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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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Negotiations to get WRC back on speed are supposed to be completed in mid March.
That's great news! Where did you hear that?
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Steiner
That's great news! Where did you hear that?
Well, I should say they are in negotiations, and hoping to get WRC back on the air this month, at least that's what WRC.com claims. However, speed may not even consider putting it back on depending on how much the WRC is demanding.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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This is a great spot to mention this petition to bring back WRC to SPEED...

http://www.petitiononline.com/SpdTV
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:17 AM
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I never would have thought you guys were such WRC fans. If you get a chance (And haven't done it already) go to rally Finland. Seeing and hearing those cars through crests at 180-200 Km/h is something worth doing.

I got to see rally catalunya, but tarmac events are not as spectacular as dirt events.

Cheers!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:27 PM
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will there be any rally's in the twisties????and will there be any 8's racing with the sti/evo's???
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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uhh, im talking about real life, not gran turismo 4, as in when you're going through "t3h tw1sti3zzz!111" and you're *** gets handed to you by a 4 door sedan
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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sure buddy,,, what fairy tale world you living in??? The 8 would absolutely destroy those cars. YOu should drive the 8 sometime, it is spectacular and especially when you rev it to 9k. try it....
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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i just got out of one about 10 minutes ago smart ***, and i happened to rev it to 9k, i've also been graced with the privelage to drive an STi and it would wreck an rx8 in every aspect of performance. and the only fairly tale world im living in is real life.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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sure buddy, you're a 15 year old and don't have a licence to drive. And you are crazy to even suggest that the 8 won't absolutely blow the tinny sti doors clean off. It's simple physics.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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and you're an idiot who spends way too much time on the internet talking about cars and has no concept of reality of how real cars perform and have built a false informed shell of disallusionment on the performance of your car. LOOK AT TESTS, GO DRIVE ON THE STREET you will get KILLED by an STi.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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SteathFox: Ignore that idiot. He's definitely not living in reality.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 08:50 AM
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yoU BOTh are friggon gullable IDIOTTTS......buahahahah
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by DARKMAZ8
yoU BOTh are friggon gullable IDIOTTTS......buahahahah

HAHA. Ok fanboi. You know your rx8 can't do much stock vs stock against an STI because of the huge power difference, and equal handling, and you are just starting crap for amusement. Either way you are an idiot. It's time to get out of those training pants and grow up., or go drive an STI, so you can see what you are missing performance wise.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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keep driving that pos with an upside down engine.
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by VikingDJ
SteathFox: Ignore that idiot. He's definitely not living in reality.
glad someone that actually has REAL experience with STis and RX-8's came along
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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Bottomline: Put same driver in both cars, the STI beats the 8 except maybe at autocross and petrol station.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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nope not even at autox, the sti is in A stock with the honda s2000 while the rx8 is in B :P cant even make the same class so you cant compare.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 02:04 AM
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Stock for stock it would be pretty close in autox, put some hoosiers or victoracers on and the RX-8 gets the edge. AWD and turbo just isn't very good for autox, even just turbo or just AWD isn't so good until you start doing some mods.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by DARKMAZ8
keep driving that pos with an upside down engine.
i have the same thing as you tool
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by StealthFox
i have the same thing as you tool
wasn't ment for you pole licker
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by StealthFox
i have the same thing as you tool
That was meant for me, since I own an STi as a daily driver. I owned both the RX8 and STI at same time for one year, so if wants to argue his case, I welcome it, but this immature bashing has got to stop. This fanboi/hater can't bear the thought of this 4 Door Impreza blowing the doors off of his beloved RX8, so he calls it a POS, and claims the RX8 to be faster. I understand in a way. It's easy for some rx8 fanbois and owners to envy the STI. It's ashame we can't respect cars, even if we don't prefer to own them. Being young and immature is their excuse I suppose. Now I'm waiting for a stupid, immature return comment which I will ignore once again.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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This is quite sad, you guys really need to take a step back and think.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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I think Darkmaz is just yanking our chain. It'snot exactly a huge revelation to say the STi is a better performing car than the RX-8.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Yeah,

Originally Posted by RX4life
we are different and in a world where different is not always appreciated ....think of yourself as a unique individual...someone who has seen the otherside... and laughs back at the ignorance, and close mindedness of people...just laugh back at him and feel sorry for him.
Well put.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Steiner
I think Darkmaz is just yanking our chain. It'snot exactly a huge revelation to say the STi is a better performing car than the RX-8.

Boooo, it was more fun when they thought he was being serious.
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