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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stunaep on June 09, 2003, 04:08:24 pm

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: Stunaep on June 09, 2003, 04:08:24 pm

And on other news Marko Märtin just won his first race in the World Rally Championship series, bringing him up on the scoreboard to overall 4th place, leaving, for example Colin McRae two places behind.

I personally think he has the potential to become no. 1 already this year.

Or at the most, the next year.

Well there you go. Another estonian does it again.

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 09, 2003, 04:24:26 pm

I have to say that I am finding it very hard to...care.:D

Well done Estonia, all the same.

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: phreak on June 09, 2003, 05:11:25 pm

WRC rocks.  too bad it isn't big over here

Title: Re: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: vyper on June 09, 2003, 05:48:56 pm

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Originally posted by Stunaep
leaving, for example Colin McRae two places behind.

:eek2: Nooooo!

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: aldo_14 on June 10, 2003, 03:56:10 pm

Yon Citreon is pish, though.  IIRC it broke down and cost him 2:30 just before the end of the stage.

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: vyper on June 10, 2003, 05:14:49 pm

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Originally posted by aldo_14
Yon Citreon is pish, though.  IIRC it broke down and cost him 2:30 just before the end of the stage.

And pissed a few folk off:
http://www.worldrallynews.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1055259935,16116,

:sigh:

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: pyro-manic on June 10, 2003, 06:37:41 pm

Markko Martin should kick ass once Ford iron out the problems with the new Focus. The Citroen isn't a bad car, it's just under-powered.

On the subject of rally cars, I reckon they should up the horsepower limits on the cars, and get rid of turbochargers. I want Group B back....;7  I'd love to see Audi S1s and Ford RS200s racing again. :nod:

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: vyper on June 10, 2003, 06:43:21 pm

I think putting limits on certain aspects of the cars would be good. It certainly has been in F1. The problem is, you don't want to stop innovation.

Title: Old news. We did it again.
Post by: pyro-manic on June 10, 2003, 06:59:32 pm

Yeah - you've got to have some restrictions, otherwise it just gets boring - the team with the biggest budget wins all the time cos they cram more tech into the cars (just look at F1 Ferraris in 2001/2002).

Innovation-wise, rallying is probably responsible for a big chunk of the technology used in modern road cars (e.g. permanent 4-wheel drive, space-frame chassis design, etc.), so you can't afford to restrict it too much. On the other hand, safety has to take priority - that's why Group B was banned - drivers and/or spectators were getting killed in virtually every event by 1986, because the cars were too fast for the drivers to control - their reaction times were too slow to correct mistakes or adjust lines, and they'd just lose it on corners. Not good when you're doing 250kph on a dirt road in the mountains.