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11 Dec 2017, 20:39 (Ref:3786367) | #26 | ||
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Personally I think it will be really good to see Elfyn Evans in amongst the top class runners. His performance on his home turf this year was pretty impressive, how he shapes up alongside Ogier will be interesting.
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11 Dec 2017, 21:38 (Ref:3786397) | #28 | ||
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They dont need to test thne damn thing on asphalt, it's fine on that surface
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15 Dec 2017, 22:27 (Ref:3787341) | #29 | ||
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Rally Finland 2016: Ouninpohja Onboard.
I know this is the 2018 season thread so forgive me for posting this here; I've been searching and waiting for this piece of onboard footage for almost two years. I just had to share it somewhere people are likely to see it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H05Os2d6mIs |
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16 Dec 2017, 01:09 (Ref:3787359) | #30 | ||
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2'20, 3'20 (!!!)
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18 Dec 2017, 22:28 (Ref:3787953) | #31 | ||
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I guess that's why we all follow the sport, the drivers have superhuman car control and both driver and co-driver are extremely brave. It's one of the few sports where you can watch and think us mere mortals could not do what we've just seen. It's a highly specialised kinda of skill. There should be a Phd study on how driver's brains change as they start rallying and what state it's in when they get to the point where they can go flat out through Ouninpohya!
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19 Dec 2017, 14:45 (Ref:3788093) | #32 | ||
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Or Valentino Rossi's brain!
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20 Dec 2017, 12:45 (Ref:3788318) | #33 | ||
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So Citroen will run 2 cars on most events in 2018 - Meeke the full season, Breen 10 rounds and Loeb for 3 rounds (Mexico, France, Spain). Al Qassimi will get a 3rd car for 'some' events and Lefebvre gets dropped from the WRC squad but will compete in an R5 C3.
Not a surprise to see Lefebvre get pushed out - he was clearly the weakest of the Citroen drivers last season. Odd though that Breen gets dropped for the rounds where Loeb will compete - I'd have thought they'd have just run a 3rd car for those events (and clearly they can run a 3rd car as that's what they'll be doing with Al Qassimi). |
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20 Dec 2017, 15:24 (Ref:3788349) | #34 | |
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Loeb hopefully will prove a good yardstick for Meeke and that could help him launch a title challenge
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20 Dec 2017, 22:02 (Ref:3788417) | #35 | ||
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I would guess Citroen are realizing how expensive WRC is, maybe have an eye on future diesel sales as they sell a huge amount of diesel cars.
And WTCC cost them a fotune!! |
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21 Dec 2017, 16:30 (Ref:3788552) | #36 | ||
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Read my lips: electric rallycross is the future.
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11 Jan 2018, 11:00 (Ref:3791938) | #37 | |
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New Yaris WRC:
http://newsroom.toyota.eu/toyota-gaz...018-yaris-wrc/ Updates to the front aero and cooling sistem. Those are some big diveplanes. |
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Hyundai have revealed their 2018 car as well: Slightly tweaked front end, but doesn't look radically different to the 2017 car: |
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11 Jan 2018, 11:29 (Ref:3791964) | #39 | |
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Anyone else loving the livery on the Hyundai? Hopefully they can go one better in the championship this time
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11 Jan 2018, 11:35 (Ref:3791971) | #40 | |
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The Hyundai looks good but was hoping for more, not a big difference form last year.
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If Hyundai can address the weak points of the 2017 car (and Neuville can maintain a level head), they are surely going to be the team to beat in 2018. |
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11 Jan 2018, 14:13 (Ref:3792027) | #42 | ||
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Forgive the double post, but the 2018 Fiesta livery has now been revealed:
Mads Ostberg will run in a third Citroen in Sweden: https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...berg-in-sweden |
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11 Jan 2018, 19:38 (Ref:3792095) | #43 | ||
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Utterly unimaginative, dull, corporate liveries on both cars lets face it, they both look the same as last years cars.
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11 Jan 2018, 19:53 (Ref:3792099) | #44 | ||
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I like them.
Just pray they don't slice anything or anyone with those diveplanes |
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13 Jan 2018, 00:05 (Ref:3792394) | #45 | ||
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News round-up.
I've been out of the loop for a little while now but in case others are not aware, here's a round-up of various news:
1. Paddon is to share the 3rd i20 with Sordo throughout the season. 2. Increased Ford support to Msport to be emphasised by the inclusion of Ford in the entrant name. 3. Apparently there's a significant overhaul of event coverage coming up with every stage being available to watch live, boost in camera numbers and production staff etc. It remains to be seen if this is viable i.e. will people consume all that footage and is it even affordable for the promoter? 4. Teemu Suninen gets to drive in 8 rounds with Msport. |
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13 Jan 2018, 18:14 (Ref:3792504) | #46 | ||
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WRC has been producing TV footage for decades.
But they have struggled to atract viewers. |
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14 Jan 2018, 14:11 (Ref:3792682) | #47 | |
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At lease we have got decent coverage again
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14 Jan 2018, 18:50 (Ref:3792720) | #48 | ||
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How will the recent snow fall impact the Monte?
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15 Jan 2018, 09:18 (Ref:3792826) | #49 | ||
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Should make it better than the last few years? There's been too much tarmac over the last few seasons - Monte should be all snow and ice!
Speaking of snowfall - the rally Sweden organisers posted a photo showing the snowbanks at the edge of their stages - about a metre tall so far |
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Some of the stages are on higher ground though so the stages can differ quite a lot. I live just one km from last years Knon stage and there is much less snow here than on the pics from the stages. |
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