Category: Random Thoughts

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Stolen WRC videos vs. genuine artwork

There are literally thousands of rally videos out there, and you can spend countless hours browsing through them on the Youtube. There are videos made by well known enthusiasts and/or professionals, such as Best of Rally Live, Extremrallye or Rally Media. Then there are official sources of WRC footage, such as WRC teams and their...

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Video: RallyMedia.nl on 5 WRC events in 2013

In my posts and tweets here on blog and on Twitter I often mention two well known “independent” sources of WRC related footage – Best of rally live and Extremrallye. Of course, these are just two out of many. Few days ago I got reminded (thanks Dré Galiart) of great Dutch team of Rally Media, so...

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Nissan goes endurance, it’s no Juke

The loud sigh of relief of Juke haters was loud – there will be no Nissan Juke in World Rally Championship. To begin with, chances for that happening were slim to none, with none having a 20 minutes lead over slim, with no stages left to go. But hey, I am allowed to dream, even...

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Can Renault or Nissan be lured back to WRC?

Renault’s and Nissan’s motor sport heritage is huge, both on rally stages and racing tracks. The unforgettable rally and racing cars, such as Alpine, Renault 5 GT Turbo, Clio in all imaginable guises and specs, Nissan Sunny, GT-R, to name but a few. With the added stability of the current and hopefully future WRC rules,...

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Give the Governor a Harrumph!

Tragedy happens on a rally in Scotland, and spectator loses her life. Mainstream media, devoid of any rally education (rally is that thing that gets on TV after midnight, when mainstream people either watch movies, are out having fun or sleep) do their thing, they call in experts and anyone remotely involved with rally to...

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Gloom and Doom at Citroën Racing?

Short but interesting Twitter debate inspired me to put this “collage” together, based on this strange feeling I have about Citroën and their involvement in WRC this year.  It’s been bothering me for a while now, and even though I cannot put my finger on what exactly feels wrong, I have little doubt that French...

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