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    Interesting. Wonder, if Toyota would bring Meeke in that case. Been pretty good there.
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    When does the entry list for this close? Or has it closed already?

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    Quote Originally Posted by er88 View Post
    When does the entry list for this close? Or has it closed already?
    According to rallyguide2 the entry list should have come out on 19th of oktober, but i haven't seen it yet.

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    27th Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2018 • 15-18 November

    It’s in FIA’s hands now. It’s not the first time this year the entry list is late (or then it has come from FIA but they are lazy to put it online)

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    #8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    I actually liked the explanation that they will not nominate Neuville for manu points so that he can concentrate on driver title and instead nominate the 3 others.
    Doesn't make much sense to me? I get the idea but it won'treally change the pressure on him, and if they think he can win then they want manufacturer points from the win too... would be an awkward situation if there is a conflict of interest between his DC points vs the others MC points, would they use team orders to favour one or the other?

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    Adding 4th car gives them more options to play with points for both championships. Although I think that manu title is now just about won by Toyota.
    I also guess they have to nominate for manu points long before the rally (possibly already when entering the crew?).

    Anyway these kinds of last-rally title fights very often end with one or more of the fighting crews crashing out. (lately Hirvonen and Loeb who both ended DNF, McRae and Burns etc..).
    It is also possible that say Ogier drops out for some reason and even win won't be enough for Tanak so Neuville will cruise on some 4-6th place without risk (like he did to keep 2nd in 2016). I does indeed sometimes happen that multiple contenders finish, but it's rather rare compared to the number of times one or both crash (Solberg vs Loeb 2003).

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    Škoda has just released a press information confirming that Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler are WRC2 champions which must mean that Pontus Tidemand didn't use his theoretical option to brake the contract and go into Australia on his own (not saying he wanted to do that but Škoda was obviously waiting for closing the entries with this announcement).
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

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    So it was wrong rumor (think it actually originated from the organizers though).

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