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3 Apr 2003, 08:21 (Ref:556927)
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German round under threat
The FIA's World Motor Sport Council have said that the Rallye Deutschland could be excluded on safety grounds following an unsatisfactory report last year from FIA observers.
A final inspection is due at the beginning of May, but if that is unsatisfactory the rally will be removed from this year's calendar. |
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3 Apr 2003, 14:30 (Ref:557318)
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****! **** **** ****!!!
**********!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just asterisks... I'm too furious after reading this to think of anything coherant. 
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3 Apr 2003, 15:13 (Ref:557358)
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Why are you so angry Lee? I know other rounds are worse than the German but getting tough is the only answer. I just wish they were a bit more even handed.
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3 Apr 2003, 18:31 (Ref:557539)
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Could this be true? Germans, masters of organizing, failing here?
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3 Apr 2003, 19:47 (Ref:557628)
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I'm angry because the issue here isn't safety... It's that the FIA can't stand the idea of a multi-surface rally, much less multiple surfaces in one stage, which is what made the rally so fantastic (that and the ultra-tight runs through the forest!).
It's the very best event on the rally, and they want it sanitized. Mosely and the other weasels just won't let us have anything. 
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3 Apr 2003, 23:41 (Ref:557831)
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I thought it was an asphalt rally throughout. Well 98%
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3 Apr 2003, 23:56 (Ref:557838)
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Asphalt, gravel, mud... All over the place... Was great to watch.
World Motorsport Council transcript: "I do say, the fans actually seem to be enjoying this event." "Zut alors! Eet cannot be safe! Something must be done!" *sulks angrily* |
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4 Apr 2003, 14:28 (Ref:558372)
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Add to this story that the FIA is looking to phase out tarmac events from five to four in a six year period. They say those Tarmac Rallies are boring.
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4 Apr 2003, 14:57 (Ref:558414)
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Well, if they're going to dump a tarmac round, it should be Corsica. Not just because I'm PO'd at the French, but also because it's surrounded by Sanremo, Catalunya, and Monte Carlo, which is further into France itself than Corsica anyway.
Germany isn't a historic round on the calendar, but dammit, it's a spectacular event! |
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9 Apr 2003, 22:46 (Ref:564608)
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Corsica is my favourite round! I love those bends and drops. I admit that I have never been there but some day I will.
As for Germany I thought the roads were actually quite tame but the weather made the difference. |
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21 May 2003, 11:48 (Ref:605792)
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The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed the Rallye Deutschland's place on the 2003 calendar is secure, following a satisfactory second safety inspection.
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21 May 2003, 14:15 (Ref:605917)
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Yay!
 I just hope they haven't tossed out all the best stages. |
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21 May 2003, 16:29 (Ref:606061)
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21 May 2003, 18:44 (Ref:606162)
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 And politics... And food... And the price of tea in China... And the weather (effing cumulonimbus clouds!!!!)  Hmm, you might have a point there.
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