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

h3000 · 2013-12-05 10:07:32

So there has been a bit of news in rallying news over the last few days, I think it's time for the 2014 thread. Just going to quote some of Robbo's post from the 2013 thread. Some new rules for next years start orders. I'm not too impressed with it to be honest. I will try to add some more to the thread over the next day…

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#182 28-09-2014 3:00pm
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Petter Solberg has just clinched the World Rallycross Championship. There were rumours of him returning to the WRC but it's hard to see him giving up the RX.

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#183 01-10-2014 4:34pm
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Francois Delecour will be competing in WRC Rallye France driving a Tuthill Porsche 911 RGT. He reckons he might be able to challenge the R5s too. should be interesting

Here is a bit of a mad interview from the man himself :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydF0RuBr0-4

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#184 03-10-2014 2:28pm
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These last few rallies have been fairly dramatic anyway.

Meeke going quite well.

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#185 18-10-2014 5:23pm
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Hopefully nothing serious, rally stopped after car ends up in reservoir
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29674664#?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=BBC+NEWS+UK&utm_term=BBC+NEWS+UK

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#186 18-10-2014 5:43pm
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Rumors doing the rounds unfortunately are not good.

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#187 18-10-2014 6:10pm
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Sad news confirmed now

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#188 18-10-2014 10:01pm
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It has been a terrible year for raallying in general this year. Some serious questions need to be asked on how to improve the sport going forward to prevent accidents like this. As an avid rally photographer I now think twice before going to events.

Although now isn't the time for discussion, I feel the discussion needs to be had maybe over the winter.

It mightnt mean much but mine and I'm sure the whole of the rallying communities thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the poor lad and also to the brave volunteers whom attended today's tragic accident.

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#189 18-10-2014 11:26pm
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IP freely wrote: »

It has been a terrible year for raallying in general this year. Some serious questions need to be asked on how to improve the sport going forward to prevent accidents like this. As an avid rally photographer I now think twice before going to events.

Although now isn't the time for discussion, I feel the discussion needs to be had maybe over the winter.

It mightnt mean much but mine and I'm sure the whole of the rallying communities thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the poor lad and also to the brave volunteers whom attended today's tragic accident.

Why do you think twice about going to events?

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#190 20-10-2014 5:38pm
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Its been a poor couple of years for rallying. So many deaths or close shaves that i cant remember having a period of time as bad as this as been. In saying that, this was a freak accident. All the planning in the world could be done and accidents will still happen, its a dangerous sport and you cant plan for every eventuality.

I feel the problem we have in this country is there are too many rallies that all require experienced marshals and that demands too much from these volunteers. Theres only so many rallies that each can attend and with so many rallies they are thin on the ground. We rely on rounding up people to don a bib on a sunday morning but what training do they generally have. Do they know what to do if theres a serious crash at their junction, do they know how to manage a situation where some spectators wont move, do they know how to stop a stage etc. Almost all major junctions will have a head marshal but Im talking about the smaller places that still need to be marshalled and controlled. The experienced guys are so thin on the ground you will end up with someone with not so experience left on there own. And I speak from experience here.

Dont get me wrong, I think its great that we have people to turn up on a Sunday and do there bit for the sport, but what we need to see happening is more marshal training courses by Motorsport Ireland. Even online courses to show what to do in certain situations would be great. Anyone looking to renew their licence for the following year must show they marshalled X number of events the previous year. Who better to know the dangers of the sport than the drivers themselves. You cant, and will never be able to stop every accident from happening but at least if each marshal has the experience to handle a situation its a great way to avoid incidents/injuries/deaths

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#191 31-10-2014 4:24pm
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Hi all,
Just thought i'd share a link to a new Marshals club that i'm a Founding member of based in Wexford but consisting of members from all across the Southeast.
We consist of many different levels of marshals and officials as well as having many competitors in our group.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Five-Countys-Marshals-Club/569150469773653?ref=bookmarks#!/pages/Five-Countys-Marshals-Club/569150469773653?fref=ts

We are the only Motorsport Ireland affiliated Marshals Club in the Country, we are always looking for new members and we cover events from Kerry/Cork to as far as Donegal and most Rallies inbetween !

Especially in light of the many tragic losses suffered by the Rallying community recently we are trying our best to improve safety at events all the while safeguarding the future of the sport .
We have provided over 560 marshals to clubs all across the island so far this year and we plan to do much more in 2015.

If ANY of ye are interested in getting involved please feel free to contact the club for further info, we pride ourselves on being friendly and accomodating to any person regardless their experience level etc.

Ps on a personal level- the future of the sport is in huge jeprody due to the tragic events of the last few years, if you love rallying and want to see it flourish into the future then please get involved and help out in any way you can, i believe we do rallying better than most nations and i'd hate to see it disappear.

So ,whether you are a current competitor or you have plans on taking the sport up in the future, now is the time your needed most!

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#192 06-11-2014 11:49am
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Hirvonen to retire. It struck me this morning that he's been the Jimmy White of the WRC and missing out in 2009 basically broke him.

As the driver market stands:

VW: Ogier, Latvala, Mikkelsen
Hyundai: Neuville, Sordo (calendar TBC)
Hyundai 2: probably Paddon, ???
Ford: probably Evans, ???
Citroen: probably Meeke, ???

