[Unhappu]

I find it really strange why Petter is not entered for rally Finnskogen. Mikko is. If Ford really want a shot at the manu-title, why on earth they don't send him there? Sweden will be hard for Petter with a new car on snow. Setups much more difficult than Monte.

entering rallies requires money... How Slowson is going to get sponsored if they keep spending money to give better chances to the official boys ???

use your head.

[AdobeCreativeSuite]

Don't think Sweden is MUCH more difficult for setup than Monte. Think it is opposite...

In RMC You have plenty of very different tyres to use - each work ideally with different settings, in Sweden You use just one type of tyres.

In RMC You have extremely variable conditions - flat wide asphalt, narrow bumpy asphalt, clean road in south, gravel in corners in the north, sometimes ice, sometimes snow, sometimes wet, sometimes dry, sometimes -10 degrees, sometimes +15 degrees, very fast stages in north with long straights, twisty technical roads in the south, different types of asphalt - again every surface has its ideal settings and it's often not only about different legs but also about completely different consecutive stages

[crazuMovies]

entering rallies requires money... How Slowson is going to get sponsored if they keep spending money to give better chances to the official boys ???

use your head.

..Certainly it's by no means surprising. Malcolm will get what he deserves.. more of nothing. But one could hope Ford/Quinn had a stronger say this season. Though unfortunately I think he's also lacking the fighting-gene.

[crazuMovies]

Don't think Sweden is MUCH more difficult for setup than Monte. Think it is opposite...

There has been many tarmac rallies last season, and Latvala had clearly found great tarmac-setups. Compared to just one snow rally, where if I remember correctly, Latvala was struggling with setups. And with surface which may potentially be quite different this year. We will see, but I think it's not going to be so easy.

[AdobeCreativeSuite]

If You think You can use setup from Germany in RMC You are wrong. Of course You can but You are slow than. Even such a small thing like different asphalt tyres from last year forced most teams to change settings for them (not speaking about all other tyres for RMC). We spoke to Prokop who told us they didn't get a single new tyre before RMC so they had to make setup for them in shakedown because what they tested before with last years tyres simply didn't work. And that's still just a one variable from dozens in RMC.

[crazuMovies]

I didn't say you can use identical setups. But with multiple tarmac rallies you have a decent amount of highly relevant sensitivity data that makes it easier. And more importantly Latvala has done a really good job to find optimal setups for tarmac, something Mikko never managed. And it's already a fact that neither Latvala nor Solberg mentioned any troubles with their setup in Monte.

If you think this will repeat in Sweden, I really hope you are right. But I doubt it. And in any case Petter should go to Finnskogen to get prepared, and more km in the car. I think it's a real blunder not to, which will clearly show on the first day. Mikko won Sweden last year, yet they send him there for practice. It's the difference of someone who decide to win, and someone who just hope.

[HaroTaure]

entering rallies requires money... How Slowson is going to get sponsored if they keep spending money to give better chances to the official boys ???

use your head.

NOT, there are some very childish and commercially naive people on this forum who refuse to understand the very simple fact that the budget to run Matthew will be quite separate and totally unrelated to the budget which funds the 'A' team.
As a big fan of your work I have never considered you to be amongst them.

[Giselle]

NOT, there are some very childish and commercially naive people on this forum who refuse to understand the very simple fact that the budget to run Matthew will be quite separate and totally unrelated to the budget which funds the 'A' team.

Of course, but answer me this. The money would still exist were it not going towards Matthew, would it not? The fact of it being drawn from a different pot makes no difference to the actual existence of the funding, surely?

[Unhappu]

NOT, there are some very childish and commercially naive people on this forum who refuse to understand the very simple fact that the budget to run Matthew will be quite separate and totally unrelated to the budget which funds the 'A' team.
As a big fan of your work I have never considered you to be amongst them.

Who pays for Slowsons entry, Slowsons car, Slowson service costs ?? Where the money comes from ??

[Grainiary]

Who pays for Slowsons entry, Slowsons car, Slowson service costs ?? Where the money comes from ??

Go fast energy drinks!

One thing I cant understand (and I dont like to say this) How come Wilson gets a load of stick and Henning doesn't? Who finished in front of who in Monte?

[Goodwin]

Henning actually posts good results when his car doesn't fall to pieces. And it falls to pieces, a lot! Wilslow is just slow, always, no matter what car or support he gets.

[Navzrrqt]

Normally Henning is quicker than Wilson Jr. In Monte C Henning started with 2 wd and two broken driveshafts, and also had other tech issues, that does something to the motivation.......

[Grainiary]

Normally Henning is quicker than Wilson Jr. In Monte C Henning started with 2 wd and two broken driveshafts, and also had other tech issues, that does something to the motivation.......

Fair point, but I still dont think Wilson doesnt deserve the stick he gets.

[Dogxzysl]

And back to Petter Solberg eh lads?

[PypeMaypetasy]

Finally Malcolm Wislon praises Petter for his fantastic performance in Monte 2012.....about time

If Malcolm wasnt such a child he would have had petter in the team from when Marcus retired instead of waisting time with hirvoslow

GO PETTER GO!!!!!!!!!

[sDePrx59]

Bigger waste is Latvala.

[HBPujWBe]

I am just loving seeing Petter back as I remember him pre-2009. His fight with Dani was a great way to start the year off and I hope it continues. I am sure Petter will be allowed to win at least 1 rally regardless of who is the actually number 1 at the FWRT.

On Henning v Matt; it seems like Henning's cars are always going wrong and Matt's doesn't have as many.

It would be interesting to know whether the GO Fast team has the same spec cars as M-Sport Ford.

[Mister.levitra]

A budget solution is to use used spareparts from FWRT. Maybe Henning does that to afford driving?

[QualityReachOut]

And back to Petter Solberg eh lads?

Don’t worry, the guys below take care of it. I like Petter’s exiting attitude but reading post below, I don’t think I will read this thread anymore. I put them both on my ignore list.

Finally Malcolm Wislon praises Petter for his fantastic performance in Monte 2012.....about time

If Malcolm wasnt such a child he would have had petter in the team from when Marcus retired instead of waisting time with hirvoslow

GO PETTER GO!!!!!!!!!

Bigger waste is Latvala.

[Unhappu]

I don’t think I will read this thread anymore. I put them both on my ignore list.

you want instructions how to do it ? i am an expert at that ...