The route is published https://www.rally-maps.com/Rally-M%C3%A9xico-2019
The power stage is the same as before, but shortened not to have the chicane anymore
Printable View
The route is published https://www.rally-maps.com/Rally-M%C3%A9xico-2019
The power stage is the same as before, but shortened not to have the chicane anymore
Route in PDF
https://www.rallymexico.com/en/competitors/
Looking forward to doing Mexico this year. Something different after a lot of European rounds. Heading to the rally, spending a couple of days afterwards in Guanajuato and then heading to Florida the next week for Sebring 12 Hours.
Any tips welcome!
You can visit several cities / towns near there. What I recommend is to visit what is called Pueblos Mágicos (Magical Towns) of the state. These are places with contrasting cultures, between the prehispanic (our ancesters), the Spanish conquest and the modernity
Yuriria
Jalpa de Canovas
Salvatierra
Mineral de Pozos
Dolores Hidalgo
But, do not miss Guanajuato (stage 1) is beautiful, through the tunnels and downtown Leon (HQ), also in this city near the bus terminal you can buy many things made of leather, mainly shoes
M-Sport Ford
Evans
Suninen
???
Hyundai
Neuville
Mikkelsen
Sordo
Toyota
Tänak
Latvala
Meeke
Citroën
Ogier
Lappi
Big question on M-Sport Ford, 2 cars? Tidemand? Breen?
Ricardo Cordero in DS3 R5
Block wanted to do Mexico...
A new El Brinco jump has been constructed with the cars flying up to 50 metres. It's situated on a different road so Meeke's corner is not driven now anymore.
https://www.rallymexico.com/2019/01/...ara-su-brinco/
Google Earth Map is online : http://bit.ly/2E1h70N
Power stage chicane returned on the newest map version, just slightly earlier this time
Entries are closed, entrylist should be out Thursday 14th, same day that WRC Sweden starts.
Hi all,
I'm new on the forum and planning to go to Mexico for the first time (though I have an extensive experience of European WRC). And I'm looking to get some advice, so local or experienced people, please PM me!
Jonathan
Entries, very small numbers. No extra WRC cars, only Pieniazek in WRC2Pro, four WRC2 cars.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dza_Q79U8AA0TMB.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dza_SDuUcAUTopJ.jpg
pathetic
thats one helluva list!
I can't wait to find out which one of the local Mitsubishis is going to be faster.
And no 3rd Ford
https://itgetsfasternow.com/2019/02/...y-mexico-2019/
Here is my route preview. A lot of the route is the same as before. The key changes are running Las Minas already on Friday for the first time, making Sunday a 60 km day with no repeating stages within the day, although most of the road material will have been driven earlier in the rally. Mesa Cuata and El Brinco new endings are the only sections that were not driven last year. The super specials are the same as last year –*seven in total – with the Guanajuato Street Stage tunnel sections being shortened back to 2017 format.
good decision, it was pointless
Press release day:
https://toyotagazooracing.com/releas...3-preview.html
https://motorsport.hyundai.com/on-a-mission-in-mexico/
M-Sport and Citroen not published yet
Toyota says again they have worked hard with the cooling package...they said it last year as well...
M-Sport:
We're geared up for gravel and want to deliver another strong performance as we swap icy forests for dusty mountains at next week's Rally Mexico.
➡️ Read more here: https://t.co/VX7nEBy3hY
since it has been so quiet after Sweden, i just now realised that we have rally this weekend.
this will be very interesting IMO. so many questions to be answered and the starting order is so tasty.
How will Tänak cope with being first on the road? Have Toyota finally sorted out their overheating issues? Evans, Mikkelsen, Latvala and Sordo have excellent road positions to make a good result. Meeke really likes this rally and has a good position too. What speed can Ogier show while starting 3rd and how is Citroen on the loose stuff? Ogier is the favourite to win the rally for me.
the only downside are the sleepless nights!
cant wait.
Ogier is clearly the biggest favourite yes. Due to both his and C3s (and Citroen's in general) performance here.
Tanak is difficult to predict with the repeating Toyota issues and also his own performance here in different Fiestas. Add to that road position and he kind of looks like more of an outsider. Top 3 should be possible but win will be hard.
Meeke is even harder, he has done good here before but that was always with Citroen and road position advantage. I somehow expect Latvala to do better than Meeke here but with him you never know.
Sordo should be able to get top 3 given last years performance and road position, will likely be used by the team to "push" while Mikkelsen should act as a secure backup. Neuville should be ahead of Tanak after Friday but I doubt he can challenge Ogier for the win and might even have trouble chasing Sordo on Saturday based on pure speed.
Really interesting will be Lappi and Suninen, cause last year this was the rally where they both seemed clearly a level slower than all the "established" drivers. Now especially Lappi with Citroen should show much better pace.
---------------
With so few starting cars road position will have a lot to say even on second passes. On the other hand this is the first rally where the rulechange (with restarting drivers going first) will be noticeable, so that being one of the last WRCs on Friday will not automatically mean lost rally like it was for Neuville last year. (off course this assumes that there are some restarting drivers, but normally ~2 should be after Friday).
Bulacia with a hot moment at Monday tests
https://twitter.com/memorally/status...10490478321664
Very nice rally comeing 👍 We still have many questions. What car and driver is strongest in Mexico. I hope Toyota have solved overheating problems. I bet Jm to win because of great starting position. Tanak first on the road is big question. I bet tanak out of podium. Can’t wait 😎
Looks like MSport is really serious about reducing costs*
*joke
Actually, apparently it is no joke.
M-sport and Citroen's seafreight is late arriving. So much so that Citroen have flown the European recce cars to Mexico to get through the next couple of days.
Not sure when it is arriving, but there are fears it won't arrive until Thursday night.
Well after the deadlines for scrutineering and the first stage of the rally...
Mexico is becoming a problem. No entries, this potential seafreight problem, and two years ago with the Mexico city disaster.
It's a nice rally though and a different sort of challenge, plus passionate fans
In case it does not arrive before Thursday:
- they already have the racecars, isn't that enough for scrutineering and possibly also first stage (granted, they might not be able to do any setup changes)
- if it's not then the most likely course of action is that they will cancel the stage (and maybe even some stages friday morning)
Monday test
https://youtu.be/CX0Mu2-abt8
Seems containers arrived late last night...
https://twitter.com/OmarHurtpeim/sta...80451746770944
Other info says the ship from Le Havre broke down and then was further delayed by a storm.
Worst affected were Citroen (& Total, Michelin).
Michelin are also on the same boat!
M-Sport
What a difference half a day makes! With the sea freight delayed, our containers and equipment didn’t arrive until midnight last night. But our team did what they do best and all pulled together - working throughout the night to ensure we’re ready for @RallyMexico! 🇲🇽👊🏼 #WRC https://t.co/o3PONjtbgm