Subaru USA / WRC Mexico Recce

I was looking at SS and almost fell off my chair laughing my Turkish ass off.

Now what kind of a PR anybody can expect from the MAIN article they have up ?

I mean who the fuck cares, they RECCED. WOW !!! Hold the press. It's breaking news, I guess.

I really don't get it, call me a dumb foreigner, call me Betty, whatever, but I really don't get the relevance of making news out of this.

JFC !!! Is this what rallying coming to in this country ? We will be wowing, ooohing and aaaaahing because they recced ?

Get off your asses and rally for fuck sake and don't give me the lame ass excuses. I don't wanna hear about how you recced, I wanna hear about how you rallied.

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M.Samli
Phoenix AZ
Gaylant VR4
EVO III GSR (Stolen)


Rallies are no place for traitors

I couldn't figure out why they didn't run. Weren't there a couple of 2wd cars available for rent? Oh wait, you can't rally with a 2wd..LOL

Seems like you wouldn't know how well you did recce until you actually ran with the notes.

Yeah no shit, the road looks a bit different at speed.

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Maybe you can request up to the minute stories of when the SRTUSA drivers take a shit.
Live updates.

No since they are only there to recce, the press release4 woyuld have to read like the old poem which really sums this whole bullshit up prefectly:

"Here I sit all broken hearted,
came to shit but only farted."

What a pile of shit. Therse guys are supposed to be "PRO"
and they have to pay the entry to get the right to recce, then why not enter?

Worried about looking EMBARRASSINGLY SLOW whle actiually having OTHERS watching??


Pitiful.
Bullshit.
Lame.
Weak.

WASTEFUL.

Somebody needs to ask the (after the yummy Mec\xican food) burning question:

Why didn't we get the blow by blow of all the OTHER things they DIDN'T do??

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I've been looking around for a complete list of final positions and times of all entrants in the rally, I haven't had any luck. SOmeone post it if you've got it....

Skye

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It is on WRC.COM but it won't let me cut/paste.

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M.Samli
Phoenix AZ
Gaylant VR4
EVO III GSR (Stolen)


Rallies are no place for traitors

Oh, there it is.......... well here's the entry list:

