"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/18/2014 at 13:00 • Filed to: fantasywrc, rally
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"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/18/2014 at 13:00 • Filed to: fantasywrc, rally | 5
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Have you ever wanted to see cars go a hundred miles an hour on narrow bike paths with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! / !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! lining the edge? No? Well who asked you? For those who have wanted to see such terrifying antics I have good news! Rally Deutchland is just days away!
Before we get too involved in Deutschland a quick review of Finland (because I'd been too busy working on a video project to write a proper review). Someone could argue that to have previously competed in Rally Finland would give a Fantasy WRC player an unfair advantage, and as it turns out they might be right, because former WRC Academy co-driver and current European Rally Championship co-driver Alex Kihurani absolutely killed it this round, with the first perfect roster of the season. With only two players even managing to have all five of their drivers score points this round (the other being Freddster), it was truly a dominant round for Alex. The same could not be said for the overall championship leaders, Chronchameleon and Tell A Finn. Both made their picks late, after four stages had already been run, and as a result both incurred eleven points in penalties. This allowed third place AntMic (and thirteen other players) to close the gap, and what was previously a 23 point rift between second and third is now just four points.
As usual full results can be found !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! but here's how the overall top 10 looks after Finland:
1) Chronchameleon - 469
2) Tell a Finn - 450
3) AntMic - 446
4) McNewbie - 434
5) Dusty Ventures - 428
6) Hermann - 427
7) Hoccy - 421
8) Lumpy44 - 415
9) Nobody - 411
10) ddavidn - 402
Now back to Deutschland:
Germany is the event the tarmac specialists (and Kubica fans, because he's totally not going to crash this time guys) have been looking forward to all year. It takes a different technique to win on tarmac as the amount of grip and the way the car behaves is completely different to the tarmac events. Tarmac experts like Ogier, Sordo (both of whom have won here before), Neuville, and Bouffier will be favorites to give strong performances. Much attention will be on Kubica as well, as he'll finally be on a familiar surface without sporadic, unpredictable coatings of ice [Monte Carlo]. Meanwhile Latvala will be looking to capitalize on his momentum from Finland and show he can be both fast enough and consistent enough to be a title threat. To add to the mix, there are five drivers who will be tackling Rallye Deutschland for the first time (Evans, Kubica, Breen, Bouffier, and Melicharek), and two drivers who will be having their World Rally Car debuts (Yuriy Protasov and Sam Moffett). It should be a very exciting event.
Also, as a Fantasy WRC note, this is the final event before we start dropping scores, so take a good look at the players like Lumpy44 and G17 who have missed a round, they're about to be all up in this competition.
And with that it's time to make some picks and start the ritualistic smacktalk. If you've forgotten the rules or are new to Fantasy WRC (WELCOME!) be sure to read them all !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Below are the WRC competitors entered for Rally Germany. For the full entry list (WRC2 drivers, etc. Remember, you can pick any driver on the entry list ) !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! And, as always, the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! are available for you numerophiles.
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VOLKSWAGEN MOTORSPORT
Sebastien Ogier - Avg points last 10 races: 21.9 / Avg points Deutshcland: 13.3
Jari-Matti Latvala - Avg points last 10 races: 16.4/ Avg points Deutshcland: 6.0
CITROEN TOTAL ABU DHABI WRT
Kris Meeke - Avg points last 10 races: 5.2 / Avg points Deutshcland: 0.0
Mads Østberg - Avg points last 10 races: 8.2 / Avg points Deutshcland: 4.7
M-SPORT WRT
Mikko Hirvonen - Avg points last 10 races: 7.3 / Avg points Deutshcland: 9.4
Elfyn Evans - Avg points last 8 races: 5.6 / Avg points Deutshcland: N/A
HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT
Thierry Neuville - Avg points last 10 races: 7.3 / Avg points Deutshcland: 9.0
Dani Sordo - Avg points last 10 races: 8.9 / Avg points Deutshcland: 13.7
SINGLE CAR TEAMS AND INDEPENDENTS
Andreas Mikkelsen (VW) - Avg points last 10 races: 10.0 / Avg points Deutshcland: 0.0
Robert Kubica (FORD) - Avg points last 9 races: 1.3 / Avg points Deutshcland: N/A
Martin Prokop (FORD) - Avg points last 10 races: 4.5 / Avg points Deutshcland: 6.0
Craig Breen (Ford) - Avg points last 2 races: 1.0 / Avg points Deutshcland: N/A
Dennis Kuipers (Ford) - Avg points last 10 races: 2.8 / Avg points Deutshcland: 1.0
Yuriy Protasov (Ford) - Avg points last 0 races: N/A / Avg points Deutshcland: N/A
Bryan Bouffier (Hyundai) - Avg points last 2 races: 14.0 / Avg points Deutshcland: N/A
Jaroslav Melicharek (Ford) - Avg points last 2 races: 2.0 / Avg points Deutshcland: N/A
Sam Moffett (Ford) - Avg points last 0 races: N/A / Avg points Finland: N/A
For Sweden
> Dusty Ventures
08/18/2014 at 13:02 |
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Says a rally is gay
Uses an image of a car sponsored by Qatar
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Dusty Ventures
> For Sweden
08/18/2014 at 13:31 |
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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> Dusty Ventures
08/18/2014 at 14:52 |
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1 Ogier
2 Meeke
3 Hirvonen
4 Sordo
5 Prokop
PS Ogier
Marzobomber
> Dusty Ventures
08/18/2014 at 16:04 |
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1. Ogier
2. Hirvonen
3. Sordo
4. Ostberg
5. Mikkelsen
PS. Ogier
Hoccy
> Dusty Ventures
08/18/2014 at 17:38 |
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1. Sebastien Ogier - This rally has only been won once by someone that's not called Sebastien. Also, it's very close to Frankreich.
2. Thierry Neuville - I've been watching the battles between Sebastien Loeb and Francois Duval the last few days. Now it's a new generation coming, but with the same results. Also, it's very close to Belgien.
3. Robert Kubica - He won't crash this time around. He's used to tarmac, even the changing kind found here.
4. Bryan Bouffier - Two Hyundais? Sure, Bouffier is French and French drivers can be very fast here.
5. Andreas Mikkelsen - Second VW.
Power Stage: Jari-Matti Latvala.
Hermann
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 09:14 |
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I appear to have improved my results by playing less safer. Nice!
1) Latvala
2) Hirvonen
3) Mikkelsen
4) Sordo
5) Kubica
Power - Ogier
willkinton247
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 09:15 |
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1. Ogier
2. Sordo
3. Hirvonen
4. Prokop
5. Bouffier
Power: Ogier
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 09:18 |
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OK first off I am dissapointed in the lack of RGT cars in a tarmac rally. Seriously, guys, way to let me down.
1. Ogier
2. Sordo
3. Hirvonen
4. Østberg better not let me down again!
5. In a shocking twist Kubica cannot into Germany and crashes taking out several other cars in a spectacularly impossible manner. This causes a strange urge of speed to Paulo Moreira in his lone Opel Corsa OPC to place fifth.
Power: Latvala
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Dusty Ventures
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
08/19/2014 at 09:33 |
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Actually I had the wrong entry list linked. I fixed it, there is one RGT car.
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Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 09:41 |
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Bum link, man, who is in what RGT car?
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Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 10:27 |
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Ok, I found this entries, can I sub out my 5th for Richard Tuthill in his RGT 911 GT3?
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Dusty Ventures
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
08/19/2014 at 12:04 |
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Bold call. Yes you can
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Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 12:12 |
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Tarmac rally should be favorable to RWD road racers.
AlexKihurani
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 12:43 |
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I'm overly confident after Finland, so I feel like making a few risky picks.
1. Ogier
2. Neuville
3. Kubica
4. Meeke
5. Bouffier
PS: Ogier
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Dusty Ventures
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 16:13 |
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Ogier: Worst finish in the last 10 races: 6th. Other nine races: top two.
Sordo: five podiums in seven visits to Germoney. Plus his only career win. Now if only the Hyundai will avoid having a mechanical failure like every other time he's driven it.
Mikkelsen: Hot streak, five straight events with a top four finish. Hasn't been strong on tarmac, but I'll take the risk.
Hirvonen: Made the podium last two rounds here, and while his season's been disappointing by Mikko standards it's been decent by "#4 pick" standards
Bouffier: Worst career WRC finish (out of two events) is fifth. Both were at Monte, but hopefully that translates over to not-so-icy tarmac
Power: Ogier. Because power stage
Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 17:12 |
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1. Ogier <— He has to bounce back to the top
2. Ostberg
3. Sordo <— Because pavement
4. Mikkelson
5. Hirvonen
Power: Ogier
McNewbie1
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 18:04 |
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Ogier +PS
Hirvonen
Sordo
Meeke
Mikkelsen
sliding-sideways
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 18:45 |
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1. Ogier
2. Mikkelsen
3. Sordo
4. Hirvonen
5. Bouffier
Power. Ogier
marric
> Dusty Ventures
08/19/2014 at 23:19 |
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1- Ogier & power stage
2- Sordo
3- Mikkelsen
4- Ostberg
5- Hirvonen
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antmicmkii
> Dusty Ventures
08/20/2014 at 00:21 |
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Woo, I'm back in with a shout. At least until we drop scores.
1. Ogier
2. Sordo
3. Ostberg
4. Mikkelsen
5. Bouffier
P. Ogier
WorldRallyBlog
> Dusty Ventures
08/20/2014 at 10:34 |
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Running as a privateer from now on, I had a slight misunderstanding with my sponsors. Apparently they're not impressed with my Fantasy WRC results, well tough, I ain't impressed with their money either. Yeah!
So, Deutschland.
1) Sebastien Ogier
2) Thierry Neuville
3) Bryan Bouffier
4) Kris Meeke
5) Robert Kubica
PS Jari-Matti Latvala
G17
> Dusty Ventures
08/21/2014 at 06:54 |
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1. Ogier
2. Sordo
3. Mikkelson
4. Ostberg
5. Kubica
P. Ogier
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Hoccy
> Hoccy
08/21/2014 at 08:45 |
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Using rule 2 from 13/1/14:
If, after you have made your picks but before the start of the rally something happens to one of your drivers (injury, penalty, alien abduction, suddenly realizes he's meant to be a baptist minister) you can adjust the position of or replace said driver.
To switch Thierry Neuville with Dani Sordo if Neuville can't start due to the damage from rolling in the shakedown.
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/au…