[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

[Mirek]

He was also battling for third place overall in ERC Rally Latvia this year but he had to retire after a minor off into a frozen snowbank. That was also with gr.N car.

[Prisoner Monkeys]

Thanks, guys. I don't get too much coverage of anything other than the WRC, and having recently list my dedicated internet connection, I get even less coverage than before.

If he's as good as has been made out, then I'd love to see him in the WRC.

[DIMI44]

Who is Lukyanuk and why is Wilson interested in him?

Is he rich?

[vkangas]

Alexey Lukyanuk, perhaps currently the world's fastest Gr.N. driver. This season driving Baltic events and was also in NORF, 16th O/A, would have been somewhere around 11th-12th without a puncture in Ouninpohja... Incredible handling skills, impossible to go faster with GrN car.

Have a look: Alexey Lukyanuk - YouTube

I really hope that he'll get access to R5 or S2000 car next season...

Would be nice to see white whale vs. green whale battle...in other words Nikara vs. Lukyanuk in group N cars. Preferably a new event for both also. That would mean serious trouble for some S2000 guys.

[miniwintz]

I had the privilege to talk to him a couple of times at NORF, and more than being incredibly fast on stage he was also the most down to earth driver in the service park, caring a lot for his fans and always with a smile on his face.

Right after SS6 where he set the 8th time overall (right in the middle of WRC/S2000 cars.. but he did start when the track had cleared), he told me "was I any fast? I thought I was going too slow!"
Also mechanics and support at ASRT seemed really happy to be there, photo guy beat my time pretty hard in the rallycross simulator hehehe

As much as I want to see him drive at top level I'm afraid all this warmth and closeness might fade away if he starts competing on world-class championships. Same goes with onboards obviously, I wouldn't have heard of him if it were not for those incredible demonstrations of how to drive a 1.5-ton tank very much over the limit

[darkstar]

i think he´s not really rich, first time i heard from him he was driving an old astra f, maybe 2 years ago only. then he switched to that evo.

[A FONDO]

Is he rich?

No, or at least not enough to drive several WRC rounds a year. I hope some oligarh will like him and begin supporting him, because he seems more promising than Novikov IMHO.

[Prisoner Monkeys]

Novikov has potential, but he's unfocused at times. When he's on form, he can set a blistering pace. He reminds me a little of Ari Vatanen, who either won the rally or crashed out.

[jacko]

excuse me, Novikov reminds you to Vatanen?, even a little bit, you can't be serious about to name those names in one...

[jacko]

Novikov has potential, but he's unfocused at times. When he's on form, he can set a blistering pace. He reminds me a little of Ari Vatanen, who either won the rally or crashed out.

excuse me, Novikov reminds you to Vatanen?, even a little bit, you can't be serious about to name those names in one...