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Post by Will on Dec 3, 2008 19:03:10 GMT
Gilles Panizzi, Jan Kopecky and Juho Hanninen will form a 3-car Skoda IRC team for the Monte Carlo Rally next year. All 3 drivers have been testing for Skoda in Austria, France, and the Czech Republic in preparation for the Monte. This has fuelled speculation that this will be Skoda's lineup for the whole season, according to French media.
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Post by Nick McRae on Dec 3, 2008 19:27:41 GMT
Wouldn't be a bad team really! The team's like a book, you got a beginning (Hanninen) an middle (Kopecky) and an end (Panizzi) ! Good range of experience and youth - good luck to them!
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Post by Roo on Dec 18, 2008 5:53:05 GMT
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Post by Nick McRae on Dec 18, 2008 11:44:09 GMT
That's a horrible green! Why do Skoda's always have those circles at the top of the rear window? Are they there for any reason?
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Post by JJ on Dec 18, 2008 11:58:37 GMT
That is NICE! I like the way they've kind of jazzed up/modernised the old livery on the Fabia WRC.
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Post by Roo on Dec 18, 2008 12:14:13 GMT
Why do Skoda's always have those circles at the top of the rear window? Are they there for any reason? Those circular holes are ventilation ducts. Obviously to increase ventilation (stop windscreen fogging up) but also help excess heat escape from the cabin, although that probably won't be a problem in Monte Carlo. The duct infills minimise drag in comparison with having the window wound down slightly. Mitsubishi were another team to use the ventilators.
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Post by Hurricane on Dec 19, 2008 12:17:37 GMT
Nice modern livery! Daring colours. I like it Too bad Panizzi hasn't been confirmed though.
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Post by Roo on Dec 22, 2008 23:40:15 GMT
Some more piccytures... Testing in Monte Carlo Seems like the green colour on the new Fabia is a metalic colour, more lime green than I thought. Looks nice from this angle.
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Post by Nick McRae on Dec 24, 2008 11:40:35 GMT
Yeah from that angle the green looks far better! Looked a bit too pale on the other pictures.
Thanks for clearing up about those circles on the back door Roo. I'm going to have to have a close look at any rally cars I see with them on!
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