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19 Sep 2002, 21:20 (Ref:384411) | #1 | ||
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Mixed Surface Rallies
I see from this weeks Autosport Dave Richards wants to bring back mixed surface rallies back into the WRC.
It will be nice to see them back, as I belive these rallies will give the drivers a bigger test than the current ones on the world championship............ |
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19 Sep 2002, 22:41 (Ref:384470) | #2 | ||
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Dave Richards kicks ass! Now if he and Jacques could just come to some understanding...
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20 Sep 2002, 02:35 (Ref:384547) | #3 | |
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I'd love to see mixed surface rallies back in the championship, particularly the San Remo rally. The cars would really slide around on the tarmac with gravel-type tires. Would be great to watch!
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I agree, bring 'em back
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21 Sep 2002, 15:11 (Ref:385384) | #5 | ||
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Yes, yes, yes. Mixed surface rallys. A better test of a driers skill. More for them to cope with and teh possibility of comprimise set-ups (?).
WRC is in danger of bevoming too easy! While they are at it could they make them longer and also get rid of repeated stages?! |
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21 Sep 2002, 15:50 (Ref:385404) | #6 | ||
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lets have some night stages, will also solve a lot of the speccy problems... people wont take little jonny and half of his class out for a 3am stage!
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21 Sep 2002, 18:17 (Ref:385455) | #7 | ||
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Yes but a driver like mcrae would only do
half of the rally he dosent like tarmac that much! |
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The World Rally Commission met in August to discuss the reintroduction of mixed surface rallies but threw the idea out, so apart from Germany with it's dusty tarmac I don't see it happening.
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30 Sep 2002, 07:22 (Ref:391871) | #9 | ||
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Catalonia Rally was proposing mixed surface for 2003 but some teams (e.g. Peugeot) were objecting to mixed surfaces and it now seems to late to make the changes for 2003.
Story from http://www.worldrallynews.com News Item: "Catalans want dirt" Last edited by alfasud; 30 Sep 2002 at 07:22. |
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