How can someone *not* like WRC ?
 

WRC rally currently underway.....Mexico..... short clip.

YouTube - WRC 2011 Rally Mexico Day 2 short

.....how can you not like this?

...Tarmac rallys have their own character

(moderator, feel free to move to OT or wherever, if 911 folks get offended)

I'm hoping this will be on HD theater this year, I don't understand how this is not more popular over here...

I love everything ecxept those cars - I am a subi hater (even if they are great cars, I hate em)

much prefer the GT3 rally cars

You do realize Subaru is just one of the makes that runs WRC - Maybe you are thinking of the Subaru WRX

Ok then.....root for the "other guys" ( Ford...Citroen)

Subaru bailed on the WRC in 2008.

I remember when WRC was on every sunday, 9-11PM....great way to end the weekend!

I haven't followed it since it left Speed, which is a shame.

One of my favorite WRC moments...Gilles Panizzi was leading the rally by a comfortable margin..so...

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Me too.....and that little hand "wave" to the crowd...... great stuff

I follow WRC here: 2011 WRC Season

Takes a day or two at times to show up but quick dl when its there. It is a shame it is not available on TV.

You can follow all WRC here:
World Rally Championship great videos
The WRC Mexico here:
Rally Guanajuato Mexico
Only Fords and Citroens in the WRC class this time, waiting for the Minis

Loeb won this one.

This is great stuff. Sure wish it was more popular in the U.S. I lived in Holland for a year and went to a number of events to watch. Awesome!

Because this happened first. ;)

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Group B was indeed a high water mark, but the lower HP / better chassis modern cars are still plenty fast.....get "air" quite a lot, and frankly, don't look as "wobbly" on their tires as the monster Group B cars. I believe posting overall better times today with only 300 hp or so.

In other words, still quite thrilling. I wouldn't put too much weight on the demise of Group B to "quench" the attraction of modern WRC rallying....

Rallying...real driving

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I realize... thanks and I do love to watch, just the noise the subi's makes reminds me of when I was a kid and my old Chevy v8 would get water in the distributor cap...the sound is identical and drive me to drinkin'

wait, maybe I will drink anyhow :D

Relaaaaaax, Wil. It was a joke based on the opening quote in that movie ... did you watch it? :confused:

Here's another one for you, but maybe it won't upset you so much:

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That Snijers M3 footage is a classic, and there's still some good historic rallying around these days too. I prefer this to recent WRC and at least you don't know who'll win. There's even some 911 action:
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awesome vid arrowSC - I really enjoyed that 1 !

It didn't upset me and I didn't take it badly....many people think there is "nothing" worthwhile after Group B, and all I was saying was "aint so"..... not a biggie.......

I'll repeat what I posted in the thread "When Group B Monsters Roamed the Earth"....
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Even the modern era has its drama.....look here Rally Finland/2005, when competitors got caught-out with the unanticipated severity of the jumps....literally and figuratively "knocking the wind of out you"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-R15G9nmMo&list=SL

See time slots approx 13:50 to 16:28 ( don't skim !! )......then again doctor's prognosis and talk with affected co-driver 17:24 to 19:06, or so.
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Impressive first event for BMW/Mini in Italy this weekend! Sordo is sitting in 6th place overall.

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I like the distance markers for the long jump. Look at that air! :eek:

I followed WRC very closely when Colin McRae (RIP), Richard Burns (RIP), Carlos Sainz and Tomi Makkinen where dicing for top spots. Absolutely brilliant to watch.

I'll go out on a limb and say that rally is the only motorsport I truly enjoy watching.

Things really changed when Sebastian Loeb showed up though. I watched for a few seasons until Speed stopped broadcasting and I don't think I ever saw him make a mistake. He's not a prick either, which is strange for a Frenchman.

YouTube - Linkin Park-In The End (WRC)

Still my all time favorite....

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