McRae for champion...........................2003!

[Rick Draper]

http://www.autosport.com/newsitem.asp?id=20725&s=8

He has finally left Ford! Whaoo now we can see some proper driving next year, but will it be in, Subaru or Shitron???? Rick

[Dave_Hay]

hell be with a french team next year me finks.

[v1nce]

its been on the cards 4 some time now as ford wanted pay cut McRae wanted more money !?!?!?!?!?

y do they need him anyway with the resent performance of Markko Martin???

i think ull c him in a red car in 2003 ;) (as its just been confirmed LOL) but dont think hell b a champion, thou citroen seem 2 have the legs on peugeot on tarmac they been poor on loose surfaces this season, but its a learning curve

[Fester]

Nah the Citroen is up to it, Loeb is fucking quick on the tarmac but I don't think he has the McRae edge on the loose and the F**d was pretty crap.

Let's be honest, the Escort Cossie is/was/should be the daddy of modern WRC rallying, I think Malcolm Wilson needs to go, he hasnt done ANYTHING with the team compared to the other players

:D

[v1nce]

Let's be honest, the Escort Cossie is/was/should be the daddy of modern WRC rallying, I think Malcolm Wilson needs to go, he hasnt done ANYTHING with the team compared to the other players

think ure talking about the focus ???

[wisewood]

oh come on - we all know that it's really an escort - just like the corsa is really a nova.

[brian]

ive been a McRae fan since i first saw him do the circuit of Ireland in the Rothmans Legacy and i hate to see him goin to Citroen. Sure as everyone else said he will be quick on tarmac as Citroen seem to his this surface mastered but i have a feeling we won't see him wining on gravel in this car just yet. but on the other hand he has the experience to show citroen a few things and could turn them into an all surface wining team.
anyway lookin forward to the Network Q in November. was it just me or was Cardiff docks (super special thursday night stage) the coldest place ever last november. i can't remember being that cold since!! but it was brilliant :D

[Fester]

no the Escort

[v1nce]

brian do u understand the ticketing 4 this years rally....

cuz i aint got a clue LOL

[GRVaux]

Its official now anyway, Mcrae is driving for Citroen.

Subaru -> Ford -> Citroen

Money involvement anybody ? :roll:

[Fester]

I've got the latest Autosport here it makes out he's taking a paycut with Citroen

[brian]

ya the ticketing is B****X this year. somethin like ?75 (120 euro for us!) for what was formally known as a forest pass except this year you don't even get all stage passes. this due to some prick deciding that X is a safe number of spectators per stage. this year ya get 2 stages + service or 3 stage per day. 2 different packs both ?75. or else there is the rip off single stage prices. Cardiff docks on thur nite is around ?15 or 20 not sure. there was a major safety rethink after Sainz's "off" last year which is fair enough. but the prices are crazy and anyone understand this "single person supplement" S**T??
anyway ill be there for sure soaked and freezing but sur its an unreal experience!! :roll: :D

[v1nce]

lol the single person living on own thing cracked me dad and i up. the way it sounds it should have been called the loners ticket LOL

may b a better reponse 2 the sainz off would b education!!!! something like dont stand on the outside of a junction !!! but then again the number of times last year we were move 2 a unsafe vantage point by a marsell was unreal !


Let's be honest, the Escort Cossie is/was/should be the daddy of modern WRC rallying, I think Malcolm Wilson needs to go, he hasnt done ANYTHING with the team compared to the other players

wots mr wilson surposed 2 do stop colin from parking in the trees, wall, ditch ect ect. o sorry sorry thatll b nicky girsts fault like it was ringers (c a pattern). mcrea drives the cars 2 hard which is a 50 50 thing 2 do in rally, doesnt always pay off!!! wot can the team manager do????

[brian]

it should have been called the loners ticket LOL

:lol: lol, thats exactly what i make of it 2! crazy stuff.



, I think Malcolm Wilson needs to go, he hasnt done ANYTHING with the team compared to the other players
Ford were pulling out after the Escort WRC. Wilson is the reason why the Focus has been developed in to a rally car. Ford backing but run by Wilson so id safely say he has done something!