:cool: Out tomorrow morning, expect a record amount of WRCs :D
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:cool: Out tomorrow morning, expect a record amount of WRCs :D
Latest news is that Kris Meeke will drive Impreza S12 and Eugene Donnelly Impreza S11.
The entry list should have lots of WRC cars! :hot: :) :cool:
This will be a awesome entry....because Ire;and is now the only place to have proper championship as all others have ben ruined vy yawnnn group n
How come if Ireland has the only proper championship, why has they not a single one international level driver?
Because of the stupid way the WRC is run now where most seats are pay as you go!!!
I tought the Irish had a lot of money. Norway's pretty god, at least 3
S10's, 07 Focus and several others yet to be confirmed for next year. Hope the group N cars will ditch the restrictors soon, like in open class in
Rally America
http://www.youtube.com/user/RallyAmericaSeries
Ahaa ok, i tought the guys had their own WRC cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by ste898
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Originally Posted by bf1_IRL
Tons of Subarus and Fords I guess :p :
@ Tom206wrc.. There is a 206 WRC over here (as you probably know) :) and whispers about the Xsara that Dani Sordo used for Cork may have had been sold to stay here..
Tomi maybe your question is for another thread as that issue can be a can of worms...but the short answer is : Shaun Gallagher won the FiA Rookie award this year, Niall McShea won the PWRC back in 04.. and Kris Meeke hopefully will do well on RI.. Maybe not the answer you are looking for but thats the current situation.. no doubt about it the ITC is one of the most exciting championships (well at the fully supported events anyway..)
As for the lads in WRCs over here they mostly do it for fun and we have some 'ameteur professionals' (and I do not mean to offend anyone with that remark)
For example Eugene Donnelly was able to have a fight with Marcus in Galway when Marcus had no experience of those conditions and Mark Higgins led overnight in Donegal when Seb & the Citroen Team had no experience of the conditions that he experienced, but in Cork when they came back they ran away with it..but RI will be interesting no doubt because those stages will be also very different to what has come up so far.... ;)
(To the best of my knowledge anyway..)
As for this island producing a WRC star driver, that probably is for another thread another day..
:)
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Originally Posted by ste898
Hi ste ;-),
'only place to have proper championship'
How many drivers competed for the overall title?
'all others have been ruined by yawnnn group n'
Can you name me 2 championships that have been 'ruined' by Group N?
thanks
ok thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by bf1_IRL
At what time today is entrylist published ?? :confused:
We can't complain either. Ireland has quantity, not all is quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by ste898
Maybe one Dutch WRC entry from Erik Wevers with the Fabia, though not sure of that. Again, v/d Heuvel and Weijs Jr. for Group N. Looking forward to the entry's, I hope to see some Corolla's on it :up:
So entrylist ??? :confused:
From a spectators point of view,Britain,the N4 cars would send you to sleep,years ago people having problems sleeping counted sheep,nowadays they just have to think of a N4 car.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZQuote:
Originally Posted by cut the b.s.
OK here entrylist !!! :D
http://www.rallyireland.org/pdfs/Ent...2020071016.pdf
There's an MG S2000 on entry :eek:
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Originally Posted by farquar wrc
Im sorry i disagree, if you go watch on a tight corner say a hairpin or square where the entrance speed is slow then a WRC blows a Group n away, if you go to a fast section where real driver talent is needed to carry the speed, then you will see how N4 can be really good to watch, if the BRC was an ideal world then you would have the driver quality of Wilks,Gwyndaf,Champion,Milner,Morrow ect accompanying Higgins in WRC cars which would look incredible but that wont happen because they cant afford WRC cars, when the BRC allowed WRC cars you had Mark Higgins leading to Wilson in the same car by minutes and then the Gentlemen drivers were even further back, now it can be a last stage fight for victory where you can really appreciate the speed and skill of the drivers, this year has been let down with the pirelli tyre deal though as almost everyone had a tyre deal and now most people are priced out of the BRC with tyre cost as they are a small fish in a big pond and have to pay full cost so they lost alot of people who would of entered this year but they are interested in supporting young drivers, start of 2006 pirelli rally i remeber waiting for the first stage time as you couldnt pick a winner in 9 competitors!
