I'm looking forward to seeing how the event goes. It can be pretty unpredictable sometimes, but that's rally in general! I normally catch a little over half of the stages on each event, so hopefully there's some good competition.
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 28 Mar 2024
I've been a huge fan since I was a kid. I go every year to see it when it's here in Portugal. My favorite driver was the late Colin McRae, now I don't have a favorite. I'm still from the Group B era. I was very young and I used to go with my father.
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32 sats \ 2 replies \ @astro_penguin OP 28 Mar 2024
I don't remember that era as I only started following it more seriously somewhere around 2018. It definitely was a wild time for the sport though. A lot of spectacular racing but some very unfortunate accidents along with it.
I guess you'll be looking forward to May then, Portugal is a nice rally! I'm in the US, and unfortunately the WRC likes to ignore us. If they get the event off the ground in Tennessee I'll most likely try my best to go.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 28 Mar 2024
Group B was definitely insane, there were basically no limitations on how the cars were built. Unfortunately, due to the difficulty of controlling so much power and the lack of safety on the tracks, accidents happened. There was a very serious one in the Sintra mountains.
Everything is almost ready for May :), after so many years following the event, I've come to the conclusion that this is not about cars, it's about pilgrimage 😂 I know people who go a week early just to be in the best spots, madness!
Did Ken Block ever participate in any WRC event?
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16 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin OP 28 Mar 2024
Those cars were very impressive, especially compared to other cars of the time. I can't imagine what they would come up with if they ran the same ruleset in this era.
That's amazing that people set up that early, they are certainly very dedicated to the sport! It would be amazing to spectate a WRC event someday, although I would miss the streaming coverage when the cars weren't passing by!
Ken did run in some WRC events for a few seasons, and I believe Travis Pastrana was another driver that ran in several events.
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