[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by darkstar

you cant imgagine how happy we germans are about this news! a (hopefully) competitive german driver in a competitive car...cant remember when this happened the last time. i hope he can show some potential and learn a lot from hänninen.

now only riedemann´s confirmation for wrc academy is missing, but i hope this will also happen then!

i´m also exited what burkart is going to do next year. even if he wont have any big chances to win something, but he has a nice driving style and is a very kind guy!

---

What is Burkart going to do next year?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mirek

Now it's official. RedBull Škoda Team will start with two cars in SWRC. One for Juho Hänninen and second for Hermann Gassner Jr. Cars will be prepared by Baumschlager Rally & Racing as usual.

---

Great news !!

Hope Gassner will get some quality results , he proved his big talent and skill on lots of rallies in the Central Europe :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NiekJ

Don't know about Oliveira but Merksteijn was able to fight for victory in all the rally's he participated in, in the Netherlands with the Focus. Imo the difference in speed between him and Abbring/Weijs shouldn't be that big. I think his speed is comparable with Eldik.

---

Ehm, I havent high meaning about quality of "top" rallysport in Netherlands. It isnt about quality of driver, but about money (and quality of the car).

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by alleskids

I hardly dare to say that Rene Kuipers will also do 6 WRC in 2011 :) , with Annemieke Hulzebos (the former navigator of Timo van der Marel). They will probarly drive a Ford Fiesta WRCar. Timo has big plans for 2011, with Rene's old navigator Erwin Berkhof. Could be a IRC program.

---

So for me is much more interesting programme of Timo (and it isnt only comparing IRC/WRC, but about quality of driver).

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000

Great news !!

Hope Gassner will get some quality results , he proved his big talent and skill on lots of rallies in the Central Europe :)

---

Yeah, for sure Gassner will fight for the title in S2000... :dozey:

You're a bit too negative these days. Everything ok with You?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by PLuto

Ehm, I havent high meaning about quality of "top" rallysport in Netherlands. It isnt about quality of driver, but about money (and quality of the car).

---

Of course it is about the money. What I was trying to say that he isn't that bad ;) .

We will see, but I think he will be fighting for the lowest positions at WRC cars...

WRC has been like the Offshore 1 series (boatracing) only the richest guys can afford to participate. Sometimes they hire a good trottle man, but else they play only for them selves in boats only affordable for oil sheiks.

Now we see the same happen in WRC and IRC as well.

So does that mean no Red bull with Citroen WRC in 2010 or can they represent on different cars in different championships? More money and coverage! Probably because IRC is covered better on EuroSport :) ;)