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View Poll Results: A Rally in the US, near Pikes Peak | |||
No,dumb idea people wont watch it | 4 | 28.57% | |
Yes,we need an american rally | 10 | 71.43% | |
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7 Mar 2002, 23:41 (Ref:230450) | #1 |
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Rally in US good or bad
good
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8 Mar 2002, 10:03 (Ref:230718) | #2 | ||
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why not?
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8 Mar 2002, 10:42 (Ref:230740) | #3 | ||
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worth a try..... can only succeed over there
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8 Mar 2002, 11:40 (Ref:230761) | #4 | ||
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We're going to have a rally in Canada before they get one in the States. People up here WILL watch Rally, they are already watching it in Quebec and Ontario! I saw something about it at the Car Show and personally I can't wait.
I don't know how it would go over in the NASCAR parts of the USA, but I'm sure in Minnesota and other northern areas it will be very popular, especially now that Rally is on Speed Channel on a regular basis. |
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8 Mar 2002, 18:44 (Ref:231046) | #5 | ||
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Its meant to be a WOLRD rally championship and one of the biggest countries in the world doesn't have a rally. Now thats stupid!
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9 Mar 2002, 22:45 (Ref:231895) | #6 | ||
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Well, I wouldn't mind going up to Ontario to see a rally. There, though, you'd likely have a forest rally on mud and gravel. I personally think they're more interesting in the mountains, and in Colorado, it could even run on dirt, gravel _and_ tarmac. Admit it, it'd be pretty cool to see them try and tackle more than one surface on a single stage! Would certainly call for some creative tire choices.
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10 Mar 2002, 09:11 (Ref:232090) | #7 | ||
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I don't see why they can't give it a go and see if it works
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12 Mar 2002, 16:33 (Ref:233633) | #8 | |
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Definitely good; and of course the advantage of the States is that you could have whatever rally you choose depending on location and timing (the terrain is varied enough)
Canada would be good too; somewhere picturesque around Banff area etc. |
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13 Mar 2002, 05:50 (Ref:234010) | #9 | ||
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I'm a volunteer for the Canadian Rocky Mountain Rally in May . I would love to see a WRC rally here !!
Banff is just down the road from where I live (okay, an hour away ) and the logging roads would make for some interesting driving... Alan |
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13 Mar 2002, 09:20 (Ref:234078) | #10 | |
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Sounds great fast, if they get it sorted I'd definitely be booking my flight across.
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13 Mar 2002, 10:35 (Ref:234111) | #11 | ||
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cant see why not
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17 Mar 2002, 14:53 (Ref:237482) | #12 | ||
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I would like to see an American WRC event. Pikes Peak should be an ideal place to rally.
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27 Mar 2002, 17:47 (Ref:245267) | #13 | ||
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i love rally and nascar but rally in us its good
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3 Apr 2002, 14:11 (Ref:250917) | #14 | ||
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Two words. Olympus Rally. Anyone remember that? I didn't think so. US motorsport fans are some of the most enthusiastic in the world but they don't like getting away from the hotdog stands and beer vendors.
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WRC's popularity in the last few years has grown exponentially: overwhelming demand for the Subaru WRX at US dealers is evidence of this. Hopping up subcompacts in emulation of rally and touring cars has replaced old-fashioned drag-based hot rodding among young gearheads. Now, with the excellent TV package WRC has with FOX's Speed Channel, an American event could be a huge success. |
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4 Apr 2002, 13:10 (Ref:251751) | #16 | ||
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Why bother the old WRC round in the States failed why go back?
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4 Apr 2002, 15:22 (Ref:251832) | #17 | ||
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I see Ford & the Far Eastern manufacturers being up for it; not sure how many motors Peugeot and Citroen sell in North America though |
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4 Apr 2002, 19:53 (Ref:252086) | #18 | ||
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i am interested in what Lee has said. I am going over to Houston sometime this year and i should meet up with some friends in the SCCA. 3 years ago they had heard of WRC but didn't know much about it. Do you think it will be different now?
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26 Apr 2002, 14:11 (Ref:271243) | #20 | ||
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What about a Rally in Northern Michigan in which it is an icy, gravel road eventin the forest that the SCCA Pro Rally guys did in the first race of the season. It would be suit for the WRC guys.
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