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Mon 18 Feb 19 19:25

World rally championship - bathtub tom

I didn't notice the Monte Carlo was televised (I've only got freeview), but I just found rally Sweden on 5Spike.
Looks like rallying's becoming a very minority sport.

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Mon 18 Feb 19 23:05

World rally championship - Fullchat

Indeed it does BT :(

It was covered by Sky on Motor Sport TV which disappeared. Eurosport cover it but that's an additional subscription. I mentioned it at the end of last year and someone said that Wales Rally GB (formerly Lombard RAC) was covered on Channel 5 but I missed it. They don't seem to have covered anything since.

Its pretty poor really.

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Mon 18 Feb 19 23:09

World rally championship - Zero

>> Its pretty poor really.

Its a sad reflection of boredom after the mad group b days.

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Tue 19 Feb 19 07:25

World rally championship - sooty123

I don't think you'd have to go that far back, in the 90s with sainz and mcrae it was still pretty popular. Dropped out of sight in the last 10 years though.

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Tue 19 Feb 19 08:16

World rally championship - bathtub tom

>>Its a sad reflection of boredom after the mad group b days.

I find it more interesting than F1.

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Tue 19 Feb 19 08:20

World rally championship - Zero

>> >>Its a sad reflection of boredom after the mad group b days.
>>
>> I find it more interesting than F1.

I find F1 equally as boring. In fact all motorsport is now boring to watch. BTCC is anther case in point,. Where are the mad cars, the mad drivers who had character. all gone.

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Tue 19 Feb 19 17:33

World rally championship - DP

>> I find F1 equally as boring. In fact all motorsport is now boring to watch.
>> BTCC is anther case in point,. Where are the mad cars, the mad drivers who
>> had character. all gone.

Totally agree. When the best sounding car on an F1 grid is the safety car, you know it's all gone horribly wrong.

BTCC during the Super Touring era of the 90s was a highlight for me. Full contact racing (despite what the rules said), and most of the field finishing the race with bits dented, missing, or held on with gaffer tape. Pit lane and track-side altercations were commonplace. Proper motorsport.

All the 'characters' have been replaced with media trained 'professionals' who are under strict orders from sponsors via their teams to present the right image.

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Tue 19 Feb 19 17:51

World rally championship - Zero

I mean. Rikard Rydel, the Volvo 850GLT estate and the dog!

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Tue 19 Feb 19 18:11

World rally championship - bathtub tom

I often fall asleep watching the BTCC races, but manage to stay awake for the junior Ginettas. Don't bother with the rest of the races.

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