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Post by mattwrc on Sept 15, 2005 6:26:06 GMT
great result for the ford team not so great result for us
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Post by Grenville on Sept 16, 2005 21:14:13 GMT
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Post by Grenville on Sept 16, 2005 21:19:47 GMT
With no hope of winning the M. title this year, Citroen have begun testing a new version of the Xsara. The car is said to be about 60% brand new. New components include: -New engine -Better aerodynamics -New gearbox -Different suspension Also it has been rumored that LuckySupra(current driver for Mitsubishi) has been in talks with Citroen with a drive for next year. We have asked LuckySupra(Kaila) to comment on this.
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Post by Grenville on Sept 16, 2005 21:32:35 GMT
Hyundai to the RFC?? Hyundai have been hinting at a rally debut for many months now, but nothing definitive has been seen yet. This photo of testing in Sweden suggests that the return could be next year. One our freelance guys happened to take this photo last week while in Sweden. More on this story as we get it.
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Post by Grenville on Sept 16, 2005 22:36:33 GMT
Congratulation to Sauron for his 2nd win of the Season! An eventful rally to say the least. Rallynick had a huge crash on the second stage. Traveling over 170kph he misjudged a crest and went into a series of rolls. Also LuckySupra and MattWRC made history by making the same time for 5th place. After much deliberation, the FIA have agreed that they should both be awarded 4 points for their efforts.
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Post by Grenville on Sept 16, 2005 22:39:24 GMT
Congratulation to my team mate for his 2nd win of the season! With that and a good showing from myself we are back in the M. title hunt. All we need now is for MattWRC to retire and we may be able to manage a drivers title, but with his skill I very much doubt that will happen. I am sure he is going to play it smart and drive as carefully as he can.
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Post by mattwrc on Sept 16, 2005 22:55:05 GMT
well the m championship is certainly one to watch now, however i still lead the drivers championship but efforts will be based more on the m championship now
rallynick's accident was massive but the crew are fine but a little shaken although the car is a write off
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Post by FordTeamRS on Sept 16, 2005 23:51:55 GMT
We had an alright rally, although rallynick's rollover cost us some time on the stage as we had to stop to help out. An average result compared to Rally GB but the manufacturers championship is becoming seriously tight...
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Post by Grenville on Sept 17, 2005 21:50:29 GMT
Congratulations to Ryan and his Skoda! Unfortunately both LuckySupra and Vivski retired. LuckySupra went off of line and hit a wall breaking her suspension then on the 2nd stage Vivski spun and ended up hitting a cliff face which dropped him out of the rally. A real shame for Suzuki who were leading the m. points.
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Post by FordTeamRS on Sept 18, 2005 0:28:16 GMT
Bitter sweet result for our team, firstly I must congratulate mbmz3 for her podium result, and she is now a real contender for the title once again. We're also beginning to break away in the manufacturer's championship, however I wasn't impressed with my result. The first two stages, we chose a wrong setup on the car, the suspension was too soft however our stage win on SS3 suited the conditions much more. I'm hoping for a good result for both drivers and the team in general come next rally
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Post by mattwrc on Sept 18, 2005 7:35:59 GMT
yet again the subaru seems to be lacking in performance
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Post by Vivski on Sept 18, 2005 12:29:22 GMT
That's NOT the rally I needed. We thought France was our chance to charge. Twisty tarmac roads traditionally suit the Suzuki, but it wasn't working for us and on SS2 I pushed too hard. I was very focussed and on the limit but a split time broke my concentration and I missed a call for a hairpin! I overshot the braking point but managed to spin the car so it slammed into the cliff-face backwards.
We'll have the car back for Spain where we'll give it a real go. The roads dont suit the little car, but we need a good result for the championship.
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Post by rallynick on Sept 21, 2005 16:39:00 GMT
im not on form, i want a win!
i hope we gan get the m championsip back
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Post by Grenville on Sept 28, 2005 16:30:56 GMT
In what seemed eternity Spain has finally arrived(sorry guy, school is kicking my a** ;D) Congratulations to Vivski for his 3rd yet another win for Suzuki! Unfortuntely WildeSwede didn't even make it throught he first stage as she hit a barrier breaking her suspension. Both M. and drivers championship seems to be going down the wire. The top 3 manufactuers are seperated by 3 points. Though MattWRC is looking favorite to win the title there is still a mathmatical change for quite a few drivers to win the title(Vivski, FordTRS, MBMZ3, Oversauron, Rallying83) Granted MattWRC would have to score no points in the last 2 rallies for some but its still possible.
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Post by Vivski on Sept 28, 2005 16:41:18 GMT
Man I love this car! It loves the tarmac, it just eats it up. I think the championship will depend on what happens in Australia. The Subaru and Matt are good in Australia, but it is my home rally. If there's still a mathematical chance coming into Kenya then it's anyone's title!!
WOW, 2 points separate the top 3 manufacturers! And I wouldn't write Subaru off either. Will be a great race to the finish!
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