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6 Apr 2018, 16:31 (Ref:3813287) | #751 | ||
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Interesting format this season which I have only just read up on. One online only race tomorrow and then two televised races on Sunday. I'm looking forward to it.
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6 Apr 2018, 22:09 (Ref:3813402) | #752 | ||
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7 Apr 2018, 06:30 (Ref:3813471) | #753 | ||
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Where can watch race 1 from Morocco on net?
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7 Apr 2018, 07:22 (Ref:3813486) | #754 | ||
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7 Apr 2018, 09:03 (Ref:3813515) | #755 | ||
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Probably YouTube as well?
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8 Apr 2018, 20:47 (Ref:3814193) | #756 | ||
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The championship look truly competitive, let's see if bop slow Hyundai's a bit next race.
But Marrakech track is Soo back :/ |
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8 Apr 2018, 21:56 (Ref:3814218) | #757 | |
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TCR saves WTCC.. actual decent racing even at a track like Marrakesh!
Serious teas and serious drivers, mixed in with a few chaps there for the heck of it, and for the most part very well balanced cars, all makes for some great potential. Just think Hyundai needs to be pegged back slightly, not because they won two races, but because they seemed to be permanently on the attack regardless of who was driving them, they were just that little bit faster than anything else this weekend. But hey, miles better than the dull dull dull Citroen fest of the last years And finally Eurosport’s decent production values being put to use showing some on track action |
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9 Apr 2018, 08:25 (Ref:3814304) | #758 | ||
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They still need to work to catch BTCC, but 18 drivers in 1 second in qualiy is good sign
Hyundai need little bit bigger BOP, and Romeo Ferraris needs to get Alfa Romeo support if they want to compete with big boys. Also I don't that we will see good racing on Villa Real, last years there were many start crashes with 15-16 cars field in both ETCC and WTCC. |
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9 Apr 2018, 08:45 (Ref:3814309) | #759 | |
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Race 1 was a rocky start for the series, interruptions and then a dull race.
But races 2 and 3 were much better. I see the aggressive version of Yvan Muller has been reincarnated. If you are a customer in another series, there's no reason why you wouldn't buy a Hyundai. |
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10 Apr 2018, 08:49 (Ref:3814604) | #760 | |
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Marrakech is still a horrible track, I agree. But I felt very nostalgic watching the first 3 races, it was a throwback to WTCC 2005-2008. I agree with Neil Hudsons column, this could very well be a classic season. Great mix of new talent and old heroes, but I really miss Comini. I hope he shows up this year, at least as a wild card entry.
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11 Apr 2018, 00:18 (Ref:3814761) | #761 | |
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Doubtless Comini and a good BoP for Hyundai are missing points now.
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11 Apr 2018, 05:18 (Ref:3814792) | #762 | ||
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I guess I'm the only one not missing Comini...
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11 Apr 2018, 06:44 (Ref:3814800) | #763 | ||
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I cannot disagree more! I think the BoP worked just perfect in Marrakech. Every session more than 10 drivers within one second. Okay there were four Hyundais in Q3, but Ehrlacher had only 1 tenth deficit with the Honda. And don't forget that the compensation weight will come in from the Nordschleife to further fine tune the balance of performance. I think the FIA and TCR did quite well this time.
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11 Apr 2018, 08:39 (Ref:3814817) | #764 | |
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But i agree BOP is really good (beside Hyundai). In Q1 there was 18 cars in 1 second. |
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11 Apr 2018, 12:05 (Ref:3814851) | #768 | ||
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And Tassi is second wild card driver with Civic for HELL Racing Team
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11 Apr 2018, 12:52 (Ref:3814863) | #769 | ||
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Those aren't surprising entries for the wildcard spots but it's good to have them.
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11 Apr 2018, 17:25 (Ref:3814905) | #771 | |||
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Its not about the closeness of the field. Its about equal chances. Just do me a favour and think about this: If Yvan Muller Racing and BRC would have run Cupras in Marakech, would they have scored 5 out of 9 podium spots, 5 out of 6 in the races without reversed grid? Tarquini is a great driver, but hes not more then half a second faster then Huff, Shedden eg. And compensation weight is NOT for equalising the cars. It could be a way to equalise when the tracks used in a season favour a certain type of car. |
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Now, emotions aside, I think, we really need to see the cars performance in Budapest (and also TCR Europe from Paul Ricard) which should give us a proper indication whether Hyundai is really faster than the others or was it twisty Marrakech circuit that suited them more. |
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12 Apr 2018, 08:32 (Ref:3814971) | #774 | |
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The Hyundai seems to have an inherent advantage when it comes to turn-in bite and lack of understeer. It just looks lighter on its toes, and we all saw that in TCR Int. last season. Seems odd that Audi was given more weight and Honda less power, from the outside looking in.
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12 Apr 2018, 09:32 (Ref:3814982) | #775 | ||
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DTM champion René Rast is in for the Nordschleife event.
Will be very interesting to see how he gets on. |
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