Ford Fiesta RS WRC

What I remember from rallies in Netherlands is the Tulip rally, which was won by Timo Mäkinen in 1964 and, by Rauno Aaltonen in 1966. But that’s a while ago.

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Originally Posted by alleskids

rally is alive and kicking in The Netherlands, with lot of WRCars, but most are hobbiest. Most of the rally stages are .. too soft, not demanding enough like in WRC or IRC. The step from national to international is quite big.
Some now and then big talents rise up, like Peter Bijvelds and now Hans Weijs and Kevin Abring, who can challange for the real top given the time and equipement. Kuipers is good, but Weijs and Abbring are better :) .

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This's really honest when we compare it with some comments from Finns..

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Originally Posted by Barreis

This's really honest when we compare it with some comments from Finns..

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If you mean mine comment that one wasn’t to be a in any way to underestimate the changes of drivers from the Netherlands. I just said that what I remember from rallies from Netherlands in the way of the old good times. I’m not been following European rallies so closely and therefore I don’t know so much what is happening.

I was once on a training course held by a guy from Netherlands and I’ve also once trained a guy from Netherlands that was visiting the company in which I was working in that time. Both very nice guys and I got very well along with them.

Sorry if I offend someone.

Don't worry.. Tomi and few other are radicals.. :D

Rallying and racing is too much under restrictions from local goverments, enviroment activities, local citizens who are against motorsport. It is hard to get permisisons for an event. Plus good rallyroads are hard to find, Other countries have the "luck"" to have exciting roads were drivers can realy learn to control their car. Finland is among the countries has that privilage, which translates in many really good rally drivers.

Yeah, but your comment was really honest and if you think that way-realistic.. :)

thanks :) . I want to have Dutch rallydrivers dominating WRC, like the Fins and the French, but for the time being Nederland has to settle for top 20, and an occacionally point scoring, thanks to driving in high tech WRCars, and other drivers having trouble.

hi guys i'm new to this site. I notice you lot do talk rubbish sometimes. Anyawy.... I heard the fiesta did about 800km this week at kielder forrest with mikko and jari.

ps. If you lot were wondering why it was slow at kames(Go kart track), it was a engineer doing the driving not matt. They were just putting miles on the engine. All the other drivers were at greystoke testing the focus before GB Rally.

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Originally Posted by jim84

hi guys i'm new to this site. I notice you lot do talk rubbish sometimes.

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Yeah.. There are a few people like that, but not many, so you learn who to ignore pretty quickly. :D Welcome to the forum, and thanks for the info!

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Originally Posted by jim84

hi guys i'm new to this site. I notice you lot do talk rubbish sometimes. Anyawy.... I heard the fiesta did about 800km this week at kielder forrest with mikko and jari.

ps. If you lot were wondering why it was slow at kames(Go kart track), it was a engineer doing the driving not matt. They were just putting miles on the engine. All the other drivers were at greystoke testing the focus before GB Rally.

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Thanks for this info. Here's a few photos from the test, right jim84?

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