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13th April 2024, 11:59
Thread: WRC Pickems 2024 - R4 RALLY CROATIA
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1 Neuville 2 Tanak 3 Ogier 4 Evans 5 Fourmaux 6 Mikkelsen 7 Katsuta 8 Munster doubled1978
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5th April 2024, 20:08
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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It’s a tactic as old as time, announce a plan...
It’s a tactic as old as time, announce a plan that the teams really don’t want and negotiate back to the point you really wanted to get to in the first place.
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5th April 2024, 19:04
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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I think the ‘real’ aims of the discussions will...
I think the ‘real’ aims of the discussions will become evident soon enough. For me I suspect the FIA/Promoter want the teams to commit to running more cars in the short term to keep the rules stable....
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31st March 2024, 17:09
Thread: [WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2024
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I think MSport and Fourmaux have between them had...
I think MSport and Fourmaux have between them had a good plan and good execution for the first 3 rallies. It was really important he made a good start and no mistakes for the confidence. I don’t...
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29th March 2024, 18:38
Thread: [WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2024
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It looked to me he was much more to the middle of...
It looked to me he was much more to the middle of the road than that. It almost looked like the outside, loaded up front wishbone dug in and it lifted the car and sent him into the bank and finished...
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23rd March 2024, 10:51
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3rd March 2024, 13:56
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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Why do you think that it would kill regional...
Why do you think that it would kill regional customer Rally2? Genuinely interested to know.
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18th February 2024, 11:06
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Great for Lappi, really pleased for him. I always...
Great for Lappi, really pleased for him. I always like to see the underdog do well and we had Fourmaux up there as well, unexpectedly I would say.
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17th February 2024, 17:35
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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To be fair he was also really lucky to miss Tanak...
To be fair he was also really lucky to miss Tanak on Friday when Tanak was nearly stopped on the exit of a fast corner after his crash.
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17th February 2024, 17:33
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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He said in the interview at the end he thought...
He said in the interview at the end he thought that Munster was off in the corner before so I presume he assumed Munster had got the car out and then realised too late that he was still in the bank...
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17th February 2024, 15:57
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Yes, he’s been excellent so far. I’ve said...
Yes, he’s been excellent so far.
I’ve said before, this lad has got the minerals. He had a torrid 2022 when everything snowballed away from him, but got himself together last year and has so far... -
15th February 2024, 18:15
Thread: [WRC] Rally Sweden 2024
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Even my wife who doesn’t really pay any attention...
Even my wife who doesn’t really pay any attention to rally, watched the footage from tonight and said it was really cool with the night stage in the snow.
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14th February 2024, 11:10
Thread: WRC2 news & rumors 2024
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But would you replace him with Suninen on Tarmac...
But would you replace him with Suninen on Tarmac where Mikkelsen is mainly being used? I wouldn’t.
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12th February 2024, 09:50
Thread: WRC control tyre supplyer
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Of course, I completely agree that there is...
Of course, I completely agree that there is always the possibility of the upside as well as the downside.
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11th February 2024, 18:49
Thread: WRC control tyre supplyer
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Every top tier series except SuperGT disagrees...
Every top tier series except SuperGT disagrees with you. Turns out car manufactures don’t want their multi million motorsport programme to live or die on the capability of their tyre supplier.
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11th February 2024, 17:51
Thread: WRC control tyre supplyer
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Exactly, tyre wars are a thing of the past...
Exactly, tyre wars are a thing of the past generally due to the costs involved.
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11th February 2024, 15:46
Thread: WRC control tyre supplyer
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I hope so, it usually throws a few spanner’s in...
I hope so, it usually throws a few spanner’s in the works when things like this change.
i just hope the tyres are reliable in the sense that we don’t see a whole host of punctures that make the... -
11th February 2024, 15:39
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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It’s very evident that even we, the supposed...
It’s very evident that even we, the supposed ‘real’ rally fans that are more than casual observers, can’t even come close to agreeing a way forward for WRC, so why would the FIA/Promoter listen to...
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8th February 2024, 19:03
Thread: WRC Pickems 2024 - R2 RALLY SWEDEN
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1 Rovanpera 2 Tanak 3 Neuville 4 Lappi 5 Evans 6 Fourmaux 7 Katsuta 8 Munster doubled1978
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3rd February 2024, 05:28
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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Almost zero chance I would think. Rossi is a BMW...
Almost zero chance I would think. Rossi is a BMW factory driver in the WEC and GTWCE currently, so putting all his energies into that.
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1st February 2024, 16:49
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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Yes, and I don’t recall ever feeling that they...
Yes, and I don’t recall ever feeling that they weren’t quick enough or noisy enough when I went to watch them. Just having them rev higher than the previous 2l cars made them sound ok.
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29th January 2024, 17:28
Thread: WRC main class in 2025
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It does show that the WRC still matters, but that...
It does show that the WRC still matters, but that they have to find a way to make it affordable enough for manufactures to take part. There is no doubt whatsoever that the stage side spectacle is in...
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28th January 2024, 08:50
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2024
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Maybe, but even if they do he will still be short...
Maybe, but even if they do he will still be short of seat time and under pressure to be fast on day 1 when he has road position advantage. If he can’t go quick enough he will be early on the road on...
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28th January 2024, 07:26
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2024
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The 3 lads at the top of WRC2 have been mega,...
The 3 lads at the top of WRC2 have been mega, flat out the whole rally pretty much and only a few seconds in it. They are 4 minutes ahead of the rest.
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26th January 2024, 18:04
Thread: [WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2024
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So far Fourmaux is doing exactly what they would...
So far Fourmaux is doing exactly what they would have asked of him. He’s clearly giving everything a margin, not pushing hard and is beating Mikkelsen and Katsuta.
In my opinion, dry (mostly)...
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He didnt gain anything anyway as he was slower as the rally went on. The muddy 'line' created was more slippery than the gravel and the Polo R5 didnt have traction of the more modern Rally2 cars.
British & Irish Championships...