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  1. minimark

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    #17 minimark, Apr 16, 2012
    Sordo is a racer...he ain't going to stay happy long sitting on the side lines watching his career go by.... so they need to let him race more, even if its with another team.

    Things don't change soon, my money is on him being somewhere else next season, if not sooner though.:rolleyes:
     
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    #8 Crashton, Apr 9, 2012
    Don't know nothin bout horses other than the ones that pull a beer wagon.:beer

    I do know rallying used to be an endurance sport. Glad to see the endurance aspect come back even if it is only for a stage. How about one day being an endurance day. Long stages with very limited service opportunities. Break the car & you are out. No second chance to fix the car & come back. That would separate the men from the boys for sure.
     
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    #9 Steve, Apr 9, 2012
    I like the analogy. That's the same thing the rally organizers try to do, use an endurance leg to force the teams and drivers to plan ahead and either save the "horse" or lose out, though I'm sure the penalty for poor judgement is much more severe with real horses. Strategy, good judgement and durability in place of a little outright speed. Run as fast as you can in every stage and you'll probably lose the rally. Some don't like that philosophy.

    If nothing else, it would force the teams to make less compromises in design and build less fragile cars. :yesnod:
     
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    #22 minimark, Apr 18, 2012
    Bye bye Dani......
     
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    #23 Justa Jim, Apr 18, 2012
    It is really sad in a way. The program got off to such a fantastic start, then (as they say in the aviation world), it was "spin, crash and burn". :frown2:

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    #56 Crashton, Apr 28, 2012
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    That reminds me of doing an SCCA Pro rally. Run a stage or two & wait for an hour for some reason or another.:crazy: You'd think the FIA could run their show a bit better.

    My caption...

    The rally stops while the marshal's finds the owner of an F350 parked in the middle of the road.

    The rally stops while the marshal's attempt to get the mushroom hunters to sign waivers.

    The rally stops while the first car on the road shows the marshal's how to work a start control.

    The rally stops while........ ( I've got a hundred of them)
     
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    #2 Steve, Apr 9, 2012
    Dani Sordo has another different running mate for this round.

    Salazar to drive Mini in Argentina (MaxRally.com)
     
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    #3 Steve, Apr 9, 2012
    Big entry and distances for Rally Argentina (WRC.com)
     
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    #4 Nathan, Apr 9, 2012
    This is something I would like to see more of the Rally's add.
     
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    #5 Steve, Apr 9, 2012
    I agree. Some people seem confused by the word endurance though. There's a push to create more endurance rallies, that is, add a couple days to the schedule with or without adding overall distance. I'm personally not happy with that option, esp if they maintain the overall rally distance and just spread it out over additional days as it makes each day shorter and less interesting. Individual endurance stages are a different thing and can add to the overall rally distance without extending the rally weekend. Plus an endurance stage can have a huge impact on standings, altering seemingly predictable outcomes.

    Some drivers are against the endurance rallies, some are against the endurance stages. Seems many of the drivers who've had success as things have been done in recent years don't want things to change. No surprise there.
     
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    #6 Steve, Apr 9, 2012
    A few videos from last year:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6WEXcexPLE]Highlights - WRC Rally Argentina - Best-of-RallyLive - YouTube[/ame]

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do3iQq-CVuo]Ford WRC 2011 - Rally Argentina Review - YouTube[/ame]

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87dgUvUakvg]WRC Rally Argentina 2011 Día 2 - 2 de 2 - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #7 Justa Jim, Apr 9, 2012
    Purely as an aside, two years ago the "endurance" phase was removed from the "Three Day Event" (Horses). The phase made the riders complete a long course, in such a manner as to still have enough horse left to complete the cross country phase. Most of the current riders did not know how to deal with it and were happy to see it go. Modern times I guess.

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    #10 Justa Jim, Apr 9, 2012
    I agree completely. It takes a lot of skill and know how, to do an endurance stage.

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    #11 Steve, Apr 13, 2012
    One less big name for Argentina:

    Injured Latvala to miss Argentina (MaxRally.com)
     
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    #12 Justa Jim, Apr 13, 2012
    Isn't that the pits. Zooms around the WRC course just fine and then falls, while walking on XC skis. :nonod:

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    #13 Crashton, Apr 13, 2012
    ^ I was thinking the same thing. Hope he is a fast healer.
     
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    #14 Steve, Apr 16, 2012
    Here's a strange twist. Unconfirmed at this point.

    Sordo linked to Ford drive in Argentina (MaxRally.com)
     
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    #15 Justa Jim, Apr 16, 2012
    Sort of sounds like "rats deserting a sinking ship". :lol:

    Kris may get his seat back yet, or not. :confused5:

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    #16 Steve, Apr 16, 2012
    Nah, if he does this it will be a loan. Prodrive would probably decide it would be good seat time for Sordo...plus he might learn something useful. :ihih:
     
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    #18 Steve, Apr 17, 2012
    This looks like confirmation.

    Sordo with Ford in Argentina (best-of-rallylive.com)
     
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