No. Driver/Co Driver Team Car Group Class FIA Priority
1.
S. LOEB (F)
D. ELENA (MC)
KRONOS TOTAL CITROEN WRT Citroën Xsara WRC A8 1
2.
X. PONS (E)
C. DEL BARRIO (E)
KRONOS TOTAL CITROEN WRT Citroën Xsara WRC A8 1
3.
M. GRÖNHOLM (FIN)
T. RAUTIAINEN (FIN)
BP FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM Ford Focus RS WRC 06 A8 1
4.
M. HIRVONEN (FIN)
J. LEHTINEN (FIN)
BP FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM Ford Focus RS WRC 06 A8 1
5.
P. SOLBERG (N)
P. MILLS (G
SUBARU WORLD RALLY TEAM Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 A8 1
6.
C. ATKINSON (AUS)
G. MACNEALL (AUS)
SUBARU WORLD RALLY TEAM Subaru Impreza WRC 2006 A8 1
7.
M. STOHL (A)
I. MINOR (A)
OMV - PEUGEOT NORWAY Peugeot 307 WRC A8 1
8.
H. SOLBERG (N)
C. MENKERUD (N)
OMV - PEUGEOT NORWAY Peugeot 307 WRC A8 1
9.
M. WILSON (G
M. ORR (G
STOBART - VK - M-SPORT FORD RALLY TEAM Ford Focus RS WRC 04 A8 1
10.
L. PEREZ COMPANC (RA)
J. MARÍA VOLTA (RA)
STOBART - VK - M-SPORT FORD RALLY TEAM Ford Focus RS WRC 04 A8 1
14.
D. SORDO (E)
M. MARTI (E)
DANIEL SORDO Citroën Xsara WRC A8 2
15.
G. MAC HALE (IRL)
P. NAGLE (IRL)
GARETH MACHALE Ford Focus RS WRC 05 A8 2
16.
R. TRIVINO (MEX)
C. SALOM (E)
RICARDO TRIVIÑO Peugeot 206 WRC A8
31.
T. ARAI (J)
T. SIRCOMBE (NZ)
SUBARU TEAM ARAI Subaru Impreza STI N4 3
32.
M. LIGATO (RA)
R. GARCIA (RA)
MARCOS LIGATO Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 N4 3
33.
F. NUTAHARA (J)
D. BARRITT (G
FUMIO NUTAHARA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 N4 3
34.
S. BELTRÁN (RA)
R. ROJAS (RCH)
Sebastián Beltrán Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 N4 3
35.
G. POZZO (RA)
D. STILLO (RA)
GABRIEL POZZO Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 N4 3
36.
M. BALDACCI (RSM)
G. AGNESE (I)
MIRCO BALDACCI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 N4 3
37.
J. LATVALA (FIN)
M. ANTTILA (FIN)
JARI-MATTI LATVALA Subaru Impreza STI N4 3
38.
L. KUZAJ (PL)
M. SZCEPANIAK (PL)
Automobilub Rzemieslnik Warszawa Subaru Impreza STI N4 3
39.
N. AL-ATTIYAH (QAT)
C. PATTERSON (G
QMMF Subaru Impreza STI N4 3
42.
S. USPENSKIY (RUS)
D. EREMEEV (R)
Subaru Rally Team Russia Subaru Impreza STI N4 3
43.
S. VOJTECH (CZ)
M. ERNST (CZ)
OMV CEE Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 N4 3
60.
F. NAME (MEX)
A. ZAPATA (MEX)
FRANCISCO NAME Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 N4 3
61.
L. BALDACCI (RSM)
D. D'ESPOSITO (I)
LORIS BALDACCI Subaru Impreza STI N4
62.
A. PIMENTEL (MEX)
J. MONDRAGÓN (MEX)
ALEJANDRO PIMENTEL Mitsubishi Lancer N4
63.
W. GUBELMANN (USA)
C. KROLIKOWSKI (USA)
WEYTH GUBELMANN Subaru Impreza STI N4
65.
B. GUERRA (MEX)
J. LOZANO (MEX)
Benito Guerra Mitsubishi Lancer N4
66.
J. ORTUÑO (MEX)
L. FUENTES (MEX)
Javier Ortuño Subaru Impreza STI N4
67.
P. THOMSON (CAN)
R. HENDRICKSEN (USA)
Peter Thomson Subaru Impreza WRX N4
68.
O. CHAVEZ (MEX)
L. ARCIGA (MEX)
Omar Chavez Peugeot 206 XS A6
69.
G. BELTRÁN (ROU)
F. GUELFI (ROU)
Gabriel Beltran Peugeot 206 XS A6
70.
A. DIAZ CANEJA (MEX)
J. ANTISTA (MEX)
Adrian Diaz Caneja Peugeot 206 XS A6
71.
J. CASSIDY (USA)
E. LEE (USA)
John Cassidy Peugeot 206 XS A6
72.
M. SERRANO (MEX)
J. ALESSIO-ROBLES (MEX)
Mauricio Serrano Peugeot 206 XS A6
73.
R. GNECCHI (MEX)
J. MORA (MEX)
Roberto Gnecchi Peugeot 206 XS A6
74.
L. A. RODRÍGUEZ (MEX)
F. ISLAS (MEX)
Luis Armando Rodríguez Peugeot 206 XS A6
75.
O. URIBE F (MEX)
O. URIBE B (MEX)
Oscar Uribe Peugeot 206 XS A6




Sooooo let's see.... we've got GUBELMANN (USA), Peter Thomson (CAN), and John Cassidy (USA), here's the results after Leg 3:

