2008 Acropolis Rally - official thread

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Originally Posted by KKS

Looks like Galli win stage

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yep

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Originally Posted by MikeD

Loeb has had a puncture

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This is the great thing about not having mousse tyres. Nobody can just safeguard their lead, no matter how strong it is. Thank you FIA for changing the rules :)

I think it results too much of a lottery...

Does somebody know if today they have the same extreme narrow sections with a lot of tight corners as yesterday, I saw it this night on Eurosport. It seems a lot of drivers didn’t like those swinging sections, like Hirvonen.

I have the idea and I’m not kidding, that a few of the drivers have to practice more on the Richard Burns Rally Simulator and push on the limit more on stages like Tanner and Harwood Forest. RBR lovers know what I’m talking about.

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Originally Posted by GallardoGT

I have the idea and I’m not kidding, that a few of the drivers have to practice more on the Richard Burns Rally Simulator and push on the limit more on stages like Tanner and Harwood Forest. RBR lovers know what I’m talking about.

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There is a bit of difference between slinging your armchair in your living room and a 2800 pound rally car, so practicing on RBR is rather irrelevant. Of course if you wanna practice in front of your TV and pretend to rally more power to you. Nothing can replace seat time.

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Originally Posted by jonkka

I think it results too much of a lottery...

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True but I'd rather a lottery than the same old easy win for Loeb ;)

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Originally Posted by GallardoGT

Does somebody know if today they have the same extreme narrow sections with a lot of tight corners as yesterday, I saw it this night on Eurosport. It seems a lot of drivers didn’t like those swinging sections, like Hirvonen.

I have the idea and I’m not kidding, that a few of the drivers have to practice more on the Richard Burns Rally Simulator and push on the limit more on stages like Tanner and Harwood Forest. RBR lovers know what I’m talking about.

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Stage summaries
http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk...is%20day%20two

If they drove like you have to on Tanner they would knock thier wheels off i think lol

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Originally Posted by GallardoGT

I have the idea and I’m not kidding, that a few of the drivers have to practice more on the Richard Burns Rally Simulator and push on the limit more on stages like Tanner and Harwood Forest. RBR lovers know what I’m talking about.

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I've spent a lot of time playing RBR AND rallying in real life. RBR is fun and in a way good practice, but the skill needed is nothing compared to doing the real thing. Not to mention its a whole different story when you make a mistake IRL compared to RBR!!

Any chance for Petter to win?

If Loeb has more trouble, and Sordo leads into tomorrow, road position could give Sordo a disadvantage which Petter or JML could take advantage of?

I don't think he's up to the Citroen/Ford's speed yet.. And I don't think he's going to risk anything tomorrow, Imagine he would go off on the last day when lying on a podiumposition