Czech rally news

**Walach** · 8th April 2017, 18:07

After the slalom event with the love affair for the chicanes that we have experienced at Valašská Rally, Kopná was finally the proper rally. I don't remember such a spectator-friendly rally in czech republic for years.
Once againery good performance from Kostka and great one from Tarabus with the new car too. Young guns in 2WD did very well, especially René Dohnal who seems to be maturing into very fast and calm driver, Radim Kupec and Matěj Kamenec in his first outing with 208 R2.

**Ucci** · 8th April 2017, 19:29

Originally Posted by Mirek

Final results of Rally Kopná which was held on traditionally tough stages and this time also wet and muddy:

1. Kostka (Fabia R5) 40:29,0
2. Tarabus (Fiesta R5) +24,8
3. Vlček (Fiesta R5) +26,8
4. Tlusťák (Fabia R5) +1:14,5
5. Melichárek (Fabia R5) +1:46,9
6. Březík (Evo IX gr.N) +2:48,7
7. Jelínek (Evo IX gr.N) +2:55,9
8. Ševčík (Impreza Sti, gr.N) +2:59,5
9. Firla (Evo IX gr.N) +3:54,8
10. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +4:18,1

Nivette (Fabia R5) retired with technical problems from 4th place.

Well done Kostka! Guy impresses me again and again.....seats in a rally car few times in a season and sets always top results.
Mirek, did he achive any top results in circuits racing?

**Mirek** · 8th April 2017, 20:18

I don't follow circuits, sorry. I know that he spent some time in DTM etc. but nothing specific.

Nice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kI8fd8kQI

**Mirek** · 8th April 2017, 20:45

This was a proper rally. Check this video with gazillion mistakes and offs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucxnrl7bFeQ

**Mirek** · 9th April 2017, 22:59

JNK video from Kopná is by far the best from 2017 Czech season so far!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2fKJkxBulM

**Mirek** · 11th April 2017, 09:36

Tamara Molinaro on the list of Rally Šumava.

**Mirek** · 13th April 2017, 16:28

Entry list of Rally Šumava: http://entry.rallyesumava.cz/ (65 crews, somewhat weaker than last year)

Sýkora back with Fabia R5, altogether 2 WRC, 11 R5, 1 S2000, 6 GT.

Entry list for Historic Rally Vltava (77 crews, better than last year): http://entry.vltavarallye.cz/

**Mirek** · 18th April 2017, 17:14

SS Strážov today!!!

Hopefully it melts before the rally starts...

**Fiat-131-Abarth** · 18th April 2017, 17:47

I was planning to visit the rally on saturday like the last years, but I will cancel it due the bad weather forecast (snow down to 600 m above sea Level)
Really hope that Kopecky will be at Rally Krumlov and not start in Portugal at the same weekend

**Mirek** · 18th April 2017, 18:54

I don't think that it will be that bad because not many roads are upon 600 meters if any. The old ones from Vimperk area yes but the ones around Klatovy I don't think so. Some risk of ice in the morning may be there. Anyway last year it was similar during the week before the rally and there was nothing on stages (it was -3°C at the start of shakedown and the hills were covered by snow but it got a lot warmer starting with that point). For me Šumava is way more spectator friendly than Krumlov therefore I choose Šumava.

This is forecast for Kdyně, that's on one stage: https://www.yr.no/place/Czech_Republ...283;/long.html