Ireland 2009

[Fischer]

Atkinson crash was quite spectacular!

[Buzz Lightyear]

Atkinson crash was quite spectacular!

It is his specialist subject.

[GigiGalliNo1]

lol

[bassist]

Well I`ve read this forum and particulary the comments on Rally Ireland over that past 24 hours or so.I can ony think that the majority on here just want to get their names mentioned, for no real constructive reason! Grizzle . Grizzle Moan, Moan, thats all I`m reading!I thought this forum was dedicated to followers and therfore fans of Rallying? We all have our opinions of the way the sport is going at WRC level, and yes, things are not great, and neither is the Economic Climate that funds it,but to continuallty look on the Negative side is sureley tantamount to shooting everyone in the foot.I try and remember why I first started following the sport in my teens,and it was for the smell, the noise,and the adrenalin rush that you got when a car went past,as basic as that.Not how much cash/who is going to control what/all the other politics that gets played out in any sport.I did so for the joy of the experience.Rallying has had it`s "Quiet" moments in the past (Group B- Group A) and will so again,so lets bear with the situation, and see how it goes! Sebastian Loeb is a unique talent, and along with Michael Shumacher. will be remembered as the one that no one could beat! for all the wrong reasons! So lets get behind the Sport we all love, and praise the drivers at all levels, the Teams for their proffesionalism, the organisers for their dedication, the unsung marshalls/volunteers for coming back again,and again despite the political infighting. So, boys and girls, less of the doom, and more of the optimism. Bring on Super 2000 +++++ whatever its going to be called!!

[Simmi]

Well I`ve read this forum and particulary the comments on Rally Ireland over that past 24 hours or so.I can ony think that the majority on here just want to get their names mentioned, for no real constructive reason! Grizzle . Grizzle Moan, Moan, thats all I`m reading!I thought this forum was dedicated to followers and therfore fans of Rallying? We all have our opinions of the way the sport is going at WRC level, and yes, things are not great, and neither is the Economic Climate that funds it,but to continuallty look on the Negative side is sureley tantamount to shooting everyone in the foot.I try and remember why I first started following the sport in my teens,and it was for the smell, the noise,and the adrenalin rush that you got when a car went past,as basic as that.Not how much cash/who is going to control what/all the other politics that gets played out in any sport.I did so for the joy of the experience.Rallying has had it`s "Quiet" moments in the past (Group B- Group A) and will so again,so lets bear with the situation, and see how it goes! Sebastian Loeb is a unique talent, and along with Michael Shumacher. will be remembered as the one that no one could beat! for all the wrong reasons! So lets get behind the Sport we all love, and praise the drivers at all levels, the Teams for their proffesionalism, the organisers for their dedication, the unsung marshalls/volunteers for coming back again,and again despite the political infighting. So, boys and girls, less of the doom, and more of the optimism. Bring on Super 2000 +++++ whatever its going to be called!!

If you want to see the optimism on the forum all you need to do is look at the Monte Carlo thread in the IRC section. Everyone on here are fans of rallying but we aren't sticking our heads in the sand and pretending its fine when it is clearly not. There aren't even enough manufacturers for this to actually qualify as a legitimate championship. The credit crunch is an awful situation but it cannot be the single blame for the state of the WRC 2009.

[bassist]

Simmi, I think you have taken what I have said out of context! No one is burying heads in sand.We do have a major problem at WRC level, but to continue to `Snipe`is not healthy, and at the end is in my opinion counter productive.At the moment we have what we have, and it`s certainly not ideal, but to constantly `barrack` those who are are working with what we have got is unfair.Yes Monte, was fantastic, and I think I gave thanks in my contribution in the thread.I`m not using the financial climate as the soul reason for any excuses , but the more negative we approach this subject then the more apathetic the discussion will get.I also stated to bring on S2000+, as I recognise it`s importance in acheiving a solution to the situation.

[MikeD]

Simmi, I think you have taken what I have said out of context! No one is burying heads in sand.We do have a major problem at WRC level, but to continue to `Snipe`is not healthy, and at the end is in my opinion counter productive.At the moment we have what we have, and it`s certainly not ideal, but to constantly `barrack` those who are are working with what we have got is unfair.Yes Monte, was fantastic, and I think I gave thanks in my contribution in the thread.I`m not using the financial climate as the soul reason for any excuses , but the more negative we approach this subject then the more apathetic the discussion will get.I also stated to bring on S2000+, as I recognise it`s importance in acheiving a solution to the situation.

+1

[wrc_flipper]

Well I`ve read this forum and particulary the comments on Rally Ireland over that past 24 hours or so.I can ony think that the majority on here just want to get their names mentioned, for no real constructive reason! Grizzle . Grizzle Moan, Moan, thats all I`m reading!I thought this forum was dedicated to followers and therfore fans of Rallying? We all have our opinions of the way the sport is going at WRC level, and yes, things are not great, and neither is the Economic Climate that funds it,but to continuallty look on the Negative side is sureley tantamount to shooting everyone in the foot.I try and remember why I first started following the sport in my teens,and it was for the smell, the noise,and the adrenalin rush that you got when a car went past,as basic as that.Not how much cash/who is going to control what/all the other politics that gets played out in any sport.I did so for the joy of the experience.Rallying has had it`s "Quiet" moments in the past (Group B- Group A) and will so again,so lets bear with the situation, and see how it goes! Sebastian Loeb is a unique talent, and along with Michael Shumacher. will be remembered as the one that no one could beat! for all the wrong reasons! So lets get behind the Sport we all love, and praise the drivers at all levels, the Teams for their proffesionalism, the organisers for their dedication, the unsung marshalls/volunteers for coming back again,and again despite the political infighting. So, boys and girls, less of the doom, and more of the optimism. Bring on Super 2000 +++++ whatever its going to be called!!

Well said that man! Unfortunately lots of people moan and whinge on the forum - think someone once moaned about the colour of the grass on the stages. I guess it human nature to moan, sat infront of my MAC in a nice aircon'ed office is worlds away from getting very wet in Wales. You must rember that a large amount of the people on this forum's experance of rallying of opening the door for Lobe while he signs a photo (inculding me

[GigiGalliNo1]

I guess it human nature to moan, sat infront of my MAC in a nice aircon'ed office is worlds away from getting very wet in Wales.

It's 'Mac'

I'm not here to complain, i'm here to discuss Rally! And wanting to find out...


hrmmmmm are there any photos (websites) from Rally Ireland?!

[MikeD]

Is it me, or isn't Loeb a lot more popular in Ireland than in GB? Quite a lot of Citroën flags and you can hear people cher when he arrives at the stages.