2008 Neste Oil Rally Finland - official thread

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Originally Posted by Torsen

being skillful in a slow and sideways manner doesn't impress anyone... stage times do impress me... and Loeb is owning... :

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I think you got that wrong way round...

Being skillful in modern WRC car does'nt impress anyone..

Anyone that could drive a rear wheel drive or Group B car is a proper driver

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

As for the better competition hardly in the old days we had more than 2 championship contenders....
Its called evolution

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Yeah also SuperRally is an evolution ... you're so right. Also you are lying knowing you lie: 2 championship contenders LOL !

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Originally Posted by Torsen

just because in your country people don't know who loeb is doesn't mean it takes ANYTHING away from him... thanks for letting us know about italian rally ignorance... :rolleyes:

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Ah ah and look who's talking, most of USA people proudly thought WRC champion of the world was Pastrana ! Do me a favour, shut up next time :D

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Originally Posted by jparker

Why? Because the old rally cars were a lot more demanding, that's why.
If WRC continues this way, your "evolution" may end up with cars that don't require drivers at all.

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Isn't this exactly what rival drivers said when Audi came out with AWD?

Progress happens, cars become faster and the best drivers still stand out from the rest by virtue of driving that little bit faster.

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Originally Posted by Rani

Isn't this exactly what rival drivers said when Audi came out with AWD?

Progress happens, cars become faster and the best drivers still stand out from the rest by virtue of driving that little bit faster.

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Cheers Rani!

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Originally Posted by Torsen

yes the modern WRC car is SO much easier to drive... tell that to Gigi, PG, and everyone else who crashed out while driving a TON slower than the top two drivers... its a car that is vastly superior to the slow side ways rear wheel drive cars of old...

being skillful in a slow and sideways manner doesn't impress anyone... stage times do impress me... and Loeb is owning...

i got an idea... lets design a car that is so complicated to drive it requires a driver to play a chess game while turning the wheel! that way we'll really know who is the best driver... :rolleyes:

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The speed you are talking about comes from technology, not from driving skills. If that's your kind of rally, be my guest. Just don't use terms like "doesn't impress anyone", it doesn't sound right.

Everyone needs to stop whining about Loeb.

Citroen have made a superior car to the competition.
Maybe the rule changes will even things out, but I doubt it! The cream will rise to the top and Seb will still take top honors. I'm happy for Loeb and his achievement. As I stated earlier I am also feeling a bit frustrated by the rest of the field wallowing behind.

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Originally Posted by MikeD

Good point. Having just seen the pathetic excuse of an F1 driver that Kovalainen is, winning his first race in the must lucky way, you never know what might happen in Germany.

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1) WRC and F1 are mutually exclusive sports. Why are you even mentioning what happened in Hungary as a parallel example of what happened in Finland? Pretty silly.

2) Kovy may have won by luck, but if it wasn't for his qualifying performance he would not have had the opportunity to win in the first place.

3) First of many for the Finn. Just watch buddy....

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Originally Posted by Rani

Isn't this exactly what rival drivers said when Audi came out with AWD?

Progress happens, cars become faster and the best drivers still stand out from the rest by virtue of driving that little bit faster.

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And what's your point? Loeb is the best driver? That's fine, I don't dispute that. What I'm trying to say is, current WRCars require no other skills then turning steering wheel and braking, and that's less demanding.

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Originally Posted by jparker

What I'm trying to say is, current WRCars require no other skills then turning stirring wheel and braking.

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And that is by far the most redeculous statement I have read today...

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Originally Posted by jparker

And what's your point? Loeb is the best driver? That's fine, I don't dispute that. What I'm trying to say is, current WRCars require no other skills then turning steering wheel and braking, and that's less demanding.

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LOL!

I guess the cars literally do everything by themselves.

That or this man is driving the machine:

http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/artm.../1/robocop.jpg