Congratulations to Seb Loeb on winning the Drivers Championship. Looked like the atmosphere was a bit subdued after the tragic events on Rally GB but entirely understandable. Lots of tributes to Michael Park in evidence.

Good to see the Impreza had a bit of pace this weekend due to tweaked suspension. Cruel luck for Solberg to crash out on the last day whilst holding the lead. The 'rock' he hit was right in the middle of the road so he had no way of avoiding it travelling at high speed. It was actually more like a small boulder and one wonders how something that size could suddenly appear after the course cars have been through the stage. Maybe the Japs have been taking lessons from the French fans on the Col de Turini stage of the Monte Carlo rally! (They always throw snow onto the road after the course cars have passed through )

Great consolation for Prodrive Subaru to see Chris Atkinson win his first WRC stage and eventually finish on the podium in third place.

Marcus Gronholm looked as surprised as anyone that he'd actually won with the recalcitrant Pug 307.

Eurosport also showed a clip from the prodution class with Natalie Barratt rolling her Mitsi Evo three times after sliding wide on a tight right-hander. At least she was OK and walked away.

Looking forward to my trip down to Oz next month for Rally Australia .....the last time it will be held in WA

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Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp

Hey Don take some photos for me while you are there m8.That certainly was some rock thought for a moment on the in car that he had got away with it.Rolls are always the best crash dissapate more energy you never want to hit the imovable object do you.

Even better, I hope to post the pics on the forum at the end of each day .....assuming my m8 can 'lend' me his broadband connection in Perth.

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Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp

Don - you never fail to surprise me with the volume of depth you have about motorsport in general.

Is this an opportunity to label you with the "geek" tally?

Some race action pics would be great

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Kris
95 ST205 - slept for 10 years, now waking up...
Avensis
http://www.gtfours.co.uk
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Turbocharging - the replacement for displacement

Kris, I think I qualify for not only several anoraks but also several thermos flasks as well.....but try and not spread it around!

I've got some good pics from my last time at Rally Oz which I'm happy to let you load up on the site.

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Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp

That would be good Don Anything to do with rallying and im there.

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TERRY

94 Silver ST205 JDM 280bhp
gone but not forgotten

Agreed, Don. I don't see how that could have happened accidentaly. The boulder was right on the racing line in a spot where Petter couldn't possibly do anything about it. Like you say he wasn't the first car through and I cant believe another car could have moved it there by mistake without taking heavy damage itself.
Maybe someone in Japan really doesn't want Subaru to succeed. Or there's a Petter Solberg fan who loves long hair