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14 Nov 2003, 22:32 (Ref:783723)
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Welsh rally not the rally of GB
why is everybody calling the Welsh rally the rally of Great Britain not anybody on here but the puplic and the supporters of rally. It should rightfully be called the Welsh rally because every single stage is set in Wales not in England not in Scotland but in that little country called Wales. O.K fair enough a couple of years ago it was set in England and Scotland but in the last couple of years it has been set solely in Wales.
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15 Nov 2003, 15:05 (Ref:784337)
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Quite right its not fit to be given the name GB in the title
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15 Nov 2003, 15:20 (Ref:784351)
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I don't think anyone disagrees at all! I call it the RAC still but I think everybody calls it the Swanseas suburban tour
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16 Nov 2003, 10:14 (Ref:784912)
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It's going the way of the whole championship, a shadow of it's former self
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17 Nov 2003, 16:19 (Ref:786130)
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I wonder why they dont call it the welsh rally or something more accurate??
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Cryos, thats me! To keep the national IQ higher, we prevent links in the signatures. Its clearly in the notice, but that doesn't stop some people moaning about it..
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17 Nov 2003, 17:07 (Ref:786194)
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Lets be accurate here, Its the "Cardiff and District Plot n Bash"
I'm surprised someone has not complained about trade descriptions, as I see it they would have a case, as it is not as described on the box. |
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17 Nov 2003, 18:10 (Ref:786251)
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er, surely the Rally is totally in Wales and totally in Great Britain. So they can call it what they want.
Why not call it the South Wales Rally, none is in N Wales. Or the Swansea and Cardiff rally. Or whatever. None of the World rallies are all over every country they visit. I see no problem with the name. Although I would chose Welsh, but it isn't important. On the separate issue of the whole event. It was better when it covered thousands of miles and visited all the best stages in England, Scotland and Wales. |
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17 Nov 2003, 18:49 (Ref:786311)
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Running it over a short area is typical fo the modern rallies, but it doesn't really bother me that those stages are in Wales. They are some of the most challenging in Great Britain, and it makes a change for a major 'Britain' event to be outside England.
No one in Scotland or Wales ever complains about the 'British' Grand Prix being in England all the time, or the US Grand Prix being thousands of miles from some of the country's biggest cities. |
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13 Dec 2003, 09:21 (Ref:810819)
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One of the main reasons this rally was held in such high regard - not just by enthusists but by the ordinary people of England , Scotland and ,Wales was because it was called "THE RAC ROUND BRITAIN RALLY" _
And it did what it said on the tin Now didn't Tony Blair abolish "Britain " when he gave Scotland and Wales their own Parliament, Assemblies and law making? |
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13 Dec 2003, 10:06 (Ref:810836)
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On a political note, why when the Scots and Welsh have their own Assemblies, do we have loads of Scots and Welsh troublemaking MP's?
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13 Dec 2003, 16:03 (Ref:810994)
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Eh,Wales has an assembly and Scotland has a parliment.On a Political note,Are'nt the PM and Chancellor Scottish,wonder why their running the UK eh?
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13 Dec 2003, 19:25 (Ref:811120)
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Actually the PM and the chancellor are both Muppets!!! I can only believe they got a sympathy vote. LOL
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13 Dec 2003, 19:41 (Ref:811134)
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The PM ain't Scottish, just went to Uni in Edinburgh I think. Unfortunately I can see this thread going the same way as the "Brits in F1" thread in the F1 forum went - closure
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13 Dec 2003, 23:22 (Ref:811265)
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74,u r a muppet,if u think the pm is not Scottish
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14 Dec 2003, 18:33 (Ref:811727)
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Oops, sorry Bob, my mistake
 This is a quote from the 10 Downing Street website (http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/page4.asp, and the bit about him spending most of his childhood in Durham is probably where I got confused. Quote:
 
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15 Dec 2003, 07:50 (Ref:811980)
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Lager...cheers
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22 Dec 2003, 10:46 (Ref:818088)
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Back to the original thread! I thought the intention was to drop the GB from the title from next year in recognition that the whole event is underwritten by the Welsh Assembly/tourist board or whatever
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1 Dec 2006, 15:37 (Ref:1779570)
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Long Live the Cardiff Car Parks Plot n' Bash!!!
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1 Dec 2006, 17:37 (Ref:1779719)
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Who gives a damn about the rally or where it, is or if it is !
 Slaging off politicians is far more interesting 
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1 Dec 2006, 21:04 (Ref:1779831)
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sad pale shaddow of its former self.
is anyone bothering to watch it on tv? and what time is on? 2 am? |
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1 Dec 2006, 22:11 (Ref:1779874)
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just watching the Euosport coverage of day.
its awfull! why do they have such pathetic commentary? |
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1 Dec 2006, 23:05 (Ref:1779888)
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anyone going to the english grand prix next year?
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2 Dec 2006, 00:44 (Ref:1779917)
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i started to watch the coverage on eurosport , turned it off after 5 mins as i find the wrc soleless
 nowadays .....dont know why , but it is just boring... bring back group B , or even the gruop A and night stages
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2 Dec 2006, 11:19 (Ref:1780231)
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I regret that I have lost interest in the WRC. I think I must be getting old as I keep thinking that the old days were better!
However, the WDA have put considerable investment into the event, and I doubt whether any other region would be able to provide that level of support. |
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2 Dec 2006, 17:49 (Ref:1780421)
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