"In top level rallying, you need to be "balls to the wall" from 1st corner to last corner." :)
Printable View
"In top level rallying, you need to be "balls to the wall" from 1st corner to last corner." :)
ahaa ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
At the end of 2003 M-Sport was giving you better parts, to make you feel at home with a fast Focus and stay aboard for 2004? So you stayed at a familair and fast car in a team that treated you right finally..... and you were screwed again in 2004?Quote:
Originally Posted by Antony Warmbold
Henning is probably the WRC driver with the best skillset in mechanics and electronics in the field. He has been pretty upbeat and frustrated when he has tested and found a good base setup that suites his style, and when he starts shakedown the setup is usually the base setup for the MSport team and not his one, and he is back to square one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
But if he wants to drive a WRC car Stobart or Ford is gis only option. He is putting up a brave face, but is boiling underneath....
He is doing this more or less for fun now, and if i were him I would have gone in IRC or SWRC, and gotten rid of the moneymaking policy of Malcolm W !
It is so good that Warmbold dare write his truth of the clean sport we all like !
Makes me even more sorry that MSport got the academy car,and not Renault.......
It's all about the money.
A great read. Thankyou for sharing.
Ford exist to make money, Citroen exist to win Rallies/Championships.....simple!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I also think Renault should have got the Academy car - a new Manufacturer in the WRC....yet another category with a Ford; Academy, S2000, WRC......is there anything they haven't got a finger in?? What about the FiA Safety cars..????
Edited for accuracy :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I thought that had become a banable offense Daniel? I do hope so!
Nope. Andy's a reasonable fellow in my experience and won't fly off the hook and claim that i was trying to say that he was saying that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa Fan
Not only Ford. Citroen has been doing the same. Maybe even worse.
do not confuse ford with m-sport...
You're right, sorryQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
How true:-)
I totally agree!!! I was sooo excited about Sweden 2011 when Henning won the first SS. Then he disappeared from the rally. There was I thinking with the new rules he would be at the front as he has always had good speed. I guess team rules aye??Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I've watched videos of Henning do rallycross and other rallies in Norway and I have to say his technique is almost flawless. I guess he stays in the WRC as he has really proven himself in every other area and he would'nt stay in WRC just for fun. I think he still relishes the challenge, although I'm not sure how he or his brother will every get a proper car now.
BTW why does M-Sport change his base set-up?? Is he a real threat to Mikko and JML?? if so should'nt he be in line for a promotion...
I have made some fresh updates for today. Have a nice day people!
Thank you for your posts. It's another side of the whole story we get prepared every day and the addition of technical details makes it even more interesting to read!Quote:
Originally Posted by Antony Warmbold
Hi Antony! I am really enjoying you blog and I think it is wonderful that you have had such a great opportunity to live the dream and drive a WRC car for 3 years in the World Rally Championship.
In 2003 I started a website dedicated to the history of Ford Focus WRC cars and it can be found in my signature. In that website I also have a notes page, where I try to keep track of the cars after they have been sold to private drivers.
I am especially interested in the cars you used in 2003 and 2004 the Y3 FMC and Y6 FMC. Could you please tell me if they were rented or bought from M-sport?
And please keep your blog alive for a long time. I think there are already many followers and fans who really find it interesting :)
Grüsst dir, Anothy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antony Warmbold
A thousand thanks for your blog---always good to hear from somebody who talks or writes from real experience.
And your latest about the brake master is an excellent thing just to that point...
It contrasts so much with a long detailed interview I read 3-4 years ago in Race Car Engineering from I believe it was Christian Loriaux from his time at Prodrive.
In contrast to your words that it is you who is driving, he said in every way possible except straight out that the modern car "is too complicated for us to rely on the feedback from the driver" and that it is only "we engineers are the only ones who can fully understand what's going on and needs to be done"..
It was the most amazing arrogance I had seen out of an engineer----and I have been around them first in moto-cross between 1969 and 1980, then in rally since '84.
One thing that I see as a contrast between the simple machines I used---1 cylinder Husqvarna or KTM and your stories is how much I did myself--which was everything, eveen build the crank and mod and rebuild and re-valve the shocks down to mounting the tires and driving the truck from one end of Europe to the next for 5-6 events per month....It taught me one lesson your story of the master shows so well: problems are usually the simplest things first...
and a lesson I try and tell all those who i help get started in rally: Trust the words of those whose job it is. Somebody builds motors for 30 years, they might know more than a 24 year old kid on a forum.
Somebody build shocks, they probably know about shocks...
