Make Conrad Rautenbach history!

The FIA is into rules and stuff. So can the FIA not just ban this guy? If I was a betting man I'd put money on him hurting himself or a spectator seriously if he goes on for a few more years.

The first time I saw him was in Finland in 2005 and he'd stoved the front end of his C2 in.

Then In Rally GB last year he had a stupid accident.

Now in Monte Carlo he's ****ed another Xsara up. I like Xsara's and I don't want to see this guy wreck any more of them. Perhaps he should drive for Subaru or something.......

Screw making poverty history! I think making Conrad history is far easier to achieve and together we can do this.

No, don't ban him! I want a team with him, Pons and Al Qassimi. Should be a decent spectacle. :D

I haven't seen his latest hit yet, so I'll keep my comments until I've seen it, but certainly isn't the smartest thing do on the last stage...

There's no need for banning him. Eventually his wallet will do the job, it will soon be empty if he continues like that. ;)

Dont be so hard on the guy after all he is a IRC safari winner :)

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Dont be so hard on the guy after all he is a IRC safari winner :)

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Yeah :) Beating a bunch of also rans. I guess he does deserve some credit :)

Well, let's blame the gears for the accidents! :D

I think it's quite clear you don't like the guy Daniel. There are lots of drivers I don't particularly like, but I don't think they should be banned from the sport :confused:

How do you know it wasn't a problem with his car that caused problems for him?

What to say about Mikko Hirvonen crashing the official Impreza WRC at a bridge on the SSS of Rally Finland in 2004(or 2005??)??? :p :

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Originally Posted by Juha

No, don't ban him! I want a team with him, Pons and Al Qassimi. Should be a decent spectacle.

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i would happily pay money to see that team they would certainly be a Hit with the scenery geddit?

Its another wrc car on the stages. When he hasnt retired.

Besides that was a memorable moment today, and rallying doesn't have enough of those nowadays.

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Dont be so hard on the guy after all he is a IRC safari winner :)

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Yes and he brings more variety to WRC nations...now we have driver's from countries such and Zimbabwe & Dubai and what a difference they make... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Daniel

The FIA is into rules and stuff. So can the FIA not just ban this guy?

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No, is not fair to ban the guy, as is not far to ban you from this forum. We need entertainment and you give the entertainment that sometime we need, as Conrad. :D You two are equal, but in different areas

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Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

What to say about Mikko Hirvonen crashing the official Impreza WRC at a bridge on the SSS of Rally Finland in 2004(or 2005??)??? :p :

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Go on?

Oh my god. It was a joke to an extent. You can't ban someone for being crap. But you can joke about it.

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Originally Posted by JAM

No, is not fair to ban the guy, as is not far to ban you from this forum. We need entertainment and you give the entertainment that sometime we need, as Conrad. :D You two are equal, but in different areas

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It was a joke for gods sake. The fact that I talked about NOT making poverty history should have set off the sarcasm-omoter but evidently it didn't....

Daniel is probably more upset that he didn't make it into the harbour ;)

Lol. No I don't wish harm upon anyone :)

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

Go on?

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It was about Rautenbach crash in SSS at Monte-Carlo... I made you all noticed that it also happened to a guy like Mikko Hirvonen in Finland in 2005 !! ;)

And with Dani Sordo in Greece 2006 too, or was it Cyprus?

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Originally Posted by bennizw

And with Dani Sordo in Greece 2006 too, or was it Cyprus?

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It was in Cyprus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YtOrZcyS4k

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Originally Posted by bennizw

And with Dani Sordo in Greece 2006 too, or was it Cyprus?

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Thing is Sordo has redeemed himself time and time again with speed and being fairly consistent. Rautenbach is just like Colin McRae in his early days but without any of the things that made Colin a great driver.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

It was a joke for gods sake. The fact that I talked about NOT making poverty history should have set off the sarcasm-omoter but evidently it didn't....

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Is quite clear that you have a problem of comunication. Next time don't write nothing at all. Is better and make us to save time reading you.

Lets keep this calm please. Mods are watching ;)

Remember "Attack the post not the poster"

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Originally Posted by JAM

Is quite clear that you have a problem of comunication. Next time don't write nothing at all. Is better and make us to save time reading you.

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In case you don't know. This forum has a "Don't attack the poster. Attack the post" rule. Why don't you discuss my post rather than just telling everyone what they already know in that you don't like me...... This is a discussion forum not an arguing forum.

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Originally Posted by Mark

Lets keep this calm please. Mods are watching ;)

Remember "Attack the post not the poster"

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Is some cases not atack the poster is impossible. But all the forums need to have a toy to entertainment.

I don't see nothing wrong on Conrad's crash in Monte Carlo. These things happen and one of the worst things is to see the car sliding at the biggining of a S curve, as it was the case. To put the things wrst, was a fast S cruve. Fortunatelly it was a litle wall in fron of the people, otherwise things could have been really bad.

Monte Carlo stage is a thing that WRC needs. Monte Carlo is a reference in terms of motorsport and the SS stage is one more thing to remembre.

WRC needs many SS as Monte Carlo, and many rallyes as Monte Carlo.

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Originally Posted by JAM

Is some cases not atack the poster is impossible. But all the forums need to have a toy to entertainment.

