Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

Some time ago I created this table where WRC drivers are sorted by giving points for certain achievements: starting a WRC rally, winning a stage, getting a podium, winning, winning in more than one brand of car, winning the title, winning a title in more than one brand of car. And then those are weighed with some factors and we get a total score that looks like this:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

Not all drivers are included automatically. Let me know if someone is missing and should be added.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

I don't understand how you can complain when it's a voting.

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I literally wrote that I know it's not written by a journalist. Making fun of a silly ranking is not complaining.

I find it strange that they are publishing a top 50 list when we were allowed to vote for three top drivers. I would like to know how many votes Ingvar Carlsson received, how many people think he is in all time top 3? Releasing the top 10 would have been enough.

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Originally Posted by Jarek Z

I was a little kid when he won my home rally with the RX-7. I looked at this car in amazement, knowing that somewhere there must be some better world:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8...d-polski-1984/

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i have seen it live at Acropolis,one of the best engine sounds i ever listened.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

I find it strange that they are publishing a top 50 list when we were allowed to vote for three top drivers. I would like to know how many votes Ingvar Carlsson received, how many people think he is in all time top 3? Releasing the top 10 would have been enough.

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Some people vote for their favourite driver, some to troll (see best WRCar poll).

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Originally Posted by becher

Some people vote for their favourite driver, some to troll (see best WRCar poll).

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And some only care for the little flag on the rear window

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Originally Posted by becher

Some people vote for their favourite driver, some to troll (see best WRCar poll).

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it was not trolling, Octavia is Best WRC ever !!!

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Originally Posted by focus206

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-...drivers-40-31/

Drivers from #40 to #31
I'd say all these drivers are worthy, but the order... Auriol #32 and behind Mikkelsen? Still missing drivers like Delecour, Gardemeister and Duval, are they going to rank better than Auriol and Munari?

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Delecour is there, at position #30, behind... Kenjiro Shinozuka:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-...drivers-30-21/

What is the story about his road accident in a Ferrari F40?

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Originally Posted by Jarek Z

Delecour is there, at position #30, behind... Kenjiro Shinozuka:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-...drivers-30-21/

What is the story about his road accident in a Ferrari F40?

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Shinozuka in front of world champion Salonen :D
I was thinking that older drivers were penalized by younger voters who wouldn't know them, but then you see Sordo, Latvala and Meeke (never championship contenders apart from maybe Latvala once) in front of Hirvonen, with Latvala and Meeke being in front of Neuville as well. Guess fan favourites really matter :D

https://itgetsfasternow.com/2022/12/...-2022-wrap-up/

Here's my sum of the 2022 WRC stages. New ones, fast and slow ones, but also cancelled ones.