody expected. If he did not do mistake on Friday, he would be probably in points. Very well, young Alessandro!
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Originally Posted by anncath
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:s I was thinking abt what else I liked with the rally, and now I remeber: PG is JR champ again!
Geeez: I am getting old ore something...
Sorry, 4...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
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Originally Posted by Tomi
Quite boring me thinks, only from one stage and too long bits from each driver. Would have been better had it shown selected "good" bits from more drivers
Congratulations to Swedes for winning two international championships in one day: PG the Juniors in rallying and Ekström winning DTMQuote:
Originally Posted by Magnus
I congratulate Jari-Matti who not only showed some balls today but consistency through whole weekend. Of course, speedwise he was far away from the podium but best of the rest this weekend. Well done :up:
:rolleyes: Respect Jari-Matti & François :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
This is the Latvala I want see! Finished and no errors. Great drive! Nice fight with the Subaru's. If he goes futher with this, it will be a great driver. ( :champion: maybe )
Duval unfortunately didn't get to finish this rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by torsten
Great rally, Loeb was to fast, Marcus superb also, he is doing a fantastic season so far, still a pity he will not doing a full season next year.., Duval strong too, he's hoping for a C4 in Ireland..., Latvala and Solberg great, Subaru in general is still way back to fight for the top ( with or without Pirelli tyres ), Bettega good, Kopecky strong as usual on tarmac, hope he will get another car next year, Pons is not from the same level like Sordo as we now definitly could say, H Solberg is a waste of time on tarmac. PG Andersson congratz for your second JWRC title, it's time to step in a WRC car.
To be honest I was disappointed in Sordo's performance, as a Tarmac expert I would've expected him to finish ahead of Gronholm, I'm sure Citroen were expecting him to, and Loeb for that matter. I've said before, I can't believe Citroen haven't given Duval a C4 for the Tarmac rounds, they're not that strapped for cash are they?
Marcus said in TV, that without Loeb he would be called as a tarmac expert...Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
So it's not so big deal, if a tarmac expert can win another tarmac expert ;)
Jacko: It is almost sure that Kopecky won't continue in WRC next year.
As Duval, Sordo didn't had the opportunity to use the latest developed Goodrich-tyres. There were only enough tyres for Loeb and Gronholm. (Don't know for Mikko). This explains maybe that he couldn't follow the leaders.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
unbelievable bull****..Quote:
Originally Posted by rus
From what I heard there was a new tyre available (I dont know whether this was available to everyone (ie Duval et al). Ford decided not to even take it, and Sordo didn't want to use it. The only person who did was Loeb.Quote:
Originally Posted by rus
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Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I think Frequlin isnt overly impressed either... from autosport.com.
(If they are not impressed by his tarmac form, they can not be too impressed with his gravel form.)
Citroen team boss Guy Frequelin admitted to some frustration over Sordo's result, as he had hoped to reduce Gronholm's lead to two points by repeating Citroen's Spanish one-two.
"They have moved closer to the leader in the drivers' championship and it's a just a shame that Dani and (co-driver) Marc (Marti) didn't succeed in splitting Seb and Marcus in the final results," Frequelin said.
"Dani perhaps lacked a little experience to adapt quickly enough to the terrain."
that's not the news i was looking for..Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
I think it was still a very good job by Sordo, his times on day 1 and 3 (less important) were very good, only his lost a bit confidence on the second day, maybe he was suprised about the continu speed by Marcus and became a bit under pressure but hey it's still his second season and he's improving, his times on gravel are better all the time, Spain and MC and even in Germany on day 1 was good work by him, defintly a strong title challenger in the next years !!Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Let's also not forget he's clearly the second man in the team, less testing and did only the extra round in Ireland in the Xsara, not a C4 like Loeb!
Citroen's money isn't that big to put extra drivers in the team (otherwise they could hire some snow expert early on this season what was the best option, also for Sordo himselfs..), maybe Kronos/ Duval could find some extra money to "hire" a C4, that would absolutly crazy. At the moment he's on the start-list for Ireland, now the must find that money...
Kopecky will probably drive (and develop) the Fabia S2000 next year.
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Originally Posted by User
Then he won't run rallies before AT LEAST august/september 2008 !!! :s
But didn´t Sordo use the new tyre on at least a few stages on day one? He was complaining about that the car was understeering a lot, and it was du to the tyres. Loeb, on the other hand did not complain abt the tyres... Might be wrong abt that though... :)
Duval isn't at the list with nominated drivers for manufacturers points for the rally Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by jacko
http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press...151007-01.html
Maybe he will drive a C4??? Or maybe a Focus???
Ireland was not on Daniel Carlsson's nomination for MT points list, so Duval is not enlisted fot Manufacturer Team points and can use any hoimologated car, including a 2007 spec Citroen C4 WRC. He will be entered as a pure privateer then.
Sure neather is pons?! Its driver points that duval will be trying to take away from ford, with manufacturer assisatance.Quote:
Originally Posted by harriswrc
Duval's season is finished for this year. He has no more money to drive and Citroen will not help him anymore.
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Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Rumours says that he will start the season in another VAG S2000....
It seems Corsica and Spain showed up the Xsara relative lack of pace. Duvals pace in Germany can be explained because it was his 'home' rally, tricky conditions, and the active car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaanus
I assume the Suzuki option has dried up?
Sulland: As Pluto wrote in National champ thread, it was just a misunderstood from a press conference. One journalist asked Mr. Kopeckı sr. if they would like to start with VW Polo when it is from VW group too and Mr. Kopeckı replied that it was one of the possibillities. Nothing more. I think they recently don't know in CRT too.
Yay i won the pickems http://www.motorsportforums.com/pick...rally&round=13
Photos from Tour de Corse 2007 are here.
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Originally Posted by Jaanus
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Originally Posted by Jafry
Nice pics !! :)
Only M1 teams can use 2007 cars! (Al-Qassimi is also using 2006 Focus, not 2007 like Marcus and Mikko)Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
That is not true.. manufacturer backed privateers can use the latest cars, like Pons using a 07 spec Subaru.
Only MT teams can not use the latest spec.. so Al-Qassimi can use a 07 car if Ford allow him..
A few of my photos from Corsica: http://www.rally-shots.com
Here's one of my favorites ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...y/800_9489.jpg
Cheers
Jay
R a l l y - S h o t s
In crash.net he says Wales Raly Gb is still possible. Maybe because OMV Kronos need one more two car outing to meet the rules??Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaanus