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WRC/ERC/Irish & British Rallying 2014 - News and Chat

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  • #62
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Robbo wrote: »
    Notwithstanding that Neuville binned it early in SS1, the Hyundai's running well in Bouffier's hands. Meeke up to second after an inspired tyre choice in SS3, this is a proper Monte classic already.

    Also none of the VWs are having a particularly good time of it so that's great for the championship.

    Bouffier is actually in a Fiesta with M-Sport. Dani doing a decent job in the Hyundai though.

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  • #63
    Robbo
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    h3000 wrote: »
    Bouffier is actually in a Fiesta with M-Sport. Dani doing a decent job in the Hyundai though.
    Ah, that'll be the lack of coffee so far today.

    That being said, Sordo's going well enough in it.


  • #64
    mjhickeyie
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭mjhickeyie


    Looked good on tv tonight. Great to see so many new drivers doing well.

    Ogier has really picked up his pace this afternoon and looks set to catch the leaders but the weather tomorrow will through up plenty more surprises.

    Big test for Meeke now to try and get a good finish after again showing he has the speed at this level.


  • #65
    barney 20v
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭barney 20v


    Kubica crashed out as i predicted he would... I know he has many new and old fans but i just dont like the guy, he over-drives the cars and not in a McRae style.
    Its easy to see why people like him but to me its a waste of another seat at Rallyings top table


  • #66
    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Think of it that he is bringing money to pay for Evans seat.


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  • #67
    recyclebin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    barney 20v wrote: »
    Kubica crashed out as i predicted he would... I know he has many new and old fans but i just dont like the guy, he over-drives the cars and not in a McRae style.
    Its easy to see why people like him but to me its a waste of another seat at Rallyings top table

    From what we have seen of Kubica so far he is very similar to Latvala. He is fast but will crash too much to compete for championships. You have to remember Kubica was a Formula 1 driver which is a very different sport. The fact that he is competitive shows how well he has adapted. Just look at the much slower pace Hirvonen is setting in the same car on the first two days.


  • #68
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Really great Monte Carlo. I won't give the results just yet. BT coverage was really good.

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  • #69
    mjhickeyie
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭mjhickeyie


    Anybody know why motors tv are not showing the rally at the moment.


  • #70
    De Hipster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭De Hipster


    recyclebin wrote: »
    From what we have seen of Kubica so far he is very similar to Latvala. He is fast but will crash too much to compete for championships. You have to remember Kubica was a Formula 1 driver which is a very different sport. The fact that he is competitive shows how well he has adapted. Just look at the much slower pace Hirvonen is setting in the same car on the first two days.

    Kubica has more than adapted to rallying since recovering from his crash & has proved his winning capabilities...
    from here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kubica

    Since his return to good health he has stated that a return to Formula One would be "nearly impossible" because of his injury.[1][5]

    Kubica returned to racing in September 2012, winning a minor rally in Italy.[6][7] Kubica was named one of "The Men of the Year 2012" by Top Gear magazine for his return. In 2013, he drove for Citroën in the European and World Rally-2 Championships.[8][9] He went on to win the inaugural WRC-2 title, he will move to the championship full-time in 2014, driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC prepared by M-Sport.[10]


  • #71
    guyfo
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭guyfo


    barney 20v wrote: »
    Kubica crashed out as i predicted he would... I know he has many new and old fans but i just dont like the guy, he over-drives the cars and not in a McRae style.
    Its easy to see why people like him but to me its a waste of another seat at Rallyings top table

    Its a bit early to be saying that, Kubica came from a completely different sport, he is now in his second full season of rallying (at any level let alone world championship) and in his second rally in a wrc car he led the event then consistently trounced the "works" drivers.

    Yes he crashed out but he has the speed, give the lad a chance to become consistent, have a look at the results from Oiger's first WRC season in the C4, even he threw the thing of the road on a regular basis.


