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The new 2008 car has started competing :luxhello:

Get live results here Subaru World Rally Team (http://www.swrt.com/championship/latest_results.html)

WRC site is more up to date. Sti's still ok after ss3. Fingers crossed

DG

This one you mean? :D

World Rally Championship - Rallies - (http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=405&season=2008&rally_id=GR)

Thats the one

DG

loads of spoilers in there...a big **** off one on the scoob :thumb:

Great news for Petter with both Ford`s having a nigthtmare with one thing and another, both Ford`s had suspension probs yesterday, today Latvala has lost turbo boost and is dropping time hand over fist, Hirvonen has had mechanical probs plus i think he he`s been off.

If Petter keeps it together along with the car he has a more than realistic chance of getting a podium finish, Atkinson is still running but he is totally out of the reckoning as he is in about 15th position and miles behind.

Aitkinson has retired with electrical problems so 5mins get added to his time for each subsequent stage. He is doing super rally tomorrow

DG

Rally leader Dani Sordo has got a massive problem here for SS12 and onwards, he had a puncture at the end of SS11 but also one of his other tyres is badly de-laminated..... Obviously they only carry one spare, they interviewed him on wrc rally radio and he isn`t sure whether he will make it to the end of the next stage never mind the end of the day.

Latvala just dropped around 4 mins on that last stage with turbo boost problems (Actuator prob), good luck to Petter as this would be a great result for Subaru. He is actually catching Loeb on his current pace.

End of day 2 and Petter 2nd !! Whatever next, a win maybe:)

DG

End of day 2 and Petter 2nd !! Whatever next, a win maybe:)

DG

Steady on DG :)

Hopefully Loeb`ll break down tomorrow. Fingers crossed ;)

Atkinson just won ss14, 7 sec ahead of Loab:notworthy

This car is going to really compete with the citroen's and ford's:luxhello:
About time too:) :)

Petter down a few seconds on Loab, hopefully he will hold out for second:norty:

Good start for the new car though:thumb:

Atkinson has retired :(

Solberg still going strong! :norty:

2nd, not bad for a debut WRC outing.:thumb: Hopefully move forward from here.

Lee

2nd, not bad for a debut WRC outing.:thumb: Hopefully move forward from here.

Lee

Yeh its a superb result on debut and a great drive from Petter, i think its best to be realistic though as lets not forget that rally leader Dani Sordo dropped out of the reckoning with severe tyre problems and a both Fords had a rally to forget with problem after problem.

We need a few more rallies to see where we are at with the new Impreza WRC, a tarmac rally will give a better idea of the pace of the car.

Yeh its a superb result on debut and a great drive from Petter, i think its best to be realistic though as lets not forget that rally leader Dani Sordo dropped out of the reckoning with severe tyre problems and a both Fords had a rally to forget with problem after problem.

We need a few more rallies to see where we are at with the new Impreza WRC, a tarmac rally will give a better idea of the pace of the car.

That's what rally is all about though, getting your car to the finish.....quickly! :wonder: :lol1:

Solberg and Atkinson have been high up in the standings in previous rallies only to go out with problems etc. there wasn't any mention then about how lucky the Fords or the Citroens were because of the problems the Subarus had :rolleyes:

Well done Petter and SWRT! Great result for the first outing!

Acropolis rally is a real car breaker. If you push too hard you will destroy your tires & suspension. Its all a matter of restraint - I'm sure the car could have gone faster but then it wouldn't have made it to the finish! Leob also took it pretty slowly from the start and until Hirvonen held up Petter in his dust, there was little difference between Solberg and Leob!

That's what rally is all about though, getting your car to the finish.....quickly! :wonder: :lol1:

Solberg and Atkinson have been high up in the standings in previous rallies only to go out with problems etc. there wasn't any mention then about how lucky the Fords or the Citroens were because of the problems the Subarus had :rolleyes:

^^^^^ I agree. :thumb:

Lee

Like i said above, we shouldn`t get carried away with the Acropolis result as we need a few more rallies to find out where the new rally car stands as far as pace goes.

Petter said he had a trouble free rally in Turkey yet the car was almost 3 minutes off the pace of the winner and light years away in rally terms of a top 3 finish. Danny Sordo had suspension problems, tyre problems and yet he still managed to finish in front of the new Subaru WRC.

We need to be realistic here like i am trying to be unlike some of those who posted above, i wouldn`t expect the car to be fully competetive until at least Rally GB and at the min it is light years away from Ford and Citroen, its probably futher off the pace than the old car was at present.