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  1. TSR53

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    #78 TSR53, Jan 20, 2012
    Steve, thanks for all your reporting and summarizing, I know how this task goes all to well BTDT...

    Your efforts are awesome! I subscribed to the Michelin youtube channel and watched the lot of them last night with my wife in HD. Good stuff. Love how the Prodrive tweeked MINI engine sounds so much more gnarly than the other marques. I'm holding off to watch the two new videos tonight on the big screen.
     
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    #79 Steve, Jan 20, 2012
    Thanks, I do what I can. It's much easier when you're posting things you wanted to hunt down and read/watch anyway. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #80 Steve, Jan 20, 2012
    Summary from Prodrive:

    Monte Carlo Day Three
     
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    #81 Steve, Jan 20, 2012
    For reference/contrast, here's Araujo's MINI.

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    And here's a good view of the livery that came with Campana's sponsorship.

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    #82 Steve, Jan 20, 2012
    Focus key for MINI's Sordo (wrc.com)
     
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    #83 minimark, Jan 20, 2012
    Great Rally!!!

    Question is: will Loeb make a mistake?
     
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    #84 Justa Jim, Jan 21, 2012
    In the above picture Dani is wearing a Red Bull ball cap and looks to be wearing the Red Bull helmet on course. Could it be that they kept Dani because he got his own, personal sponsorship and if he hadn't they would have auctioned off his ride too?

    Jim
     
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    #85 minimark, Jan 21, 2012
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    Jim there is nothing unusual about a driver bringing sponsorship with him. Matter fact in places like Grand Am a very large number of the drivers are actually writing a check for the ride, albeit if he is lucky, it will be shared with a real pro driver. Drivers today need to or have to go out and pitch themselves for sponsorship, sponsorship that they can take with them as their on track successes grow.

    Do you think Dale Jr has a ride at Hendricks Motorsports because of his driving abilities alone or because of his ability to attrack sponsorships due to his name recognition?
     
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    #86 Justa Jim, Jan 21, 2012
    I understand that Mark, as it is the way of the world, but last season Dani did not wear that helmet, which is why I was asking.

    It is also interesting that Red Bull and Monster, both makers of power drinks, seem to have plots of money. Not sure what that says for our society today. :lol:

    Jim
     
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    #88 Crashton, Jan 21, 2012
    Hey Jim, I knew a farmer with plots of money. Too bad he was shut down by the county sheriff before I could ask him to sponsor my return to competitive rallying. :frown2:
     
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    #89 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    Stage 14 not so friendly for the MINIs. Sordo finished 7th, 8th Campana, 11th Araujo, 20th Nobre.

    SS14: Hirvonen closes on Solberg (wrc.com)
     
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    #90 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    Sordo still keeping up more or less but Solberg is edging closer...

    Sordo finished 4th, 6th Campana, 9th Araujo, 20th Nobre.

    That's two daylight stages done. Now a break before they run the same two stages in the dark. Once those are done it's just the power stage tomorrow morning to finish up the rally.

    SS15: Solberg fights back (wrc.com)
     
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    #91 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    Video from yesterday:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4v75aDNVTs]Leg 3 Loeb Still leads - 2012 Rallye Monte-Carlo - Best-of-RallyLive.com - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    #92 Crashton, Jan 21, 2012
    Nice video.... :D
     
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    #93 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    Thrilling start to the Monte finish. (wrc.com)
     
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    #94 Crashton, Jan 21, 2012
    Petter still has what it takes. I want Dani & MINI to beat him, but I'd be happy seeing Petter have a strong finish.
     
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    #95 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    The first of two night stages (#16) is underway. Solberg flew thru 2sec faster than Loeb and should hold 1st place on the stage. He also took another 9sec from Sordo, that gap is now down to 31sec.

    Here's Carlos' view before the night stages began.

    Del Barrio: strong Saturday night is vital (wrc.com)
     
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    #96 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    Stage 16 finish: 4th Sordo, 6th Campana, 7th (tied with Novikov) Araujo, 18th Nobre.

    Standings: 1 - Loeb, 2 - Sordo (+2min 38sec), 3 - Solberg (+3min 9sec), 7 - Campana, 10 - Araujo, 20 - Nobre.

    SS16: Solberg closes on Sordo (wrc.com)
     
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    #97 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    Only 7 cars thru Stage 17 so far but Solberg, currently listed as the stage leader, stole another 12 sec from Sordo. :eek6:
     
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    #98 Steve, Jan 21, 2012
    Stage 17: Interestingly Campana finished 4th, 1.9sec ahead of 5th Sordo. Araujo tied Prokop for 7th which is also interesting because Araujo trails Prokop by only 2.9sec overall.

    Overall standings with only the 5.16km Power Stage to go tomorrow: 1 - Loeb, 2 - Sordo (+2min 42sec), 3 - P. Solberg (+3min), 7 - Campana, 10 - Araujo. Nobre finished the stage but it's too soon to know where he will be classified as there are still cars finishing with roughly similar times.

    SS17: Sordo holding on (wrc.com)
     
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