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After some rallies there is some confirmations about thesis I presented in this thread. First in Norway Andersson did excellent stage times with the old car that was not top-car even in its own time. If the cars nowadays had minutes more pace than 4 years ago then Andersson's stage wins could be considered as some kind of paranormal phenomenons.
It's also starting to seem that Solberg could be very competitive with the old Xsara.
That 2003 Impreza was the best the ever put out by prodrive, moving to wide track setup with the S9 Impreza ruined Subaru and no one ever talks bout it. Also i think its bull if anyone says that Richard Burns or Petter Solberg could not at LEAST beat Hirvonen or Sordo nowadays with a Peugeot 206WRC 2002 or Subaru Impreza WRC2003. The cars were not that far behind the (2) wrc cars we have now.
In my view 2004 Impreza was the best. With it Petter was the fastest gravel driver of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Stephens
Richard Burns couldn't match Hirvonen in those vehicles. Maybe Petter could in one or two rallies but certainly not overally.
I suppose your right, Richard maybe couldnt, also the Impreza WRC2004 it was probably faster on gravel. Its just such a shame that we dont have those cars anymore in my view. The focus doesnt excite me when i see it even up close when i was at rally ireland.