Network Q - Rally GB... talk about it here!! part 1

Subie Gal

11-14-2002 07:07 PM

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Network Q - Rally GB... talk about it here!!
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i got dibs on Burnsie makin it 4 in a row....
Petter - 2nd...
Gronholm - 3rd...



colin will crash out...

tommi will finnish ;) around 7th....

:D should be good stuff!!
SS1 is over and Marko Martin leads the way!

[url]http://www.wrc.com/en_GB/duringhp_GB.htm[/url]

Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]

Petrie

11-14-2002 08:34 PM

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Jamie, shame on you for not mentioning Pat Richard
55th overall, 10th in Group N

rupertberr

11-14-2002 09:36 PM

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Some interesting names back in the pack...
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2. Petter
7. Tommi
13. Mark Higgins - Ford RS WRC
24. David Higgins - Impreza WRC
25. Valenten Rossi - 206 WRC
29. James Thompson - Just sounds familiar for some reason!:D
tied for 54. Patrick Richard - Impreza Sedan
79. Mark Blundell - MGZR - Not last!:D

Bonzo

11-14-2002 11:54 PM

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a couple long shots

Tommi 4th
Rossi 10th

:p

FlooredSubaru

11-15-2002 12:17 AM

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I want Petter to win. why not have his first ever WRC wim be after he has been doing so well. I know Gronholm wont crash becouse there is no reason for him to win and he can place top 3 with 1/4 effort it seems.

Erik S.

MulletSlayer

11-15-2002 09:39 AM

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I don't care who wins as long as its not Burns! There is something about that guy that I can't stand.

I would like to see Mark Higgins beat Colin too.

grimlock

11-15-2002 09:51 AM

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Gronholm's gonna have a hydraulic failure and nose it into a big pile of logs.

GOOOOO PETTER!

Ross N.

rupertberr

11-15-2002 09:54 AM

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After SS5 Petter is back up to second.:)

Marcus leads by over 30 seconds. He has destroyed Burns all year long.

Robin2

11-15-2002 11:29 AM

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Pat Richard is now 52nd.... after SS5....

Where's the group N classing online?

Robin

Sea Dragon Rex

11-15-2002 11:45 AM

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Can anybody beat Gronholm and the Peugeots?

Unless Peugeot has all the top drivers (which I doubt), there has to be an advantage with the car. I hope Subie has made enough improvements to next year's car to make up the difference.

Robin2

11-15-2002 11:58 AM

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I found the Group N classing on rally-live.com

Robin

Subie Gal

11-15-2002 11:59 AM

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the Pug is the car to beat!!

just like Tommi in the Mitsu a few years back...

the technology will catch up....

then the Pugs will have to go back to the drawing room ;)


go Petter!! :D

and look at Miggins! :eek:

10th??? !!! yeah baby!!

Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]

brainrally

11-15-2002 01:00 PM

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Both Burns and McRae went off and lost some time. But they are pressing hard to make up the time. They're already knocking on Tommi's back door at the end of stage 6, even though they were down several places after their off.

Right now McRae is in front of Burns, but by less than 2 seconds. Tommi's knocking on Rovanpera's back door, only 3 seconds away.

Hang in there Petter (and Petter's Subie). :)

brainrally

11-15-2002 01:08 PM

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Right now Hyundai is ahead of Skoda and Mitsu. In fact they have all three of their drivers ahead of the other two Manufacturers's drivers. But it looks like unless the right people retire from the leading positions they won't get any points. It's looking like the Hyundai has the advantage.

FlooredSubaru

11-15-2002 03:09 PM

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so much for Rossi, that is too bad never even finished the first real stage.

car looks cool though.

Erik S.
GO PETTER!!!

edit: cool pic of why rally is one of the best motorsports [URL=http://www.wrc.com/en_GB/Gallery/Photo/2002/005/2002_R_AUS_PetterMarcus.htm]happy competitors[/URL]

mordy_2v

11-15-2002 04:12 PM

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haha, i know rally racers aren't big guys but he better not go throwing his back out lifting up his competitors :lol:

FlooredSubaru

11-15-2002 04:35 PM

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Petter goes into tonight in 2nd place with a 48 secs. of first.

he won SS7 by lest then .05 of a sec.

