EJ20H-TT Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Starting next week ~ Any fans out there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacy92ej22t Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Big fan, can't wait! I need to get digital cable so I can get Speed channel though. Last year my buddy out of town had to tape them and bring em buy when he came into town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ20H-TT Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 I'll try and post some pics when the WRC hits town in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT4SWA Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 F1 is my first love (West McLaren Mercedes Fan...Go Kimi!!!). WRC (Subaru/Ford) is my second love. I have the "Speed Channel" on all the time!!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ20H-TT Posted January 16, 2004 Author Share Posted January 16, 2004 I've been a Shoei fan for the last 10 years. I think this year Williams will be the team to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT4SWA Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Have you heard about McLarens new car in testing...breaking lap records everywhere they go.....SWEET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ20H-TT Posted January 16, 2004 Author Share Posted January 16, 2004 Testing means nothing - u never know what fuel loads, track temps,tyres etc From memory for the last few years Mclaren have pposted fast testing times but this was shown to be false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT4SWA Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Rumor is this new car is very fast and several teams are changing their development schedules in regards to the McLaren testing...but yes there is always games played by all sides during pre-season testing. This should be a great year in F1...I can't wait! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ20H-TT Posted February 3, 2004 Author Share Posted February 3, 2004 Bullish Solberg talks up new car PARIS (AFP) - World rally champion Petter Solberg is sweet on the car which he hopes will clinch him a second straight title this season. The new Subaru Impreza is due to be called into service for the inaugural Rally of Mexico next month and Solberg declared himself a fan of the machine after putting it through its paces in testing in Spain last week. The Norwegian ace told the sport's official website, wrc.com: "I think the car is good enough to win in Mexico - its definitely going in the right direction." The 29-year-old added: "Its a lot of small things: geometry, the engine is a bit better, aerodynamics are better, as is the weight balance. But we need to do more work. Its always something that we can get more out of." Subaru have delayed the 2004 Impreza's appearance until the third leg of the championship to fine tune the car's reliability and performance. Solberg came in seventh in the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally last month won by Citroen's Sebastien Loeb. The rally circus moves to Sweden this weekend for the only full snow rally on the calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 [quote name='AMT4SWA']Have you heard about McLarens new car in testing...breaking lap records everywhere they go.....SWEET![/quote] I'm beginning to wonder. McLaren debuts, Coulthard sets lap record at Valencia. New Williams debuts, goes faster than McLaren, with R. Schumacher and K. Raikkonen trading times, in qualifying trim. New Sauber debuts, almost breaks Valencia record set by Coulthard. M. Schumacher shows up in old Ferrari, sets lap record at Barcelona. Pizzonia in new Williams re-sets lap record. M. Schumacher then goes out in old Ferrari with new-spec engine, and almost gets Pizzonia's record. M. Schumacher takes new Ferrari out at Fiorano, and shatters existing lap record set by old Ferrari by a half-second. Finally, Jenson Button, then Takuma Sato shatter the Barcelona record in the new BAR car, running 1:13 when the next fastest time was a 1:15. Even I don't believe in testing as much now... :lol: WRC is fantastic! I have every season's broadcasts from Speed Channel, the crappy 1997 stuff from ESPN2, and the Duke Video highlight tape from '95. And this will be my first all-digital year, where I'm going from a digital video recording straight into a DVD R. Should be awesome quality. Anyone remember Monte Carlo 2000, when Armin Schwarz was going so fast that his co-driver wouldn't look out the window. He buried his head in the neck of his driver's suit, and called the pace notes like an automaton. Very funny. Seeing Colin McRae drive, it's unfortunate that he doesn't have a ride for this season. Sainz is more consistent, but McRae would won more rallies (and yes, broken more cars :D ). Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ20H-TT Posted February 3, 2004 Author Share Posted February 3, 2004 Colin McCrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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