[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

You've mis-read the post I said "I could easily see them (Bouffier and Sarrazin) entering AS WELL AS (in addition to) the VW team Fabias" not - IN a VW team Fabia. C'mon keep up, this seems like a wilful Benelux attempt to be Hellenic!!!!

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I misread indeed, but that last part of your part I completely disagree.. But oh well..

Hayden Paddon wrote in a social network:
Currently in the UK, leaving for Spain tomorrow for a local gravel rally in the south of Spain, driving a Super 2000 car powered by a 2.2 litre turbo engine. Will be great fun! Then straight to Salou for the Monday PWRC test ahead of next weeks WRC rally. Still working hard on our 2012 plans but still trying to find the budget.

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Originally Posted by tolis

Hayden Paddon wrote in a social network:
Currently in the UK, leaving for Spain tomorrow for a local gravel rally in the south of Spain, driving a Super 2000 car powered by a 2.2 litre turbo engine. Will be great fun! Then straight to Salou for the Monday PWRC test ahead of next weeks WRC rally. Still working hard on our 2012 plans but still trying to find the budget.

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Its BS that a driver with so much potential has to struggle to get a budget!
Hopefuly he will get sorted in time for next year.

Sorry Mirek I didn't quite explain my thoughts well enough. Would Skoda be supplying the same resources to Hanninen as they do in the IRC? IRC seems to be their focus rather than SWRC. Agree though that control tyres and control fuel are limiting factors. Also could be down to Hanninen not being used to running so far down the running order and getting more dust/ruts on gravel events and more gravel pulled out on the road in tarmac affecting his confidence a bit? I concede if anyone is going to know anything about the happenings with Skoda on this forum it would be you :P

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Originally Posted by Mitch555

Sorry Mirek I didn't quite explain my thoughts well enough. Would Skoda be supplying the same resources to Hanninen as they do in the IRC? IRC seems to be their focus rather than SWRC. Agree though that control tyres and control fuel are limiting factors. Also could be down to Hanninen not being used to running so far down the running order and getting more dust/ruts on gravel events and more gravel pulled out on the road in tarmac affecting his confidence a bit? I concede if anyone is going to know anything about the happenings with Skoda on this forum it would be you :P

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I think so yes, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't do that especially when the main rival is driving another brand of car. It's their their works driver that's already connected to Skoda and the Brand is also shown on the car niceley so it's all good exposure for them if they win rallies there too and win the championship. Btw is it all MM who works on the car of Tanak or are there also Msport guys working on it?

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Originally Posted by tfp

Its BS that a driver with so much potential has to struggle to get a budget!
Hopefuly he will get sorted in time for next year.

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Any clue on the make of car?

Look here;

http://www.rallyesdetierra.com/files...TIERRA_AND.pdf

Loeb will announce something on his future at Paul Ricard track 29&30 October when he will participate to GT-Tour with a Ferrari :
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Originally Posted by Mintexmemory

to correct previous misconceptions Kris M IS British (UK passport), from Northern Ireland; which if you describe him with more exact ethnicity makes him an Ulsterman, equivalent to Welsh, Scots and English. Paul Nagle comes from the Republic and is Irish. There are people living in Northern Ireland who don't consider themselves to be British and wouldn't be seen dead driving a car painted with a Union Flag - Kris isn't one of them. Social Geography lesson over ;) )

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'fraid you are labouring under many misconceptions. Unless you understand the situation best not try and explain it to others.

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Originally Posted by sollitt

Look here;

http://www.rallyesdetierra.com/files...TIERRA_AND.pdf

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Run what you brung race???