Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

[Simmi]

Anyone know what they are smoking over at Skoda Motorsport??? One of the more bizarre content strategies I've seen. The top story on their website is about Herbie. Look at some of the other stories on here too: https://www.skoda-motorsport.com/en/

[AnttiL]

I want to shoot them

Sir, you have had enough to drink, the door is there =>

[Zeakiwi]

Autosport prattling on about a potential Kimi Raikkonen test at Toyota WRC.

Raikkonen is 38?

[AnttiL]

Autosport prattling on about a potential Kimi Raikkonen test at Toyota WRC.

Raikkonen is 38?

https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10230643

In here Tommi Mäkinen denied those rumors

here's the new Autosport story: https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...konen-wrc-test Mäkinen kinda contradicts himself, but the main point is that "if he pays, I give him a car". Who wouldn't?

I like this quote from Kaj Lindström:

But this kind of story has to be really careful. If we say anything then it goes on and suddenly [it is written that] we have Kimi in the car and in the team for the whole season.

"This kind of thing can get a little bit silly.

[Franky]

I'm surprised that people can even think that Räikkonen would join the main team and not be a client.

[drive]

What happend to performanceclothing outlet? They dont have any wrc branded clothes anymore - I presume promoter opened their own shop and dont want any competition? So sad i didnt get any more tshirts and stuff during december sales, i wasnt expecting them to withdraw... as personally i dont like really shop.wrc line designs...

[Zeakiwi]

https://youtu.be/0MQZryIghvo

Maybe Loeb will be forced to do a couple of more events this year to pay for this wreck of two of his teams race cars!

Loeb might drive one of the TCR cars himself to reduce driver fees.
or Loeb Racing could stand down the two 'crash' TCR drivers for the next TCR round and trial 2 of the 4 BTCC VW drivers at the last european tcr round (slovakia). Give the Loeb racing 'crash' incumbents a second chance at the Ningbo TCR round,(BTCC round clash) if they fail then BTCC vw drivers might be available to do the last 3 TCR round Wuhan, Suzuka and Macau.

[EstWRC]

Oh man. This long pause is just killing me...

[EstWRC]

Hey finnish guys on twitter, have you had not enough of whining already that the WRC drivers chose Rally Estonia instead of Autoglym?

one of estonian biggest newspapers has even made an article about it https://sport.postimees.ee/4630271/k...s-saatuslikuks

[rp]

Hey finnish guys on twitter, have you had not enough of whining already that the WRC drivers chose Rally Estonia instead of Autoglym?

What do you mean? It´s a pity that the events will be driven at the same time. Everyone knows that Rally Estonia is not the best place to test for Rally Finland, but the teams chose it this time. Even Tänak said that at least they will get the sense of the fast roads there...

" It's not quite the same for Finland where the surface is a bit harder and there are more jumps. We don't have the same profile, but the speed will be the same and, after the break and some quite slow, twisty mountain gravel roads, it's really nice to get out and go fast again."