National Rally championships News

**dimviii** · 20th May 2017, 16:16

Finally Gryazin won with 0,74 sec difference.
http://www.autorally.lv/?m=4

**electroliquid** · 20th May 2017, 16:28

I wasn't expected such pace from Gryazin, and doesn't look like Kalle was off pace. Last year Talsi was ~13km shorter, Kalle was 2nd, and difference from 3rd was ~20sec, this year Kalle also 2nd, difference from 3rd ~1min40sec. So Kalle and Gryazin far far ahead. They drive 3 rallies this year and all times Kalle was faster a lot. Aluksne 1:38:1; Sarma 38:4; Vaakuna 48.7. It seems N. Gryazin improving quite fast.

**dimviii** · 20th May 2017, 17:10

Rovanpera had a small problem at last stage start,there is a video
https://twitter.com/KalleRovanpera

**tolx** · 20th May 2017, 20:01

Yes, that glitch cost him the victory.
But N. Gryazin was awarded with 10 seconds penalty for incorrect passing of chicane in ss4 (don't know, if he had some significant gain from it) and it was announced only before SS9. So, there could be some speculations about, how it might have come out, if he knew that right away.
Nontheless, in SS9/10 (same stage, driven twice), there was immense battle between them. We stood on the insade of veeeery fast Right 2 (with some few hundred meters of strights before/after), Gryazin came flat out both times, not lifting at all. Kalle backed off, just a little, but still. Fearsome moment when you are on the trackside.
On city SS, Kalle looked more smooth, but Gryazin was faster on strights. In the end it came down to driver error.
But through the rally, Gryazin constantly posted faster times than Kalle, so there is something to it.
At least, I know, I must attend their next head to head race.

**martini2771** · 21st May 2017, 14:48

Here's a crazy corner from Rally Talsi 2017 + some other offs and jumps:

http://motorsunsports.lv/video/rally-talsi-2017

**hari** · 21st May 2017, 16:35

Iseum Szombathely Rallye 2017 - final results:
01. Herczig / Bacigal, Skoda Fabia R5
02. Hadik / Kertesz, Ford Fiesta R5 +47.7
03. Vincze / Baszo, Skoda Fabia R5 +59.3
04. Ranga / Szöfke, Skofa Fabia R5 +1:13.7
05. Kazar / Ferencz, Ford Fiesta R5 +1:42.1
06. Botka / Szenner, Citroen DS3 R5 +1:46.0
07. Velenczei / Szedo, Hyundai i20 R5 +1:56.7
08. Kiss L. / Laszlo, Ford Fiesta R5 +3:23.3
09. Trencsenyi / Verba, Ford Fiesta R5 +3:24.1
10. Kiss F. / Patko, Ford Fiesta R5 +3:40.6

Gallery: http://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_best...hely_2017.html

**Ucci** · 21st May 2017, 17:56

Originally Posted by hari

Gallery: http://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_best...hely_2017.html

It doesn't look like a proper gravel event, more like an off-road event. I can not imagine what would like to be in rain....mud mud mud.....

**TWRC** · 21st May 2017, 21:19

Originally Posted by Ucci

It doesn't look like a proper gravel event, more like an off-road event. I can not imagine what would like to be in rain....mud mud mud.....

Actually, these stages are the smoothest gravel stages in Hungary. The pictures were taken on one stage, a former military training ground next to Szombathely, which has about 3 big jumps. The roads there see little traffic during the year, that's why it's so grassy and seems unused. The other stages in the forests are wide and very smooth, as they're used by big forestry trucks. Some drivers like the stages as they're not killing the cars like the stages around Veszprém, but some hate their characteristics (long straight->sharp corner->long straight->sharp corner->...).