Page 52 of 75 FirstFirst ... 242505152535462 ... LastLast
Results 511 to 520 of 750
  1. #511
    Senior Member Mirek's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Prague / Eastern Bohemia
    Posts
    22,748
    Like
    7,917
    Liked 11,413 Times in 4,538 Posts
    Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

  2. Likes: AnttiL (14th August 2021),dimviii (14th August 2021),Sulland (14th August 2021),TWRC (14th August 2021)
  3. #512
    Senior Member Rallyper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Östhammar, Sweden
    Posts
    8,552
    Like
    5,976
    Liked 2,964 Times in 1,694 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.
    Not in speed, but in experience, which gave them the advance being high.
    "Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
    Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...

  4. Likes: meh (14th August 2021)
  5. #513
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2000
    Posts
    8,577
    Like
    233
    Liked 730 Times in 404 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.
    When every one else crashes, even the slowest competitor can win, eh?

  6. Likes: AnttiL (14th August 2021),Fast Eddie WRC (14th August 2021),meh (14th August 2021),Rallyper (14th August 2021),WRC1 (14th August 2021)
  7. #514
    Senior Member Mirek's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Prague / Eastern Bohemia
    Posts
    22,748
    Like
    7,917
    Liked 11,413 Times in 4,538 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Rallyper View Post
    Not in speed, but in experience, which gave them the advance being high.
    Sorry but that is wrong in every point of view.

    1) It's easy to be fast but not to finish. Countless examples of that.
    2) The locals have been pretty fast. Bedoret and Cracco jr. (big surprise for me) has been among the fastest by pure speed, especially Bedoret has been the fastest of all to this time fair and square. Third after yesterday and clearly fastest of all today.

    Quote Originally Posted by jonkka View Post
    When every one else crashes, even the slowest competitor can win, eh?
    Everyone can drive fast and crash. It's part of the game not to trash it, eh?
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

  8. Likes: AnttiL (14th August 2021),cali (14th August 2021),Corcaíoch (14th August 2021),RS (14th August 2021),TWRC (14th August 2021)
  9. #515
    Senior Member Sulland's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    6,441
    Like
    2,070
    Liked 1,403 Times in 726 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    Before the rally some people were argueing that the locals absolutely can not dominate the RC2. Now there is 8 of them in top 12. Just saying.
    Being a such a special rally, is also why none of the current top drivers choose to participate here.
    If it should rain there it becomes insanly slippery, due to the farming machines.

  10. #516
    Senior Member Rallyper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Östhammar, Sweden
    Posts
    8,552
    Like
    5,976
    Liked 2,964 Times in 1,694 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    Sorry but that is wrong in every point of view.

    1) It's easy to be fast but not to finish. Countless examples of that.
    2) The locals have been pretty fast. Bedoret and Cracco jr. (big surprise for me) has been among the fastest by pure speed, especially Bedoret has been the fastest of all to this time fair and square. Third after yesterday and clearly fastest of all today.
    Absolutely not wrong in any way.

    If you´re not fast you´ll never win. None of the top guys in WRC2 like to cruise. That´s why we have this outcome.

    Nevertheless, the local guys are fast in this rally.

    You´d like all of the local heroes to go to Rally Finland then? Maybe they win there as well?
    "Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
    Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...

  11. #517
    Senior Member Mirek's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Prague / Eastern Bohemia
    Posts
    22,748
    Like
    7,917
    Liked 11,413 Times in 4,538 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Sulland View Post
    Being a such a special rally, is also why none of the current top drivers choose to participate here.
    IMHO Suninen, Huttunen, Solberg, Gryazin are top drivers and they should not end being beaten like this (with the exception being Solberg who was just unlucky unlike his more experienced colleagues).
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

  12. #518
    Senior Member Rallyper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Östhammar, Sweden
    Posts
    8,552
    Like
    5,976
    Liked 2,964 Times in 1,694 Posts
    Solberg still suffering from powersteering failure.
    "Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
    Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...

  13. #519
    Senior Member Mirek's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Prague / Eastern Bohemia
    Posts
    22,748
    Like
    7,917
    Liked 11,413 Times in 4,538 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Rallyper View Post
    Absolutely not wrong in any way.

    If you´re not fast you´ll never win. None of the top guys in WRC2 like to cruise.
    Man, after being in Ypres ten times I dare to say that the only thing they did this year is that they coppied countless fails of many others before them. What we see is an absolutely standard way of how Ypres usually unfolds.
    Last edited by Mirek; 14th August 2021 at 13:54.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

  14. Likes: cali (14th August 2021),Integrale (14th August 2021),mousti (14th August 2021)
  15. #520
    Senior Member Rallyper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Östhammar, Sweden
    Posts
    8,552
    Like
    5,976
    Liked 2,964 Times in 1,694 Posts
    So what you say is the top crews should have given up before the rally, not even trying to be fast?

    However the lack of experience was there, as you say. No doubt. That was the point.
    "Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
    Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •