| WagonMonster | 03-29-2006 07:50 PM |
Not falling for the baguette in the tailpipe trick again: Rally de France Starts 4/7!
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I know it's probably a foregone conclsion that Loeb's going to win his home event.
But we can still keep up the false hope!
GO PETTER! :banana:
But we can still keep up the false hope!
GO PETTER! :banana:
| digitalboy40 | 03-29-2006 08:12 PM |
hahaha, that title is too funny :lol:
+1 for petter getting out of his slump
+1 for petter getting out of his slump
| XenoWolf | 03-29-2006 09:10 PM |
RNY USA is the same weekend, just incase you want to... you know... see a Subaru win. :cringe:
| WRXedUSA | 03-29-2006 11:48 PM |
IBloebwinsit
| Slick33 | 03-30-2006 02:23 AM |
Ford's proved they've got what it takes to compete on tarmac, barring any freak mechanical issues. Here's hoping Gronholm makes Loeb sweat a little bit!
| Yotsuya | 03-30-2006 10:01 AM |
If not for that wastegate, Ford probably would have won Catalunya. Hopefully it'll all work this time.
Sadly, Petter (and Sarazin? don't know if he's in again) won't stand a chance unless something happens with the weather.
Galli will be back the series driving a Peugeot, and for some reason I want to see Skoda get a podium. Maybe Kopecky will do it, or Panizzi will wake up on the right side of the bed. I'll also hope Stohl can improve this time.
Oops, looks like Rovanpera will be driving; the Panizzis claim a family matter and look like they're out for the season.
Sadly, Petter (and Sarazin? don't know if he's in again) won't stand a chance unless something happens with the weather.
Galli will be back the series driving a Peugeot, and for some reason I want to see Skoda get a podium. Maybe Kopecky will do it, or Panizzi will wake up on the right side of the bed. I'll also hope Stohl can improve this time.
Oops, looks like Rovanpera will be driving; the Panizzis claim a family matter and look like they're out for the season.
| bemani | 03-30-2006 11:22 AM |
Let's hope for some rain.
| WagonMonster | 03-30-2006 11:23 AM |
Unless it rains gravel, Petter doesn't have a chance.
Has he ever won a Tarmac event?
Has he ever won a Tarmac event?
| bemani | 03-30-2006 12:38 PM |
[QUOTE=WagonMonster]Unless it rains gravel, Petter doesn't have a chance.
Has he ever won a Tarmac event?[/QUOTE]
2003 Rally de France, in the rain :D
Has he ever won a Tarmac event?[/QUOTE]
2003 Rally de France, in the rain :D
| Onederer | 03-30-2006 01:29 PM |
best thread title evah!
| Idjiit | 03-30-2006 01:31 PM |
[QUOTE=Onederer]best thread title evah![/QUOTE]
Seriously. I see WM hasn't lost teh funnay. ;)
Seriously. I see WM hasn't lost teh funnay. ;)
| WagonMonster | 03-30-2006 01:32 PM |
[QUOTE=Onederer]best thread title evah![/QUOTE]
You're not going to fall for the baguette in the tailpipe? It should be more natural, brother. It shouldflow out, like this - "Look, man, I ain't fallin' for no baguette in my tailpipe!" See, that's more natural for us. You been hanging out with this dude too long.
You're not going to fall for the baguette in the tailpipe? It should be more natural, brother. It shouldflow out, like this - "Look, man, I ain't fallin' for no baguette in my tailpipe!" See, that's more natural for us. You been hanging out with this dude too long.
| WRXedUSA | 03-30-2006 03:49 PM |
Idjit in teh hause? OMG.
| endeavor | 03-30-2006 03:53 PM |
I am rooting for Marcus. He should be an underdog, considering Ford is proving the Fix Or Repair Daily acronym to be accurate.
| WagonMonster | 03-30-2006 04:16 PM |
[QUOTE=endeavor]I am rooting for Marcus. He should be an underdog, considering Ford is proving the Fix Or Repair Daily acronym to be accurate.[/QUOTE]
Uh what?
The Fords have been phenomenal this year.
Marcus won the first 2 events.
Uh what?
The Fords have been phenomenal this year.
Marcus won the first 2 events.
| endeavor | 03-30-2006 04:26 PM |
You're right, they have been phenomenal. I was really just thinking of the last rally.
| Student Driver | 03-30-2006 05:17 PM |
[QUOTE=WagonMonster]Unless it rains gravel, Petter doesn't have a chance.
[/QUOTE]
Funny title, sure, but this is the best response so far. :cool:
[/QUOTE]
Funny title, sure, but this is the best response so far. :cool:
| WRXdonkey | 03-30-2006 05:20 PM |
[QUOTE=endeavor]You're right, they have been phenomenal. I was really just thinking of the last rally.[/QUOTE]
No kidding, I'm amazed by the Fords this year. The Subarus are redefining dissapointment via technical failure! =\
No kidding, I'm amazed by the Fords this year. The Subarus are redefining dissapointment via technical failure! =\
| Thumper23 | 03-30-2006 07:47 PM |
If the Subaru's don't break for once, we might have a chance.
Ah, who am I kidding, top 5 would be nice.
Ah, who am I kidding, top 5 would be nice.
| The Tree | 03-30-2006 08:10 PM |
:lol:
LOVE the thread title....can't wait
LOVE the thread title....can't wait
| Thumper23 | 03-30-2006 11:11 PM |
[QUOTE=OmahaDUI]:lol:
LOVE the thread title....can't wait[/QUOTE]
it is quite clever :lol:
LOVE the thread title....can't wait[/QUOTE]
it is quite clever :lol:
| Boxologist | 03-31-2006 03:10 AM |
[QUOTE=Thumper23]...Ah, who am I kidding, top 5 would be nice.[/QUOTE]
about what i'm expecting. Petter in 5th. Sarrazin in 8th.
Loeb should take first. gawddamn machine. Gronholm in 2nd. maybe Hiroven gets in ahead of petter. Hopefully there will be another good showing from a Skoda edging Volkswagon AG closer to committing for '07.
about what i'm expecting. Petter in 5th. Sarrazin in 8th.
Loeb should take first. gawddamn machine. Gronholm in 2nd. maybe Hiroven gets in ahead of petter. Hopefully there will be another good showing from a Skoda edging Volkswagon AG closer to committing for '07.
| sersen | 03-31-2006 08:41 AM |
Looks like the French Police are gearing up for round 5 as well...
[URL=http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/03/30/subaru_police.reut/index.html]http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/03/30/subaru_police.reut/index.html[/URL]
[URL=http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/03/30/subaru_police.reut/index.html]http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/03/30/subaru_police.reut/index.html[/URL]
| WagonMonster | 03-31-2006 08:52 AM |
Let me guess, French WRX Police cars.
Do you have any idea how many times that was posted yesterday?
I mean [i]really[/i]
Do you have any idea how many times that was posted yesterday?
I mean [i]really[/i]
| WRXedUSA | 03-31-2006 09:23 AM |
[QUOTE=WagonMonster]Let me guess, French WRX Police cars.
Do you have any idea how many times that was posted yesterday?
I mean [i]really[/i][/QUOTE]
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Do you have any idea how many times that was posted yesterday?
I mean [i]really[/i][/QUOTE]
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
| meebs | 03-31-2006 09:54 AM |
Gronholm! Gronholm!
I've given up on Subaru this year. There seems to be a black cloud of depression on the whole team. I think it's time to switch to Michilen!! :(
I've given up on Subaru this year. There seems to be a black cloud of depression on the whole team. I think it's time to switch to Michilen!! :(
| WagonMonster | 03-31-2006 09:57 AM |
[QUOTE=meebs]Gronholm! Gronholm!
I've given up on Subaru this year. There seems to be a black cloud of depression on the whole team. I think it's time to switch to Michilen!! :([/QUOTE]
BF Goodrich ;)
I've given up on Subaru this year. There seems to be a black cloud of depression on the whole team. I think it's time to switch to Michilen!! :([/QUOTE]
BF Goodrich ;)
| bemani | 03-31-2006 11:22 AM |
[QUOTE=meebs]Gronholm! Gronholm!
I've given up on Subaru this year. There seems to be a black cloud of depression on the whole team. I think it's time to switch to Michilen!! :([/QUOTE]
Prodrive put all their good people to work on a new F1 team. That's my guess.
I've given up on Subaru this year. There seems to be a black cloud of depression on the whole team. I think it's time to switch to Michilen!! :([/QUOTE]
Prodrive put all their good people to work on a new F1 team. That's my guess.
| endeavor | 03-31-2006 11:46 AM |
Wasn't the 06 car done before they started working on F1? Although, they certainly could have started working long before they made the announcement.
| WRXTuan | 03-31-2006 12:01 PM |
Will be looking forward to it. *pledges to the SWRT flag*
T.Vo
T.Vo
| Predwolf | 04-02-2006 08:45 PM |
*insert half-hearted "Go Petter"*
I'm just not excited about this year anymore. I think I'll just ignore Loeb, and consider 2nd the new first.
:)
I'm just not excited about this year anymore. I think I'll just ignore Loeb, and consider 2nd the new first.
:)
| LOLSTi | 04-04-2006 09:39 AM |
I just got back from France. They are having a great year between the whole Renault team in F1 and Loeb in WRC.
| CirrusWRX | 04-04-2006 12:38 PM |
Well, we can at least tell ourselves that it's still PRETTY early in the season and a lot could happen between now and then.
Think Subaru is gunning for a Mfgr's title this year instead?
Not sure if this was already posted, sorry if it was:
[quote]
Preview - Rallye de France - Tour de Corse, 7 - 9 April 2006
31 March 2006
The event
Two weeks after Rally Catalunya, the FIA World Rally Championship makes a short hop east across the Mediterranean from Spain to the French island of Corsica. The legendary Tour de Corse, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2006, takes place from 7-9 April on the roads around the island�s capital Ajaccio. Just like Rally Catalunya, the Tour de Corse is an asphalt event, although the characters of both differ hugely.
The Spanish asphalt is relatively smooth and new, whereas the Corsican Tarmac can be coarse and abrasive. Drivers go deep into the corners in Spain, however cutting corners in Corsica is rare as the narrow roads hug the sides of the mountains. With sheer rock face on one side and steep drops on the other, getting exactly the right line in Corsica is crucial.
Dubbed the �rally of a thousand corners,� the event is characterised by hard acceleration away from one corner before braking heavily for the next within a few hundred metres. The g-forces generated in the corners are the highest in the championship � at times in excess of 1.5g laterally, more than double the amount generated by the standard road-going Impreza.
The Corsican weather can be as dramatic as the landscape. Within an hour bright sunshine can give way to heavy rain as warm sea air meets the cool mountain breeze. This year the rally takes place in early Spring with the mountains still snow-capped. Should temperatures rise just a few degrees, the snow will melt and saturate the roads with water.
Comprising 354.18 competitive kilometres, the 2006 Tour de Corse route is largely unchanged from last year. The formidable Vico � Col de Sarzoggiu has been shortened by 2.1km to finish at the Plage de Liamone and the Penitencier Coti � Pietra Rossa stage makes a return to the itinerary. The stage was last used in 2004. No stage is shorter than 24km and the route has one of the highest ratios of competitive kilometres to overall distance. There�s also a new location for the ceremonial start in Place du Casone, where cars will cross the ramp in the shadow of a monument to Napoleon, who was born on the island.
Entries
The Subaru World Rally Team will enter two Subaru Impreza WRC2006 cars in the Tour de Corse. Petter Solberg (co-driven by Phil Mills) and St�phane Sarrazin (co-driven by St�phane Pr�vot) will drive both drive 2006 cars and will be eligible to score points towards the manufacturers� championship.
Chris Atkinson (co-driven by Glenn Macneall) will drive a Subaru Impreza WRC2005 entered by Subaru Australia.
Corsica is historically a good event for SWRT and the team goes to the island optimistic of a good result. SWRT has won three times in the past 10 years, including 2003 when Petter Solberg scored a famous victory after crashing heavily on shakedown. St�phane Sarrazin also has a strong record in the event finishing sixth on his Corsican debut in 2004 in a privately-entered Subaru Impreza before equalling his best-ever WRC finish when he finished fourth overall with the Subaru World Rally Team in 2005.
Driver quotes
Petter Solberg: �The Tour de Corse is a very good event. I think compared to Rally Spain the stages and the asphalt will suit us better. In the past the Corsican roads were more abrasive as the surface was much older, however nowadays there�s not so much of the old Tarmac left. On the whole our car and tyres match the event very well. My objective is to try for a podium again. That�s my aim, we�ll just have to see how we get on.�
St�phane Sarrazin: �I feel very positive about this rally. We�ve done Corsica twice before and both times we�ve had a good result and fought with the quickest cars. In 2004 we came sixth and last year fourth, which was a great result in front of my home crowd. For sure Spain was a difficult rally for us but we�ll try and improve for Corsica and fight for positions. I want to finish in the top five.�
Chris Atkinson: �The team has always had better results in Corsica than in Spain so we�re optimistic of a good overall result. With the improvements we found in Spain we�ll also have a chance of finishing higher up the order. My speed on asphalt is increasing all the time and we�re looking to be consistent. Our goal, as always, is to get some points and to be competitive with the rest of the field.�
The Car / The Challenge
Subaru World Rally Team sporting director, Luis Moya: �The team is going to Corsica fully focused on maximising our performance and achieving a better result than we did in Spain. We have spent a lot of time in the build-up to the Tour de Corse analysing every aspect of the team�s performance in the last rally, including the car, the drivers and the tyres. We remain positive about the testing we did before Spain and continue to work closely with Pirelli to optimise results. We�re very keen to compare the performance of the car and the tyres in Corsica and hope we�ll gather more data to pinpoint steps forward.
The aim for Corsica is for both Petter and St�phane to finish in the top five to score as many drivers� and manufacturers� points as possible. We shouldn�t forget that the cars ran reliably in Spain, we got a double points finish and we came third and fourth in the manufacturers� championship. If we get the strategy right this time, we will be even better.
Chris� target on this event is to learn and gain more experience on asphalt. This is his second time in Corsica and he has to continue to develop a high level of pace before he returns to the nominated car in Argentina. We are doing everything to ensure we can meet our objectives in Corsica.�
Subaru World Rally Team director of engineering, Steve Farrell: �We�re looking forward to the Tour de Corse with optimism. We�ve historically had good results in the event and there�s no reason why that should change. We�ve learnt from the lessons of Spain and spent a lot of time at the end of that event fine-tuning the Impreza WRC2006, looking at the tyre package and feeding through improvements for Corsica.
We�ve got to look at Spain and Corsica as completely different events. Even though they are both asphalt, they have different characters, with Corsica playing much more to our strengths. The French roads are more twisty and abrasive, compared to the Spanish roads that are much more flowing and open.
We�ve seen before in the past that strategy also plays a major part in Corsica and getting the right set-up for the conditions is essential. If we get the strategy right, we�ve got as much chance as anybody else. We�re approaching the event in a determined mood.�
[/quote]
Think Subaru is gunning for a Mfgr's title this year instead?
Not sure if this was already posted, sorry if it was:
[quote]
Preview - Rallye de France - Tour de Corse, 7 - 9 April 2006
31 March 2006
The event
Two weeks after Rally Catalunya, the FIA World Rally Championship makes a short hop east across the Mediterranean from Spain to the French island of Corsica. The legendary Tour de Corse, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2006, takes place from 7-9 April on the roads around the island�s capital Ajaccio. Just like Rally Catalunya, the Tour de Corse is an asphalt event, although the characters of both differ hugely.
The Spanish asphalt is relatively smooth and new, whereas the Corsican Tarmac can be coarse and abrasive. Drivers go deep into the corners in Spain, however cutting corners in Corsica is rare as the narrow roads hug the sides of the mountains. With sheer rock face on one side and steep drops on the other, getting exactly the right line in Corsica is crucial.
Dubbed the �rally of a thousand corners,� the event is characterised by hard acceleration away from one corner before braking heavily for the next within a few hundred metres. The g-forces generated in the corners are the highest in the championship � at times in excess of 1.5g laterally, more than double the amount generated by the standard road-going Impreza.
