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Post by Roo on Oct 21, 2008 11:12:49 GMT
I think Petter lost his confidence due to all the bad luck he had in the past years. Atkinson had good speed at the start of the season, but struggled to adapt to the new Subaru. I think if Märtin joined the works Subaru squad, the first real win of the car wouldn't be far off. If Loeb joined the Subaru team, he wouldn't be enjoying the same success he has had with Citroen. The comment about Petter has some truth to it, but I'm sure he hasn't stopped trying. And of course Atko has struggled to adapt to the new car. It keeps damn well braking down! ;D His third place in Finland after sitting outside the points a third of the way through the rally is worth remembering. If the Impreza WRC08 is capable of winning rallies, it must be able to win stages. The last time a Subaru set a fastest stage time was with Petter in Finland, and that was on the very last stage, when all the other drivers backed off to secure their positions. The other was in Greece when Atko was SupeRallying and set a quick time when many competitors took it easy over what was a very rough stage. The Impreza WRC08 has won 2 stages since debuting in Greece a few months ago. The car is a dud, and it will remain a dud until Subaru move the engine further back and fix the suspension.
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Post by wheretheendingstarts on Oct 21, 2008 19:14:25 GMT
No I didn't mean the Colin McRae Memorial Rally or whatever it was. I ment the Richard Burns Memorial Rally in September, which Markko won & he was driving Petter's car! The current model is an improvemnt on the last as they seem to stay on the staged far more than the old 1. We know the reason why Markko chose to stop rallying & I can see why & I feel now he's had a brake & time to think it through he should come back next season. I don't see the point of joining at the end of the season. I also feel that he should rally with Robert Reid even though he can never replace Michael 'Beef' Park. I have a vague idea of what Markko's been through, I may not have been driving & I may not have lost someone close to me, but driving after being in a crash is scary espcially after the accident i was in didn't involve another car & the car ended up on its roof. & yes Im awear that rally drivers have accidents all the time.
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