Miko Hirvonen Crash (picture)

[matt91]

Looks like a great effort by him, highlights on itv tomorrow 11:05 look forward to seeing that and the kubica one

 

[Joe#]

Nice! Gutted I can't make it this year.

 

[.Andy.]

Good effort :/

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Solid effort that.

 

[matt91]

yeah i'm gutted i couldn't make it this year, was half tempted to go sweet lamb this morning but no funds.

by the way both miko & jarmo were fine

 

[BoatNonce]

110% effort. Hopefully they're all OK.

Speaking of Rally GB, I found this pic earlier:

Om nom nom.

 

[matt91]

Here's kubica's effort



And a lovely Group B 205

 

[ed55j]

Off to Dyfi in the morning Bring on the action!

 

[SBV116]

Co driver error for miko, oops!

 

[Robiniho77]

Always a co driver error...

 

[George182]

Balls of steel.

I wish I had half as much talent as they do!

 

[adamlstr]

I wish I had half as much talent as they do!

Anyone can do it IIRC...

 

[BoatNonce]

Balls of steel.

I wish I had half as much talent as they do!

Likewise. I think it's a fairly reasonable thing to say that the WRC's drivers are more talented then F1 etc... Discuss. Loeb vs Senna?

 

[matt91]

Likewise. I think it's a fairly reasonable thing to say that the WRC's drivers are more talented then F1 etc... Discuss. Loeb vs Senna?

can't really compare them imo, two totally different drivers required.

 

[.GAZ.]

Balls. Of. Steel.

 

[ed55j]

I wouldn't say WRC drivers are more talented than F1 drivers, especially the tame machines they are driving these days.
The Group B monsters back in the 80's however..

 

[ch!ppen]

I wouldn't say WRC drivers are more talented than F1 drivers, especially the tame machines they are driving these days.
The Group B monsters back in the 80's however..

Tame?! Yea, thrashing along courses like they do with that sort of power is anything but tame. Granted Group B was another story but you still can't call the modern rally car's tame. They're doing serious speeds.

 

[BoatNonce]

The modern WRC cars aren't far off group B pace, but they have less horsepower. Says a lot for technological advancement!

 

[ed55j]

That sort of power.. What all 300bhp (ish) lol only joking fella, course they aint tame

 

[matt91]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1...llye-de-grande-bretagne-citroen-wrc-2013_auto on board of miko's crash, go to 1.10 if you don't want to watch the it all... Get's a bit muddy

 

[Pauleds]

How come f1 drivers are allowed to rally but Loeb isn't allowed an F1 licence?

i would like to see him race in F1.

 

[BoatNonce]

f**king mud in that!

How come f1 drivers are allowed to rally but Loeb isn't allowed an F1 licence?

i would like to see him race in F1.

I'd like to see it too.

 

[matt91]

How come f1 drivers are allowed to rally but Loeb isn't allowed an F1 licence?

i would like to see him race in F1.

loeb was rejected a super licence to step in for red bull, not enough circuit experience (races)

2009 abu dhabi was the race he was going to step in and then a full season in 2010

 

[domjolly]

Just wrong really ain't it loeb clearly has the talent..... How many races on tracks do you need to gain a super licence

 

[Sam]

Likewise. I think it's a fairly reasonable thing to say that the WRC's drivers are more talented then F1 etc... Discuss. Loeb vs Senna?

I thought you could drive like this....

 

[Munson]

I think it's a fairly reasonable thing to say that the WRC's drivers are more talented then F1 etc... Discuss.

It's fairly unreasonable to say. It would take any driver from each discipline quite some time to adjust to the other to the point where they were competitive enough to be winning races. If ever, in many cases. A rally driver would probably pass out in an F1 car the first time he touched the brake pedal.

The two are so far removed from each other that any comparisons are meaningless.

 

[BoatNonce]

I thought you could drive like this....

Did you just compare rallying to gymkhana? Because that would be seriously daft.

I think the problem with loeb in F1 is the fact he wouldn't be used to sharing a track with other cars. I know Valentino Rossi did quite well when he came over as a privateer, and Kubica wasn't too bad until his accident. So it is possible to make the transfer.

 

[GiT]

And a lovely Group B 205

"Oh I am sorry - I've just cum."

 

[matt91]

Just wrong really ain't it loeb clearly has the talent..... How many races on tracks do you need to gain a super licence

yeah he defiantly has the talent and the pace as he proved with winter testing with toro rosso he was 8th quickest overall back in 2008.


Day 1 of the wrc is just about to start on itv 4 if anyone is interested.

 

[matt91]

kubica crashed out again...

 

[BoatNonce]

Poor b*****d, at least he didn't get hurt like before.

 

[ed55j]

Kubica went off just up from where I was watching, was a bigun apparently, ended up a fair way from the stage. Not a good weekend for the guy or citroen for that matter

 

[Mr Burns]

I love how WRC drivers always seem like normal people compared to other Motorsports. I think rallying in general is awesome, it's a shame the coverage isn't what it was.

 

[matt91]

Kubica went off just up from where I was watching, was a bigun apparently, ended up a fair way from the stage. Not a good weekend for the guy or citroen for that matter

yeah think he just needs to write this weekend off, bad weekend for citroen.

I love how WRC drivers always seem like normal people compared to other Motorsports. I think rallying in general is awesome, it's a shame the coverage isn't what it was.

yeah it's awesome they're actually humans unlike most "stars" they deserve a lot more recognition than what they get. Yep poor coverage of it over here, think this was a one off season for itv to cover it and even then a whole weekend is crammed into 45 minutes.

 

[ed55j]

'Hold my beer, I got this'

 

[ed55j]

RUUUNNNN!!!!!!!

 

[BoatNonce]

I love how WRC drivers always seem like normal people compared to other Motorsports. I think rallying in general is awesome, it's a shame the coverage isn't what it was.

BTCC drivers are the same Mind you, those who have experienced the Miko Hirvonen Death Stare don't agree though.

 

[Addicted]

Did you just compare rallying to gymkhana? Because that would be seriously daft.

I think the problem with loeb in F1 is the fact he wouldn't be used to sharing a track with other cars. I know Valentino Rossi did quite well when he came over as a privateer, and Kubica wasn't too bad until his accident. So it is possible to make the transfer.

Rallying is more like Gymkhana than Rallying is like F1 rofl, if we're talking bizzare comparisons

 

[BoatNonce]

Rallying is more like Gymkhana than Rallying is like F1 rofl, if we're talking bizzare comparisons

F1's on a completely different universe lol, I wasn't comparing the two.

F1's boring anyway, could do it in my clio. Who wants to watch a car on a wide open prepared track that's all nice and smooth finish at exactly the same place it started?

 

[S_E_A_N]

Anyone watch ITV coverge today, it was so boring i switched it off, showed about 20 seconds of the car on the stage then just lots of interviews and jibber jabber, gone have the good old days of rallying.