The Corsican weather can be as dramatic as the landscape. Within an hour bright sunshine can give way to heavy rain as warm sea air meets the cool mountain breeze. This year the rally takes place in early Spring with the mountains still snow-capped. Should temperatures rise just a few degrees, the snow will melt and saturate the roads with water.
Comprising 354.18 competitive kilometres, the 2006 Tour de Corse route is largely unchanged from last year. The formidable Vico � Col de Sarzoggiu has been shortened by 2.1km to finish at the Plage de Liamone and the Penitencier Coti � Pietra Rossa stage makes a return to the itinerary. The stage was last used in 2004. No stage is shorter than 24km and the route has one of the highest ratios of competitive kilometres to overall distance. There�s also a new location for the ceremonial start in Place du Casone, where cars will cross the ramp in the shadow of a monument to Napoleon, who was born on the island.
Entries
The Subaru World Rally Team will enter two Subaru Impreza WRC2006 cars in the Tour de Corse. Petter Solberg (co-driven by Phil Mills) and St�phane Sarrazin (co-driven by St�phane Pr�vot) will drive both drive 2006 cars and will be eligible to score points towards the manufacturers� championship.
Chris Atkinson (co-driven by Glenn Macneall) will drive a Subaru Impreza WRC2005 entered by Subaru Australia.
Corsica is historically a good event for SWRT and the team goes to the island optimistic of a good result. SWRT has won three times in the past 10 years, including 2003 when Petter Solberg scored a famous victory after crashing heavily on shakedown. St�phane Sarrazin also has a strong record in the event finishing sixth on his Corsican debut in 2004 in a privately-entered Subaru Impreza before equalling his best-ever WRC finish when he finished fourth overall with the Subaru World Rally Team in 2005.
Driver quotes
Petter Solberg: �The Tour de Corse is a very good event. I think compared to Rally Spain the stages and the asphalt will suit us better. In the past the Corsican roads were more abrasive as the surface was much older, however nowadays there�s not so much of the old Tarmac left. On the whole our car and tyres match the event very well. My objective is to try for a podium again. That�s my aim, we�ll just have to see how we get on.�
St�phane Sarrazin: �I feel very positive about this rally. We�ve done Corsica twice before and both times we�ve had a good result and fought with the quickest cars. In 2004 we came sixth and last year fourth, which was a great result in front of my home crowd. For sure Spain was a difficult rally for us but we�ll try and improve for Corsica and fight for positions. I want to finish in the top five.�
Chris Atkinson: �The team has always had better results in Corsica than in Spain so we�re optimistic of a good overall result. With the improvements we found in Spain we�ll also have a chance of finishing higher up the order. My speed on asphalt is increasing all the time and we�re looking to be consistent. Our goal, as always, is to get some points and to be competitive with the rest of the field.�
The Car / The Challenge
Subaru World Rally Team sporting director, Luis Moya: �The team is going to Corsica fully focused on maximising our performance and achieving a better result than we did in Spain. We have spent a lot of time in the build-up to the Tour de Corse analysing every aspect of the team�s performance in the last rally, including the car, the drivers and the tyres. We remain positive about the testing we did before Spain and continue to work closely with Pirelli to optimise results. We�re very keen to compare the performance of the car and the tyres in Corsica and hope we�ll gather more data to pinpoint steps forward.
The aim for Corsica is for both Petter and St�phane to finish in the top five to score as many drivers� and manufacturers� points as possible. We shouldn�t forget that the cars ran reliably in Spain, we got a double points finish and we came third and fourth in the manufacturers� championship. If we get the strategy right this time, we will be even better.
Chris� target on this event is to learn and gain more experience on asphalt. This is his second time in Corsica and he has to continue to develop a high level of pace before he returns to the nominated car in Argentina. We are doing everything to ensure we can meet our objectives in Corsica.�
Subaru World Rally Team director of engineering, Steve Farrell: �We�re looking forward to the Tour de Corse with optimism. We�ve historically had good results in the event and there�s no reason why that should change. We�ve learnt from the lessons of Spain and spent a lot of time at the end of that event fine-tuning the Impreza WRC2006, looking at the tyre package and feeding through improvements for Corsica.
