Czech rally news

[Mirek]

Live results of Valašská rally here: http://rally-base.com/2015/valasska-rally-2015/

First stage starts at 9:37.

[Mirek]

This rally was an epic disaster of the organization. First stage canceled because it was unprepared, second due to big crashes (that's valid reason) and sixth due to another organization issue (officially too high average speed in the first pass). Therefore two of six stages were not run by anyone and another was canceled for the crews after No.26. That means everybody with higher number did only 3 stages and nobody did more than 4. Moreover there were big time delays and the stages were let's say the worse from previous editions of this event. Altogether it's especially shameful with such a great number of Polish and Slovak guests.

When it was running it was spectacular though. Polish and Slovak drivers were running the show as expected as most of Czech top crews was missing. Odložilík had some issues with the car in the morning and didn't manage to fight back.

The results with a complete podium for foreign guests and Fiesta R5

1. Koči (SVK, Fiesta R5) 24:38,6
2. Grzyb (PL, Fiesta R5) +5,5
3. Habaj (PL, Fiesta R5) +9,7
4. Melichárek (SVK, Fiesta WRC) +10,5
5. Odložilík (CZ, Impreza WRC S12B) +15,0
6. Nivette (PL, Fiesta R5) +29,9
7. Oleksowicz (PL, Fiesta R5) +40,6
8. Vlček (CZ, Fabia S2000) +50,3
9. Kasperczyk (PL, Fiesta R5) +1:00,6
10. Ševčík (CZ, Evo IX gr.N) +1:26,1

Here some spectacular things!

Biggest jump of the rally by Lukasz Habaj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=TvnE0F05rXU

Huge crash of Jaroslaw Szeja (again a jump with gr.N car...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNDgHVY5Ih0

And a spectacular video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIWLGyaj1Bw

[Mirek]

In the end the results are no more as I wrote them. Many crews retired after the last stage as a protest against the organization, namely Odložilík, Melichárek, Oleksowicz, Kasperczyk, Nivette, Hladík, Březík, Vavřík, Hanuš, Lichovník Jiří and Václav, Hordossy and maybe also Trnovec.

[Fiat-131-Abarth]

[QUOTE=Mirek;1047897]This rally was an epic disaster of the organization.


Every year the same problem there, isn't it.

[sete]

My gallery from two Czech events this weekend
Friday pictures from Prague Rally Revival
http://mirousxl.rajce.idnes.cz/Valasska_rally_2015/

and Saturday in Valašska Rally
http://mirousxl.rajce.idnes.cz/Valasska_rally_2015/

[Mirek]

Every year the same problem there, isn't it.

I feel like it's getting worse. I think that they shall end. The last editions of this event are not worth of the rally name. At least in the past they had some very nice stages...

[br21]

In the end the results are no more as I wrote them. Many crews retired after the last stage as a protest against the organization, namely Odložilík, Melichárek, Oleksowicz, Kasperczyk, Nivette, Hladík, Březík, Vavřík, Hanuš, Lichovník Jiří and Václav, Hordossy and maybe also Trnovec.

Some of those polish crews just retired as before finish there was very long regrouping and rally was already delayed a lot. As it was pure test for them they just wanted to come back without waiting 2 hours for final podium, etc.

[Mirek]

Thanks for the clarification. Were You there personally as well?

[br21]

Thanks for the clarification. Were You there personally as well?

No, unfortunately I was some 5k kms away

[Mirek]

Maybe fortunately. It was really like a bad joke

Nice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu5QPxUe_jk

And great photos of DoN: http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/valasska-rally-2015/