Oh, I thought he had something to do with MINI....Quote:
Originally Posted by tmx
:) Yes, Baja I heard he competes..
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Oh, I thought he had something to do with MINI....Quote:
Originally Posted by tmx
:) Yes, Baja I heard he competes..
Rumors in Monza says that Sordo is almost signing with Mini! ;)
Hope he dont. Why? MINI will do 6 events next year and we dont know how it will go on..Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
He must drive a Fiesta WRC. But M.Wilson have no brain. :mad:
It seems that he has brain when he has castle in Cumbria and in 1993 he had little workshop (when he drove Micheline pilot escort gp.A; also posting some fastest time(s))..
Well, there is a high possibility that Mini does 9 events. Misses first events and then wont stop like DR said.Quote:
Originally Posted by aykutbilir
http://www.eurosport.se/rally/sordo-...33/story.shtmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Motorsportfun
Maybe he changed idea... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobcat
Maybe he wants more (events and money)..
according to this article, Sordo was att mini/prodives HQ earlier this week and despite that all things were prepared and arranged for Sordo to test drive the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
However sordo declined and said that he do want to keep the door open for other possibilities. He still considers to buy himself a seat with ford so that he can drive all rallies next year.
I hope Sordo has to choose from 2 cars who are available. It is a Ford and a Mini.
Mini drives 6 or 9 events and Sordo can step in for free? The car is new. Prodrive hasn't the most powerful cars the last years. What can it do?
Ford drives all the season and can drive for 1 million (€ or $). The car is new, but it is a car build by M-Sport, so it can win races. It will be fast, only is it fast on tarmac already?
Sordo will the first man on tarmac in both teams.
What do you choose? I don't know. I like Ford, but it is not my work and i didn't to negotiate.
It´s sponsor money, not Sordos´own. So he´ll choose Ford. Didn´t his behavour last friday tell us what´s it gonna be? :s mokin:
If i were Sordo i would choose a Ford... but all depends on how much money it costs!
Citroën will miss him.
This's all sick.. One of the best drivers in the world must pay to drive.. Just like P.Solberg but Sordo is much younger..
Whats much?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Dani is 27, Petter is 36(three days ago)
9 years is a lot in rally/race driver's life. It's one half of normal driver's career.
This situation is just like with Sebastien, Carlos and Colin.. First two went through and stupid no third driver rule (must be stupid that man who invented that and ruined professionality of the sport) dismissed Colin from the team.. This time was Sordo third Citroen driver.. For Mini is the best option great Gronholm for the first season..
For Grönholm it can be very bad for his image, as told earlier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
Bosse won't come back, he drove once with new Mini and decided not to sign with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
It is little news on testing and so on on the Prodrive site, and that is a bit strange. Should think they would like to keep potential customers hyped, and the rest of us informed on what they are doing.
Has Meeke a testing program ? Should think they were driving the car somewhere every week to learn the car and collect data to improve.
was reading my twitter and becs from WRR said that mini had some news to announce this week if indeed they would announce it! any ideas?
Yes, full testing programme. Small testing in UK, one week of intense testing in Europe every 3 - 4 weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
P-G to get 2nd seat? Hope so.
At least he has work.. Look at Schumi, he's not at home and gets millions for that.. That's better.. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Between the lines, did Grönholm say anything about the Mini's performances or potential ?
Not really, but he said before, that he will test the car before he deside, also he is not that stupid that he would talk of the cars possible problems in public.Quote:
Originally Posted by Karukera
The world is full of thick drivers who talk to much and then afterwards wonder why nobody want to sign them.
Nobody is signing anybody.. :D
Good article on Meeke and testing the Mini and some new pictures (thanks to Conor):
http://www.mudsnowandtar.com/feature...-wrc-shakedown
This might seem a silly question but is this the actual width of the car or is there an extra suspension package to come to give extra travel and of course those flared arches?
The pictures present the car in tarmac setup, that's why it looks that it doesn't have enought suspension travel in those pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToughMac
So ugly.. But ONE MORE manufacturer in the sport..
Extremely ugly in my opinion , looks like a London taxi cab :D
But looks don't win rallies , so it isn't important ;)
:D
My guess that some body parts are still missing above the wheels.
It will get better, I hope at least :)
The max width of a WRC car is 1820 mm and the countryman is 1789 so there are only 31 mm differences.
It looks like this 'Mini' package should be taken seriously. With Meekes reputation as a test and development driver the Mini could be a force to be reckoned with in the future. Also as Meeke is with the team at this early stage he can now form the team around him and truly have a car built to his liking.
I dont know how the Mini (or any one of the new cars) will turn out but having seen Ogier test the new DS3 I reckon a driver with recent experience of a Super 1600 car will find the transition easier than say someone who is used to massive torque from a current breed of WRC car, in particular a Ford Focus with its legendary torque from 1500 rpm and lazy 5 speed box.
Btw. has anyone noted how Prodrive has desinged the gear lever..? It's like a paddle shifter even though it's really a sequential "stick". Looks kinda unconventional atleast for me because there's a big resistance to push/pull the stick and you can't get a natural grip with your hand from it because it's like a paddle. I'm guessing they'll change that.
Greetings,
Armchair rally driver/co-driver/engineer Juha_Koo :s mokin:
I'm more surprised by double exhaust system...
Two exhaust pipes, like in the standard version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
The front of the car is really hideous, and the rest plain ugly....
But another one in the bag and I wish them the best so new manufacturers feel it's worth giving it a try!
what about Paul Nagle is he with the team? doesnt look like him in passenger seat