Wales Rally GB 2010

peter had a small off....good time by him...very nice battle.

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Originally Posted by Iskald

In your dreams! That was a bad time from Mikkelsen, compared to the slower WRC`s and what he has done earlier in this rally. A spin perhaps. I am quite sure that Ketomaa won`t beat Mikkelsen on pace alone in this rally, but then again, you have to keep the car in one piece and stay on the road. Neither Mikkelsen nor Ketomaa can collect the win after 60% of the distance.

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after split 2 ketomaa is 5 seconds faster again...

and after 3rd 8 seconds...lets see...

9.6 quicker, only 20 seconds know...oh man, ketomaa is sooo bad... :rolleyes:

Maybe Ketomaa has paid Mikkelsen to let him pass. :p : :p :p :

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Originally Posted by darkstar

9.6 quicker, only 20 seconds know...oh man, ketomaa is sooo bad... :rolleyes:

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being 20 seconds behind the public joke of the IRC series doesn't exactly make him good.

Great time by Ketoomaa, let's see if he can keep this pace up. Also let's see if Mikkelsen has the potential to react to improved pace by Ketoomaa. Interesting battle ahead. ;)

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Originally Posted by Iskald

Grønholm was a special case. Ketomaa is not in his league. But of course, Malcolm Wilson just managed to lose Mikkelsen (like he lost another norwegian in 2000...). Maybe Wilson goes for a ten year older finn, who knows?

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Can not know yet. Ketomaa´s career is so far very similar to Grönholm. Manager Jouhki has not supported him and he has driven too many years in the Finnish series, but it has been his only chance to continue his rallying career.

The resources behind Mikkelsen has been totally different. He was driving World Rally Car, when he was 17 years old and his dad was paying his driving. But then they realized that money is not the only thing to the top and took some steps back. During the last couple of years Mikkelsen has collected experience from the lower classes and it has been totally right decision. Now the top of the rallying world is possible for him, but it is still long way to go...

That´s true. Malcolm may have lost one talent, but he is not able to do anything, because Ford´s strategy to take part to the WRC is only commercial basis and without M-Sport´s effort Ford could have stopped rallying already in the late 1990´s. It has been Wilson´s business, but Ford´s role to support it is so weak that no wonder that Citroen´s real works team is all the time ahead...

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

wilson doesn't GO...ususally the nobodys get to him and give him money to salvage their pathetic careers....ketomaa is a good candidate and its a pity because i thought he might actually have something to show at top level...

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Do not worry! Ketomaa has not that kind of money behind him and he has to show his skills by driving. I still believe him, but it is not easy nowadays when they are only one real works team...

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Originally Posted by rp

Do not worry! Ketomaa has not that kind of money behind him and he has to show his skills by driving. I still believe him, but it is not easy nowadays when they are only one real works team...

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then its game over for him....his driving is ok for IRC but not for WRC.