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

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    #92
    twincamman
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    only 29 cars for mexico


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    #93
    De Hipster
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    RTÉ 1 tonight @ 19.30-20.00. Irish passions - 2 school teachers (ladies too!) outline their passion for rallying:http://www.rte.ie/ten/listings/42429912_tv_Gliondar
    Pádraig O Driscoll travels around the country to meet people who have taken their individual pursuits to impressive levels of success. In the first edition, he encounters two women teachers whose passions for speed have taken them into rally driving


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    #94
    wobbles
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    Do we have a time for when Galway is being shown. There was a date for it on Motors TV but i dont have that channel


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    #95
    h3000
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    wobbles wrote: »
    Do we have a time for when Galway is being shown. There was a date for it on Motors TV but i dont have that channel

    Unfortunately the only coverage I know of is Friday 21st February 10:35pm - Motors TV

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    #96
    Mad Bull
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    Any thoughts on who will win in Mexico?
    I think Atkinson could be on the podium for Hyundai. Maybe 3rd.


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    #97
    h3000
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    Mad Bull wrote: »
    Any thoughts on who will win in Mexico?
    I think Atkinson could be on the podium for Hyundai. Maybe 3rd.

    I'd love to see it but I really don't think it will happen. Too much of a chance of either him or the car messing up.

    My podium prediction is:
    1. Ogier
    2. Latvala
    3. Ostberg/Meeke

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    #98
    De Hipster
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    Hoping Meeke's head is screwed firmly on & luck is on his side (for a change!).


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    #99
    h3000
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    De Hipster wrote: »
    Hoping Meeke's head is screwed firmly on & luck is on his side (for a change!).

    I think he has his head sorted alright, he has been a lot more mature in his drives. This really could be his last chance to cement himself in the WRC for a few years. His luck or lack thereof on the other hand, we can only hope improves.

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    #100
    Mad Bull
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    De Hipster wrote: »
    Hoping Meeke's head is screwed firmly on & luck is on his side (for a change!).
    I think it is too. He had a very mature drive in Sweden and hopefully he can continue on from were he left off.
    I like Ostberg too.
    Theres just something telling me that Atkinson will be somewhere on the podium.


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    #101
    Pudsey64
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    wobbles wrote: »
    Do we have a time for when Galway is being shown. There was a date for it on Motors TV but i dont have that channel

    UTV 6th March
    Tg4 12th & 19th March


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    #102
    liam7831
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    Mad Bull wrote: »
    Any thoughts on who will win in Mexico?
    I think Atkinson could be on the podium for Hyundai. Maybe 3rd.

    Atkinson is rubbish, prob going to bin it as usual. His record is appalling, was in a title winning car for years and did nothing only constantly destroy it


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    #103
    guyfo
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    liam7831 wrote: »
    Atkinson is rubbish, prob going to bin it as usual. His record is appalling, was in a title winning car for years and did nothing only constantly destroy it

    what title winning cars did he drive for seasons?

    He drove the impreza wrc 2005, it won 2 WRC rallys in the hands of Solberg, Chris had a best result of 3rd in his debut year.

    Subaru then had 3 winless years before withdrawing.

    He was only ever average in my eyes though, he proved that in his recent performances.


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    #104
    Robbo
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    I don't see Atkinson on the podium myself, he's too long out of regular practice at this level. He'll be happy with a top 6.

    The front of today's MN has a story about a possible MG WRC bid, with Ukrainian backing. We'll see what Putin has to say about that.


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    #105
    mjhickeyie
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    The altitude in Mexico will be tough on the cars. New cars, like the Hyundai, often struggle on these type of vents.

    I think Atkinson is capable of getting a good result this season but I don't think it will happen in Mexico. He will need a few events to get back up to speed.

    That MG story sounds a bit mad...


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    #106
    wobbles
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    I think Oigier will win, with Meeke and Ostberg in 2nd and 3rd with no particular order.

    Neville might actually finish this event but not in on the podium, a top 5 would be great.


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    #107
    h3000
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    Well Rally Mexico is sure living up to it's reputation of a rally of attrition

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    #108
    h3000
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    SS16 live on BT Sport now.

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    #109
    finnharpsboy
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    WRC Mexico power stage starting now on ESPN


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    #110
    finnharpsboy
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    oh kris


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    #111
    h3000
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    finnharpsboy wrote: »
    oh kris
    I think he was genuinely unlucky today. His line seemed okay and he did not seem to cut too much or anything.

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    #112
    finnharpsboy
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    very unlucky indeed.
    as they said on the telly it was probably gonna happen to whoever went through first


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    #113
    Daveysil15
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    finnharpsboy wrote: »
    WRC Mexico power stage starting now on ESPN

    Savage.


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    #114
    h3000
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    Craig Breen will be out in the 208 T16 (R5) on the Circuit of Kerry 6th April. Will definitely try to make it down to that.

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    #115
    h3000
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    Group B rally doc on RTE 2 now. Missed the start :(

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    #116
    recyclebin
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    Seen most it. It was about the killer rally years of the 80s. There is also a similar formula 1 documentary.


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    #117
    h3000
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    Breen leads overnight in Greece. Kevin Abbring had been setting the pace and had a couple of seconds on Breen but retired on SS5 with mechanical failure. The 208 T16 seems nice and quick.


    Overall after SS6
    1 @Craig_Breen
    2.Bouffier +14.7
    3.@Kajto_pl +15.0
    4 @EsapekkaLappi 43.8
    5 Gryazin +1:53.1
    6 Magalhaes +2:03.5

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    #118
    h3000
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    Breen wins in Greece

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    #119
    wobbles
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    Fantastic result. Has shown great speed on both days on different surfaces


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    #120
    h3000
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    Well it looking like we are in for a very wet Rally de Portugal, a repeat of 2012 maybe.
    Flooding halted yesterday’s opening day of recce at Rally de Portugal with sections of the route impassable after torrential rain.

    Almost 60mm of rain deluged the Algarve region and the Ourique and Santana da Serra stages were worst affected. Recce cars had to be towed out of flash floods and as rain continued to fall, organisers cancelled practice in those two tests.
    http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/april/recce-floods/page/1232--12-12-.html

    2363_portugal-recce-water-2014_876_896x504.jpg?
    2364_recce-water-portugal-2014_5_592x333.jpg?

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    #121
    h3000
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    SS1 (Super Special) is live on BT Sport 1 @ 6pm this evening.

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