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3rd February 2013, 13:02 #31
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3rd February 2013, 21:51 #32
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Fall shooting himself in the foot by confronting Rohrl at his breakfast table the morning after the Rothmans party. Jochi Kleint (coincidently the subject of a current thread on here), whom Fall flew in to drive Rohrl's car, was never likely to do as well. Caused me a smile when we passed the rear end of it sticking out of the trees on one stage.
Rohrl hated the RAC irrationally, since he was actually quite good at it. He just seemed to psyche himself out of liking it because he knew he was the acknowledged best on heavily practised tarmac. This got to the point when his complaining in 85 went largely ignored because of his bias and it was Timo Salonen who gets the blame for getting the RAC changed to "9 to 5 rallying" for 86.
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4th February 2013, 00:28 #33
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4th February 2013, 20:24 #34
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I can't recall what was said at the time but I'm sure Short was brought in to partner Rohrl because he was good "on the maps" and any information would help Rohrl more than most other drivers. Rohrl then probably placed too much confidence in his map reading. Short had "coached" Pons on the maps during one previous RAC to help Mouton at a critical point.
Perhaps we should explain, for those not so familiar with the days of the "secret" unpractised RAC rally stages, that they could be read off 1:25000 scale maps but this was (is still on the R.A.C. retro event) something of a "black art" as there were inaccuracies that meant some of the detail was more "advice" than the equivalent of pace notes.
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5th February 2013, 18:18 #35
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5th February 2013, 19:43 #36
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That was 78 and he was also entered in a 131 in 79 and 80 (with conventional seating!)but I can't recall seeing him so maybe he didn't start. Not entered in 81.
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5th February 2013, 20:42 #37
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(Don't let me break the conversation above by interjecting with more)
JAMES THOMPSON, West Surrey Racing Honda, 2000 (BTCC)
I don't know the ins and outs but I know that James really went through the grinder with WSR boss Dick Bennetts. Thommo was sacked, but he since went on to show what a class act he is. Looks like Dick Bennetts made a big mistake - I think Thompson was better off without WSR.SPAM - Going off topic to give you the deals you don't want.
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6th February 2013, 01:35 #38
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6th February 2013, 01:36 #39
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6th February 2013, 20:05 #40
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He was on the original 1980 RAC entry list at No.2 in a works 131 but I certainly don't recall him at the first passage control so agree DNS.
I think we saw this one coming, didn't we?
F1 Guru Adrian Newey leave Redbull