National Rally championships News

[Adler]

2. Schuberth (Fabia R5) +1,0 (who is it?)

It is Christian Schuberth-Mrlik, (double name after marriage), former Mrlik, quite experienced rallye driver, and winner of rallye waldviertel 2014...
btw it is his home event.

[Mirek]

Waldviertel is finished. Great battle between Baumschlager, Schuberth-Mrlik and Černý till the end but the old fox Baumschlager won again. Černý went off in SS6 loosing half a minute but nevertheless nearly caught Mrlik in the last stage. Gryazin after his yesterday's accident in SSS restarted but except one stage win he was quite a lot off the pace.

1. Baumschlager (Fabia R5) 1:34:05,0
2. Schuberth-Mrlik (Fabia R5) +23,4
3. Černý (Fabia R5) +26,2
4. Botka (DS3 R5) +2:29,6
5. Rongits (Evo IX) +4:26,3
6. Wagner (Fiesta R5) +5:36,3
7. Al Ketbi (Fiesta R5) +5:47,8
8. Trencsenyi (Fiesta R5) +6:17,7
9. Hideg (Evo IX) +7:10,1
10. Stigler (Evo IX) +8:40,7

21. Gryazin (Fabia R5) - superally

Some retirements: Mayr-Melnhof (Fiesta R5, technical), Böhm (Evo IX, no reason), Mayer (208 T16, no reason)

[TWRC]

Waldviertel is finished. Great battle between Baumschlager, Schuberth-Mrlik and Černý till the end but the old fox Baumschlager won again. Černý went off in SS6 loosing half a minute but nevertheless nearly caught Mrlik in the last stage. Gryazin after his yesterday's accident in SSS restarted but except one stage win he was quite a lot off the pace.

1. Baumschlager (Fabia R5) 1:34:05,0
2. Schuberth-Mrlik (Fabia R5) +23,4
3. Černý (Fabia R5) +26,2
4. Botka (DS3 R5) +2:29,6
5. Rongits (Evo IX) +4:26,3
6. Wagner (Fiesta R5) +5:36,3
7. Al Ketbi (Fiesta R5) +5:47,8
8. Trencsenyi (Fiesta R5) +6:17,7
9. Hideg (Evo IX) +7:10,1
10. Stigler (Evo IX) +8:40,7

21. Gryazin (Fabia R5) - superally

Some retirements: Mayr-Melnhof (Fiesta R5, technical), Böhm (Evo IX, no reason), Mayer (208 T16, no reason)

Mayer retired with fuel pump problems.

[hari]

Gallery Rallye Waldviertel 2016:
http://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_best...rtel_2016.html

[CivEngine]

In Spain took place 'Rally Comunidad de Madrid', the last one of this year national competition. The victory came to Cristian García (national champion) after close battle with Sergio Vallejo (Citroën DS3 R5) and Nil Solans (Peugeot 208 R5). It has to be taken into account that the roads were extremely fast, with an average speed of 115/120km/h, so that fits pretty good with the García's Evo X.

[WUff1]

Mayer retired with fuel pump problems.

Another driver, who has no luck with Peugeot 208 T16. He did 10 rallyes in 2016 and finished only 2 (Arctic Lappland and Sweden), none of the 8 rallyes after Sweden:

http://ewrc-results.com/profile.php?...t=Walter-Mayer

[dupanton]

Is there a reason there were so many foreign drivers in Waldviertel Rallye?

[Mirek]

There has always been many foreign drivers there mainly from Hungary and Czech republic

I think it's because it's a great gravel event very close from everywhere around the Austrian/Hungarian/Czech/Slovak corner.

[PLuto]

There has always been many foreign drivers there mainly from Hungary and Czech republic

I think it's because it's a great gravel event very close from everywhere around the Austrian/Hungarian/Czech/Slovak corner.

I think it is because great event, very close to the border and also good date as there is not so many rallies in November. So lot of crews is going there to make it as a last "normal" rally of the season before shows.

[Adler]

Rallye waldiertel was the final of the european rallye trophy this year, i think that was the main reason, the stages are very challenging, specially because of the traditional slippery, muddy, mixed tarmac and gravel roads in late fall.

I was competing there twice as codriver and i will keep it forever in my mind as extraordinary experience.