Looks like the fast Euro test may come to pass at Oregon....
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Unlikely. One thing they will probably have in hand will be the ability to drive a pace that will just get them the win but not walk away with it. (Assuming they find themselves controlling the class.) First Rally: 2001 Driver (7), Co-Driver (44) Drivers (16) Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4) Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0) Last Updated, January 4, 2015 
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What makes Finland so special? Did I miss the memo on Finland is da best at rallying evar? Last time I checked, the Fins were getting their asses handed to them by a French skier of all things 
Make that two frenchies. Edit- AND, he was fighting neck and neck with Elfyn Evans (that guy who won the WRC Academy hyuk, must be a shitty driver) at the first round of the ARC... with Elfyn competing in a R2 Fiesta (the exact same car he's basically been driving for the past two years straight). Yea, the 2.0L Mazda has moar jam, but the competition in the WRCA is pretty stiff. But John, don't worry, I'm sure you'll come up with some asinine loopy logic to justify that they still aren't as good as the fins...  Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/2013 09:18PM by HiTempguy. |
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You know Adam sometimes you're really just a mouthy jerk from nowhere. You don't even know how little you are in a fantasy land. You need to see a little of the world and then maybe you'll shut the fuck up... John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
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Video link fixed, just for you John
Also, once again just like I stated in that other thread, it's hard to have a decent discussion with you John when you completely ignore even the most basic ideas behind a debate/discussion. Simply put, correlation does not mean causation. Also, looking at those stats, while the fins (a LONG time ago) could be said to have dominated, there are so many variables beyond "they came from finland, finland rules for rallying, end of discussion" I don't see why an individual as smart as yourself clings to that one line of reasoning. I mean, wtf is going on in the French Rally Championship right now? How did France produce two of QUITE LITERALLY the fastest rally drivers ever seen? France MUST be the mecca of rallying (I say this in jest, but it highlights my argument against yours quite clearly). |
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You're right Adam, it's hard to debate when this isn't a debate. Dabate is for 14 year old nerd, assholes. You want to debate, and try and "score points, pick at trivial shit and YOU DON'T EVEN concede major shit errors like Ausssies being suddenly "Euros". And evidently you're either intentional;ly ignoring simple historical record, logic and any reasoning ---in your zeal to "debate" or you don't know any of that and think that all truth is derived from simply "countering" some point.. Yes hard to have a normal dialog with people whose don't use anything but their fancy as a reference. You share this seemingl7y compulsive trait to repeat platitudes and cliches, and use the throwing around of those as a substitute for thinking.. And observing. And you don't seem to have any overall point except countering or "winning the "debate". Logic is ignored (ie in your musings about doing something other that the consumer-product Subie you were saying some crap about Escort but "whatt do we have here like an Escort except BMW?" I showed a short, nice clip of a car I like just because it is "LIKE" an Escort (simple easy cheap and above all GOOD and Balanced) Your response to the video clip: nothing, no comments about it. And then a bunch of excuses explaining laziness, limpness, whaaaaaa whaaaaaaa just why you can't do it, not to mention simply dumb assumptions too numerous to mention..(like "unlike you, I don't like working on cars....who said I like working on cars? Shit. )
That isn't a conversation, or even a decent dialog, its bullshit.. And that's just how you talk.. And complain if somebody points to the obvious that you're really just whining and complaining, not offering any insight, assistance, or help solving problems, at least what we can see from your words. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
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