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I have been wondering about this idea of...
I have been wondering about this idea of sort-of-merging WRC1/2 by nerfing/buffing the cars, and how it will play out on cleaning rallies.
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5th March 2024, 10:36
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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I'm pretty sure I have seen it, but I'm sorry I...
I'm pretty sure I have seen it, but I'm sorry I can't say where.
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1st March 2024, 15:42
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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Ah-hah, I think I get it. If they enter an...
Ah-hah, I think I get it.
If they enter an actual Cayman with a roll cage and different shocks and so on, it has to go in the GT class which has rules designed to stop it from winning anything... -
29th February 2024, 18:38
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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Can anybody explain what the bit about "concept...
Can anybody explain what the bit about "concept car" means?
If Porsche shows a mockup of a "Cayman Dakar" as a concept at the Geneva Motor Show, can they enter a working version in RMC the next... -
20th February 2024, 23:36
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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I only know Sordo from 2016 onwards. FWIW... in...
I only know Sordo from 2016 onwards. FWIW... in my time, the most important thing about Sordo was that he was prepared to be a support driver.
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19th February 2024, 17:22
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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I just saw this said about Dani Sordo: "At one...
I just saw this said about Dani Sordo: "At one point he was the most successful WRC driver without a win to their name." The wording implies that he no longer has that distinction. But I can't think...
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19th February 2024, 10:40
Thread: WRC2 news & rumors 2024
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Of the WRC2 drivers who have never been in WRC1,...
Of the WRC2 drivers who have never been in WRC1, who do you folks think are the hottest prospects on the tarmac?
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19th February 2024, 09:57
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Yes, same here. I think it's lucky the falling...
Yes, same here.
I think it's lucky the falling snow only lasted one afternoon. One WRC2 stage winner is a story, a couple of days of it would make me think "This is getting silly".
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19th February 2024, 09:22
Thread: 2024 - New Point Scoring System
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I think it was intended to stop Sunday mornings...
I think it was intended to stop Sunday mornings where everybody was cruising to the power stage. I think that was a real problem, and it has succeeded at fixing that.
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18th February 2024, 19:21
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Thank you, but I am now more confused than ever....
Thank you, but I am now more confused than ever. I look here https://www.wrc.com/result-and-standings?menu=championshipStandingComponent&eventId=447 and it has not incorporated Sweden.
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18th February 2024, 18:54
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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When do the results stop being "provisional" (or...
When do the results stop being "provisional" (or whatever the term is) and go on the WRC website?
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18th February 2024, 14:55
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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I chose to support Pajari in WRC2 on the Thursday...
I chose to support Pajari in WRC2 on the Thursday morning before Monte because I liked the sound of his name. I thought he was Hungarian, that's how much I knew about him.
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18th February 2024, 14:19
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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So... Evans drove hard and fast on all days...
So...
Evans drove hard and fast on all days and was rewarded with top points. I think he possibly drove ever-so-slightly too hard because he had quite a lot of hard knocks on snowbanks.
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18th February 2024, 13:40
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Since we haven't discussed rules enough yet... ...
Since we haven't discussed rules enough yet...
What about Neuville's position change with Evans? He kept the new running order the next day. It possibly kept Evans behind Formaux on Saturday... -
18th February 2024, 12:19
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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I wish I had written that.
I wish I had written that.
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18th February 2024, 11:46
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Or... Lappi taking it easy for half the rally and...
Or... Lappi taking it easy for half the rally and getting less points than somebody who didn't. Makes perfect sense from that angle.
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18th February 2024, 11:44
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Put it in the bank Elfyn, and don't do it again.
Put it in the bank Elfyn, and don't do it again.
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18th February 2024, 11:42
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Eh, I'll take it.
Eh, I'll take it.
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18th February 2024, 11:35
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Well, that's a new way to optimise the car for...
Well, that's a new way to optimise the car for weight.
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18th February 2024, 10:10
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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I was thinking this morning that the onscreen...
I was thinking this morning that the onscreen graphics on rally tv aren't helping with that.
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18th February 2024, 09:55
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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Do we know which rounds Ogier and Rovanpera are...
Do we know which rounds Ogier and Rovanpera are doing this year? In particular, do we know about Kenya and Croatia?
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18th February 2024, 09:30
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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That is about the most public way possible to say...
That is about the most public way possible to say something private. Hmm.
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18th February 2024, 09:27
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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But was it team orders, or a private agreement...
But was it team orders, or a private agreement between the drivers? I think the distinction does matter.
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18th February 2024, 07:40
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Time will tell, but I think I'll take that trade....
Time will tell, but I think I'll take that trade. Too often, I got up early on Sunday morning and thought "might as well have gone for a walk and come back for the power stage".
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18th February 2024, 07:23
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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The real question is "will it stop people...
The real question is "will it stop people cruising to the power stage, who would have done so under the old rules?"
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