WRC: Rally de Portugal

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    The Mexico rally starts in a week but I feel like (re)starting this now because I found some video of Dani Sordo out testing in Portugal. :D (posted in the next thread)

    Here's the description from WRC.com:
     
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    Video of Dani Sordo out tearing up the gravel in Portugal. This is important testing for Sordo since he's more of a hard surface expert, needs all the loose surface practice he can get. I assume this is also a continuation of the testing Kris Meeke started on the new engine, chassis and aero improvements. :Thumbsup:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIaiqwhqNKA]DANI SORDO TEST MINI WRC EN HUELVA 26.02.2012,,3,, - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    Prodrive tests upgraded Mini for World Rally Championship (AUTOSPORT.com)
     
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    Go Prodrive. :Thumbsup::Thumbsup::Thumbsup::Thumbsup:

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    Exciting entry for Rally de Portugal (WRC.com)
     
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    For some reason, this season is not as exciting to me as last year was. It is just not the same. It is like "who is driving, which MINI today and for whom". :-(

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    Maximum home effort for Team MINI Portugal (best-of-rallylive.com)
     
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    Portugal looking forward to WRC action (best-of-rallylive.com)
     
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    New MINI WRC lines up in Portugal. (MiniMotorsport.com)
     
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    #10 Steve, Mar 26, 2012
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    Though the actual rally doesn't start until Thursday, there was a pre-rally event this weekend.

    WRC stars get set for Fafe spectacular (WRC.com)
    Fafe glory for Solberg (WRC.com)
    pics of Araujo on the Fafe:

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    Loeb ponders Portugal start tactics (MaxRally.com)
     
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    Prodrive team reveals podium hopes (WRC.com)
     
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    #13 Steve, Mar 26, 2012
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    This has to be one of my favorite rally videos:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVKAaPGHAjE]WRC Fafe Rally Sprint 2012 [HD] - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    Patrik Sandell testing the updated car ahead of Portugal:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DdgcMQ_BQM]SWRT - Sandell test before Rally Portugal 2012 - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    Kris Meeke out testing again, kicking up dust and doing his best to tear up the car. :D

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXl0tou3bwQ]Mini_Prodrive_Kris Meeke e Eliseo Salazar em testes no troço de S.Pedro_Fafe_26-03-2012 - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv_z7dwDAxI]WRC Fafe Rally Sprint - Rally de Portugal 2012 - jumps - the passion of rally - the fans - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    There was a horse? :lol:

    I missed that, too busy studying the dust plume right at the back of the car. That diffuser sucks a lot of air up and out from under the car.
     
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    Sometimes testing is about finding weak links...and learning what it takes to break them. Apparently Kris is good at that. :D

    Kris Meeke testing in Portugal:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6spT-dVGtk]The best team of WRC_Prodrive_Mini_Tests Kris Meeke_Eliseo Salazar_Portugal_Fafe_Gontim_27_03_2012 - YouTube[/ame]
     

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