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  • #72
    Robbo
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    barney 20v wrote: »
    Kubica crashed out as i predicted he would... I know he has many new and old fans but i just dont like the guy, he over-drives the cars and not in a McRae style.
    Its easy to see why people like him but to me its a waste of another seat at Rallyings top table
    Care to elaborate on who Kubica is depriving of a seat? To my mind, he's bringing money and profile with him that allows M-Sport to run a full effort in the absence of the Qatar money this year. Moreover, his pace on the Monte and win in Austria show that he's more than capable of competing at this level.

    Funny how whenever McRae bent a car it was entertaining but when a lesser "character" does it, it's a waste of machinery and money. It was a different era and I suspect if he was around these days, he wouldn't have made it past year 2, Latvala being an outlier in this respect.


  • #73
    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Kubica is pretty much paying for Evans seat so its great he is in a ford helping a young lad get into the sport.


  • #74
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    In fairness I think Kubica has a lot of potential and some wins in him. I was not too sure about him at first he seemed to throw it off the road far to easy but he has scaled that back an auful lot. It's a lot easier for a driver to scale back from 105% to 100% than to get from 95% to 100%. He is a smart guy I think he will sort it.

    As said above he is bringing extra attention and money into the WRC and that is very important right now.

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  • #75
    Tommytipp
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Tommytipp


    barney 20v wrote: »
    Kubica crashed out as i predicted he would... I know he has many new and old fans but i just dont like the guy, he over-drives the cars and not in a McRae style.
    Its easy to see why people like him but to me its a waste of another seat at Rallyings top table

    There's more than a touch of the Toivonen about Kubica as a rally driver. Only knows one speed, he was very lucky to not have a more serious accident in the Canaries last year. The speed and talent is there without any doubt but he neeeds to temper it a bit.


  • #76
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Breen's motor for Rally Sweden.

    Really nice livery

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  • #77
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Rally Sweden just about to kick off. SS1 Super Special now live on BT Sport for any who has it.

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  • #78
    wobbles
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    Great watching the super special on TV again.

    Hope the lads have a steady weekend, not expecting top times but a finish would be good. Really like Breens feista. Anyone know where i could get high res photos of it other than his twitter account


  • #79
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    wobbles wrote: »
    Great watching the super special on TV again.

    Hope the lads have a steady weekend, not expecting top times but a finish would be good. Really like Breens feista. Anyone know where i could get high res photos of it other than his twitter account

    Great to have proper TV coverage again.

    There a few pics here, I'm sure more will pop up over the weekend.

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  • #80
    wobbles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭wobbles


    h3000 wrote: »
    Great to have proper TV coverage again.

    There a few pics here, I'm sure more will pop up over the weekend.

    Thanks for the link. I make models and want to make one of his car if he has a good event


  • #81
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    wobbles wrote: »
    Thanks for the link. I make models and want to make one of his car if he has a good event

    Ah cool. If I see any more detailed pics over the weekend I'll post links. I think this car looks great alright. Do you sell the models you make?

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  • #82
    h3000
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    Times after day 1 in Sweden

    Pos Car No Driver Eligibility Time Diff Prev Diff 1st
    1. 1 OGIER M 39:56.5 0 0
    2. 9 MIKKELSEN T 40:02.3 +5.8 +5.8
    3. 2 LATVALA M 40:08.7 +6.4 +12.2
    4. 11 TANAK 40:11.3 +2.6 +14.8
    5. 4 ØSTBERG M 40:19.0 +7.7 +22.5
    6. 5 HIRVONEN M 40:19.0 +0.0 +22.5
    7. 7 NEUVILLE M 40:28.5 +9.5 +32.0
    8. 8 HÄNNINEN M 40:38.5 +10.0 +42.0
    9. 15 TIDEMAND 40:41.1 +2.6 +44.6
    10. 3 MEEKE M 40:43.1 +2.0 +46.6
    11. 10 KUBICA T 40:56.4 +13.3 +59.9
    12. 6 EVANS M 41:07.7 +11.3 +1:11.2
    13. 16 SOLBERG 41:20.5 +12.8 +1:24.0
    14. 17 BREEN 41:27.5 +7.0 +1:31.0
    15. 14 M. SOLOWOW 42:40.4 +1:12.9 +2:43.9

