Rally GB 08: Not Surprising
[ December 9th, 2008 ] By: Charles Smith Posted in » Ramblings
Sordo defended his 3rd place position for the season with a 3rd place position at Rally Great Britain. While there was little chance of him being depodiumed, I would’ve enjoyed to see it.
The “big” news regarding Rally GB is that Loeb finally won the Rally. While Loeb winning may not be that surprising, he has never won Rally GB before. I guess congrats are in order for Loeb. All of his winning makes me wonder: How does Loeb perceive a win? Is it as exciting/relieving as it used to be? Or does he just have to win in order to be happy with his performance? Hrmm…
Anyhoo, Valentino Rossi made it through the rally but didn’t score any points. Oh well! There’s always next season for the Doctor.
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December 10th, 2008 at 9:22 am
I expect that, like any champion, wins/victories still have a positive impact, but when they become so numerous, cease to be as monumental or formative to their character.
Consider Michael Phelps - 8 gold medals last summer games, but he fell short of a few times he set as personal goals in certain events. This does not diminish the luster of the gold medal for that event, but he KNOWS he could have done better.
I think winners of this caliber are driven by an appetite for personal improvement - it is, unfortunately, unsatiable, but isn’t the chase the best part of the game after all?
On another note, how about Loeb’s petition to adjust the tire-cutting rules as well as having gravel crews in WRC regulations? http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=3505
December 10th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Mmmhmm. You’re probably quite correct there. As for the tire cutting, I sure do miss it. It was neat to see how much more performance they could get out of those tires by cutting them themselves.