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16th April 2024, 09:43
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Both Neuville and Evans were born in 1988, Tanak...
Both Neuville and Evans were born in 1988, Tanak in 1987, so they're almost all the same age. But they might decide to retire at different times.
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27th February 2024, 12:19
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The times Sordo was close on tarmac are the ones...
The times Sordo was close on tarmac are the ones I wrote, all the other times he was behind Loeb, Sordo was 30+ seconds back pretty soon.
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27th February 2024, 11:08
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The only instances I could find in which Citroen...
The only instances I could find in which Citroen could have asked Sordo not to challenge Loeb are Catalunya 2007 and Catalunya 2009. Maybe New Zealand 2008, but was a particular case, as Hirvonen and...
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4th May 2023, 19:59
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Is that a Talbot Samba? But I've only ever heard...
Is that a Talbot Samba? But I've only ever heard of the "regular" FWD version
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3rd January 2023, 10:05
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You just know he was one of the guys who would...
You just know he was one of the guys who would have kept endlessly rallying, racing and doing stunts. Some just have motorsport in their veins.
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30th December 2022, 21:41
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I never realized Latvala won more WRC events than...
I never realized Latvala won more WRC events than Hirvonen (or Solberg), and yet he's never been a serious contender for the title...
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24th December 2022, 20:22
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I would have probably voted Loeb, Ogier and KKK...
I would have probably voted Loeb, Ogier and KKK as well. Since once could submit only the top 3, I'm surprised they could make a top 50 list, you'd think not more than 20 drivers would get a vote. I...
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24th December 2022, 15:11
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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-top-50-wrc-dri...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-top-50-wrc-drivers-5-1/
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22nd December 2022, 14:31
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Shinozuka in front of world champion Salonen :D...
Shinozuka in front of world champion Salonen :D
I was thinking that older drivers were penalized by younger voters who wouldn't know them, but then you see Sordo, Latvala and Meeke (never... -
20th December 2022, 14:27
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And some only care for the little flag on the...
And some only care for the little flag on the rear window
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20th December 2022, 12:30
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I literally wrote that I know it's not written by...
I literally wrote that I know it's not written by a journalist. Making fun of a silly ranking is not complaining.
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20th December 2022, 12:09
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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-top-50-wrc-dri...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-top-50-wrc-drivers-40-31/
Drivers from #40 to #31
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19th December 2022, 13:09
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https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-top-50-wrc-dri...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/your-top-50-wrc-drivers-50-41/
Whoever knows anything about rally history... top 50 WRC drivers of all times. It's very hard to compare different eras, but this made... -
4th November 2022, 16:11
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Rallies. You can find plenty of amateur drivers...
Rallies. You can find plenty of amateur drivers in entry lists with relatively cheap old Saxo, Clio and Peugeot, in for example France and Italy, as well as old Volvo in Northern Europe. There's a...
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24th June 2022, 22:45
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In an interview on leaving the Richard Mille...
In an interview on leaving the Richard Mille Racing WEC Team, Ogier said that it was never his intention to contest the full WEC season (6 races) and it was time to dedicate himself to his family. ...
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12th June 2022, 19:01
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Good enough result by Ogier's Richard Mille...
Good enough result by Ogier's Richard Mille Racing Team at the 24 hours of Le Mans, finishing in P13 (9th in class).
Ogier's best lap was 1,7 seconds slower than Milesi's and 0,5 seconds faster than... -
7th May 2022, 19:47
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Second round of World Endurance Championship in...
Second round of World Endurance Championship in Spa:
Ogier's Richard Mille Racing Team finished 8th in LMP2 class, out of 15. A bit of a joke of a race, more than half of the race under yellow /... -
18th March 2022, 22:51
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First race of FIA World Endurance Championship...
First race of FIA World Endurance Championship finished at Sebring.
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17th January 2022, 20:10
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I don't think there's any international...
I don't think there's any international rallysprint championship, even because the line between rally and rallysprint is blurred, depending on the country. You can find some national rallysprint...
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8th December 2021, 15:19
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That's the beauty of hillclimbing, you can see...
That's the beauty of hillclimbing, you can see many "extreme" cars built by small privateers and a huge variety. The only international championship I'm aware of is the European Hillclimb...
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14th May 2021, 20:23
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I want more brands, doesn't matter if old or new,...
I want more brands, doesn't matter if old or new, 3 is the bare minimum, 2 is straight up depressing... Some privateers might fill a bit the gap left by the lack of manufacturers, but we don't have...
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13th May 2021, 21:21
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That means very little. NASCAR, just like any...
That means very little. NASCAR, just like any American series, heavily promotes their social medias pages, and Americans tend to use more social medias than Europeans on average. I bet that if we...
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10th May 2021, 01:20
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Enduro I guess?
Enduro I guess?
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28th April 2021, 18:44
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In hillclimbing you can find some of these "car...
In hillclimbing you can find some of these "car shaped prototypes", I'm surprised this one is allowed in some rallyes in the Canarias. It gets a thumb up from me :D
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23rd April 2021, 20:52
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I don't care much for motorbikes, while formula...
I don't care much for motorbikes, while formula cars and prototypes (except Le Mans) don't attract me... I like cars that I can somewhat see they're "car-shaped" :D
Other than rallying I follow...
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You see this on the onboard, suddenly turns in more when he hits the dip, easy thing to do as you need to keep close to it to not jump off the road. ...
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