What's up with Makkinen?

[Puffy]

man he used to so good, well i guess he must be gettin old

 

[SandStorm]

Nah ... he just went to Subie. I mean, nothin against Subaru, my fave rally team, but if he stayed at Mitsi, he would still be a winner.

 

[-Fred-]

nope, Mitsu is even worse than Subaru right now.... The EVO VII is simply too big, too slow and too heavy to be competitive...

 

[made in holland]

He just needs time to get used to the new tires.
After driving with Michelin for so many years, it takes time to drive with the Pirelli tires.

 

[Talentless]

seems pirelli give less choices of tire

 

[Hell Patrol]

he just need to relax and stop crashing it!

 

[Piglet]

Maybe he's not used to his Subaru yet. He has been with the Lancer for i think almost eight years.

 

[Piglet]

he's not really that old.

:007: :bmw: :m: got :r:ice?

 

[Puffy]

hey piglet what's up with your got rice thingy, all you are showing are bimmers man german cars aren't rice dude
Welcome to GTP

 

[Piglet]

i know i'm just saying, sorry.

 

[vat_man]

The talk is tyres - plus the Pugs are friggin' sensational this year!

 

[Piglet]

That's because eugeot: spends over $10 million dollars a year on rally racing.

 

[Hell Patrol]

Solberg is doing pretty good driving this year

no way just only $10 mil?

Subaru dumped alots of cash into Rally Racing not only WRC..
From States Rally to local levels

 

[Puffy]

damn u guys now a lot about rally

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by Piglet
Maybe he's not used to his Subaru yet. He has been with the Lancer for i think almost eight years.

This is true, plus he's being hammered by his young team-mate. If you look at his crashes this year, they've all come in response to something that Solberg has done.

 

[vat_man]

Interesting your comments about Mitsubishi in the other thread - Solberg seems to coming good, which is a bit of a shock (Giles - you may know this - are Solberg and the 555 money linked?) - s'pose he's young.

 

[Joey D]

its just not his year i guess

 

[RallyRUF03]

personally i think he should use my RUF CTR, lol!!! yea...right, i think hes stillg etting used to the WRX, and yea, he said that the EVO VII was crap, litterally, it wouldnt turn and just sucked all around. i was thinking weight, size and the new model all combined. im sure he'll start to "wake up" soon

 

[Viper_Maniac]

Originally posted by PunkRock
nope, Mitsu is even worse than Subaru right now.... The EVO VII is simply too big, too slow and too heavy to be competitive...

I agree.

 

[Dudebusta]

makkenin had a pretty good stack last week, nearly killed a local dude.

 

[Puffy]

in Argentina?

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by Dudebusta
makkenin had a pretty good stack last week, nearly killed a local dude.

Did you see the footage?!? He literally barrel rolled over the guy!

Tommi has been battling though - he's been doing some most un-Tommi-like things. I use Makkinen as an example of what McRae should be doing and he immediately runs off the rails.

I must have jinxed him. Anyone else got drivers they want jinxed? I don't do F1 - I've trying to get Schumacher for years (although I got him a beauty in '99).

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by vat_man


Did you see the footage?!? He literally barrel rolled over the guy!

Tommi has been battling though - he's been doing some most un-Tommi-like things. I use Makkinen as an example of what McRae should be doing and he immediately runs off the rails.

I must have jinxed him. Anyone else got drivers they want jinxed? I don't do F1 - I've trying to get Schumacher for years (although I got him a beauty in '99).

That was a big shunt. Subaru said it happened at almost 120mph.

Vat, can you jinx Yvan Muller and James Thompson in the BTCC please? Just a few posts in the "Other Racing" forum about what great drivers they are should do fine.

 

[vat_man]

Mmm.., well, I managed to bugger up Paul Radisich for all those years (and it's still working on him in the V8 Supercars). See what I can do!

 

[Talentless]

"I am delighted with this victory for Subaru. It means a lot to me here in Monte Carlo. To get a great result with a new team in a new car was my target when I joined Subaru and for it to happen on the first event is a dream for Kaj and myself. I was 100 per cent prepared to go for it this morning and battle with Sebastien. As it turned out we did not have to push. The car and team have all worked so well together this weekend. I think if it feels like this for the rest of the year it will be a fantastic season."