Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés 2011

[Mirek]

basso is fast but considering the gains with suspension(easy 1sec/km) and engine(?), not really faster than anyone else that has driven this car?

Oppose to Proton Basso proved himself to be able to win in tarmac rallies. So I really don't believe Proton made such huuuge step forward. You play with numbers like 1 sec/km was something easy to reach. That's huge difference in fact.

[alleskids]

Juha Hanninen is very impressive, and back in the lead again in the IRC. Hopefully he will have the same speed and luck in SWRC in next rounds.
Hanninen 33 points
Bouffier 31
Loix 30
Wilks 25
Kopecky 22
Neuville 15

[nerdhan]

Read this WRC bosses / teams / drivers. This is done without tactics and all fair play.

Where are the PG fans now? He is really the must overrated driver for a long time... Basso is much faster than him and this for the first rally in this car.

You are wrong, he is not overrated, its just that he's simply not as fast as Basso on Tarmac .... Remember his stage times when he was driving an Evo 10 in an IRC outing last year, his stage times were right behind some of the front runners.

Wait till you see PG and the Proton on gravel. I think he'll be much more closer to the Pugs and Skodas.... The power deficit on the proton won't be as much of a significant impediment on gravel as it clearly is on Tarmac......

Take into account the 1980's Group A Mazda 323, with a tiny 1.6 litre engine, no where near the Lancias on Tarmac but able to live with the Deltas on gravel as proved by Ingvar Carlsson

[Barreis]

Lancia, bring back Delta.

[sal]

http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.p...tograf=2&all=1

Nice images of the cars and ahem... some scenery...

[JTGANG]

Any videos please ?????

[Mirek]

Eurosport reports:

Day 1 pt.1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsKnF...eature=related
Day 1 pt.2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zsb0...eature=related

Day 2 pt.1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmp3Cpt7GQw
Day 2 pt.2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK2Ji...el_video_title

By the way Spanish national drivers compared to IRC

Hänninen (Fabia S2000) 1:40:38,1

Fuster (Porsche Supercup) 1:41:37,0
Pons (Fiesta S2000) 1:42:48,2
Viera (Porsche Supercup) 1:43:38,2
Vallejo (Lotus Exige) 1:44:11,2
Hevia (Fabia S2000) 1:44:13,5

Lorenzo (Focus WRC 08) 1:43:18,1

[RS]

By the way Spanish national drivers compared to IRC

Hänninen (Fabia S2000) 1:40:38,1

Fuster (Porsche Supercup) 1:41:37,0
Pons (Fiesta S2000) 1:42:48,2
Viera (Porsche Supercup) 1:43:38,2
Vallejo (Lotus Exige) 1:44:11,2
Hevia (Fabia S2000) 1:44:13,5

Lorenzo (Focus WRC 08) 1:43:18,1

Yes, the sWRC champ with a 50kg lighter car would have finished 9th, just in front of Basso.

[Sergio-Rallymax]

Yes, the sWRC champ with a 50kg lighter car would have finished 9th, just in front of Basso.

I already said, Pons does not have the level to fight in the IRC.

[wwbroe]

I didn't expect too much from Pons, but i was dissapointed in performance of Alberto Hevia, i expected him to be a lot quicker. Only Fuster was impressive in the "big" Porsche.