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Post by mrdad on Sept 9, 2008 8:55:47 GMT
...is now less than one year away... ...announcements soon... ...post here... Sept 4-6, 2009 Who is going? (or coming?)
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Post by Vivski on Sept 9, 2008 12:04:39 GMT
Can't see why I wouldn't be there.
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Post by Roo on Sept 9, 2008 12:09:35 GMT
It will be the last time that WRC-spec rally cars will race in Australia, and with my uni studies due to be completed well before this date, I will be making every effort to get there.
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Post by FordTeamRS on Sept 9, 2008 12:13:47 GMT
If it is the last time we'll ever get to see WRC cars, I'm going. I'd love to compete but I don't have the money. Nor know how to drive a manual car either
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sarah
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Post by sarah on Sept 10, 2008 4:51:15 GMT
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Post by Roo on Sept 10, 2008 6:53:42 GMT
Yay Sarah! She's back! ;D
Good find with the official website, I didn't even think about it. I was very concerned last year when CAMS announced that they would not hold the rally in 2008. But now I couldn't be happier, as my uni commitments will be finished and I'll be able to go! Can't wait!
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Post by Mitch on Sept 11, 2008 14:17:55 GMT
A small state rally is being held in a few weeks time in the same area (Borders Ranges Rally, check out BMSC.com.au), waiting to see what the roads are like as not many people seem to know :S It won't be ball bearings
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Post by Roo on Sept 11, 2008 14:50:04 GMT
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Post by Roo on Sept 11, 2008 15:03:18 GMT
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Post by Nick McRae on Sept 12, 2008 9:55:29 GMT
To be honest, I can't wait to see Australia back on the WRC calendar. I loved the old event back in Perth (although i didn't agree with it stealing the end of season GB spot for a while ) it also provided plently of action and who can forget Gronholm's retirement on that hairpin Hopefully some people will see sense and we'll be having this event EVERY year as opposed to every OTHER year!
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Post by Vivski on Sept 13, 2008 4:10:53 GMT
I would agree, but I don't think this event will have the same unique character as previous Rally Australia's. The gravel offered something different. One thing you're sure to see is tree-lined stages... this is the place where the roads follow the path of least resistance (dodging the trees). It's important that the WRC is run in locations with a lot of character. We'll see if NSW can deliver the same kind of spectacle you had on the Bunnings stages.
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Post by Mitch on Sept 15, 2008 13:09:14 GMT
Apparently they are very fast shire roads, little bit of loose gravel, but not much. Tree's should line the stages so the drivers will have to be careful, but also talk of some roads being used with grass in the middle of the road, and some roads in more thick forest. Probably not the most inspiring rally. Sort of a NZ, Japan and Finland rolled into one
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sarah
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Post by sarah on Sept 20, 2008 0:55:25 GMT
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Post by Roo on Sept 20, 2008 1:52:48 GMT
I'm quite disapointed I must say. I was expecting something similar to the old Rally Australia ... You know, clay coloured stuff, awesome jumps, bright colours etc. Haha! ;D The clay coloured stuff, and indeed the marble roads are unique to that area of Australia, and not all of Australia is the sunburnt country people think it is. The Eastern coast of Australia is similar to any green, temperate climate area, and there would certainly be areas that would be similar to NZ. Yes, I agree its not as exciting as WA, but I think we have to be thankful we actually have a WRC event up and running. Who knows? One day the WRC may return to Western Australia. Hey, one advantage of not having loose gravel is that the Ford team can't play its tactics game! ;D But Australia is unique in that it has so many different types of roads. If we had a better snow season, it would be possible to represent almost every round of the WRC in Australia. The examples shown above are just another, of the many and varied styles of road that we have.
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Post by Vivski on Sept 20, 2008 4:40:44 GMT
I hope they send them up the narrowest, tree-lined stages they can find. Not good for spectators, but great for a driving challenge. They're so ragged and temperamental... rough unsighted crests... misleading tree-line... hard to get a rhythm like you can in NZ. I loved WA too. Laughed when they put the stage ends on slopes so the commentators kept slipping over.
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