Pos. No. Driver/Car Group Class Stage Time Pen Time Total Time Diff Prev Diff Leader
1. 1 S. LOEB A8 3:47:08.8 0:00 3:47:08.8 0.0 0.0
2. 5 P. SOLBERG A8 3:47:57.7 0:00 3:47:57.7 48.9 48.9
3. 7 M. STOHL A8 3:51:47.9 0:00 3:51:47.9 3:50.2 4:39.1
4. 14 D. SORDO A8 3:52:36.5 0:00 3:52:36.5 48.6 5:27.7
5. 8 H. SOLBERG A8 3:59:34.2 0:10 3:59:44.2 7:07.7 12:35.4
6. 15 G. MAC HALE A8 4:03:11.1 0:00 4:03:11.1 3:26.9 16:02.3
7. 6 C. ATKINSON A8 4:06:08.3 1:40 4:07:48.3 4:37.2 20:39.5
8. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM A8 4:08:53.0 0:00 4:08:53.0 1:04.7 21:44.2
9. 31 T. ARAI N4 4:09:43.4 0:00 4:09:43.4 50.4 22:34.6
10. 39 N. AL-ATTIYAH N4 4:10:32.3 0:00 4:10:32.3 48.9 23:23.5
11. 36 M. BALDACCI N4 4:15:22.6 0:10 4:15:32.6 5:00.3 28:23.8
12. 10 L. PEREZ COMPANC A8 4:16:03.3 0:00 4:16:03.3 30.7 28:54.5
13. 38 L. KUZAJ N4 4:19:29.6 0:00 4:19:29.6 3:26.3 32:20.8
14. 4 M. HIRVONEN A8 4:23:18.9 0:00 4:23:18.9 3:49.3 36:10.1
15. 42 S. USPENSKIY N4 4:24:30.6 0:00 4:24:30.6 1:11.7 37:21.8
16. 9 M. WILSON A8 4:26:57.5 0:00 4:26:57.5 2:26.9 39:48.7
17. 32 M. LIGATO N4 4:32:28.1 0:10 4:32:38.1 5:40.6 45:29.3
18. 43 S. VOJTECH N4 4:34:20.2 1:10 4:35:30.2 2:52.1 48:21.4
19. 66 J. ORTUÑO N4 4:39:18.3 0:10 4:39:28.3 3:58.1 52:19.5
20. 67 P. THOMSON N4 4:43:03.0 0:00 4:43:03.0 3:34.7 55:54.2
21. 60 F. NAME N4 4:56:24.7 0:30 4:56:54.7 13:51.7 1:09:45.9
22. 62 A. PIMENTEL N4 4:56:57.1 0:00 4:56:57.1 2.4 1:09:48.3
23. 63 W. GUBELMANN N4 4:57:13.0 0:30 4:57:43.0 45.9 1:10:34.2
24. 61 L. BALDACCI N4 4:56:06.1 2:00 4:58:06.1 23.1 1:10:57.3
25. 37 J. LATVALA N4 4:58:52.8 0:40 4:59:32.8 1:26.7 1:12:24.0
26. 65 B. GUERRA N4 5:01:02.3 0:00 5:01:02.3 1:29.5 1:13:53.5
27. 70 A. DIAZ CANEJA A6 5:09:48.6 0:20 5:10:08.6 9:06.3 1:22:59.8
28. 72 M. SERRANO A6 5:19:06.4 0:00 5:19:06.4 8:57.8 1:31:57.6
29. 75 O. URIBE F A6 5:26:18.4 2:20 5:28:38.4 9:32.0 1:41:29.6
30. 69 G. BELTRÁN A6 5:33:43.5 0:00 5:33:43.5 5:05.1 1:46:34.7
31. 68 O. CHAVEZ A6 5:35:35.1 0:00 5:35:35.1 1:51.6 1:48:26.3
32. 71 J. CASSIDY A6 5:41:11.5 1:10 5:42:21.5 6:46.4 1:55:12.7
33. 73 R. GNECCHI A6 5:47:00.7 2:00 5:49:00.7 6:39.2 2:01:51.9

So placed 20th, 23rd and 32nd... not a great placing, glad to see a Canadian ahead of all the Americans though


The Mexicans sure did kick our ass.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/11/2006 11:51PM by Skye.

Duude that was the start list

Now go find the finishers list.

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M.Samli
Phoenix AZ
Gaylant VR4
EVO III GSR (Stolen)


Rallies are no place for traitors

Already fixed it

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Hahaha.

All British rallyists in the list have a Duuuude, put a space (GB ) would work.

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M.Samli
Phoenix AZ
Gaylant VR4
EVO III GSR (Stolen)


Rallies are no place for traitors

Ay Chihuahua !!!!

Check this out guys, http://www.specialstage.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=222&topic_id=44288&mesg_id=44300#44300 exposure to RallyAnarchy had some side effects on some people, they are coming out of their PC, Goody Two Shoes personas.

BTW who the fuck is the brainiac who claims Pastrana has a larger fan base than any WRC driver, is this fucktard for real or delusional ?

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M.Samli
Phoenix AZ
Gaylant VR4
EVO III GSR (Stolen)


Rallies are no place for traitors

Anyone who's a "Marketing Manager" is automatically both a fucktard for real AND delusional, it's part of the job. They're the only group of people that coudl eat their own shit, convince themselves that it tastes like truffles, and then talk endlessly about how awesomely good it was and how you should try some.

You know how you're supposed to add "in bed" to all fortune cookies?
I've learned you have to add "in America" to anything anyone says on SS.com

Skye

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hes the same person who wrote the press release

I hadn't visited ss in a couple months, and I had the same reaction when I read the recce press release. Wow, you can afford to recce an international rally. Double wow, you can afford to write a press release about it.

I've heard of several well funded teams helping to groom their up-and-coming drivers by sending them on recce as a prelude to actully _driving_ the event at some point in the future.

A few years ago, before the Mexico rally was part of the WRC, I considered hauling my wee little GTX down to Leon/Guanajuato for some awesome mexican rally stage experience. That was before I read the supplemental regs, which, among other things, listed contacts for helicopter hire companies for the rally teams. Definitely out of my league, Ironically, a few years earlier, I had spent a few days buzzing leon/guanajuato as a passenger in a chopper, for work, leaning out the open door with a camera, thinking how great it would be to rally on the roads below. Maybe I should have sent out a press release.

chris

The press release is lame from VSC. But that's what they do and they'll continue doing so. Specialstage's having it on the front page has nothing to do with it other than whatever Ben uploads last ends up on top until the next thing comes it. Shit, a Colorado Hill Climb article we wrote and a picture of our car ended up on the front for like 3-4 weeks because nothing else was sent to him.

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