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9th April 2019, 19:02
Thread: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT
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https://www.motor1.com/news/316346/2020-toyota-yar...
https://www.motor1.com/news/316346/2020-toyota-yaris-hatchback-debuts/
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6th March 2019, 22:21
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2019
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The reason historic rallying is so popular today...
The reason historic rallying is so popular today is not just nostalgia but flair and spectacle. That's still a very real thing from 30 year old+ cars with 30 year old+ technology.
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3rd February 2019, 12:04
Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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Who will dictate it though in this case, Ford or...
Who will dictate it though in this case, Ford or M-Sport? The convenient option is to go with the four cylinder engine in that it is proven but with the emphasis on lower emissions etc it might be...
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3rd February 2019, 10:59
Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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This might sound like a crazy question but does...
This might sound like a crazy question but does anyone know the specs of the upcoming Fiesta R5? Apart from the R5 regs is it going to be a three cylinder or a four cylinder? As far as I know the top...
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28th January 2019, 21:52
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2019
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All jokes aside this should be a PR or a...
All jokes aside this should be a PR or a marketing persons wet dream. Don't know if the old rallying adage of "win on Sunday sell on Monday" still rings true today but what Citroen achieved over the...
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28th January 2019, 13:22
Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2019
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You've forgotten one major thing, they got that...
You've forgotten one major thing, they got that 100th win in France. So that win has come with a French car with a French driver (and French co-driver) on French tyres in France!!
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27th January 2019, 10:31
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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A lot of the magic is to do with the weather too....
A lot of the magic is to do with the weather too. The fact it is so dry this year with a distinct lack of ice just makes the pass over Turini look like just another stage.
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26th January 2019, 13:20
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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Would love to know how many changes and...
Would love to know how many changes and adjustments were made to the car over the winter. He's a multiple world champion so whatever weaknesses were in the car if any he is the guy to correct them.
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25th January 2019, 16:52
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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It can't help when he is running so far back the...
It can't help when he is running so far back the road as well. It is more than just 'pollution' being dragged out it is more fairly sizeable stones. I find it kind of amusing that the wheels are...
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Gone again, very amateur effort, just hope the...
Gone again, very amateur effort, just hope the rest of the season isn't like this.
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25th January 2019, 11:09
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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Presume they will just run per the road book?...
Presume they will just run per the road book? Lost time or delayed time should be made up for in service.
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25th January 2019, 10:49
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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Loeb looks to be on another flyer.
Loeb looks to be on another flyer.
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Seriously WRC+, WTF!!
Seriously WRC+, WTF!!
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Same problems here, you'd have thought it would...
Same problems here, you'd have thought it would be a bit more streamlined now especially after a full season.
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23rd January 2019, 19:03
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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Absolutely class, thanks 😀.
Absolutely class, thanks 😀.
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23rd January 2019, 16:35
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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I'd quite happily have that pic framed and put...
I'd quite happily have that pic framed and put hanging on my living room wall
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21st January 2019, 22:03
Thread: Rallye WRC Monte Carlo 2019
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That suspension travel though! You could mistake...
That suspension travel though! You could mistake it for being the Polo WRC just with a different spoiler!
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21st January 2019, 21:59
Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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That's what I was kind of figuring. M-Sport are a...
That's what I was kind of figuring. M-Sport are a preparations/sales business so it is in their best interest to sell as many cars as possible while also rebuilding older stock. It doesn't seem like...
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21st January 2019, 19:49
Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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40 does sound like a good number but demand still...
40 does sound like a good number but demand still out weighs production by a big margin. Just for the record, how many new cars did M-Sport and Skoda sell last year?
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21st January 2019, 19:01
Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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With so few numbers of the polo being produced...
With so few numbers of the polo being produced maybe Wilson is playing a clever gameplan. As for customers and waiting lists teams will generally go for whats best unless they are brand affiliated....
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20th January 2019, 10:58
Thread: Rally2 (ex-R5) News
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A perfect example is Subaru. The S12 had three...
A perfect example is Subaru. The S12 had three different variations i.e. A, B, C and skipped right to S14. Think this was more of a Japanese cultural thing though.
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18th January 2019, 19:09
Thread: WRC Testing
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Even on bone dry tarmac the car seems to be...
Even on bone dry tarmac the car seems to be understeering . Looks like they've done a total flip with the setup from snap oversteer to plain understeer. Hopefully the car behaves differently on...
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15th January 2019, 23:03
Thread: Rally2 (ex-R5) News
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'Homologation' is probably the incorrect word...
'Homologation' is probably the incorrect word used here, maybe he meant 'the end of the life cycle of the current model' which makes a lot more sense.
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27th November 2018, 16:59
Thread: Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread
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I'm afraid they are, all two of them!!
I'm afraid they are, all two of them!!
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12th September 2018, 17:34
Thread: Silly Season 2019
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Don't forget Kajto had a go in one and he won his...
Don't forget Kajto had a go in one and he won his event in the process!!
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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...