Oh and thanks for the last entry on Notes---in a couple of weeks I'm co-driving for one of my customer/friends again and we were discussing notes which is new for us...he did 2 short Regional rallys with Jemba notes and we had thought "oh we concentrate on the "not too obvious stuff" but your point was good: the co-driver needs to know where he is, too and he doesn't see everything"
Very good advice! Wish us luck! Volvo 240 flies again!
And I put link on our club oriented forum in North America http://www.rallyanarchy.com and everybody is saying Great link, good reading.
One personal question: have you ever considered just build a normal car maybe something for your GruppH just for fun?
I ask cause sometimes it seems nobody ever wants to have good fun after they stop at high level, no stepping back to simpler times..
Myself when I quit Internationale moto-cross, I knew I would get back to local things and after some university I did Enduros and that led to Regional rally...
So----how do you stay away if you had the disease? (rally is a disease for which there is no cure!)
Come on by Rallyanarchy.com and say hi!
They were both bought from M-Sport. Thanks for the support!!! Nice site btw, i check it often to refresh my memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaanus
Thanks for your interest. Your little story about the interview, does not shock me at all, that's all I will say about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
As far as the need to do some driving. I have strong ties to Finland, believe it or not, so whenever I can I get up there and have a bit of fun with friends.
I had a go on a RWD BMW some time ago...lot of fun.
One day when I will have a garage, I think I will start a car-building project...
Again I want to thank everyone for the interest in my experiences. The encouragement is deeply appreciated. As you can see I have a lot of things to tell!! I will keep it up as long as there is something to write about.
Good night!
really good read nice to hearthe opinions of a Privateer. Keep up the good work Antony :D
the question i would like to ask is if you still keep in contact with your co-driver Gemma now or any of the engineers you worked with?
Ah! Finland! And F-cup! I think I can say safely that I introduced America to the crazy guys in F-Cup and to some extent Swedish Grupp H and probably am the biggest advocate of something like that as a goal for us in USA and Canada to aim for in respect to format and especially participation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antony Warmbold
You really should drop in and say Hi at Rallyanarchy----we have one guy who has an on-line magazine who I know would love to interview you---bothe WRC and your experience in Finland...
I have pointed out that there are some guys who could build anything they want for themselves, even former works drivers like some guy who borrowed your first name Toni, Toni whatshisname?? But he built an awfully nice BMW and as some of the boys here pointed out he was faster in the rwd car than in the works WRC Suzuki!
Hej weist du was? want to come visit North West of USA sometime and do a small rally in our equivalent of F-cup?
You could make a holiday, see some sights---beautiful nature here and in Canada just up the road---and do a fun event, and it would be a great kick im dem arsch for Amis to see just how fast a guy who knows what fast is can go in a basically good car!
We have a small series called Max Attack, in honor of the great Marku Alen's famous phrase and it has a decent prize fund, and is generally aimed at normal humans who build and rally without massive budget..
Come on over to rallyanarchy and say hi!
Hi Antony, its interesting to read your blog, there is a lot to be learned from it, but in your last post on it I was surprised to see how you disregard the driving advice from engineers. I accept your point regarding the brakes but maybe you should have respected their views on how to drive the car more? Their feedback is based on overlays and watching what others have done in the same place. I would rate their feedback highly myself, perhaps more so than from a driver as driving can be such an instinctive thing that some top guys struggle to really explain what they do and why.
Hi Antony,
Thank you :)
We had Pentti here before, very nice bloke and true professional. His point was that cars should be built for drivers, so they could feel comfortable with their driving, not vice versa. There is a lot that numbers don't tell, but drivers feel it - but you can not never read that feeling when you look at numbers or data only. Today most of the laptop engineers seem to think which is best for the drivers, but it should be vice versa - drivers should tell engineers, what is the best for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nornbugger
I would have to agree with Pentti.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
Yeah, me too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Antony Warmbold
You are right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nornbugger
In the case I have described the point was to not blindly believe what others tell you and credit your own experiences also.
Chapter 7 is up.
Thanks. :)
Antony your blog is excellent, am finding it a great way to start the day here in NZ reading your new entry each day. Lots of friends here also finding it an excellent read.
I guess I always knew there was a difference to factory cars, but not that much difference!!!
Keep it coming!
Almost looking forward to Hennings retirement...
Just read your tactics in chapter 8, very clever:-)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard
Why?
He means that Henning should have some interesting stories regarding his car, a la Antony...Quote:
Originally Posted by tfp
Ah, Fair play :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Stephens
@ Anthony. thanks for sharing youre side of the <Phone incident> :up: :)
Your bet with the tyres in Sardinia was great, please keep the posts comming!
Antony, please continue with the blog. :)