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  • #83
    wobbles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭wobbles


    h3000 wrote: »
    Ah cool. If I see any more detailed pics over the weekend I'll post links. I think this car looks great alright. Do you sell the models you make?

    Im just coming to the end of a run of 20 models and while they sold very well, it gets mind numbingly boring doing so many of the same model. Im concentrating on one off builds now for drivers etc as well as my own collection. Of course ill sell decals of some of the builds for my own collection but dont think id do another large run of models.


    Back to the rally, is there a list of times where they are showing the rally on BTSport.


  • #84
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    wobbles wrote: »
    Im just coming to the end of a run of 20 models and while they sold very well, it gets mind numbingly boring doing so many of the same model. Im concentrating on one off builds now for drivers etc as well as my own collection. Of course ill sell decals of some of the builds for my own collection but dont think id do another large run of models.
    Cool, you'll have to post a pic or two of your rally collection :)
    wobbles wrote: »
    Back to the rally, is there a list of times where they are showing the rally on BTSport.
    This is for the live stages
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    Not too sure on the times of the review shows, will check when I get home.


    Just found the times actually
    Tonight @9 BT Sport 2
    Tomorrow 7th @11:30 BT Sport 2
    Saturday 8th @10:30 BT Sport 1

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  • #85
    seanskyline
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭seanskyline


    Hi all i have missed the first to rallys of this year and I heard that BT sport have the rights this year for it. I am with UPC does anyone know if satanta are going to showing it too or do i need to fork out another €20 a month to upc for the BT sport channel??

    Thanks for the help.


  • #86
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    seanskyline wrote: »
    Hi all i have missed the first to rallys of this year and I heard that BT sport have the rights this year for it. I am with UPC does anyone know if satanta are going to showing it too or do i need to fork out another €20 a month to upc for the BT sport channel??

    Thanks for the help.

    You can also watch highlights programs on MotorsTV (& ITV4 I think). BT Sport only for the live stages.

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  • #87
    Robbo
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    h3000 wrote: »
    You can also watch highlights programs on MotorsTV (& ITV4 I think). BT Sport only for the live stages.
    If you're with UPC, they block the transmission for the WRC and BTCC on ITV4. The bastards.


  • #88
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Robbo wrote: »
    If you're with UPC, they block the transmission for the WRC and BTCC on ITV4. The bastards.

    That's not nice now is it. Is MotorsTV available on UPC?

    I have BT Sport myself and I'm really enjoying the coverage. I'm a big MotoGP fan too so I said I'd treat myself.

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  • #89
    h3000
    Registered Users Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭h3000


    Meeke was very unlucky with his spin the weekend, he is taking a real good approach to his rallying at the moment. If there was a few more spectators around he would have got out of the snow bank much quicker.

    Breen showed some nice speed from time to time too, pretty impressive performance for the first competitive test in a WRC. He can be a little inconsistent with his pace for the last while. Hopefully now that he has a more permanent co-driver his speed might pick up again. I'm interested to see how the 208 T16 works out.

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  • #90
    wobbles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭wobbles


    Setanta showed highlights last year but not sure on this year. They may not since BTsport is part of their package. No motors tv on UPC at all and itv4 block it.

    I use an app called FilmOn to get itv4 as it uses the british feed


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  • #91
    seanskyline
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭seanskyline


    Yea looks like BT sport is the only real option. Hay i found this site that streams the BT sport channel live for free. Not exactly HD but will have to do :D

    http://cricfree.tv/bt-sport-1.php


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