tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, gfRally said: I would enjoy driving it Absolutely! I see @elura11 has been randomly disliking in the thread again: at least give us a comment! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogani 765 Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) On 3/5/2020 at 1:18 AM, tbtstt said: No worries! Bit more (useless) information for you @BatteredSav93 is that Prodrive actually used "S" designations for the pre-Impreza Subaru programs, specifically: S1 - Group A Legacy S2 - Group N Legacy S3 - Group A Impreza Neither he, nor anyone else ex-Prodrive who has answered me, can explain why they skipped S4 (someone on the forum here pointed out there was an S4 SVX model, so maybe skipped to avoid confusion with the staff in Japan?). The information from Martyn does tie a lot of loose ends together though: I couldn't understand why the WRCar spares lists only ran from S5 to S14, but the parts breakdown for individual cars show some parts prefixed with S3: S3 parts are Group A Impreza parts that were used on the WRCars. So, I can't confirm it 100%, but I found this, and as the Japanese seems to be a superstitious bunch, I think it might be it. Edit: Apparently they skip 4th floor in buildings as well. Four is an unlucky number in Japan because it sounds like shi (死 – death). This is why there are two readings for the number four, shi and yon. Whenever possible, people try to avoid using the deathy one. The same is true of the ku (九 – nine), which sounds like ku (苦 – suffering, agony or torture).7 jan. 2019 Edited March 7, 2020 by bogani 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 7, 2020 Well that is another strong contender @bogani: they skipped 13, so definitely not unfeasible to think 4 was skipped for the same reason! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogani 765 Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, tbtstt said: Well that is another strong contender @bogani: they skipped 13, so definitely not unfeasible to think 4 was skipped for the Edited March 7, 2020 by bogani Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JorritVD 1,293 Posted March 8, 2020 Saturday 17 1998 - Rally GB - Holowczyc 1999 - Monte Carlo - Panizzi!!!! 2005 - Tour de Corse - Atkinson 2007 - Finland - Pons 2007 - Tour de Corse - Pons 2007 - Japan - Pons 2007 - Rally GB - Pons 2008 - Greece - Ostberg 2008 - Finland - Ostberg 2009 - Ireland - Boland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JorritVD 1,293 Posted March 8, 2020 Sunday 16 1998 - Greece - Yukihiko 1998 - Rally GB - de Mevius 1999 - Monte Carlo - Thiry 1999 - Portugal - Holowczyz 2000 - Rally GB - Solberg 2005 - Turkey - Carlsson 2005 - Greece - Carlsson 2005 - Catalunya - Atko 2006 - Sweden - Radstrom 2006 - Catalunya - Atko 2006 - Tour de Corse - Atko 2006 - Deutschland - Atko 2009 - Portugal - Ostberg 2009 - Finland - Ketomaa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rogerbee 102 Posted March 8, 2020 Finally saw the Top Gear episode, wonderful tribute. Colin deserves a docufilm on a par with Senna, this NEEDS to happen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rogerbee said: Finally saw the Top Gear episode, wonderful tribute. Colin deserves a docufilm on a par with Senna, this NEEDS to happen! It's not in the same tone as Senna, but this is well worth a watch if you haven't seen it: 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PJTierney 5,277 Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, tbtstt said: It's not in the same tone as Senna, but this is well worth a watch if you haven't seen it: Wasn't that the one contained in the DiRT Rally special edition? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nPiipo 40 Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, PJTierney said: Wasn't that the one contained in the DiRT Rally special edition? Yes it was. It was part of Legend Edition and somehow I haven't watched it yet. Got the game on console launch day so i'm pretty late to it. Might watch it before the flat out dlc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rogerbee 102 Posted March 8, 2020 Cheers for that guys, Is it available on DVD!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 8, 2020 2 hours ago, PJTierney said: Wasn't that the one contained in the DiRT Rally special edition? Yeah, that's the one @PJTierney! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Rogerbee said: Cheers for that guys, Is it available on DVD!? Yeah, it's available on DVD and Blu Ray @Rogerbee. Duke Video will have it on their webstore, you might find it a bit cheaper on Amazon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PJTierney 5,277 Posted March 8, 2020 When a 22B isn’t rare enough 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 8, 2020 39 minutes ago, PJTierney said: When a 22B isn’t rare enough 😉 Dream car material for me: WRCar looks. genuine rally pedigree, newage STi drivetrain reliability and practicality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rogerbee 102 Posted March 9, 2020 18 hours ago, tbtstt said: Yeah, it's available on DVD and Blu Ray @Rogerbee. Duke Video will have it on their webstore, you might find it a bit cheaper on Amazon. Thanks, I'll look it up sometime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dani211212 328 Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/7/2020 at 4:15 PM, tbtstt said: Well that is another strong contender @bogani: they skipped 13, so definitely not unfeasible to think 4 was skipped for the same reason! I thought Prodrive gave the nucleus S numbering, not the SUBARU? second SUBARU wasn't afraid to use the S "4" symbol for the 1995 road model Alcyone SVX (the year when Prodrive skipped the 4 number) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 9, 2020 15 minutes ago, dani211212 said: I thought Prodrive gave the nucleus S numbering, not the SUBARU? second SUBARU wasn't afraid to use the S "4" symbol for the 1995 road model Alcyone SVX (the year when Prodrive skipped the 4 number) Oh yeah, good call @dani211212: doesn't make sense that it would be bad luck for a rally car but fine for a road car! 😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogani 765 Posted March 9, 2020 54 minutes ago, tbtstt said: Oh yeah, good call @dani211212: doesn't make sense that it would be bad luck for a rally car but fine for a road car! 😄 Still, could be an individual desicion taken by somebody somewhere. I'm not ruling it out. Forget it. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gfRally 465 Posted March 9, 2020 There isn't bad luck in rally's, there are just trees in the wrong places. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carpa 307 Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, gfRally said: There isn't bad luck in rally's, there are just trees in the wrong places. Tell that to Carlos Sainz... (or even better, Luis Moya) 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,439 Posted March 9, 2020 36 minutes ago, carpa said: Tell that to Carlos Sainz... (or even better, Luis Moya) CorollaVirus strikes. 1 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RookieOne 61 Posted March 9, 2020 One of the rare times Toyota had en engine issue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gleylancer571 446 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) There is also a book on Colin The Book its Expensive 49€ And DVD 9,28€ Edited March 9, 2020 by gleylancer571 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
