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[Essaj]

I remember that Kalle was fast, but not reliable. He had a crash in nearly each rally.

He clipped curb on Ciocco damaging his suspension. In Adriactico he actually crashed or went off the road twice before retiring. Salento he hit a rock in a blind corner that was risen to the road from the previous driver who had cut that corner and you dare to call that "crash in nearly each rally"
He would have also finished P2 in adriatico but electricial / fuel related issue stopped him on the final liaison and did pretty well in Rome, all that in piece of a shit 208 while being 17

Also Bulacia did same rallies in Italy already back then.

[Mirek]

... all that in piece of a shit 206...

Andreucci won the title in the same car (and it's 208 btw).

[Essaj]

Andreucci won the title in the same car (and it's 208 btw).

Andreucci somehow made the 208 work for him, there aint many who were able to do it with that car.

[Mirek]

Andreucci somehow made the 208 work for him, there aint many who were able to do it with that car.

Abbring, Lefebvre or Breen disagree.

[Essaj]

Abbring, Lefebvre or Breen disagree.

Abbring is one of those "not many drivers". Breen last drove the car in 2015 and was he really that fast or happy with it? I don't think so. just look how many accidents and techinal difficulties he had with it.
Also has Lefebvre even done events in 208? His R5 results no matter the car are also really shy of Kalle's ones.

This is really getting out of topic now, but I don't get how Kalle always gets blamed for his season in Italy. IMO With all things considered it was pretty successful and was a perfect learning curve for him

There is a reason why Kalle had 4 times less points than Andreucci in the same car
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campio...ano_Rally_2017

Is "crash in each rally" one of those things?

[Mirek]

This is really getting out of topic now, but I don't get how Kalle always gets blamed for his season in Italy. IMO With all things considered it was pretty successful and was a perfect learning curve for him

I haven't said a word about Kalle. You said the car was a piece of shit while Andreucci won the title with it. I reacted to that statement.

[Jarek Z]

Is "crash in each rally" one of those things?

For sure those crashes didn't add him points:

http://www.rallylinkhost.it/images/i...00-600-100.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7MyJkcXkAMAIxb.jpg

https://fi-fi.facebook.com/KalleRova...8151787266329/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_xydy2W0AAEBHd.jpg

I don't get how Kalle always gets blamed for his season in Italy. IMO With all things considered it was pretty successful and was a perfect learning curve for him.

I have never blamed Kalle for his season in Italy. I remember it as a very exciting season.

[Jarek Z]

Final classification of 2020 Campionato Italiano Rally Terra:
http://www.rallylink.it/pdf/classifiche/2020/cirt.pdf

[Jarek Z]

you dare to call that "crash in nearly each rally"

There is a reason why Kalle had 4 times less points than Andreucci in the same car
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campio...ano_Rally_2017