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55 minutes ago, PJTierney said:Looks like SUBARU’s plan to stop Foust getting points didn’t work then?
Almost did: Bakkerud had the lead in the final, but Foust found a gap!
As much as I want to see Subaru do well, Foust deserves a lot more titles, so I wouldn't mind seeing him win.
Hopefully Bakkerud and Wiman will get some seat time in the Subaru between now and the next round so they can get more comfortable with the car.
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On 9/27/2019 at 10:22 PM, gfRally said:Ahhhhem.... When? Please? on knees? Throwing $$$ at screen. Turn a great game into a legend!
Just got round to watching this. Would prefer it without the music over the driving clips, but this is still excellent.
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The Last of Us is free on PS Plus next month. Absolutely loved it on PS3, so will probably play through it again on PS4 in anticipation of the sequel (which I really hope delivers).
I see there is a trailer for a new Medal of Honor out. Not sure how I feel about that, the early MoH games were absolutely fantastic, but I felt the series diminished in quality over time. Fingers crossed the new game isn't a disappointment. -
22 hours ago, mats27 said:Haven't they massively shortened the wheelbase on the 2019 car? Can't remember but I heard it somewhere.
Oh really? I haven't heard that before, would be interested to know more if that is the case.
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Just now, mesa said:This car wasn't a success - wheelbase is too short, heavy in front, light at back - this made this monster unpredictable
The horrid truth about the quattro!
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3 hours ago, ianism said:would be really cool to see the Impreza compete in WRX, but it's very large for the (generally) tighter WRX tracks, no? it'd be fine I'm sure, but not sure it's the best choice. bit like the Focus in 2016-17...
Yeah, I agree. Scott Speed set some of the fastest times at Canada, but I'd say that circuit suits the Subaru. When it comes to some of the tighter European circuits, I think the STI would struggle against some of it's rivals.
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11 hours ago, mwoodski said:RX Monster is gonna run the Subaru next year in WRX in place of the S1 maybe?
I had wondered if SRT USA going to World Rallycross was a possibility next year.
Be a bold move to opt for a Subaru over the S1, though if Subaru were at least partially funding things then its surely a possibility. Its no secret that RX Cartel have had a tight budget this season.
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Bakkerud and Wiman to drive for Subaru for the remainder of the ARX season:
https://www.arxrallycross.com/news/2019/9/24/bakkerud-wiman-join-expanded-lineup-with-subaru-motorsports-usa-for-remainder-of-arx-season?fbclid=IwAR2CLiFwnPIm5BPT-dMn8CeRUdzf4n4iU7lNZ25Wqi7bhCz-FNpzWvUHpcY
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21 hours ago, MattyH1812 said:Oh wow, just heard Ekstrom interviewed on the RallyX Nordic show and he pointed out that if Larsson wins the championship today, that specific Audi S1 will have won the WorldRX, EuroRX AND RallyX Nordic championships...
Surely makes that car a modern classic
Definitely one of the most successful World Rallycross cars, though I'd say that the 2014 built PSRX DS3 is still the most successful World Supercar (2 x World Championships & 1 x RallyX Nordic Championship).
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Just finished watching the livestream. Absolutely unbelievable end to the season. I thought Eriksson should have been punished in the first semi, was surprised he got away with that contact.
Lucky that Ekstrom was there to help Larsson. And, although I wanted Robin to take it, I did feel desperately sorry for Oliver: he did everything right (apart from waiting to celebrate).
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RallyX Nordic semis and finals live on Facebook this afternoon, looking forward to seeing who takes it. I'm cheering for Larsson, but they are all deserving winners.
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12 minutes ago, Janneman60 said:Well, we don't know how the team handled the action of that mechanic. Not a Timmy fan but you can't accuse a w hole team for the action of one.
Says also something if Ekstrom that he is not man enough to go to Kenneth Hansen to speak about it but is crying at the stewards.
Yeah, true, but that mechanic is representing the team as much as anyone else and to get physical with another team member is very poor form.
Kenneth Hansen wasn't in Riga at the weekend. And the Hansen team didn't hesitate to cry to the stewards (or the TV camera) about Larsson, so I would say that Ekstrom was just following their lead...
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2 minutes ago, PJTierney said:No idea what that could be about, was there any incident between Bakkerud and the Hansen cars during the weekend?
There was contact between Robin Larsson and Timmy Hansen on day one, with Larsson punished for his driving (unfairly in my personal opinion).
Timmy had his little rant on TV Sunday morning (after winning his Q3 race) where he claimed that the Audis were out to get them (despite Timmy and Loeb driving that circuit in an almost identical fashion last year).
If I am understanding the clip properly, then it looks like the Hansen mechanic "hits" Ekstrom, then tells him to **** off? Hence why Ekstrom went to the stewards after the race?
Very poor form from the Hansen team. I have struggled to warm to Timmy and Kevin, but always had respect for the team because Kenneth is a legend of the sport. This sort of conduct reflects poorly on the team.-
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7 hours ago, MattyH1812 said:After the final (around the 20 minute mark) there is someone with Red Bull clothing on making an absolute fool of himself, I’m assuming it’s one of the Hansen team members? And also assuming Ekstrom stepping in is why he went to the stewards afterwards as Andreas says, but wow, that sort of behaviour just reeks of poor sportsmanship, I hope the rest of the team aren’t like that.
On a more positive note, Andreas’ blogs are a fascinating insight behind the scenes of a race weekend, quality content.
I read a claim on another forum about a scuffle between team members, but wasn't convinced there was any truth to it... that clip at the 20:10 mark suggests there may have been at least some truth to the story.
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1 hour ago, mwoodski said:The name is terrible for so many reasons, esp with just how ****** up the Mexican drug cartels are. Being in the USA it has a way stronger, violent meaning than they probably are intending it to mean but maybe that's what they were going for?
Yeah, I'd say "edgy" is probably what they were going for.
Have to say I wasn't a massive fan of Tierp. The banked dirt section was quite cool, but the grandstand section wasn't great.
It was OK for a "temporary" circuit, but not a patch on the classic tracks (in my personal opinion anyway!).
Seeing that Tierp clip also reminds me: I wonder when Oliver Solbergs film is going to get an international release?
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2 hours ago, mwoodski said:A third RX Cartel(you have no idea how much I hate that team name)
Haha, it's bloody awful, isn't it?
Speaking of yellow Audis, I see they have revealed the livery that Ekstrom will run at the final RallyX Nordic round:


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1 hour ago, mats27 said:Either way I think what Robin did was just rallycross, Szabo and Hansen had all the time in the world to back out of that scenario.
Yeah, I agree. I'd like to see the onboard(s) in order to fairly judge things, but I thought it was just a race incident. It's not like Timmy hasn't done the same thing either...
...Robin has been posting some gold on his Instagram this week:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2bjgJrj1CX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hHosojOH3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
I think he might be a bit annoyed by the whole thing.
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On 9/16/2019 at 7:01 PM, PJTierney said:Also covers the “I started the Stage then quit out, where is my car” question.
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10 minutes ago, mwoodski said:Same here with me re: the Hansens. Kevin seems like someone who's truly enjoying what he does.
This massive gap between Latvia and S. Africa really kinda pulls the wind outta the sails for the excitement factor of the championship. Especially with a single point separating Bakkerud and T. Hansen, you want the championship round to be relatively close to the previous round to keep the emotions and excitement up. Now they've got plenty of time to unwind and if there were any bad blood between the two on track, it'll be long forgotten.
The DQ for Larsson was ****, that's racing.
Agreed with regards to the delay. Two to four weeks would be OK, but two months is ridiculous: I assume they are sending the cars on a very slow boat to keep the costs down!
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10 minutes ago, mats27 said:I think it's no secret that a lot of the teams are really struggling for budget without factory backing. Yes you get better racing in the short term, but longer term it's not good.
Yeah, the long term is the worry now. The Championship either needs to scale things down a bit so the privateers can finance it, or somehow get the manufacturer interest back.
Personally I hope the former happens, though I suspect they will continue to chase the latter.-
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15 hours ago, KingOfCoins said:Nah man, Bakkerud all the way
Yeah. I am supporting Bakkerud, though I do agree...
15 hours ago, MattyH1812 said:If a Hansen is gonna win, I'd Prefer Kevin to get it over Timmy at this point, Timmy's attitude is really starting to **** me off
...that I find Kevin the less-irritating of the two Hansen brothers.
With four event wins I daresay Timmy has earned the title but, despite what I have been told by various people about him being a decent guy, I am still struggling to warm to him. His whinge after winning Q3 sounded like a petulant child.Bit belated, but I took a ton of pictures in France and various activities have prevented me from sorting through them sooner...
...as ever, full album here:
Flickr - World RX, Round 8 2019
If anyone is interested in seeing more!
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18 hours ago, mats27 said:RallyGB only 6 days after COTA, possible but very inconvenient for them?
Yeah, it's a bit tight, isn't it?
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The Game Thread!
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That's understandable @couger1981! Last of Us was the last game I bought for the PS3 and its been a long time since I have played it, so I am interested in playing it again!