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Post by Grenville on Sept 10, 2005 1:24:54 GMT
The weather is not looking good for Germany so you drivers had better ditch the slicks.
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Post by mattwrc on Sept 10, 2005 8:32:25 GMT
not the best result for me in Finland with a 12th and our other subaru only 8th overall i think i might try a interesting tyre gamble in Germany by not doing on full wets - i'm hoping it will dry out a bit towards the end of the rally
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Post by L u c k y S u p r a 7 on Sept 11, 2005 1:17:03 GMT
Cool! I can't believe I won Finland, the hardest rally in WRC!!!! I'm so happy! ;D Ha! If I could take on Finland and win, I can take on Germany and it's fReAkY weather! Bring it on!
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Post by Grenville on Sept 11, 2005 15:13:08 GMT
If its raining all the time it can only be one place. No not GB its Germany! Congratulations to Matrix for a great win! It was quite an exciting German rally as we saw 3 retirements. MattWRC and mbmz3 both had an encounter with the infamous hinkelsteins... While Curt retired due to an engine failure. With that win Suzuki are coming ever so closer to Subaru in the M. points. Though MattWRC has failed to score points in the last 2 events he still leads the championship with 48 points.
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Post by Grenville on Sept 11, 2005 15:20:58 GMT
I am glad that we were finally able to get a good result. The results of Finland left us wondering if the $$ on engine improvements were a waste. Hopefully we can continue getting podium finishes this year. Also well done to my teammate who barely missed a podium place.
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Post by mattwrc on Sept 11, 2005 15:50:14 GMT
well as the photo proved the tire gamble didnt pay off, with two no point finishes we arent doing to well at them moment however still leading the championship and hopefully we will be back scoring points again soon. Starting to worry that suzuki's pace is getting better as the championship continues
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Post by Grenville on Sept 11, 2005 16:59:54 GMT
BREAKING NEWS: Matrix has permanetly been taken off the RFC driver's roster. As a result he will no longer be participating in championship. There will be a seat open in Suzuki if anyone wishes to join and help Vivski in his battle to help Suzuki win the M. championship. The new driver won't be able to continue with Matrix's drivers points but will be able to contribute to the M. points. Let me know if you are interested in driving for this great team.
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Post by Grenville on Sept 11, 2005 22:19:31 GMT
Suzuki has just announced a deal with upcoming English driver James . James will be replacing Matrix who left Suzuki after his win in Rally Germany. Suzuki thanks Matrix for all the points he scored for Suzuki and wishes James the best of luck with his new drive.
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Post by Vivski on Sept 12, 2005 4:36:43 GMT
Suzuki team boss on driver swap "I can't say too much, but after his win in Germany, Matrix was offered a drive with a Formula1 team as a wet weather test driver.
Although it's a blow to our team, we're still in a good position to attack. James is a talented young pilot and we expect him to be straight on the pace. He was very impressive in testing and the Suzuki is a car which you can learn very quickly."
Rumour has it Subaru sponsored the move to F1 seeing Matrix as a threat to their WRChampionship plans.
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Post by Vivski on Sept 12, 2005 4:46:39 GMT
I had a huge roll in Finland. With the shape of the Suzuki, it rolls so well. I got offline over a jump and landed in a ditch. The car dug in and rolled. It must've rolled 20 times before coming to rest 500m up the road in a farm. I was shaken up by the crash, but unhurt. It highlights the new safety mousse system which softens the impacts of a roll. I must thank Suzuki for focussing on the safety of its drivers.
Then in Germany I was straight on the pace winning the first stage. But after the first service Matt went out on cut slicks instead of full wets. Being our main championship rival, I had to do the same and let me tell you, it was like driving on glass! After driving past Matt's wreck I backed right off, but lost too much time and was out of the points. I wont be making the same mistake again and it will me maximum attack for the last few rounds.
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Post by FordTeamRS on Sept 12, 2005 6:48:47 GMT
I'm sick of these crappy results, I'm not liking this at all. We're going to have a "crisis" meeting to see how we can up our results
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Post by Grenville on Sept 14, 2005 21:29:45 GMT
Congratulations to FordTRS for a great win and to For for their 1st 1-2 finish. With that Ford has taken the lead in the m. points. p.s. What do you think of the new layout?
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Post by Grenville on Sept 14, 2005 21:34:20 GMT
Overall I am very dissapointed by my performance in GB. We were among the front runners until I hit a log. I was clearly told by my co-driver that they were there but I still hit them. We were going so fast that it sent us rolling. I am a little shaken but my pride is quite dented. All I can do is apologise to the team and my team-mate Sauron. With this I think it will be very hard for us to get the M. Championship.
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Post by FordTeamRS on Sept 14, 2005 23:31:58 GMT
YYYYYEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D What an absolutely dream result for the team! It has been a long time between drinks, especially a 1-2 result for our team. It puts us back into the manufacturer championship hunt once again and drivers championship. I felt I had improved my driving a great deal and that mbmz had improved her driving a great deal also. We will make sure to keep up these kinds of results, our team will have a big hangover tonight!
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Post by Vivski on Sept 15, 2005 3:00:31 GMT
Nice win FTRS. And congrats to James on a podium in his first rally. I told you he'd be on the pace straight away!
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