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Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Why would it?
BP is a MASSIVE company...
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Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Why would it?
BP is a MASSIVE company...
Only if they plan to go Scuba diving in the area on their way home from NZQuote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Not massive enough to clean up THAT mess.Quote:
Originally Posted by L5->R5/CR
They are insured for that.... of course their premium for that cover will go up next year... :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gard
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Originally Posted by Gard
Remind what year it was the Exxon collapsed after the Valdez spill?
Oh yeah...
My point exactly, they never did clean it up. and got away with it. That should never happen again. so if BP was forced to clean up, it would take a lot more than they can take. so sending BP to full bankruptcy, would perhaps teach the other oil-companies, not to take these silly risk when going for maximum profit.Quote:
Originally Posted by L5->R5/CR
sorry, but just rumours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
do not know anybody of my motorsports-interested friends, who ever had done a comment on the DTM. and i can just not imagine that our swiss friends do.
sorry but DTM has just some interest in Germany.
the only thing: due to the fact that all races are in Germany it´s much much more cheaper - but just my opinion, as I´m not really interested in !
I didn't know wher to post :
Can anyone help me with the names of the crew of the reccecars for these drivers : Loeb , Sordo , Hirvonen , Latvala , Wilson , Solberp P. , Solberg H. , Raikkonen , Ogier , Villagra .
same as the rally cars. They are recce cars and are only for the same crews as during the rally
Yes but some hours before the first cars start the recce cars pass on the stages . The crews then i want to know pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by bowler
This is only allowed in tarmac rallies nowdays...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallytourist
Petter's crew wasTerry Kaby with Bruno Berglund alongside, Chris Atkinson had Pasi Hagstrom and Kai Lindstrom as their gravel crew. FIA have severely restricted these gravel crew and even on asphalt events I think its one safety crew per team now.
MJW is correct.
The "gravel" crews no longer exist as such. The teams are allowed one car per team to travel only on tarmac rallies, and only in controlled conditions.
Recce cars are for recce only in gravel rallies
Nasser Al Attiyah has definitly broke with RGRS because he thinks the team is not professional enough. According to German sites, also teammanger Jack de Keijzer, well known on this forum, has left the team. VW Motorsport is working on a sollution to keep Al Attiyah within the VW group and in a Skoda Fabia S2000.
I guess Skoda maybe has too many customer cars to serve parts.. Eyvind Brynildsen found that out in Mexico, with no spare differiential..Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
Let's hope they can make enough spare parts for the future..
Now that Abu Dhabi Rally will not be on the WRC 2011 calender, the orginasers have postphoned the debut-trial rally untill 2011 instead of december this year.
Looks like Toyota is evaluating possibility to come back to WRC:
http://translate.google.ee/translate...-magazin.de%2F
Or IRC :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
WTCC rumour mill - http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=4765Quote:
"It is helpful to have a broad understanding of all major championships so that Toyota Motorsport is prepared if Toyota Motor Corporation considers returning to international motorsport."
Juho Hänninen will drive a BRR-run Fabia S2000 in Rally Finland. He will also take part on the next WRC round in Portugal, as we know already.
Finnish press release: http://www.juhohanninen.com/sitenews...id/342/ngid/2/
Nasser is hoping to drive a works Fabia on IRC Sardinia next month but I don't think that is a solution for WRC events. BRR maybe (like Hanninen uses in Portugal and Finland)Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
NORF 2010 will see interesting entry by Finnish Jaakko Tapper who is building Seat Leon TDi FR for the rally. It'll be FWD, some 330 hp and 550 nm torque. Because there is no class for diesel cars, Tapper will contest in group A8 together with WRCs.
Previously Tapper have driven 1400 Rally Trophy and V1600 cars. He will contest in Rally Tallinn with Fiesta R2.
http://www.rally.gr has 2 interesting rumours
first they talk about BP leaving ford due to the disaster in the mexico gulf...and then they report that toyota are in search for a new motorsport after F1 and their WRC is within their plans among others...
BP and Abu Dhabi are Ford's main sponsors. Does anyone have idea what's their balance, which brings in more money?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I guess the sponsor money is a drop in the sea for BP, but still...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83598
Yesterday he had fun with Jan Kopecký and Fabia R2 Max :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
I'd be surprised if they did WTCC, that's struggling as much as the WRC. I believe they have unfinished business at Le Mans, so I would guess it's more likely to be Sportscars. The former TTE facility in Cologne - is just waiting to be used.Quote:
Originally Posted by '[RMC
Sad news from Finnish F Cup. Rally driver, whose name I don't know, was killed in a serious crash. Crash happened at SS1. Rally was cancelled after the nature of the crash appeared.
http://www.iltalehti.fi/ralli/2010051511673565_ri.shtml
Organizers are going to release a press release around 1600 local time (around now that is).Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Still no further info except that the driver was 18 years old. Co-driver is been taken to hospital.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Always sad to read such news....Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
In that case it has been car #170 as rumoured... A talented young driver, just started rallying, he drove rallysprints earlier. I guess it's okay to release his name because it's been released in a Finnish forum by admins. 18 year-old Anssi Pohjus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Most likely a side impact to tree and/or rocks... I found the exact address of the crash from police's press release and then navigated myself to the same place in Google Streetview.
In addition, he was driving Honda Civic Type-R.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Hirvonen is announced to drive IRC Ypres Belgium Rally in June..
source? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
Hirvonen had planend to do the Historic Ypres rally, but has been pushed to promote the Fiesta S2000, probarly with Crack (furniture) sponsoring, Battle of the furniture business of Hirvonen (Crack-Ford) and Snijers (Geko-Peugeot)
If that's true, it's great news. Ypres is a real classic.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
Well, now Mikko is reported to be doing Ypres lets see if Ogier will also come out to play for a reprise of the Monte show-down. Looks like my trip across the Channel is going to be an excellent event :)
Looks also that Toshi Arai will do Ieper in Group N Subaru, also to get more tarmac km's under his beld before WRC Germany and France.
Lets see how he will do against the group N locals as Ieper is a specialist event with lot of T junctions.
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Originally Posted by alleskids
Interesting................