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15th February 2024, 14:21
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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I like how their PR department has suddenly...
I like how their PR department has suddenly developed a personality! More please.
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24th January 2024, 09:45
Thread: British & Irish Championships 2024
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I wouldn't have said so. This will most likely...
I wouldn't have said so.
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22nd January 2024, 13:17
Thread: Crystal ball predictions 2024
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1. Fourmaux to finish on the podium more than...
1. Fourmaux to finish on the podium more than once.
2. Rovenpera to win three rallies.
3. Hyundai will not win either drivers or manufacturers title.
4. Greensmith to win WRC2.
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17th January 2024, 15:16
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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Regardless of the quality, if so many rich...
Regardless of the quality, if so many rich gentlemen are falling over themselves to spend money with SRO, they must be doing something right, all the more so if that is happening with 'zero...
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17th November 2023, 16:27
Thread: [WRC] FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023
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Every single Rally1 and Rally2 car has a heated...
Every single Rally1 and Rally2 car has a heated screen.
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6th November 2023, 08:54
Thread: Hyundai WRT
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2022 - 5 event wins 2023 - 2 event wins It...
2022 - 5 event wins
2023 - 2 event wins
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30th October 2023, 13:08
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I feel like, with respect, this is you imagining...
I feel like, with respect, this is you imagining what you would do in his shoes. Your assertion that he has made money and would like to do new things has zero basis in fact.
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30th October 2023, 08:30
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I have to ask again, on what basis are you...
I have to ask again, on what basis are you doubting his motivation? I don't see it written or reported anywhere else.
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27th October 2023, 15:17
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Some pace from Fourmaux. Promising start for...
Some pace from Fourmaux.
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Yep. Pleasant job so far.
Yep. Pleasant job so far.
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23rd October 2023, 16:10
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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On what basis do you doubt his motivation?
On what basis do you doubt his motivation?
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20th October 2023, 14:41
Thread: 2024 ERC News & Rumours
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Relatively speaking, it's a fairly simple...
Relatively speaking, it's a fairly simple box-ticking exercise. It is a lot more time consuming, expensive and annoying than it used to be, though. Still, blue passports eh.
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20th October 2023, 09:40
Thread: WRC Testing
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It depends. Event PET cars will typically be in...
It depends. Event PET cars will typically be in the same specification as the ones they will use for the rally, though they may try some new components / settings. It's rare a team will try something...
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11th August 2023, 14:23
Thread: WRC2 news & rumors 2023
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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-copying-solberg...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-copying-solberg-made-mikkelsen-angry/
Oh Andreas. Surely he must realise how stupid he looks, admitting to something like this?
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2nd August 2023, 13:25
Thread: [WRC] Rally Finland 2023
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Not really... the benefit he referred to was that...
Not really... the benefit he referred to was that he'd got an extra national rally of preparation before Estonia, compared to his rivals whose last event was Kenya, and hit the ground running. Now...
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2nd August 2023, 08:49
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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Yeah, I don't think that has any basis in facts...
Yeah, I don't think that has any basis in facts or reality, unfortunately.
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31st July 2023, 13:06
Thread: [ERC] Rally di Roma Capitale 2023
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No thanks to all that development work done by...
No thanks to all that development work done by those French asphalt drivers...
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27th July 2023, 17:47
Thread: 2024 ERC News & Rumours
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2024 ERC News & Rumours
https://dirtfish.com/rally/erc/evans-backs-welsh-event-for-erc-inclusion/
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27th July 2023, 11:41
Thread: Wrc pickems 2023 - r9 rally finland
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1 Tanak 2 Lappi 3 Rovanpera 4 Evans 5 Suninen 6...
1 Tanak 2 Lappi 3 Rovanpera 4 Evans 5 Suninen 6 Katsuta 7 Loubet 8 Fourmaux ouvreur
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27th July 2023, 09:57
Thread: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT
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Yeah, that's the feeling I had reading the...
Yeah, that's the feeling I had reading the Dirtfish article. It could backfire spectacularly. Last year they ended up with humble pie for dinner on Sunday, after all their pre-event hype / team...
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27th July 2023, 08:37
Thread: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT
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It looks to me like Tanak and Lappi will both be...
It looks to me like Tanak and Lappi will both be in the fight. It just depends - will Tanak's car hold together, and can Lappi operate the i20 as Tanak did last year, on or over the limit, for three...
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27th July 2023, 08:32
Thread: Rally2 (ex-R5) News
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I think the problem there would be that Ralliart,...
I think the problem there would be that Ralliart, as a constructor of rally cars / rally team based in England, doesn't really exist any more. It was bought out and became MML Sport, which runs some...
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26th July 2023, 11:56
Thread: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT
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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyotas-promise-tha...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyotas-promise-that-unlocked-rovanperas-domination/
Isn't this a bit premature?
Hyundai's fastest driver was 1 minute closer to Kalle in Estonia this year than... -
24th July 2023, 08:43
Thread: [WRC] Rally Finland 2023
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Arnaud Dunand is Loubet's regular gravel crew...
Arnaud Dunand is Loubet's regular gravel crew co-driver, it is most likely because of the late change of plans that Nicolas Gilsoul is not available...
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21st July 2023, 09:20
Thread: [WRC] Rally Estonia 2023
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Hey, each to their own. I appreciate that we all...
Hey, each to their own. I appreciate that we all see the world differently, and don't expect anyone else to think or feel the same way I do.
I would also agree that it is helpful for a...
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