Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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12th November 2013, 10:16 #111
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Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Besides, having as many teams as seven is very exceptional situation in the history of WRC. The norm has been about half of that so what we really need is not that much, provided that Citroen stays with real intention.
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12th November 2013, 16:05 #112
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Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Donty get too hung up on the value of manufacturers teams, if they all left the sport would evolve and survive, they arent a bad thing for the sport but they certainly arent the be all and end all for it, in ways they have used there power to stem some of the good bits of the sport
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12th November 2013, 19:06 #113
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Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Originally Posted by noel157
Gone totally ---except at the club level in great events like Finlands amazing F-cup---is the old idea of what I call "identification".
Now just parade ANYTHING (rally car, Touring car, drag car, F1 car, moto-cross bike, sail boat, airplane, skateboard, skier, Monster truck ANY thing) plastered 100% in Bed Rull, Dubai, Microsoft, Merril Lynch signage , pay some fools to babble and rant and "analyze' the "brilliant move" by some schmuck---and you've done what you intended.
Like most things "made for TV" the thing itself (in our case rally) is relatively unimportant, it is a small part of the "media package".
Mirek is right, tho. The economics of building good base cars in the old 5000 units or the reduced 2500 means we won't see anything like the cars we once saw--and own.
So our choice is simple, we should be simple minded, obedient media consumers and learn from the F1 and Nascar fans---maybe if we all stuffed enough burgers and swilled enough beer and Bed Rull or Monsterous Energy drink to paralyze our brains, we could argue incessantly about each gearchange some guy manages to do like its an important and amazing achievement...
Or we could just build nice simple cars from the 80s and 90s and go get sideways ourselves!John Vanlandingham
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Vive le Prole-le-ralliat
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13th November 2013, 11:09 #114
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Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
Awesome post!!!
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18th November 2013, 18:15 #115
Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
does anyone know if it's certain for Mikko Hirvonen comming back to M-Sport?
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19th November 2013, 10:15 #116
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Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
The majority of people here I suspect...
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19th November 2013, 11:58 #117
Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Originally Posted by Eli
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20th November 2013, 08:18 #118
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Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Originally Posted by Eli
Have to disagree with NOT, Even at the local level you have to have some "money." Like when you call Janvanvurpa for his $2500 suspension, and your nearest event is a 10hr drive for an entry fee of $600, and the sanctioning body decides to finally update helmet rules and deems your $600 helmet unusable for next year after only 8 events. So it's all relative but it still takes money2009 Colorado Rally Cup Champion & 2009 CHCA Rookie Of the Year
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20th November 2013, 10:45 #119
Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Originally Posted by TyPat107Only you know your true potential.
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Re: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
Originally Posted by TyPat107I'm a daddy now!!! 2 goorgeous little girls Megan Jessica born 24th August 2009....
M-Sport/ Ford have been testing using a 'simulator' in the USA. They say its helped improve the Puma Rally1 car, especially for tarmac. Does anyone know what this simulator could be like ? Story...
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