We�ve got to look at Spain and Corsica as completely different events. Even though they are both asphalt, they have different characters, with Corsica playing much more to our strengths. The French roads are more twisty and abrasive, compared to the Spanish roads that are much more flowing and open.
We�ve seen before in the past that strategy also plays a major part in Corsica and getting the right set-up for the conditions is essential. If we get the strategy right, we�ve got as much chance as anybody else. We�re approaching the event in a determined mood.�
[/quote]
| WagonMonster | 04-06-2006 01:04 PM |
[b]New Hope for Duval[/b]
Rumours circulating in Spain have recently been confirmed that Francois Duval - the former Citroen rallyman who won the final round of the 2005 rally season and who tentatively started the 2006 season in Monte Carlo with a Skoda - is to receive official support from the Skoda factory. This means his team First Motorsport has been promised a new car for later in the season, expected to be in Sardinia, and parts.
Rumours circulating in Spain have recently been confirmed that Francois Duval - the former Citroen rallyman who won the final round of the 2005 rally season and who tentatively started the 2006 season in Monte Carlo with a Skoda - is to receive official support from the Skoda factory. This means his team First Motorsport has been promised a new car for later in the season, expected to be in Sardinia, and parts.
| bjorn240 | 04-06-2006 01:31 PM |
Fixed it for you!
[QUOTE][B]New Crashes for Skoda[/B]
Rumours circulating in Spain have recently been confirmed that Skoda - the Czech VW imprint who used to race those ginormous saloon cars and who appear to have a penchant for green birds - is unhappy with their current asset depreciation and disposal program and have hired Francois Duval to dispatch with a few WRC cars as quickly as possible. This means that First Motorsport has promised to prang at least two Skodas, the first in Sardinia. Apparently, they've also been hired to dispose of some parts.[/QUOTE]
:p Just joking. Big props to Duval and all the fast boys!
[QUOTE][B]New Crashes for Skoda[/B]
Rumours circulating in Spain have recently been confirmed that Skoda - the Czech VW imprint who used to race those ginormous saloon cars and who appear to have a penchant for green birds - is unhappy with their current asset depreciation and disposal program and have hired Francois Duval to dispatch with a few WRC cars as quickly as possible. This means that First Motorsport has promised to prang at least two Skodas, the first in Sardinia. Apparently, they've also been hired to dispose of some parts.[/QUOTE]
:p Just joking. Big props to Duval and all the fast boys!
| Mopho | 04-06-2006 02:19 PM |
[QUOTE=DUBA_Rob]I just got back from France. They are having a great year between the whole Renault team in F1 and Loeb in WRC.[/QUOTE]
..... and the riots
..... and the riots
| WagonMonster | 04-06-2006 02:20 PM |
No-one riots like the French!
| WRXedUSA | 04-06-2006 04:34 PM |
[QUOTE=WagonMonster]No-one riots like the French![/QUOTE]
Speaking of riots, no 2005 repeat of the ferry union riot/strike/pandimonium?
Or are the le tired of rioting?
Speaking of riots, no 2005 repeat of the ferry union riot/strike/pandimonium?
Or are the le tired of rioting?
| WagonMonster | 04-06-2006 10:25 PM |
[b]FIRE ZE MISSLES![/b]
| CirrusWRX | 04-06-2006 11:50 PM |
but I am le tired!
| WagonMonster | 04-06-2006 11:53 PM |
Ok, then take a nap...
[b]THEN FIRE ZE MISSLES[/b]
[b]AAAAAAAAH! MOTHERLAND[/b]
[b]THEN FIRE ZE MISSLES[/b]
[b]AAAAAAAAH! MOTHERLAND[/b]
| FaastLegacy | 04-07-2006 04:18 AM |
[QUOTE=WRXedUSA]Speaking of riots, no 2005 repeat of the ferry union riot/strike/pandimonium?
Or are the le tired of rioting?[/QUOTE]
They threw up the white flag.........as usual.
Or are the le tired of rioting?[/QUOTE]
They threw up the white flag.........as usual.
| chaddeus | 04-07-2006 10:45 AM |
My God! Is Petter that way off the leaderboard? Stage 4 and he is #14!! How is he even going to fight for the title or even in the podium?? With all those driver's errors and reliability issues.... URGGG...
