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Capito will NOT like this.
Capito is not a rally man. He's just a good team manager.
Getting closer to my t-shirt design
http://i44.tinypic.com/30kelj9.jpg
Are you sure you want this worn out style? I think it is good for some casual skater's t-shirt, but here you want to be seen and understood by as many more people as possible.
Also, have you considered to draw some old sheet and put it on the stages to be caught by onboard cameras?
Yep, you are right.. Will change the font.
Will also think about the sheet ;)
Where can we buy it? Seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallye-vid
He has a strong chance to be the runner-up :rolleyes: .Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Runner-up of what?
[PHOTOS] & [VIDEOS] Peugeot testing 208T16 Pikes Peak in France
Peugeot Sport prépare sa 208T16 au Mont Ventoux !
I want one too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Honestly, these idea's are pathetic. People will always rally, there will always be a WRC, and it will never be popular in the modern world which thrives vainity and glamour. The sooner we accept these fact the better, then we can all move on, get ourselves (the true rally fans) out on the stages and enjoy the sport we love so much for what it is.
I'm working at it so you can get the t-shirt at least in europe. Give me a day or two ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
It should be declared the 'official' t-shirt of the forum :pQuote:
Originally Posted by rallye-vid
Here we go!
http://i40.tinypic.com/2wpuiih.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/153v1up.jpg
Feel free to get it and show what we think:
The normal version: This is rally T-shirt from Zazzle.com
Sick dogs version: This is rally T-shirt from Zazzle.com
I wanted to say that he still can be the second of the championship, the next after the first, the vice-champion, the world number two :D . I was trying to be ironic, but it's obvious that I failed... :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
To sum up, as there is no fight for the title, it's good to see PG back :) .
OK mate! I´ve ordered two. Will wear it in NORF. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by rallye-vid
I've seen all this stuff about how the results of rallies might now be determined on 'Power Stages' and an article in Autosport about how radical thinking is needed for the WRC to 'survive'; and I think to myself, why? A) Why if the result of a rally would be determined on one stage alone would you bother with the rest of them and B) Why is such radical, not to mention nonsensical, thought required to revive a series that has already been a massive success in the past? Common sense says to me, go back to basics, go back to what 'the people' liked and what was proven to be successful. If the marketing men at the big car companies say no, so be it, I don't see where that is a problem, so long as they don't stop making cars altogether. Purpose built rally cars are not needed, and in fact in my view are part of the problem. Make the rally's big, make them hard, make them at night, and have them in the places where people actually like them, i.e Europe and Africa (and Australia and New Zealand I suppose). As an example, competitors, particularly say Ford and Citroen, would run a mile if it was suggested to bring the Concentration Run back to the Monte Carlo rally, but as a interest raising episode I can't think of anything working much better. Think of all those towns the cars will drive through on the way there, all the people noticing them and either realising, or being told, why. That’s an extreme example, but it shows that shortening and compacting everything has its down falls, especially when with such garbage TV coverage live viewers should be considered gold dust.
When I think of rallying and "hmm, could all that stuff work now though, can you close such a large amount of roads and get away with it nowadays?", I think of cycling. In cycling it doesn't seem to be an issue to close roads around entire countries for three week periods. All the classic cycling races remain, and apart from the fact that the cyclists are using someone else's red blood cells and are full of EPO, are as they always were. So what's to stop rallying. The Monte Carlo Rally should be our sports Tour De France, the San Remo our Giro.
Also, during Sky Sports coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix at the weekend Martin Brundle was discussing in commentary about how the team principles had had a meeting re the sports future, its rules and governance etc and he said something along the lines of (I can't remember the direct quote) "Those really aren't the people to be making those decisions. They are hard wired to win and will make decisions for the good of their organisations, not the sport". I though, well said Martin, the people who run rallying could do well to keep that in mind next time they go cap in hand to Ford and Citroen.
The crucial days are coming: World Rally Championship poised for crunch meeting over future format - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com
This doesn't bode well:
"TEAMS OPTIMISTICTeams are optimistic that the current discussions could be the breakthrough the WRC has craved.
M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson added: "The meetings I've had recently - including discussions with the consultant – have been the most positive I've ever had in this championship. We are getting somewhere now.
