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ACM revealed today new itinerary and road program for next Wrc Monte Carlo 2018 → http://bit.ly/2uPvq49
Many news. Who knows the zone? Better?
Which one is the easiest way to compare that new route to 2017's route? How much there will be new roads?
Just by looking at the names, lengths and places on the map:Quote:
Originally Posted by KumpuTeemu
Bayons - Breziers and Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve are about the same as last year.
La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra Cava is shortened a bit. Lardier-et-Valença - Oze is shortened to start from Vitrolles. Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Le Motty is stretched to Corps.
Thoard - Sisteron, Roussieux – Eygalayes, Vaumeilh – Claret and La Cabanette – Col de Braus are new (from 2016).
Love to go again, leave the Australian heat at 39degrees to be in the show covered roads and freezing temps! hah
New update road program include TIMETABLE of all stages MC'18 → http://bit.ly/2uPvq49
Beginning to study the MonteCarlo route!!
I would like to visit the Roussieux-Eygalayes stage....for me, one of the special stages that probably not has been run in this version.
It seems that Laborel has to be crossed, and runs trough Col St. Jean, always spectacular, more depending the meteo, if we remember the 2009 edition with a lot of snow in the Col.
Here I post our video, to remember the last edition!
MonteCarlo it's coming!!!!
https://youtu.be/K2VUHXRuAD4
Does anyone have any maps for Sunday stages. I know there on planet marcus but I can't seem to open on phone. Are there any official ones with spectator info yet ? Thanks in advance
So Monte-Carlo:
1 Ogier / Ingrassia
2 Evans / Barrit
3 Camilli / Veillas ???
4 Neuville / Gilsoul
5 Mikkelsen / Jæger
6 Sordo / Martí
7 Tänak / Jarveöja
8 Latvala / Anttila
9 Lappi / Ferm
10 Meeke / Nagle
11 Lefebvre / Moreau
12 Breen / Martin
Really hoping Citroen can find enough self respect to run 3 cars next year. Ford third car and privateers is the only bit of intrigue left now really.
Would not surprise me to see Meeke and Breen in a 2 car team for some rounds. The sheikh/Loeb and maybe Lefebrve running in a 3rd car on the least costly events. Lefebrve in the r5 for a lot of wrc2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
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Abbring understand will be there with Fiesta R5
3 days prior to closing of entries and totally silence here.....Anybody knows guys will participate ???? There will be a Greek crew in small category with R2 ..... Meantime still awaiting for Citroen and M-Sport 3rd driver
Kalle Rovanperä with TGS Skoda Fabia R5, since the factory team is skipping the event. It's sure weird that we still don't know the third drivers of those factory teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by JTGANG
I suppose Citroen and M- Sport are going to make official announcements right before the release of the starters list.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Entries close on 22th Dec and Entires should be published on 12th JanQuote:
Originally Posted by Watson
usually after the closing the entries are starting to leak
Well with Citroen I'm pretty sure it will be Meeke (since he's the teamleader), Breen (he did exceptionally well last year with the '16 spec DS3) and Lefebvre (it is supposed to be one of his stronger rounds).
For M-Sport the third car will be either Camilli or Suninen, probably Camilli because again it is one of his stronger rounds. I mean if Tidemand or someone else was in the mix I guess we would have heard a noise or two by now.
Elementary dear Watson, but Tidemand already announced his Skoda contract, and with Østberg's announcement of going to WRC2 it seems it cannot be anyone else than those two for M-Sport. For Citroen, we don't know yet if they are running two or three cars from the main team but Meeke and Breen truly seem confirmed, having been testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
I can`t think of a reason, why Škoda wouldn`t allow Tidemand participate in a WRC car with M-sport on those rallys they don`t take part of. Especially with these rumours about Škoda WRC in near future, experience is needed. The biggest issue would probably be that M-Sport wants money, Tidemand and his manager aren`t paying customers.
Also, Ostberg is still working for a competitive WRC in an official team and WRC2 is still just an option.
All I know that Esapekka Lappi wasn't allowed to test the Toyota Yaris WRC when he was driving for Skoda (or at least that's what they officially said). https://www.mtv.fi/sport/ralli/uutin...398#gs.Z=ZtrR4 (in Finnish, at the very end of the article)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
After two years in a row I will watch this from home. Will miss the thick air of the early morning af the french alps, the fans fires near the stage and the halo of history you can feel in those streets.
