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20th February 2024, 19:06
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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To be fair it was as a teammate to Loeb at...
To be fair it was as a teammate to Loeb at Citroen, an aberration to the WRC that caused plenty of knock-on effects.
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16th February 2024, 01:09
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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It wass spiritually an Irish event. On again,...
It wass spiritually an Irish event.
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9th February 2024, 06:10
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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And no sooner so I say the Tennessee event is...
And no sooner so I say the Tennessee event is fiction when a demonstration event is announced for June...
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4th February 2024, 03:19
Thread: 2024 WRC News & Rumours
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I think there will be a snow rally in Quebec...
I think there will be a snow rally in Quebec before anything in the US no matter how much money Chattanooga is going to provide. There's no event to form a basis for a WRC event in Tennessee. The...
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10th November 2023, 16:06
Thread: Subaru Comeback?
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I guess the Galant managed some points in the...
I guess the Galant managed some points in the early 90s...
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25th August 2023, 03:01
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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A codriver was killed last month in the US, as...
A codriver was killed last month in the US, as well. At a time when safety has take a big jump forward with pods that track each car's location, register shocks from a collision and set off an...
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15th July 2023, 16:03
Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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Some friends have gotten electrics, including at...
Some friends have gotten electrics, including at least one Ford. It's still a bit too large and heavy for anything off of pavement.
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20th March 2023, 12:42
Thread: 2023 WRC News & Rumours
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A US rally should still be a good draw even...
A US rally should still be a good draw even without the availability of similar cars. There's the off-road fan base in any rural area and general race/rally fans would be willing to travel. Local...
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12th March 2023, 13:50
Thread: Rally America
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100 Acre Wood got no mention last year but there...
100 Acre Wood got no mention last year but there are at least 75 entries for 2023. Normally I drive down Thursday morning but I have a meeting in town that ends at two so if I leave on time I won't...
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7th March 2023, 16:37
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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It's easier to keep the stage crew, emergency...
It's easier to keep the stage crew, emergency staff, timing equipment and cameras from having to rush around. And it's a bit easier to wrangle the spectators, too.
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2nd February 2023, 13:26
Thread: 2023 WRC News & Rumours
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As was Brexit, which is why I'd make a guess like...
As was Brexit, which is why I'd make a guess like that.
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1st February 2023, 17:40
Thread: 2023 WRC News & Rumours
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NI will just be Ireland by then. :) Still, it's...
NI will just be Ireland by then. :) Still, it's more likely than a US event.
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24th January 2023, 13:19
Thread: [WRC] Rally Mexico 2023
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El Mosquito does not sound spectator-friendly.
El Mosquito does not sound spectator-friendly.
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26th December 2022, 16:49
Thread: 2023 WRC News & Rumours
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Didn't that already happen then go away within...
Didn't that already happen then go away within the WRC.
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1st November 2022, 18:13
Thread: Hyundai WRT
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"Subaru is dead" - Pentti Airikkala
"Subaru is dead" - Pentti Airikkala
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11th October 2022, 19:52
Thread: Oliver Solberg
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Hard to remember that "hell freezing over" moment...
Hard to remember that "hell freezing over" moment was ten years ago.
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9th June 2022, 16:00
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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Rally's road-relevance is already out the door so...
Rally's road-relevance is already out the door so tube-frames with plastic pickup truck stamps over them would look fancy and be exciting to watch on a stage but they're a lot larger than most rally...
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Dirtfish has injected a lot of energy (maybe also...
Dirtfish has injected a lot of energy (maybe also cash?) into the ARA rally series in the US. The publicity has drawn a lot more spectators and competitors, though that may be because so many events...
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21st January 2022, 18:42
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2022
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Watching the Fourmaux crash the first thing I...
Watching the Fourmaux crash the first thing I thought was "that looks like something Colin would do."
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21st January 2022, 14:39
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2022
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I'm not sure for whom I should feel happier: Seb...
I'm not sure for whom I should feel happier: Seb or Malcolm. I wasn't such a fan in 2006 when it dawned on me there wasn't going to be much of a championship battle for the foreseeable future but...
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18th January 2022, 16:58
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1 Ogier 2 Loeb 3 Rovanpera 4 Evans 5 Breen 6...
1 Ogier 2 Loeb 3 Rovanpera 4 Evans 5 Breen 6 Neuville 7 Solberg 8 Mikkelsen Gregor-y
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8th November 2021, 20:53
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Indoors, yes. People in restaurants don't,...
Indoors, yes. People in restaurants don't, obviously, but I avoid them, get take-out or eat at an outdoor area.
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5th October 2021, 14:52
Thread: Silly Season 2022
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Were any of the French WRC drivers for the last...
Were any of the French WRC drivers for the last thirty years crash-prone? In the English speaking world Colin McRae may have set a bad example.
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A friend of mine does distribution for MRF in the...
A friend of mine does distribution for MRF in the US. With the demise of Hoosier and Kumho they're a good option for the average clubman but Cooper has undercut them with a symmetrical offering that...
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16th May 2021, 03:34
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2021
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They'd have to use a Toyota at this point, though.
They'd have to use a Toyota at this point, though.
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Good to see him back in a Skoda, his Octavia WRC days jumped to my mind immediately :D
[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal...