WRC Testing

[kernel_gdi]

Duval will be on tests this weekend (Sat & Sun) on Spain.

Anybody knows in which part of Spain?

[Davide78]

Yesterday and the day before yesterday Citroen was testing in north Sardinia (Luogosanto) with Loeb the 1st day and Sordo the 2nd one.

They were looking for sun and dry conditions, like they will find in Portugal and then in May here itself in Sardinia, but they were not at all lucky.
They found a real storm, totally unsual for Sardinia, with heavy rain and even a bit of snow, so that Elena told: <<We went here to test for Portugal, Sardinia and Greece but we are testing for Wales!>>

But this wasn't the main problem. It was the engine problem Sordo had yesterday. He had to stop at 12 am and he was bale to re-start at 3 pm but he drove only for 300m and then he came back with further engine problems.

Obviously nobody of the spectators knows what happened to the engine of its C4 but they could notice this long stop and the further stop after 3 hours of work.

I wasn't there personally as I live 120 km far from the tests and I was busy with university but there was my cousin who refferred me what happened.

[traxx]

Thanks Davide78 for these news !
Is there any photos or video of these tests ?

[Davide78]

You're welcome!
It's a pleasure for me to share all the info I can have.

Unfortunately my cousin didn't have a camera with him, so he couldn't take photos.

But I sent a mail to a rally fan who is often at the WRC Teams tests. I'm waiting for his answer...hoping he was there too!

[kernel_gdi]

any tests? Citroen seems to be in tests these days...

[Davide78]

Oh yes!

After having tested in the north of Sardinia some weeks ago, last week Citroen was in the centre of the island with both the drivers, Loeb and Sordo. Unfortunately they were 200 km far from me and I had no time to go there....

I couldn't go to Subaru tests too...they were nearer, 100 km far from me, but, as written above, I was busy and I could go to see Petter....

This year there are a lot of tests here in Sardinia but unfortunately I'm too busy to enjoy them and also not lucky with photos or videos as the persons I know that were enjoying tests don't like to take photos or videos....they prefer to enjoy the tests show.

[White Sauron]

Any photos from tests? Gronholm was testing yeasterday and today...

[Davide78]

Yesterday I finally had time to go to Subaru tests, in the north of Sardinia.

You can find photos of them at the page
http://fotoalbum2.aruba.it/fotoalbum..._it/index.html

There were Atkinson and Hagstrom testing. As you can see from the photos, the car looked very linear in its handling, even if the drivers were pushing hard.

About Ford, it's not in Sardinia at the moment.
Very probably it will come here in the very next future.

[noel157]

Yesterday I finally had time to go to Subaru tests, in the north of Sardinia.

You can find photos of them at the page
http://fotoalbum2.aruba.it/fotoalbum..._it/index.html

There were Atkinson and Hagstrom testing. As you can see from the photos, the car looked very linear in its handling, even if the drivers were pushing hard.

About Ford, it's not in Sardinia at the moment.
Very probably it will come here in the very next future.

Who was sitting in with Atko?

[vjelly]

I think, his new Co-Driver Stephane Prevot !!!