GO PETTER if he gets first there is a chance he can get 2nd in drivers points.

Erik S.

pio!pio!

11-16-2002 12:12 AM

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Just saw some pictures of Valentino Rossi on rally-live...doesn't he look like Rudy Galindo? (the ice skater, who the media loved to tout cuz he was not well funded and gay)

Choose

11-16-2002 08:07 AM

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"Marcus Gronholm rolled and retired from the rally"

:eek: :eek: :eek:

This opens up the door for Peter!!!!!!

rupertberr

11-16-2002 10:36 AM

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Petter: 2.9 seconds out of first after winning stage 9!!!!:eek:

jesse370

11-16-2002 10:53 AM

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GO PETTER:)

Choose

11-16-2002 11:54 AM

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It's a real nail biter between Martin and Peter!!! All I'm hoping for is that they finish 1-2. I would prefer Peter winning it but either way I will be happy because they both deserve it....too bad Martin is not with Subaru!!!

jesse370

11-16-2002 02:25 PM

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Drop the hammer tommi!!!! lets get both subies on the podium!!


go petter!!!! he is on fire, I really hope he can put together a big charge on the sst tonight and finish tomorrow off with his car in first.

Patrick L

11-16-2002 03:30 PM

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After Satge 13:
1)Martin
2)Solber -1"6
3)Sainz -28"1 (-26"5)
4)Burns -57"7 (-29"6)
5)Tommi -1'40"5 (-42"8)

John #555

11-16-2002 04:44 PM

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this thread is bad... i just wanted to share my excitement after i finally got my Speed channel back (...lousy Adelphia...), then, i see "After Stage 13..."

I really wanted to see the results on TV:( oh well,... *typing wrc.com*
:D

Kitsune

11-16-2002 09:43 PM

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Mistu has another horriable crash, luckly no one was hurt this time. I'm not a big fan of the Ralliart cars but they have been though hell this year. With the season over hopefully they can start rebuilding the team's morale.

Marko and Petter one two is amazing, both great drivers, both future champs.

Would'nt mind seeing Sainz get a good finish either.

Kilika2k

11-17-2002 01:00 AM

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Hey, did anyone notice that this is gonna be the very last rally where they are gonna use the GD chassis? Its kinda sad that its gonna be gone, oh well, at least it bagged a championship on its two year tenure, hehe.

Kilika2k

11-17-2002 03:50 AM

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Petter is now the rally leader after SS14! Rumors say Markko may have some damage to his rear of his car!

pio!pio!

11-17-2002 05:40 AM

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kilika2k [/i]
[B]Hey, did anyone notice that this is gonna be the very last rally where they are gonna use the GD chassis? Its kinda sad that its gonna be gone, oh well, at least it bagged a championship on its two year tenure, hehe. [/B][/QUOTE]

I believe next year's chassis is still a GD chassic, just updated w/ the new design cues.

MstrDC

11-17-2002 07:53 AM

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Burns is out! Solberg can take 2nd in Driver's points if he gets 1st place! He's 21.3 seconds ahead of Martin now. Gooo Solberg!!!

Crashton

11-17-2002 08:27 AM

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Just 3 more stages. Petter can do it! Go Petter Go!!!:D :D :D

Subie Gal

11-17-2002 09:06 AM

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[b]one[/b] stage left!! :eek:

come on Petter!!! :D
[img]http://www.subiegal.com/photogallery/photo16440/Subie%20Gal%20%20Petter%20Solberg.jpg[/img]
this is awesome!!

and OH MY GOD! look at Mark Higgins!!!!
6th?? :eek: - faster than a speeding McCrash??? :eek:

[img]http://www.subiegal.com/photogallery/photo16440/Subie%20Gal%20Mark%20Higgins.jpg[/img]
hehehee.. giggle fits!
this is great stuff!!!

come on boyz!!! :lol:
i love it!!! awesome stuff!!

jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]

AWDPilot

11-17-2002 09:06 AM

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Go Petter go, he's soo close.....

Rattler

11-17-2002 09:54 AM

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Woohoo! Petter won!:D

He got an excellent birthday present a day early.

Subie Gal

11-17-2002 10:00 AM

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:D and 2nd in the world championship???? :D

happy bday petter!!! :)

wooohoooo!... and the fans go wild ..... :)

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Jamie

rupertberr

11-17-2002 10:01 AM

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Yes!
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WooooHooooo!

Petter went!

Now weight the car!

Higgins!

:eek:

AWDPilot

11-17-2002 10:07 AM

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Congrats Petter and Phil!!!!!

1 down.... so many more to go :D :D

Rin	11-17-2002 10:12 AM

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Am I the only one who got disturbed by the "You Are My Sunshine/Solberg" song that they played earlier? :o

Oh well.... Yay for Petter!!! :D :D :D

-Rin

Thug	11-17-2002 10:36 AM

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Congrats Petter!
And congrats Mark Higgins!

trhoppe

11-17-2002 11:43 AM

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Gooooo petter!
2nd in the championship, woohoo!

-Tom

trinidriver

11-17-2002 12:01 PM

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Awesome! What a way to build momentum for 2003. Can't wait for next season.

Superveget

11-17-2002 12:07 PM

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Have u guys noticed that Subaru seems to be getting their s%&*t together in the last three ralies. Peter seems to be the best driver around, and Tommy seems to be doing alright when he is not cheating.:devil:

ShockWave

11-17-2002 12:08 PM

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Go Tommi!
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Great day. Petter 1st, Tommi a solid finish in 4th (I'm feeling like one of the only Tommi fans here), and not a Pug in sight.

I am very hopefull that Prodrive keeps the team intact as it is so that they can build on the current momentum.

Weasel 555

11-17-2002 01:09 PM

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Congrats...to Petter and Subaru
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This was his first ever win in the WRC. In doing so, he finished second in this years FIA's WRC Drivers standings.

Final Standings for Rally of GB

1 SOLBERG Subaru
2 M�RTIN Ford
3 SAINZ Ford
4 MAKINEN Subaru
5 MCRAE Ford
6 HIGGINS Ford

Patrick L

11-17-2002 01:09 PM

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Yes, a very great day for the SWRT team.
GO SUBARU!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrads Petter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imprezer

11-17-2002 01:38 PM

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Go Hollywood!!!

A taste of things to come...

-Alex

SlideWRX

11-17-2002 01:38 PM

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YEEEEHAAAAWW!!!!

WAY TO GO PETTER!!

personally, I don't really see it as the Pugs dominating, rather Gronholm dominating the season. Especially lately, Petter has been running quite competitively with the other Pugs.

Tommi had a MUCH rougher season than I though he would.

Is it too early to start predicting next season's results? ;) :D

Tom

mordy_2v

11-17-2002 01:46 PM

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AWESOME!!!!! YAH!!!

Man that english mud must like to eat Pugs :p

What a great way to end a otherwise frustrating year.

Now, its too long until a new season :)

akuhner

11-17-2002 01:58 PM

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The taste of things to come is Marko Martin! But, Ford would be insane not to keep Saniz around as a big gun for Marko to learn from. Petter will be top 3 next year, but Marko won't be far behind.

Anyone know how Pat Richards finished?

2 best moments - when Mills thought they were done for and assumed the postion, and when Passonen (sp?) wrecked within feet of Markus. Oh, and when Delecoir (woa sp!?) mouthed off to his navigator for calling a turn too late and ending their rally. "10 times too late! no, 100 times too late! 100 times too $@!@@# late!"

Alex

Dussander

11-17-2002 02:12 PM

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Wow, that was the first time a Rally finished EXACTLY like I wanted it to end! :) Petter's first win AND second place in overall championship. I couldn't stop cheering when Marcus rolled! :devil:

Patrick L

11-17-2002 02:40 PM

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Pat Richards finished 9th in GroupN. 39'53"80 behind first place.

Patrick L

11-17-2002 02:44 PM

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I wonder if Tommi can make it 5 in a row at MONTE CARLO :)
He has won the MONTE CARLO Rally 4 times in a row, 2002-1999.

Jewbaru

11-17-2002 03:09 PM

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Congrats Petter!

I thought this was funny:
[quote]My brother Henning has been phoning me throughout the day, he�s been very supportive and told me that he�s been doing do-nuts in my Subaru back home in Norway! Forget all the bad luck, I hope this win will be the first of many.[/quote]

Legacyman200

11-17-2002 04:43 PM

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YYYYYYYYEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
[img]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/247182.jpg[/img]

Bye
:)
Olivier

[url]http://membres.lycos.fr/subaruleg/[/url]

rlly_wgn

11-17-2002 04:59 PM

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WOOO! HOOO1
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Petter rocks!! I cant wait to get home and watch on SpeedTV. Solberg has been improving all year and I am so glad to see him bring home a win for himself and Subaru.

Shockwave, I am a huge Tommi fan since he joined Subaru and I'm surprised he has struggled so much this year. If anything the Subaru team will continue to benefit from his being part ot the team.


Congrats to Solberg and the Subaru team.

NorthstarSTS

11-17-2002 08:02 PM

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Solberg Wins!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hollywood Solberg catapulted by his win today at GB rally, finishes SECOND in the WRC Championship! WOW

Its all about blue!

Rattler

11-17-2002 11:48 PM

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I couldn't help but laugh when Speed was showing the in-car of Francois Delecour shouting at his co-driver.:lol: :lol: :lol:

Congrats again to Petter! I thought he showed he was a class act. :D

I also wish somebody should give Carlos Sainz a good deal for next year. I think he deserves better than what is on the table for him. :confused:

WagonMonster

11-17-2002 11:51 PM

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Petter is DA MAN!!!!!!
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From Rally-Live.com
[quote]
After a sensational finale to the Rally of Great Britain, the last round of the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship, 555 Subaru driver [b]Petter Solberg has claimed the first victory of his WRC career[/b]. With the Drivers' Championship secured earlier in the season by Marcus Gronholm, and the Manufacturers' Championship already wrapped up by Peugeot, all eyes were on the battle between two of the WRC's most talented young drivers - Ford's Markko Martin and Subaru's Petter Solberg.
In a tense struggle for the top spot, the pair traded stage wins over the last four stages, but it was the Subaru star, and Welsh co-driver Phil Mills, that had the edge. In dry and bright weather conditions, 27-year-old Petter delivered a mature and calculated performance to overturn Martin's overnight advantage and take a momentous win. His Estonian rival finished 24.4 seconds behind in second, with the final podium spot going to Carlos Sainz, a further 1 minute 11.3 seconds back in third.
Petter's win not only brought him a hugely popular WRC victory, but by claiming the maximum 10 drivers' points he also secured [b]second place in the 2002 Drivers' Championship[/b], ahead of far more experienced drivers. It was a fitting end to the Norwegian's season, which has seen him consistently improve throughout the year, notching up 35 stage wins and five podium finishes in the process.[/quote]

I am so beside myself with joy!

I have been rooting for Petter all -season, and I KNEW he was gonna win one this year, and to take 2nd overall for the season is simply spectacular!

Not to mention that it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, I had the honor of meeting him this year and even having a beer (or 2 or 3) with him.

Petter=r0x0r!

Here's a pic of Petter with my MOMZ! (seriously :) )
[IMG]http://subaru.williwood.com/images/rim02/31.jpg[/IMG]

Watch out next year! :D

cmaj7

11-18-2002 12:05 AM

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GO PETTER
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Petter is easily my favourite driver, I've been cheering him on since last year. He deserves the victory. Subaru is looking good for next year if they can get their speed on the straights up a little bit!!

rkkwan

11-18-2002 12:08 AM

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Dude, you've been here long enough to know a lot of people tape their WRC coverage. You don't have to spoil it for those people with the title. There's the GB Rally thread up there you can contribute to! :rolleyes:

-Ray