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Gav Taylor
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Well as Loebs leads in the Monte with Hirvo in second I cannot help but think it'll be the pattern for the season, with the only wild card being the new scooby mid season
a shame that our local wilks doesnt look like being part of it either 
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Gav Taylor
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pulled up this 5 month old thread, great result for the scooby and Petter
Fluke or sign of things to come?
Saw Loebo checking the new car out at TC, seemed worried!!
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only finished 2nd cause everyone else went off. even Loeb had a puncture which lost him tons of time. My opinion is its no better than the old one. Atko proved the old one can still get on the podium if the circumstanses are right. But, if the new one is no better from the box, then i hold no hope. As it developes..... so does everyone else..
Put it into perspective.... when the C4 replaced the Xsara... it was way ahead from the off.
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Road Rally Dave
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Think that everyone hopes this is the sign of things to come.
The Loeb steamroller has made it a race for 2nd place usually.
The Fords are reasonably close to Citroen, although Latvala is still a bit too wild ?? If Subaru can be there as well it is just what the WRC needs (along with more Manufacturer interest).
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Gav Taylor
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| joe_the_waiter wrote: | only finished 2nd cause everyone else went off. even Loeb had a puncture which lost him tons of time. My opinion is its no better than the old one. Atko proved the old one can still get on the podium if the circumstanses are right. But, if the new one is no better from the box, then i hold no hope. As it developes..... so does everyone else..
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fancy a bet then Davo?
name your terms bro!
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WRC is pants, bring back Escorts.
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Gav Taylor
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sprints are pants mate, stage rallies are where its at 
remeber the buzz of the christmas stages all the razmataz of a rally for a few hundred quid, beats a sprint no danger, more people took pics of your car than at any sprint did they not?
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Any form of competition gives a great buzz to those taking part - be it autotest, rally stage, circuit race, whatever.
The main thing is being out there doing your thing.
But I agree that WRC is generally speaking a bit too close to "pants" for my liking, although it is still good to watch in person every so often. |
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Told you before stage rallying was a big let down, sprints are absolute maximum attack, not car preservation, that's not to say I won't do any more but they are lower priority.
I actually fancy a bash at racing next!
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money where your mouth is Gav, when are you hitting the stages?
Get a comp licence sorted!
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Gav Taylor
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need some money to put where my mouth is first mate!!
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Curb the playboy lifestyle then.
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In the trees guys....get out into the forests mart - you will not go back to sprinting then... 1400 only Lion stages for under £300 quid give it a try....just need some nobblies....
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Not interested, if I was going to stage rally it would be tarmac only, anyway it's not me that needs the push.........is it gav?
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not so much the funds just a better job. I reckon when I hit 40k I can start to look at forest rallying, I wont waste money on anything else.
Maybe a few tarmac events to start.
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Well I don't earn anywhere near 40k and bought the Peugeot on my credit card!
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expensive way to raise capital that mate!!
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Paid it off in 8 months so it wasn't too bad, chopped it around to get lower rates, etc.....
Anyway you and Brownridge should go halves, then you'll see what it's all about!
Even Ste "danger of death" Allen has competed now.
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Gav Taylor
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I'm my own man.
the only rally is a stage rally!
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Well unless you get going now you will be 40 before you start (like dave)!
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