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What brings you to ADAC Rallye Deutschland? “I was one of the guys together with Walter to do the first event when it was in the loop to be announced for the world championship. Then I was doing the marketing concept for the first three years so it’s nice to come back to see how they have developed it and how it runs.”
And it’s a great event? “Absolutely. For Trier, the area here and Germany it’s an absolutely gorgeous event because it brings rallying back on the table.”
There are good times ahead for rallying in the country with a number of young drivers emerging? “We have some good youngsters coming up, they have to be natural talents otherwise it doesn’t work. Sepp Wiegand, for one, is very good and we will see how they are doing here.”
When you come back to a rally are you ever tempted to take part yourself? “I was last year in Tasmania with Walter doing a very nice asphalt rally. It still works, that’s the amazing thing after so many years. We both enjoyed it and it’s still great fun. I was thinking we could drive once the new Volkswagen [Polo R WRC] to see how the whole thing has developed and we will see if that happens. But it’s for Volkswagen to offer it, not to ask for it.”
WRC.com recently featured an article about the 1978 RAC Rally when you co-drove from the back seat. What are your memories from that event? “We did it twice, first for testing then in the RAC Rally itself. It was like going and sitting in an office, it was quite unusual. The view through the front screen was like watching TV. It was very amazing. On the other hand it was very nice because I had space for my maps so it was very pleasant even if the feeling on the back axle was not so nice. But we survived it.”
Did Fiat give up on the experiment too quickly? “The handling of the car was so bad, so unbalanced. Of course it gave better traction so in things like acceleration it was better. But the handling was really a mess so it’s good it’s part of history.”
Before we go who is your tip for victory here? “We have Sebastien Loeb here and it’s very hard to beat him. He’s an outstanding guy and he’s still able to give one or two per cent more. He’s the great favourite unless a technical fault will bring him down. He’s the man to beat.”
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What brings you to ADAC Rallye Deutschland? “I was one of the guys together with Walter to do the first event when it was in the loop to be announced for the world championship. Then I was doing the marketing concept for the first three years so it’s nice to come back to see how they have developed it and how it runs.”
And it’s a great event? “Absolutely. For Trier, the area here and Germany it’s an absolutely gorgeous event because it brings rallying back on the table.”
There are good times ahead for rallying in the country with a number of young drivers emerging? “We have some good youngsters coming up, they have to be natural talents otherwise it doesn’t work. Sepp Wiegand, for one, is very good and we will see how they are doing here.”
When you come back to a rally are you ever tempted to take part yourself? “I was last year in Tasmania with Walter doing a very nice asphalt rally. It still works, that’s the amazing thing after so many years. We both enjoyed it and it’s still great fun. I was thinking we could drive once the new Volkswagen [Polo R WRC] to see how the whole thing has developed and we will see if that happens. But it’s for Volkswagen to offer it, not to ask for it.”
WRC.com recently featured an article about the 1978 RAC Rally when you co-drove from the back seat. What are your memories from that event? “We did it twice, first for testing then in the RAC Rally itself. It was like going and sitting in an office, it was quite unusual. The view through the front screen was like watching TV. It was very amazing. On the other hand it was very nice because I had space for my maps so it was very pleasant even if the feeling on the back axle was not so nice. But we survived it.”
Did Fiat give up on the experiment too quickly? “The handling of the car was so bad, so unbalanced. Of course it gave better traction so in things like acceleration it was better. But the handling was really a mess so it’s good it’s part of history.”
Before we go who is your tip for victory here? “We have Sebastien Loeb here and it’s very hard to beat him. He’s an outstanding guy and he’s still able to give one or two per cent more. He’s the great favourite unless a technical fault will bring him down. He’s the man to beat.”
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Source: http://www.motorsportforums.com/wrc-news/154516-q-christian-geistdorfer.html
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