- Charles
- Charles
| WRXedUSA | 04-07-2006 11:10 AM |
[QUOTE=chaddeus]My God! Is Petter that way off the leaderboard? Stage 4 and he is #14!! How is he even going to fight for the title or even in the podium?? With all those driver's errors and reliability issues.... URGGG...
- Charles[/QUOTE]
He backed it into a wall, stuffed the exhuast pipe. Pretty Sad Atkinson is outpacing Sarrazin.....
Any podium predictions for Argentina???
- Charles[/QUOTE]
He backed it into a wall, stuffed the exhuast pipe. Pretty Sad Atkinson is outpacing Sarrazin.....
Any podium predictions for Argentina???
| Yotsuya | 04-07-2006 11:11 AM |
Petter's down, but so apparently is Gali, who's in a Peugeot on Pirrellis, too.
[SpikeLee]It's gotta be the tires[/SpikeLee]
That said, go Kopecky!
Skoda 4 lyf :)
[SpikeLee]It's gotta be the tires[/SpikeLee]
That said, go Kopecky!
Skoda 4 lyf :)
| Italiano | 04-07-2006 11:17 AM |
Yay we can hope we wont get totally blown out by the privateer teams !!!1
:rolleyes:
The Subaru Rally team is a freakin joke...
:rolleyes:
The Subaru Rally team is a freakin joke...
| Rapid_Roo | 04-07-2006 12:25 PM |
[QUOTE=WRXedUSA]He backed it into a wall, [B]stuffed the exhuast pipe[/B]. Pretty Sad Atkinson is outpacing Sarrazin.....[/QUOTE]
so maybe the baguette may have been a good idea :huh:
so maybe the baguette may have been a good idea :huh:
| WRXedUSA | 04-07-2006 12:30 PM |
[QUOTE=Rapid_Roo]so maybe the baguette may have been a good idea :huh:[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://216.122.245.126/houseofgames/Twilight_Zone.JPG[/IMG]
WoooooooooooooooEEEEEEEEEooooooooooooOOOOOOoo....
[IMG]http://216.122.245.126/houseofgames/Twilight_Zone.JPG[/IMG]
WoooooooooooooooEEEEEEEEEooooooooooooOOOOOOoo....
| Thumper23 | 04-07-2006 01:22 PM |
[QUOTE=chaddeus]My God! Is Petter that way off the leaderboard? Stage 4 and he is #14!! How is he even going to fight for the title or even in the podium?? With all those driver's errors and reliability issues.... URGGG...
- Charles[/QUOTE]
yeah, this is pretty ridiculous
- Charles[/QUOTE]
yeah, this is pretty ridiculous
| WRXedUSA | 04-07-2006 01:43 PM |
[QUOTE=Thumper23]yeah, this is pretty ridiculous[/QUOTE]
I wonder what is going through David Richard's head right about now...
I wonder what is going through David Richard's head right about now...
| joe z | 04-07-2006 01:58 PM |
[QUOTE=WRXedUSA]I wonder what is going through David Richard's head right about now...[/QUOTE]
my guess "i wonder if skoda is hiring" :p
my guess "i wonder if skoda is hiring" :p
| Yotsuya | 04-07-2006 02:28 PM |
What's going on in David Richards' mind?
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| chaddeus | 04-07-2006 02:52 PM |
[QUOTE=WRXedUSA]He backed it into a wall, stuffed the exhuast pipe. Pretty Sad Atkinson is outpacing Sarrazin.....
Any podium predictions for Argentina???[/QUOTE]
Atkinson is outpacing Sarrazin??? Where did you see that?
- Charles
Any podium predictions for Argentina???[/QUOTE]
Atkinson is outpacing Sarrazin??? Where did you see that?
- Charles
| WRXedUSA | 04-07-2006 03:00 PM |
[QUOTE=chaddeus]Atkinson is outpacing Sarrazin??? Where did you see that?
- Charles[/QUOTE]
First few stages of the day, see wrc.com/results.
He is running a '06 car too.
[url]http://www.wrc.com/page/StageTimes/0,,10111~2006061,00.html[/url]
- Charles[/QUOTE]
First few stages of the day, see wrc.com/results.
He is running a '06 car too.