Im sorry but from a spectators point of view, a drivers and from being in the team of Gwyndaff and Stuart in the 2006 BRC, N4 machinery is not boring, its the guy behind the wheel
But anyway this discussion should be a different Thread, this is about Rally Ireland
Great entry
Darren look at previous message from me :rolleyes:
Where's Kopecky?
Cheers Tom i was still writing when you posted it :)
Wow! 35 WRCars.
Ford Focus: 16 cars :bounce: An other record!
Subaru Impreza: 13 cars
Citroen: 3 or 4 cars (Duval is in, but no manu nominated, does he drive?)
Skoda Fabia: 2 (with Eugene Donnely) :eek:
Peugeot 206: 1
Nice!!!! I am going to enjoy this event very much!!!!
Some strange seeding.........Also I feel sorry for Eyvind Brynildsen down at 80 - he will be catching lots of cars in front of him. He is not well known in UK and Ireland but I am very impressed by this young driver.
When you analyse the entry it has a lot of IRL/GB entrants (gentlemen drivers from ITC) and not so many from other countries other than those committed to PCWRC.
I was hoping Eugene Donnelly would have an S12 Impreza, but I can't see him doing nearly as much in a Fabia. :(
Is Emma McKinstry the daughter of Kenny? Also surprised by Donnelly but his knowledge should make up for the Fabia's downside...although it's a better tarmac car than I think people credit it for.
Yes she is.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
Le Narcx: Kopecký has not Ireland in his programme.
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Originally Posted by MJW
He should try and get a reseed, the guy at 79 will most likely be the slowest guy in the rally and its crazy that he is seeded so far up
I'd dispute that GpN killed the BRC, I think it has just prolonged its death, but anyhow this is why I asked for 2 examples, I doubt Mr Ste know anything beyond his own locality about championships, but back to topic, heck of an entry, will be interesting to see how Irelands top GpN men do against the PWRC guys, Atko showed them up last year but they are entered in more strength now and Atko is a step up from most in the PWRCQuote:
Originally Posted by farquar wrc
How come Donnelly isn't driving his S12? He has been using it all year, so can't see any point in driving the Fabia?
The S12 he was driving has been sold and Kris Meeke will be driving it in Rally Ireland
Didnit he drive the Skoda in Lurgan Park?
I can't wait for seeing the pace of the MG among the GrNs very interesting :)
$$$$$$$$$$$ and it isn't a round of the ITRC....Quote:
Originally Posted by bennizw
Entry looks good but it's still not enough to persuade me to attend, with the rumours of the spectator organisation...
Then this is a mistaken election, I think Ireland is better for Jan and for the Skoda than Sardinia, Greece or Portugal.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
He will run in Wales?
Much more competition in Ireland and drivers that are on similar level of performance to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Le NaRcX
Great entry-list.
Thank god for the Focus WRC car ;)
The list does raise some questions:
a.) Why is Boland back in the Focus? - He just drove the Impreza S12 i Corsika. And now in the WRC 06 version.
b.) Guy Wilks is now running an Impreza S12 instead of the Ramsport Focus WRC. Does anybody know what team is running that car?
c.) What team is running Kris Meeke? - and will it be in the yellow/red Pirelli colours?
d.) What team is running Andrew Nesbitt?
e.) Is Aaron McHale in the Austin/Gareth family? And will Aarons car be run byr Tom Gahan?
f.) What team is running Tim McNulty?
g.) Will Gareth Jones be back in his Rally Finland Focus - or in the Ramsport Focus?
h.) What team is running Ray Breen?
i.) What team is running Kevin Barrett?
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Thanks in advance for your answers :)
a, rumours connected Boland to a 06 Focus for a while, he seems to have good relations with both Ford and SubaruQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
b, S11 from DMG for Wilks I think(Higgins yellow ITC car)
c, DMG(Derek McGarrity) running Meeke in the S12 that Donnelly used to win the ITC, it was white last I knew and I havent heard for sure who will sponsor him but dont be surprised if it yellow
d, Nesbitts car run by McKinstry Motorsport(I think it will be Meekes Killarney winning S11)
e, Aaron, son of Austin, brother of Gareth
i, I think this will also be run by McKinstry