Tanak, Hanninen, Chardonnet and Ostberg should all be in the mix for what remains.

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#193 06-11-2014 11:57am
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Robbo wrote: »

Hirvonen to retire. It struck me this morning that he's been the Jimmy White of the WRC and missing out in 2009 basically broke him.

As the driver market stands:

VW: Ogier, Latvala, Mikkelsen
Hyundai: Neuville, Sordo (calendar TBC)
Hyundai 2: probably Paddon, ???
Ford: probably Evans, ???
Citroen: probably Meeke, ???

Tanak, Hanninen, Chardonnet and Ostberg should all be in the mix for what remains.

Hirvonen was always a favourite driver of mine. The team of him and Gronholm in 2006 and 2007 was a fantastic team. Was unlucky not to win the championship in 2009 but just lacked that final bit of pace to beat Loeb.

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#194 06-11-2014 6:43pm
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Robbo wrote: »

Hirvonen to retire. It struck me this morning that he's been the Jimmy White of the WRC and missing out in 2009 basically broke him.

As the driver market stands:

VW: Ogier, Latvala, Mikkelsen
Hyundai: Neuville, Sordo (calendar TBC)
Hyundai 2: probably Paddon, ???
Ford: probably Evans, ???
Citroen: probably Meeke, ???

Tanak, Hanninen, Chardonnet and Ostberg should all be in the mix for what remains.

Would Breen or Lappi be in the mix?

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#195 06-11-2014 10:37pm
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barney 20v wrote: »

Hi all,
Just thought i'd share a link to a new Marshals club that i'm a Founding member of based in Wexford but consisting of members from all across the Southeast.
We consist of many different levels of marshals and officials as well as having many competitors in our group.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Five-Countys-Marshals-Club/569150469773653?ref=bookmarks#!/pages/Five-Countys-Marshals-Club/569150469773653?fref=ts

We are the only Motorsport Ireland affiliated Marshals Club in the Country, we are always looking for new members and we cover events from Kerry/Cork to as far as Donegal and most Rallies inbetween !

Especially in light of the many tragic losses suffered by the Rallying community recently we are trying our best to improve safety at events all the while safeguarding the future of the sport .
We have provided over 560 marshals to clubs all across the island so far this year and we plan to do much more in 2015.

If ANY of ye are interested in getting involved please feel free to contact the club for further info, we pride ourselves on being friendly and accomodating to any person regardless their experience level etc.

Ps on a personal level- the future of the sport is in huge jeprody due to the tragic events of the last few years, if you love rallying and want to see it flourish into the future then please get involved and help out in any way you can, i believe we do rallying better than most nations and i'd hate to see it disappear.

So ,whether you are a current competitor or you have plans on taking the sport up in the future, now is the time your needed most!

Any twitter page, not on fb

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#196 06-11-2014 10:58pm
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Shame to see Hirvonen retire at a relatively young age. As mentioned he was unlucky to have peaked during the Loeb era. Still, he can be proud of his contribution to rallying and had a solid WRC career by any standards.

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#197 06-11-2014 11:17pm
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Might be back after a year id say

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#198 08-11-2014 10:41pm
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Would be good to see breen in a wrc car but might be a year or two before we do

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#199 11-11-2014 10:05pm
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Leave another year in the ERC before getting into the WRC hes still young. They peak too early these days.

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#200 11-11-2014 11:56pm
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afatbollix wrote: »

Leave another year in the ERC before getting into the WRC hes still young. They peak too early these days.

Definitely, though I don't think he has a deal secured for the ERC either. Hopefully he will sort something out. He had very hard luck this year, if the car was more reliable he and Abbring would have had a very good fight for the title. He is a quick driver and is getting quicker. Let's hope he gets a decent drive next year.

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#201 17-11-2014 12:02am
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Ogier won the last round of the WRC in Wales today. Delighted to see Hirvonen get second place on his final full time rally.

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irally saying Meeke confirmed with Citroen for 2015.

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#203 18-11-2014 10:15am
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mjhickeyie wrote: »

irally saying Meeke confirmed with Citroen for 2015.

excellent news

http://www.irallylive.com/ir_news.htm?00007714&10

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#204 21-11-2014 12:58pm
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Tanak confirmed at M-Sport, sooo...

VW: Ogier, Latvala, Mikkelsen
Hyundai: Neuville, Sordo (calendar TBC)
Hyundai 2: ???
Ford: Evans, Tanak
Citroen: Meeke, ???

Paddon's apparently been talking around and Kubica could be a fairly key player if he decides to stick around.

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#205 21-11-2014 2:29pm
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Robbo wrote: »

Tanak confirmed at M-Sport, sooo...

VW: Ogier, Latvala, Mikkelsen
Hyundai: Neuville, Sordo (calendar TBC)
Hyundai 2: ???
Ford: Evans, Tanak
Citroen: Meeke, ???

Paddon's apparently been talking around and Kubica could be a fairly key player if he decides to stick around.

If Ostberg doesn't get the second Citroen seat he could be very quite next year.

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#206 21-11-2014 2:31pm
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I think I also read somewhere that Yves Matton said they will have a third car for Al-Qassimi on a few events in 2015.

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#207 22-11-2014 12:45am
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Well he does pay the bills so only right

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#208 24-11-2014 3:38pm
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A bit of WRC news so I said I'd atart a new thread here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=93169526#post93169526

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