I will not miss the cold and the early morning alarm clock though :D
Curious to see Tanak in the new car, Ogier motivations after a strange silly season and how Neuville will start the new season.
Also curious about young guns Rovanpera driving in this rally (he will participate right?), Huttunen (is he in the list as well?) and I hope Suninen will join Fiestas for the whole season or a large part of it.
Can't wait the new season to start.
Huttunen will start from Sweden, also Östberg has said he will not do Monte.
Is that "Autoshow" where teams will present their liverys before that publishing of entry list (12.january) ?
Yes I believe the press day was on Thursday 11th at Autosport International.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Ogier Fiesta WRC
Evans Fiesta WRC
Camilli?? Fiesta WRC
Neuville I20 WRC
Mikkelsen I20 WRC
Sordo I20 WRC
Meeke C3 WRC
Breen? C3 WRC
Lefebvre? C3 WRC
Latvala Yaris WRC
Tanak Yaris WRC
Lappi Yaris WRC
Arzeno Fabia R5 ?
Bouffier Fabia R5
Rovanpera Fabia R5
Veiby Fabia R5 ?
Abbring Fiesta R5
Burri Fiesta R5
Vossen Fiesta R5
Huttunen I20 R5 ?
Sarrazin I20 R5
De Mevius 208 R5
Bonato DS3 R5 ?
Delecour Vantage
Poizot Clio R3t
Dolce 208 R2
Fostier 208 R2
Latil 208 R2
Oberti 208 R2
Scherrer 208 R2
Jassaud Twingo R2
This is what I got out of different sources. Don't shoot me if not everything is correct, feel free to add names!
I read on a French forum that Huttunen did a PET Monte test, so maybe he will be there??
Seems like ACM will not need to cut any entries from the max number of 80 .....
There actually was pictures of Huttunen doing tests in Monte condition (with 18" wheels) but official info is still starting from Sweden.
Update:
Ogier Fiesta WRC
Evans Fiesta WRC
Camilli?? Fiesta WRC
Neuville I20 WRC
Mikkelsen I20 WRC
Sordo I20 WRC
Meeke C3 WRC
Breen C3 WRC
Latvala Yaris WRC
Tanak Yaris WRC
Lappi Yaris WRC
Arzeno Fabia R5 ?
Bouffier Fabia R5
Rovanpera Fabia R5
Veiby Fabia R5 ?
Abbring Fiesta R5
Burri Fiesta R5
Suninen Fiesta R5?
Vossen Fiesta R5
Giordano I20? R5
Huttunen I20 R5 ?
Sarrazin I20 R5
De Mevius 208 R5
Bonato DS3 R5 ?
Delecour Vantage
Poizot Clio R3t
Dolce 208 R2
Fostier 208 R2
Latil 208 R2
Oberti 208 R2
Scherrer 208 R2
Franseschi Fiesta R2t
Jassaud Twingo R2
Berard Twingo R1
Martini Twingo R1
Lithuanian crew Jocius/Zvicevičius should be there, car TBA, last year drove EvoX.
Also Greek driver Nikos Pavlidis with co-driver Allan Harryman and Peugeot 208 R2
When do the entries close today?
Officially today but programme does not specify timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Sunninen is sure with R5 Fiesta, Jocius with 208 R2
When dose people learn to write Suninen...
lol... "dose" peopleQuote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
exactly, dose/does sounds same but it's not. Just like with Teemu's surname.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
Except dose and does don't sound the same; does and those do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
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Newbie question: Let's say a stage or two in Monte has big snow. Can the teams elect to run the gravel/snow spec tire/wheel, or does Michelin mandate the tarmac spec size? I was watching some testing video from Monte, and my mind started to race....
That's not Michelin requirement but the tyre size is strictly set in supplementary regulations of the event. Usually they allow narrow tyres for small cars but not for 4WD. The reason is partially in Monte Carlo being declared as asphalt event, i.e. with asphalt brakes and asphalt suspension package. For using small snow wheels You need to change a lot of other things on the car (for example asphalt brake discs can't fit into them).
In times of IRC it was still allowed to cut the wide tyres extensively and in those times in case of big snow they for example completely removed the middle stripe of rubber blocks from the tyre and every second block from side stripes. The tyres looked almost like for tractor - like on these pictures:
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2009/irc/...hanninen_5.jpg
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2009/irc/...63_meeke_2.jpg