[WRC] EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2023 (7-10 Sep)

[bomber21]

Alarm set for 03:30 to get up early to be on Eleftherohori on time! No internet there so no frequent updates! Good night!

[Yugo_para_siempre]

This year I was able to spectate only on Friday.

Stage Livadia, once more a very good stage. I was in a technical twisty place of about 100 km/h, left, to right, to left.

Kalle quite careful, not all over the place due to cleaning. Quite conservative.

Neuville was pushing like hell. Maybe not the optimum lines, a bit wide, but for sure the most violent. Very spectacular.

Ogier quite sideways, surprisingly for him, not so violent but very very fun to watch.

Tanak, just a killer. Very fast, very efficient. Not very sideways, sliding a little with all for wheels. Previous years was more aggressive. This Ford... I cannot believe these technical issues.

Katsuta quite brave and spectacular maybe not optimum lines, but he has improved during these years.

Athanassoulas by far, I insist, by far the best Greek driver. You can see that his pass was the only Greek that deserved to be compared with the best world class drivers of RC2.
Taking into consideration his age and that he only drives once per year, the 1" - 1.2" per kilometer is quite good.
I hope you agree.

[SubaruNorway]

Not sure If I've seen this been done before, some new engine rule or just for JWRC?
https://twitter.com/FIAJuniorWRC/sta...923902931?s=20

[er88]

Seems like some of the spectators have been idiots.

Hopefully the rest of the weekend can go okay.
I can imagine some youtube vids will make it look like folk are even closer than they actually are though. Twice during watching AllLive, I noticed a camera pod on the racing line or inches from it....., but spectators safe up a bank on the inside of a corner

[Yugo_para_siempre]

we are lucky we didnt had a fatal crash...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVuk9Uu-_wc&t=10s

https://www.facebook.com/koullis.kyr...mbed_video&t=7

Total idiots.
I am sorry to use these words but honestly, these morons will kill our iconic and beautiful rally.
Most of the spectators are quite good, have logical thinking and behavior.
But the percentage of these morons is little higher here.
I really hope that they will use this video in order to show how easy is to happen, hopefully some of them will be convinced.

[Rally Hokkaido]

Not sure If I've seen this been done before, some new engine rule or just for JWRC?
https://twitter.com/FIAJuniorWRC/sta...923902931?s=20

If Scrutineer is present when you cut the seal and re-seals afterwards it is allowed to replace the headgasket/cylinder head.

[br21]

You don't need to cut any seal to change cylinder head or gasket, it is and always was allowed by the rules. Only block is sealed and can't be replaced

[Rally Hokkaido]

Thanks for the correction. I knew it was only the engine block that was sealed and couldn't be replaced during the rally. I assumed the sealing was from head to block.

[TypeR]

Delayed again..
If these get cancelled (2x24km) then no full points?

[Rally Hokkaido]

" An updated start time is TBC." Edit: new start time is 7:40am