Printable View
Supplementary Regulations has been published - http://2016.lvrally.com/eng/documents
No major changes. 1st day around Kuldiga - 6 stages (3 unique stages), 2nd near to Liepāja (Aizpute region) - 6 stages (3 unique stages) and Liepāja city stage.
P.S. FIA rated "Rally Liepāja" as a best in 2015. 2nd place - Ypres Rally, 3rd - Rally Estonia.
P.S. FIA rated "Rally Liepāja" as a best in 2015. 2nd place - Ypres Rally, 3rd - Rally Estonia.[/QUOTE]
Where was you get this information ?
Where was you get this information ?[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by Reis Eduardo
"Rally Liepaja" organizers announced it in media.
Let's start - who is going to start and who's not. Any rumors are welcome :)
As for now very decent line-up might come from Latvia. Sirmacis, N.Gryazin, Kisiels - all on Škoda R5.
Frank Tore Larsen from Norway on Fiesta R5.
Are you sure about N. Gryazin and Fabia R5? I thought JERC would be priority for him.
Rumours Lukyanuk fiesta r5, Jeets fiesta r5.
Consani in ds3 R5 should do the hole series this year.
Also some rumors that most of classic stages will be done in opposite direction to last year.
And N. Gryazin in R5 could be possible, because home round.
Guess the most tricky part of event will be weather... we haven't had snow cover yet this winter, let's hope after new year it will be better.
N. Gryazin will compete in JERC. He confirmed it today. So IMHO he will drive all 6 rounds of JERC in Peugeot R2...and the rest is still open. (for sure start in R5 cost a money)
Steve Rokland on Latvia
http://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/erc/5...junioru-klase/
Entries could be found here - http://2016.lvrally.com/eng/rally-li...competitors/ec
Lukyanuk are there! :)
With his usual co-driver Arnautov and on Fiesta R5.
As if 14 WRC rounds in an R5 weren't enough Ptaszek is also entering Latvia.
It´s easy if you have enough money :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
But can you buy talent? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
Anyway, Ptaszek is testing the car in Poland now:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0749282&type=3
We didn't have to wait long. He crashed already:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
http://rajdy24.pl/testy-przed-monte-...16529/comments
I don't expect him on the finish line in Liepaja.
I know it is hard to believe, but on Sunday Ptaszek crashed again, rolled and ended in hospital.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Last night we had a nice snowstorm. There are lots of snow. In Liepāja there is ~35cm. On Special stages I recon 40-50 cm with even deeper snowdrifts. Looks promising for the upcoming event. Let's think positive thoughts to have a weather like this untill the event is completed. http://www.motorsportforums.com/images/icons/icon14.png
Italian Giacomo Costenaro has just sent his entry, this time in Peugeot 208 T16.Quote:
Originally Posted by sindroms
http://2016.lvrally.com/upload/image...tenaro_640.jpg
Kajetanowicz, Jeets, Sirmacis, Della Casa, Kisiels and Tlustak have just joined the party.
So 37 crews ?
Of course island events are to blame.....
I don´t see why events on the islands are to blame, goes to rallies of the islands who wants nobody is required for all I know:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fran2013
Anyone know if Kajto and Lukyanuk will have the new evo Fiesta in Latvia?
I think yes. Same as Larsen.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Thanks. Is Alex with the Czech team again this year?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Raimonds Kisiels, who's going to drive Skoda Fabia R5 in Rally Liepaja, decided to try his new car in Rally Sarma, the first round of Latvian championship. Unfortunaltely Kisiels was humiliated by a 15-year-old kid! The kid is called Kalle Rovanpera, drove Skoda Fabia S2000, won 9 out of 10 stages and the whole rally! Congratulations!
Final results of Rally Sarma:
1. Kalle Rovanperä/Risto Pietiläinen (FIN) Skoda Fabia S2000 1:05.35,36
2. Raimonds Kisiels/Arnis Ronis (LV) Skoda Fabia R5 +20,40
3. Rainer Aus/Simo Koskinen (EE) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +1.06,23
4. Jānis Vorobjovs/Andris Mālnieks (LV) Mitsubishi Mirage Proto +1.48,17
5. Mārtiņš Svilis/Ivo Pūķis (LV) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +2.28,83
6. Egon Kaur/Erik Lepikson (EE) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +3.13,51
7. Ranno Bundsen/Robert Loštšenikov (EE) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII +3.20,65
8. Aron Domżała/Szymon Gospodarczyk (PL) Subaru Impreza WRX STI +3.39,39
9. Gustav Kruuda/Ken Järveoja (EE) Ford Fiesta R2 +4.54,50
10. Mait Maarend/Mihkel Kapp (EE) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +4.58,68
Some videos are available here:
http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/news/kalle-bije-mezczyzn,65775
Good to Chris Ingram confirmed for ERC 2016 and a full season with Opel Motorsport. :)
Good news everyone! (c)
It seems that Rally Liepāja 2016 could be cancelled. The decision may be made after tomorrow's inspection. Reason for cancellation – temperature is above zero >> the bad situation with roads.
Is that good news?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsara Fan
http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Good_news,_everyone!Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
And it is not possible to do Liepaja as wet gravel rally?
No, it's impossible otherwise roads will be destroyed. There must be solid frozen ground at least. Everything was perfect untill everything started to melt in last weekend... Weather forecasts are not great at all...
Roads get destroied, Currently forecast is really bad. However, long term prognoses is telling that it should get cold just before rally. But it is very, very risky.
why roads wil be destroyed? are so different to Finland?
Very.. Finland is based on crystalline bedrock, we have sand, gravel, pebble, cobble, stones, till, silt, etc. mostly very soft, when it rains for a week, it melts and with normal cars you can create ruts as deep as 20-30 cm, just by driving. It will be completely mud with rally cars and even road base gets destroied.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Exactly. And yes, in western part of latvia, 30+cm cover of snow, present just a week ago has almost melted now and for next week, forecasts are still showing positive temperatures.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
So, even in forests frozen gravel will become soft. Further forecasts are not really to be trusted, but still it's very unlikely that cold will return for more than a few days here and there.
Don´t be sad, guys. Organizers from Rally Sweden will face the exactly same problem just one week later. This winter is hot.
No i doubt. Situation for Sweden looks way better as the cold is coming back on the weekend and stays. The melted snow will form nice and deep ice covers.Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
That would be sad if the rally was canceled. Many drivers invested a lot of money already to prepare their cars. Here some photos from the tests before the rally:
http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/gallery/show/id/1453217014
News about Rally Liepāja 2016 (google translate it): http://ru.motorsport.com/erc/news/pe...-sryva-670240/