[url]http://www.wrc.com/page/StageTimes/0,,10111~2006061,00.html[/url]
| lark6 | 04-07-2006 03:27 PM |
Have to wonder given the season so far if Subaru will pull the plug on WRC after '06. Maybe prep a Tribeca for Paris-Dakar?
| WRXdonkey | 04-07-2006 05:39 PM |
Remember, we still have 11 rallies left on the year, and they're far more in our favor than tarmac.
Scooby's still not doing bad in the Manufacturer's points. Just keep that in mind, and the fact that Loeb's biggest screw up this season came on gravel. And Gronholm is far more prone to screw ups in general. I'm thinking that we'll see some better results from our scooby crew once we get the hell off of the tarmac.
Keep the faith.
Scooby's still not doing bad in the Manufacturer's points. Just keep that in mind, and the fact that Loeb's biggest screw up this season came on gravel. And Gronholm is far more prone to screw ups in general. I'm thinking that we'll see some better results from our scooby crew once we get the hell off of the tarmac.
Keep the faith.
| tee_rexx | 04-07-2006 08:54 PM |
I'm depressed. It's bad enough we can't watch world rally on TV anymore (or at least I can't) and then all I get is a steady stream of bad news from the rally sites. Uhhhhhhg.
| chairmandave | 04-08-2006 12:24 AM |
Since Phil handles the paperwork, ya think Petter's going to make him pay the $1,705 for a driving infraction?
From WRC.com: Solberg not fast and not stopping
Petter Solberg has not enjoyed the best rally in the opening stages of the Rallye de France - Tour de Corse. He complained of a lack of grip from the tyres and the Norwegian consequently can't go fast enough to keep up with his rivals.
Ironically the French traffic police have found that Solberg also doesn't stop often enough and have issued him a traffic fine for failing to come to a dead stop at a stop sign as required by French law.
The Stewards have fined Solberg 1410 Euro - a sum significantly higher than the usual traffic fine of 250 Euro. Yesterday, the Rally de France organizers said that they would decide the amount of traffic fines at their own discretion, based on the gravity of the offence.
The Stewards decided that because Solberg was "a driver whose ability was admired by the rallying fraternity and whose behaviour was meticulously followed by the same fraternity", it was appropriate to issue such an inflated fine.
We can only assume that there is a legion of Solberg fans driving the roads of Corsica off the pace and swearing a lot. . .
From WRC.com: Solberg not fast and not stopping
Petter Solberg has not enjoyed the best rally in the opening stages of the Rallye de France - Tour de Corse. He complained of a lack of grip from the tyres and the Norwegian consequently can't go fast enough to keep up with his rivals.
Ironically the French traffic police have found that Solberg also doesn't stop often enough and have issued him a traffic fine for failing to come to a dead stop at a stop sign as required by French law.
The Stewards have fined Solberg 1410 Euro - a sum significantly higher than the usual traffic fine of 250 Euro. Yesterday, the Rally de France organizers said that they would decide the amount of traffic fines at their own discretion, based on the gravity of the offence.
The Stewards decided that because Solberg was "a driver whose ability was admired by the rallying fraternity and whose behaviour was meticulously followed by the same fraternity", it was appropriate to issue such an inflated fine.
We can only assume that there is a legion of Solberg fans driving the roads of Corsica off the pace and swearing a lot. . .
| WRXedUSA | 04-08-2006 03:53 AM |
Since when do WRC drivers obey traffic laws??
<-----Been run off the road by about every WRC driver on the circuit in the past 3 years.
<-----Been run off the road by about every WRC driver on the circuit in the past 3 years.
| datageek | 04-08-2006 04:19 AM |
[QUOTE=WRXedUSA]First few stages of the day, see wrc.com/results.
He is running a '06 car too.
[url]http://www.wrc.com/page/StageTimes/0,,10111~2006061,00.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Are you saying that Atkinson is running an '06 car, or that Sarrazin is? Because Atkinson is in an '05.
He is running a '06 car too.
[url]http://www.wrc.com/page/StageTimes/0,,10111~2006061,00.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Are you saying that Atkinson is running an '06 car, or that Sarrazin is? Because Atkinson is in an '05.
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