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    10k stages on a Safari? Closed roads? 300k total? No, thank you. I would rather see the DVDs of the great adventure events of old. PCs can keep that event for themselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by macebig View Post
    10k stages on a Safari? Closed roads? 300k total? No, thank you. I would rather see the DVDs of the great adventure events of old. PCs can keep that event for themselves.
    I think that with this kind of mindset Safari would have never existed in a first place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by macebig View Post
    10k stages on a Safari? Closed roads? 300k total? No, thank you. I would rather see the DVDs of the great adventure events of old. PCs can keep that event for themselves.
    In David Evans' other article on this story for Autosport, he says:

    "The Safari Rally has continued to run since it was dropped from the WRC calendar 16 years ago, but the modern-day African Championship version is a shadow of the event's heyday.

    A return to the WRC would likely mean a route similar to the 2002 event, which included 627 competitive miles in 12 sections across three days."
    https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...wrc-return-bid

    Now, feel free to take that with a pinch of salt as I am, but if correct, or even near correct, that'd be great. Here's the 2002 Safari Rally itinerary: https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetab...ri-rally-2002/

    Even within the current regulations for a WRC round, pushing the boundaries just a bit you could run 3 70km SS twice on Friday and Saturday, with one 60km SS and a 10km PS on Sunday, you'd have a 910km event. Obviously they'd need to have a tire fitting after each stage at least. That'd be nearly three times the length of many of the current WRC rallies, so to me worthy of an 'endurance' tag.

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    Will be interesting to see how many backroom deals surface following Rally Sweden.

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    Thoughts on Latvala's mental state? My heart is aching already from his comments throughout Sweden and his lack of speed throughout. He was never bad but never beat Tanak in a fair flat out fight and that began getting to his head, especially since it was in Sweden.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mk2 RS2000 View Post
    Will be interesting to see how many backroom deals surface following Rally Sweden.
    I think it's too early to do that. But with almost all contracts end at the 2018 (except Mikkelsen and Tanak) it will be interesting where everyone will go.

    Hot list:
    1. Neuville (Hyundai)
    2. Ogier (M-Sport, Hyundai???, Citroen doesn't have money, Toyota will not show interest)
    3. Latvala (Toyota)
    4. Lappi (Toyota)
    5. Breen (he is only one that can drive C3 properly)
    6. Paddon (he is aiming at staying at Hyundai)
    7. Sordo (Same as Paddon, except if he will retire)
    8. Meeke (no one probably will probably want him)
    9. Suninen (M-Sport)
    10. Tidemand (where it will be free seat probably)

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    Quote Originally Posted by steve.mandzij View Post
    Thoughts on Latvala's mental state?
    It definitely doesn't look good (from JML's perspective). Tänak's been faster both in MC and now in Sweden and he's probably only getting better and better with the Yaris as the season progresses.
    ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
    It definitely doesn't look good (from JML's perspective). Tänak's been faster both in MC and now in Sweden and he's probably only getting better and better with the Yaris as the season progresses.
    Latvala is the only full season works driver without a stage win this year. He also admitted at one stage end he has nothing on Tänak's pace. Doesn't look good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Latvala is the only full season works driver without a stage win this year.
    That's quite amazing
    ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    He also admitted at one stage end he has nothing on Tänak's pace. Doesn't look good.
    It was a terrible moment (mentally) at the end of stage 12 when Latvala couldn't believe Tänak's time after seeing it on the board. He asked Colin Clark what Tänak's time was and didn't look too happy after finding out the time on the board was indeed correct.
    ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan

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