National Rally championships News

[faateris]

Rally LATVIA photos - http://janisasaris.com/jaunumi

JA

[TWRC]

Final round of the Hungarian Championship ended today, amid big controversy as Kazár was excluded, because yesterday he didn't stop at Velenczei's crash (the crew was still in the car, as they were having trouble getting out), then he didn't stop at the next radio point, just at the stage finish. When he received the papers of the exclusion, he tore them up. It is possible he will get some sort of a suspension. Anyways, results:

1. Hadik-Kertész, Ford Fiesta R5 Evo 1:11:21.7
2. Spitzmüller-Béres, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X R4 +41.2
3. Vincze-Kuti, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4 +1:07.8
4. Bodolai-Molnár, Ford Fiesta R5 +1:31.9
5. Balogh-Holczer, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +1:45.4
6. Kiss-Varga, Ford Fiesta R5 Evo +2:00.9
7. Matics-Zejda, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +3:17.0
8. Lovász-Kürti, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +3:20.5
9. Rongits-Hannus, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +4:04.3
10. Maricsek-Notheisz, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +4:53.1

Notable retirements: ifj.Tóth - crashed radiator on chicane, Ollé - slid off into a valley, Kazár - excluded.

[Ucci]

With all victorious R5 cars around Europe, it is funny (and sad too..) that in Slovenia on the Rally Idrija (final round for the championship) won Rok Turk with P 208 R2!!!
Of course this does not reduce Rok's magnificient drive (I spectaced it), he was already on the first glance very fast, drove very clean lines, made no mistake.....defenitely one of the fastest FWD drivers in this region.

[CWJ]

Where in Europe it is still allowed to drive a 997 GT3 apart from R-GT? I know from CZ and Belgium but what about the rules f.i. in Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Poland? PN welcome. Thx.

[Rally Power]

In Portugal unrestricted GT’s are allowed but very few drivers rally them, because the main championship is half gravel half tarmac. There’s also a separate GT series, with only 2 guys competing. Gt’s are more popular on the tarmac roads of the Portuguese Madeira islands, and some 911’s drivers are still winning local events.

The same happens at the Canarias islands and on others Spanish regional rally series, but in Spain’s main championship 911’s were forced to use a 40mm restrictor, becoming uncompetitive.

[hari]

Rallye Waldviertel 2016 - Entry list: Final round of the Austrian Rallye Championship 2016 and FIA European Rallye Trophy final event.
https://www.tw-sportsoft.de/Rallye_W...RAEDIKAT_ID=30

88 Teams from 16 nations - 12 R5 cars in total.

Leading entries
Botka - Citroen DS3 R5
Gryazin - Skoda Fabia R5
Cerny - Skoda Fabia R5
Baumschlager - Skoda Fabia R5
Mrlik - Skoda Fabia R5
Mayr-Melnhof, Ford Fiesta R5
Trencseny, Ford Fiesta R5
Wagner, Ford Fiesta R5
Al Ketbi, Ford Fiesta R5
Fogasy, Peugeot 208 T16
Bodolai, Ford Fiesta R5
Mayer, Peugeot 208 T16

[Adler]

Where in Europe it is still allowed to drive a 997 GT3 apart from R-GT? I know from CZ and Belgium but what about the rules f.i. in Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Poland? PN welcome. Thx.

you can add Austria for 2016, don´t know for sure for next year, but I don´t expect a change here, anyway we didn´t see a single GT3 on our stages this year.

[WUff1]

New head of staff for former Jänner Rallye organizers, Rallye Club Mühlviertel. Ferdinand Staber is gone, Robert Zitta (an active Austrian rally driver) took over. Zitta plans a return of Jänner Rallye in 2018, still not sure if as a run of Austrian championship or sprint championship:

https://www.rallye-magazin.de/index....ws%5Bday%5D=09

[dimviii]

BILLIOT Jérémie ‏@planetemarcus · 2h2 hours ago

#WRC #CDF Kevin Abbring is confirmed to drive Rallye du Var with i20R5 ➡ http://bit.ly/2fz0LNN

[Mirek]

Interesting battle ongoing on Waldviertel Rallye in Austria: https://rally-base.com/2016/rallye-w...016/?ssId=3847

After first leg:

1. Černý (Fabia R5)
2. Schuberth (Fabia R5) +1,0 (who is it?)
3. Baumschlager (Fabia R5) +11,0
4. Mayr-Melnhoff (Fiesta R5) +11,3
5. Botka (DS3 R5) +19,3
6. Al Ketbi (Fiesta R5) +27,6

Gryazin crashed from 4th place in SS4. Sadly SS3 was canceled so they did only one proper stage and two SSS today.