I don't see nothing wrong on Conrad's crash in Monte Carlo. These things happen and one of the worst things is to see the car sliding at the biggining of a S curve, as it was the case. To put the things wrst, was a fast S cruve. Fortunatelly it was a litle wall in fron of the people, otherwise things could have been really bad.

Monte Carlo stage is a thing that WRC needs. Monte Carlo is a reference in terms of motorsport and the SS stage is one more thing to remembre.

WRC needs many SS as Monte Carlo, and many rallyes as Monte Carlo.

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I never said there was a problem with the stage. I simply pointed out that in both of his drives in a WRCar he's overcooked it spectacularly.

Just because I say something you say doesn't give you the right to make personal attacks on a forum. If Conrad wants to come on this forum and criticise me then that's fine. But there's a right to freedom of speach on this forum and if I want to praise or criticise a driver or team I will and you've no right to make personal attacks.

Conrad's dads money could be much better spent sponsoring a promising up and coming driver who has a future in the WRC. Think of it like that and Conrad having a seat in the WRC is even more of a pity...

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Originally Posted by JAM

No, is not fair to ban the guy, as is not far to ban you from this forum. We need entertainment and you give the entertainment that sometime we need, as Conrad. :D You two are equal, but in different areas

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OWNED

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Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae

OWNED

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HIRE PURCHASED!!!!!!

I just got back from Monte Carlo and I didn't like Conrad's attitude. Approaching the start of a stage, where there a lot of people, most drivers slow down, he didn't and everyone had to jump out of the way. Then the thing he did at the Monaco circuit was fairly stupid. Throughout the rally he didn't seem that approachable compared to every other driver. Also, his speed isn't great, there are other drivers that deserve a Xsara instead of him. This is just my opinion, maybe watching him on TV you might see him in a different light.

N. Don't criticise him. That is the forum rule here. No criticism of drivers. The WRC apparently needs drivers so much we shouldn't care whether they're dangerous or make the WRC look like amateur hour.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

... the forum rule here. No criticism of drivers ...

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That is a good one !!! http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...nk/laff/r3.gif

(You better hope he doesn't try to look that one up as it doesn't exist.) http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...nk/laff/tm.gif

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Originally Posted by Daniel

N. Don't criticise him. That is the forum rule here. No criticism of drivers. The WRC apparently needs drivers so much we shouldn't care whether they're dangerous or make the WRC look like amateur hour.

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You're wrong...I've always allowed you to criticise Galli ;)

In terms of freedom of speach, I totally agree with you Daniel, but mentioning him again in another thread where it's obviously not relevant, almost makes me think it's a personal thing :dozey:

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Originally Posted by Josti

In terms of freedom of speach, I totally agree with you Daniel, but mentioning him again in another thread where it's obviously not relevant, almost makes me think it's a personal thing :dozey:

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Conrad did have an off on all three days so I think that's an achievement that deserves to have own thread :p

I don´t see him :eek: on Who was the star of the Monte ? and he has own thread? ;)

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Conrad did have an off on all three days so I think that's an achievement that deserves to have own thread :p

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I was actually reffering to the "Star of the Monte" thread, where Daniel again lays eyes on Conrad, with no relevance :crazy:

Probably joking again :)

Josti: If someone is able of such big things like Conrad is, don't be surprised he's everywhere ;) Anyway... in the way of entertainment and talking round the internet Conrad is the real star of Monte :)

Conrad is not a great driver. My claim against Daniel was just because he defended a ban :eek: Now we see that Daniel was joking... ok let's go forward!

Conrad is paying from his own pocket to drive (or dad's pocket) so i don't see a problem at all. The car was almost blank wich means no sponsors at all.

If he was in a team with sponsors, as someone that we know, we could criticize the team's choice, because in that situation the sponsors could eventually have more ROI with a better driver.

But let's be honest, wich was the car most seen on SS MC on TV? Hum? Conrad Rautenbach, the one :s mokin:

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I never said there was a problem with the stage. I simply pointed out that in both of his drives in a WRCar he's overcooked it spectacularly.

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right guys, lay off the poor guy ok!

Whilst he might have made some silly errors recently there are underlying issues that conributed to the Rally GB and both Monte incidents, none of which I care to discuss on a public forum! These problems are hopefuly going to be addresed shortly.

Regarding the lack of sponsorship on the car, this is again due to be resolved shortly.

I know people are jealous of him because he has backing, but so what? He also has a lot of talent, scored FIA points on his rallying debut, aged 16, 2006 British Junior Champion, 2007 African Champion and fastest times on both tarmac and gravel during his JWRC campaigns.

As for his attiude during the Monte - think of the pressure. Th only person from the African continent in the WRC, his first tarmac rally in a world car, and it isn't the easiest rally in the wold either!

People who know him personally will tell you he is actually a really nice, down to earth guy who loves rallying! So keep the public slandering to a minimum.
Please.

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Originally Posted by RaceFanStan

That is a good one !!! http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...nk/laff/r3.gif

(You better hope he doesn't try to look that one up as it doesn't exist.) http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...nk/laff/tm.gif

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Only applies to the WRC stan ;) Because there is a shortage of competitive cars people seem scared that when you criticise some person who is wasting everyone's time and their money that just by not having them there the WRC will fall apart :mark: