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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 08, 2011 11:18PM
Look at that vanagon fly! Screw the polo I want a rally van!
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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 09, 2011 05:42AM
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Look at that vanagon fly! Screw the polo I want a rally van!

Seriously! It flies better than a few of the X Games cars we've seen in the last few years.cool smiley



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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 09, 2011 08:48AM
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I have said for a long time that they should be in the WRC....

They were, in Group A Golfs and Group 4/B Audis and WRC Skodas.

... and Maxi/F2 Seat Ibiza's... etc...



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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 09, 2011 09:32AM
In high school my buddies mom had one of those mid engined Toyota vans and we used to jump the crap out of that thing. It flew straight and level also.
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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 09, 2011 10:18AM
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They were, in Group A Golfs and Group 4/B Audis and WRC Skodas.

Well, they kinda were. At least in principal though not competitively. Oh burn! smiling smiley
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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 09, 2011 04:47PM
VW scored more WRC championship points in 1986 than Audi did! I think they were 3rd in the manufacturer's championship.
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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 09, 2011 05:22PM
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VW scored more WRC championship points in 1986 than Audi did! I think they were 3rd in the manufacturer's championship.

Yep. They were. Best finish was 5th in Argentina by Kenneth Eriksson, who scored points at 7 additional rounds. He finished 10th in driver's standings. The second driver Austrian Franz Wittman scored points in 3 rounds and 35th in Driver's championship.
It was a Peugot/Lancia show all year though.
Maybe VW's 1986 result will be comparable to Mini's success by being the 3rd highest placed manufacturer in the WRC in 2011! winking smiley

I doubt there will be any real effect on US rallying from this news though.
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Re: VW Joins WRC in 2013
May 10, 2011 01:03AM
Wow, thats a really sweet looking car!
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