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4th August 2008, 01:32 #1
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Atkos Best Drive?
In my opinion - Yes.
Obviously he lost a bit of pace on Friday but when you look at the times that he took out of his rivals on day 2 (1 +min out of Henning, 45+ secs out of Sordo, 1 min out of Petter) you see how much he out drove them all by, especially his team mate.
Sure he wasn't on the pace of the two leaders but they were driving out of this world... and atko is in the Subaru!
A fine performance on the world’s most demanding stages.
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4th August 2008, 01:48 #2
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hmmm i think atko had quite good runs throught the year.... Sordo i think backed off a bit to avoid a retirement and lost points for the team, but i think that Atko could stand as a 2nd-3rd driver in ford or citroen and he could definately lead one of the M2 ones. The subaru seems to cap his abilities....it would be nice to see him drive a winning car to see what he is really made of.
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4th August 2008, 07:44 #3
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So where will Atko be next year? isn't his contract up and the end of '08?
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4th August 2008, 08:17 #4
I hate to say it but right now He's a better driver than Petter, and I am very glad he finished on podium !
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4th August 2008, 08:50 #5
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Originally Posted by Minke
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4th August 2008, 09:52 #6
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My understanding is that Petter also had clutch problems, not to take anything away from Chris. I thought he put in a great drive.
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4th August 2008, 09:58 #7
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Originally Posted by Viking
In 2006 Atkinson signed a contract extension with Subaru, which means the Aussie will be present in the championship with team in 2008.
http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk...n%20-%20Subaru
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4th August 2008, 11:44 #8
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Indeed
I think it is one of his best drives and a really incredible climb up the leaderboard. People forget how hard it is to move places in Finland, especially to go from as low as 09th on Friday to the podium on Sunday, and to beat proven machinery (Ford & Citroen) in a development car. Outstanding!
I was worried that Chris was not doing himself any favours for his future for a while, but I do think he is going to be an 'in demand' driver after his performance this year.
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4th August 2008, 13:06 #9
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Originally Posted by jonkka
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ly/6983414.stm
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4th August 2008, 13:28 #10
This is by far Atkinsons best year, even outperforming Petter in my opinion. Don't think it will be long untill we see a rally win from him.
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