Duckduck Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 sad to see it lose venues & sponsorships... maybe itll be back in future... ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrosszero Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 I stopped watching it shortly after they shifted from Group A to WRCars. I honestly believe that shift, though pushing technological boundaries, also distanced these cars from their relatives sitting in the showrooms. It took years (and two model changes) before Ford has finally put a AWD Focus RS on sale. The dominant teams and drivers are all European and their cars are for the most part excellent on the rally stages and sh!te in real life. Sure you could argue that there is Group N Production Cars - but neither the big names nor media coverage is there to sustain the interest. All in all, I hope they reboot the series so that major manufacturers would once again take the series seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckduck Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Author Share February 1, 2016 I stopped watching it shortly after they shifted from Group A to WRCars. I honestly believe that shift, though pushing technological boundaries, also distanced these cars from their relatives sitting in the showrooms. It took years (and two model changes) before Ford has finally put a AWD Focus RS on sale. The dominant teams and drivers are all European and their cars are for the most part excellent on the rally stages and sh!te in real life. Sure you could argue that there is Group N Production Cars - but neither the big names nor media coverage is there to sustain the interest. All in all, I hope they reboot the series so that major manufacturers would once again take the series seriously. Group A Celica GT4 made famous by carlos sainz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxilplix Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Group A Celica GT4 made famous by carlos sainz For restrictor plate f**kery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Used to watch the weekly highlights last time. Really great skill by the drivers. Much easier to appreciate vs someone who's driving a F1 car. See them zooming around when they can hardly see shit lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weez911 Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Anyone watched Sebastien Loeb drove up Pikes Peak in this monster? This guy is a legend for me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Used to watch it. But after some time, find it boring. It is interesting only if I am the driver. WRC is about driver vs road condition. Prefer watching driver vs driver racing like F1, Nascar, V8. Also they finish the race in 2-3hrs. WRC race take days to finish a race, got so many different stages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanK Supercharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Anyone watched Sebastien Loeb drove up Pikes Peak in this monster? This guy is a legend for me! This guy is modern legend. Folklore is Colin McRae, Tommi Makinen, Richard Burns, Carlos Sainz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Maybe it's the race against time that makes it less interesting to watch. And like some of you mentioned the race lasts for days. Before Sebastian Leob moved on to Dakar he did Rally Cross, still using his wrc Citroen but racing against other drivers on shorter part tarmac and part dirt circuits. A lot of big names like Ken Block, Tanner Fost & Petter Solberg in the sport too. There are lots of contacts between the cars and basically more fun to watch. Mostly driver skills and no need for navigation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9O7ub40j-c 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 (edited) i miss Sega Rally, but ya, its really boring when there are no road going versions of racing cars. Last time so many legends which ppl can buy. Celica GT4, Delta Integrales, WRX/EVOs, etc etc also allows ppl to connect more with the cars on the tracks. Same for LeMans last time, imo the last real "street car" running on LeMans was the Mac F1. After that, all went crazy. Edited February 1, 2016 by Mockngbrd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Used to watch it. But after some time, find it boring. It is interesting only if I am the driver. WRC is about driver vs road condition. Prefer watching driver vs driver racing like F1, Nascar, V8. Also they finish the race in 2-3hrs. WRC race take days to finish a race, got so many different stages. Haha F1, Nascar is boring to me too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Supercharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 I don't like F1. Too boring. I love MotoGP Grand Prix, the bike version. More exciting coz u can see bikers thrown to the tarma after a crash and the cornerings are exciting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xefera 6th Gear February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 seriously Loeb is hella of a driver, makes Ken Block looks like an amateur Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weez911 Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 (edited) Haha F1, Nascar is boring to me too. How about this, racing at 秋名山？ I can imagine Otaku finishing behind me on the twisty bits Edited February 1, 2016 by Weez911 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 seriously Loeb is hella of a driver, makes Ken Block looks like an amateur yeah his composure is incredible. Personally i think him and Carlos sainz are the best WRC drivers to date. How about this, racing at 秋名山？ I can imagine Otaku finishing behind me on the twisty bits initialD-Ae86trueno.jpg yeah watching the anime is more fun than watching any motorsport lol. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdenutessv Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 I miss Group B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckduck Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Author Share February 1, 2016 I miss Group B. die kok stan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronlkl Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 (edited) Group A Celica GT4 made famous by carlos sainz I had one in OZ some 10 years ago. same white color without decals. Missed it so much! Edited February 1, 2016 by Aaronlkl ↡ Advertisement 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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