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Acuracy is a matter of perspective. Colin McRae used to say he has been always keen to do one more gear up. I guess that's where his crashes came from, but also wins. The perfect notes has to be according to the driver's preference, not the other way around.
The discussion started with Panizzi, and he is / was probably a good driver, or. Why did he do illegal recce then?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
ability to drive to notes is a huge factor in rallying, illegal recce at any speed helps with road familiarity and ultimately speed. Do you really think Kimi lacks skill steering a car? It was driving to notes held him back.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
ps, home to work, 25 yard walk, I'd be there before Loeb had his belts done...
Sure it is, where I said the opposite?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nornbugger
That's what I said in my first post, I didnt deny it helps a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nornbugger
Yes Kimi was slower than the factory boys, but he was faster than Matthew and Henning in some events they had done several times before, wasn't he? And his problem was actually he couldnt listen to notes AT ALL, not that they were poor.
Al-Ketbi's livery:
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that races run Al-Ketbi?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
He'll do ten rallies in WRC-2. It's supposed the European ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartolbia84
If that were true Kimi would have been faster on stages run second time. He wasn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nornbugger
Drivers ability to drive fast, control the car, to drive on the limit matters most.
Notes are important, and many drivers tend to do the notes to pick the most difficult spots from the route. Notes are not for avoiding crashes but for gaining speed. Every corner should be driven to its maximum. That is why notes are important.
But their importance is still exaggerated as their role typically in cases of accidents. Note error is really seldom the cause for an accident.
I'd say 98% driving skills, 2% notes.One proof of that are those rallies that are driven with organizers notes. The same drivers succeed in them than in recce rallies. (but actually not in totally blind rallies, but that is subject to another story)
it looks like Dracula is his codriver :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
Looking forward to see his face at the end of a long stage in Greece when the sun is burning on the roof while it's over 30°C outside... :D