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Thread: Wrc safari rally project 2020
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8th July 2019, 10:36 #11
Well everyone wanted a "Safari" rally... Now not so much...
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8th July 2019, 10:43 #12
Unfortunately it says a lot about the organizers unless there was some freak storm the night before. Didn't they recce the stages? I also heard there was an accident, but that was on Kenyan media
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8th July 2019, 10:55 #13
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https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/41452...i-rally-photos
Apparently some people were drunk and drove into the stage after it ended, rolled the car, with one dead.
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8th July 2019, 11:00 #14
Sad... I'm pretty sure they killed their chances. No comparison to the likes of Estonia or New Zealand.
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8th July 2019, 11:26 #15
Yeah, the organizers are nearly billionaires in Kenya. They own one of the biggest sugar processing factories in the world apparently. You can bet your a$$ the FIA officials were well taken care of. Why do you think ex WRC drivers live in Kenya for months training these wealthy Indian drivers?? Nairobi is extremely dangerous, but they get treated extremely well.
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8th July 2019, 11:49 #16
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I bet it still be on the calendar...money talks.
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8th July 2019, 11:55 #17
Imagine all the drama on WRC+ Live. I am excited about that. People wants GrB back, FIA gave it. People wants Safari back... lets do it! People are so strange nowadays...
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8th July 2019, 12:32 #18
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i have never wanted it back
#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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8th July 2019, 13:40 #19
I'm not saying it won't be cool, but what does it really bring to the sport? Toyota is a huge market for Africa, but that's about it. Otherwise it's a joke honestly.
From what I know so far, both TGR and Hyundai are completely against it even though they may say otherwise when being interviewed. I can only imagine M-Sport and Citroen are totally against it just from a budget stance.
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9th July 2019, 09:25 #20
Not surprising the teams would hate it. A one-off suspension will need to be developed to have any hope of dealing with the mud and ruts. The aero will be compromised by rhino guards and roof mods, and the intakes and exhausts will have to be proofed against water. Not surprising that back in the day there were separate contracts for the WDC _ Waldegaard drove for Ford in his Championship year but Mercedes in the Safari and Cote d'Ivoire
Kris Meeke got fired -PSG so terrified they quit!
Almost all Finn's since Paavo Nurmi who are fast in their sport have been called "Flying", particularly the 1960's rally drivers, but I was actually thinking of "Flying Finnish" - the timing line at...
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