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Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: FUNKED1 on July 25, 2004, 06:11:06 PM: (http://home.earthlink.net/~mikeywaltz/MarkkoJumpFinland.jpg)
Rally Finland coming up. :aok
Tune in to Speed:
Sunday, August 8, 2004
9:00 pm EDT   WRC RALLY MAGAZINE   Finland
9:30 pm EDT   FIA WORLD RALLY   Finland   (SDD)
1:00 am EDT   WRC RALLY MAGAZINE   Finland
1:30 am EDT   FIA WORLD RALLY   Finland
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: hawker238 on July 25, 2004, 06:28:58 PM: NASCAR is a joke.... We need rallies in America.
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: FUNKED1 on July 25, 2004, 07:08:45 PM: Quote
Originally posted by hawker238
NASCAR is a joke.... We need rallies in America.

We have 'em. :) (http://www.scca.org/rally/)
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Post by: B17Skull12 on July 25, 2004, 07:33:57 PM: pikes peak. now that is a rally.
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: Masherbrum on July 25, 2004, 07:38:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by B17Skull12
pikes peak. now that is a rally.

It's a "hill climb", close but no cigar.

Karaya

Millen has a corner on the Pikes Peak market.
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Post by: SLCR on July 25, 2004, 11:01:34 PM: Got it here too! I've gone the last couple years. These drivers are the best in ANY racing sport!

Oregon Rally:

Racin' in the trees
(http://www.oregonrally.com/gallery/lib2_2003.Mt%20Hood.ClubRally/web/MVC-002S.jpg)

(http://www.oregonrally.com/gallery/lib1_2003.otpr/web/20030712_3045.jpg)

(http://www.oregonrally.com/gallery/lib1_2003.otpr/web/20030712_3074.jpg)

-SLICER
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on July 26, 2004, 02:03:02 AM: :D
http://www.rbr.neostrada.pl/Aro_Joux_Verte_Hyundai.avi (http://www.rbr.neostrada.pl/Aro_Joux_Verte_Hyundai.avi)
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: Nilsen on July 26, 2004, 02:31:28 AM: wrc .....hmm.. when does the race start? Ive only ever seen time trials.
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: B17Skull12 on July 26, 2004, 02:31:33 AM: Bah! i consider an race offroad to be a rally.
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: FUNKED1 on July 26, 2004, 02:34:06 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Nilsen
wrc .....hmm.. when does the race start? Ive only ever seen time trials.

:rofl
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: FUNKED1 on July 26, 2004, 02:41:51 AM: Quote
Originally posted by B17Skull12
Bah! i consider an race offroad to be a rally.

All the WRC events are held on roads. Some of them are unpaved but they are still roads. They use the term "Raid" or "Rally Raid" or "Baja" for the off-road stuff.
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: B17Skull12 on July 26, 2004, 02:49:50 AM: just to caliry i meant unpaved roads.
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Post by: sling322 on July 26, 2004, 07:54:06 AM: Heh....silly ricers. Racing is for big blocks.
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Post by: Sparks on July 26, 2004, 11:11:35 AM: I agree Funked - but why oh why can't the "real" manufacturers beat this French C**p - Peugot and Citreon :(

Ford have lost their way and what happened to Mitsubishi??

Sigh ............
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Post by: Lazer on July 26, 2004, 11:18:14 AM: Man... Something about that WRX just makes it soooo sexy. :D
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Post by: Masherbrum on July 26, 2004, 11:49:15 AM: Quote
Originally posted by sling322
Heh....silly ricers. Racing is for big blocks.

Nascrap is just that, crap. Rallies (Baja incl.), F1 and Motorcycle racing, now THOSE are racing.

Karaya
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Post by: straffo on July 26, 2004, 11:56:46 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Sparks
I agree Funked - but why oh why can't the "real" manufacturers beat this French C**p - Peugot and Citreon :(

Ford have lost their way and what happened to Mitsubishi??

Sigh ............

Perhaps because they're more crappy than Peugeot and Citroen ?

(I know it's hard to swallow)
Title: I Love Wrc
Post by: Masherbrum on July 26, 2004, 12:07:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by straffo
Perhaps because they're more crappy than Peugeot and Citroen ?

(I know it's hard to swallow)

Peugeot still use the 206's in rally? Forget what Citreon uses. Ford doesn't do that bad. Martin is good.

Karaya
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Post by: straffo on July 26, 2004, 12:24:22 PM: I'm not sure but I think it's a 307.
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Post by: Nilsen on July 26, 2004, 12:34:12 PM: it is straffo
Title: Re: I Love Wrc
Post by: gofaster on July 26, 2004, 12:57:31 PM: Quote
Originally posted by FUNKED1
(http://home.earthlink.net/~mikeywaltz/MarkkoJumpFinland.jpg)

What is that above the windshield on the port side? A tv camera? Or is it some sort of additional air intake?
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Post by: Grits on July 26, 2004, 01:22:18 PM: Its a GPS transponder so that race control can know where they are on stage. If the car rolls it automatically sends out a "distress" signal and aid is sent. The distress signal can also be sent without the car rolling from a switch on the dash.
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Post by: FUNKED1 on July 26, 2004, 02:40:36 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Sparks
I agree Funked - but why oh why can't the "real" manufacturers beat this French C**p - Peugot and Citreon :(

Ford have lost their way and what happened to Mitsubishi??

Sigh ............

Ford and Subaru are well ahead of Peugeot in the points. Citroen is ahead of everybody, but this is as much a result of good luck and good drivers as it is a result of the car. Mitsubishi is out of it, but it's very close between the other four teams on any particular stage.
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Post by: Grits on July 26, 2004, 04:18:33 PM: Just as a side note, in the original full size version of that photo you can see the distance markers on the side of the road, Martin jumped over 50 meters, half a football field.
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Post by: narsus on July 26, 2004, 04:51:11 PM: Yeah WRC drivers I believe are probably the best in the world, followed closely by F1.

Anyone see Hockenheim this weekend? Granted another Michael victory, but the racing for 2-9 was pretty good most of the time.