Czech rally news

[Mirek]

Jaromír Tomaštík bought Impreza WRC S12 from Erik Wevers, car No.3 ex-Huzink. He will use it in our rallysprint championship. More good news to come when it's possible to reveal them

[Bartek]

Will there be any surprises on Valasska? From Poland should be few drivers (maybe Koltun with Fiesta S2000, Kornicki with DS3)

[Mirek]

I think that the biggest surprise is not possible to make so early. Probably in Šumava. But for sure it will be known by the time of Valašská rally

For Valašská rally there are some changes in stages which I don't like. I heard the long stage around Bystřička is cut into two with one as a half circuit around the lake. One normal stage (last year under name Straník I think) is than substituted by some new city stage in Valašské Meziříčí. I heard it will be held in former military blocks.

[Tom206wrc]

What program and what car for Jozef Petàk this season

[Mirek]

He will drive Clio R3 in MMČR (I'm not sure about sprints). His Peugeot is sold.

By the way

JoZef = Slovakian (for example Bére&#353
JoSef = Czech (Peták)

[Ondra WRC]

My photos from amateur race Zimní Radouňská hobbyrallye: ondik | ZimnÃ* Radouňská hobbyrallye 2012 – rajce.net

[Tom206wrc]

He will drive Clio R3 in MMČR (I'm not sure about sprints). His Peugeot is sold.

By the way

JoZef = Slovakian (for example Béreš)
JoSef = Czech (Peták)

Who is new owner of the 207

[Mirek]

Just out of curiosity... today there was an ice-hockey match in Zlín between two teams of people involved in rallying.

One team with coach Miloslav Regner (director of Barum rally) and captain Roman Kresta. The other with coach Jan Regner (son of Miloslav, FIA safety delegate), captain Tomáš Kostka. Team Kresta won 8:3. Among other players there were Jelínek, Barvík, Brynda brothers, Peták, Kneifel, Svačina, Dunovský, Gavlák, Kouřil, Norek, Tureček, Firla, Navrátil or John_V from autosport.cz You may know from this forum

Some photos are here: Rally Ice Tour - Zlínský deník

[Walach]

Some news about Valasska Rally, for those who would like to come :
Shakedown will be the same as last year (imo realy great stage)
On friday afternoon, there will be Špičky and Helfštýn stage (those were run on saturday morning last year) , but in opposite direction.
On saturday morning, there will be another stage from last year, Puntík, (SS1/SS3 last year) also reversed, plus stage Odry ( it was run 2010 for the last time).
On saturday afternoon there will be half circuit stage Juřinka ( 2009 for the last time) and different version of Bystřička stage. It looks like it will be also half circuit stage, as Mirek said.

[Mirek]

It looks like Jan Šlehofer is replaced with Václav Kopáček in Roto Impreza. We'll see what happens with Šlehofer but I fear he won't drive this season. Anyway for Kopáček it's a nice chance to show something in a big car. He is definitely crazy enough.

Next week an official pre-season shakedown in Žiželice (at the motorway D11 Prague - Hradec králové, exit Chlumec nad Cidlinou). It's something like a all day testing over one stage run in both directions. Some 25 cars are expected. Nothing really extra is known so far. Václav Dunovský and Jiří Navrátil will be there with their new S2000 cars. Václav Kopáček first time with Impreza. Otherwise mostly small cars. I will be there because my sister lives just two kilometers away from there.

Some nice HD best of from Czech events (plus WRC Deutschland): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35PhnYik3F0