"These people have listened, they've taken their time, built up their knowledge and the feeling is that everything is now where it should be. I feel very confident about the future.""
This doesn't bode well:
"TEAMS OPTIMISTICTeams are optimistic that the current discussions could be the breakthrough the WRC has craved.
M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson added: "The meetings I've had recently - including discussions with the consultant – have been the most positive I've ever had in this championship. We are getting somewhere now.
"These people have listened, they've taken their time, built up their knowledge and the feeling is that everything is now where it should be. I feel very confident about the future.""
Why doesn't it? People keep crying about the stupid Power Stage idea but forget that is just 1 of (many?) more ideas. Maybe there are some formats the teams do like?Quote:
Originally Posted by trickydicky
Could you also make one in English? The second line should read "This is Rallying" or "This is a Rally" The word rally is either a noun (requiring a preposition) or the root of a verb. To create a noun for an activity from the verb (a gerund) the suffix 'ing' is required c.f run / running. Oh, and I see no mention of 'sick dogs' which I thought would have to be an essential on any official Rally Forum product ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rallye-vid
Sorry for my engrish :vader:
I have changed "this is rally" into "this is a rally" now and added also a special "sick dogs" forum edition ;)
The normal version: This is rally T-shirt from Zazzle.com
Sick dogs version: This is rally T-shirt from Zazzle.com
http://i41.tinypic.com/a5dhfd.jpg
I'm sorry @Rallyper that you got the rally without an "a" version.. But don't worry, i have the engrish version too..
@Mintexmemory - can you please change the zazzle link in my other post and in the quotes to the new version. Thanks.
The fact that the teams, and Malcolm Wilson in particular, like them is what I am worried about. They probably 'liked' every decision that has been taken regarding the sport since 1996; and look where that as got us.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
You are allowed to change if you can. If so make it the "sick dog" version. Or else it´s good as it is. We´ll recognize us anyway...Quote:
Originally Posted by rallye-vid
….and not a playmobil playground for sick dogs driving like cheeps in a lady cup!
Did I forget something?
you forget the scared dogs.
what about the tourist drivers ?
I knew I forgot something.
Thanks. :)
Well the last few posts demonstrate why I enjoy this forum so much. I will be buying a shirt to wear at Rally Deutschland (slightly too cold for WRGB ;) )
I will get an XXXXL and wear it on top of flecce/jackets/waterproofs in Rally GB :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Where are you N.O.T. ? Please come back!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
This article makes it pretty clear that the whole "power stage decides the outcome of the rally" is just one option that is being considered:
http://www.atosport.com.news/report.php/id/107435/
For insteance, they're also looking at running a power stage every day.
@ rallye-vid I've altered the original t-shirt links and I've ordered my 'sick dogs' example !! See you in Trier!
The power stage every day might work well if the core points for a win were 16 then 3 point per PS (3 held in the event). It would mean that the winner would still have to step up and not just cruise if getting a lead before halfway. Also super rally means a retirement on day 1 could still end up in say 7th place and get max PS on day 2 and 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Why? Eventually mousefarts just fade away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
But where do the lady boys go? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
If they need to have powestages at all, pls make a powerstage champioship within the championship. If a driver averages 2 points over a season on PSes, that could decide a championship, and that is not right!
WRC is sprintrally enough, the endurance and tachtical part is more or less gone, but need to be added again.
but a powerstage championship could be nice.
Changes for the Rally Australia route:
World Rally Championship - News - Rally Australia changes revealed
A few new stages have been added while others get dropped, two get merged and Bucca and Shipmans get merged. The whole route is run within 60km of the service park, and from the sounds of things, is highly accessible.
I used to live pretty close to Coffs Harbour (though I was closer to Tweed Heads), and while I don't know the exact roads that are being used, I do have a general sense of them, and so I think this route is actually pretty decent. If they were willing to go further west, there's some great stuff in the mountains on the road to Armidale - particularly around Styx River and Dorrigo - but it's pretty good. I definately welcome the changes to Shipmans and Bucca; I thought they were just a little too long in 2011.
Yeah I'm from Armidale and the Styx forrest would be amazing! The roads are over grown now due to the National Parks service restricting access :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys