Italian Rally News

[Tom206wrc]

A great entrylist
What a big battle in 2WDs between R3s and R2s to expect
Nice to see Giacomo Cunial in a 208 R2 after his promising season in the old Citroën C2 R2 Max

[tolis]

Rally il Ciocco entry list :

http://www.acisportitalia.it/public/201 ... critti.pdf

Any news about Campedelli this year?

[Ucci]

Pre-Ciocco Test : Andreucci (listen to the sound of the 208 R5T16 engine!!), Scandola and Perico (can someone give an explanation, why is Perico not using whole road-he is not taking any cuts...):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y52JyJ0D9wg&sns=em

Anyway, the 49-years old Paolo is still in the mood...Great reward for all his previous results and also big responsibility for him with first world official outing with new Peugeot weapon...

[Jarek Z]

Rally il Ciocco entry list :

http://www.acisportitalia.it/public/201 ... critti.pdf

I'm surprised that nearly nobody wants to drive Mitusbishi Lancer in Italian Championship. In other countries it is the most popular rally car.
Good to see Andrea Perego back. I haven't heard about him for a long time...

[Mirek]

I'm surprised that nearly nobody wants to drive Mitusbishi Lancer in Italian Championship. In other countries it is the most popular rally car.

I'm not surprised at all. Mitsubishi are used only where there are fast asphalt or gravel stages. In Italy and France there are almost none in asphalt events. That's nothing new. It has always been like that (with few exceptions).

[Jarek Z]

I'm surprised that nearly nobody wants to drive Mitusbishi Lancer in Italian Championship. In other countries it is the most popular rally car.

Mitsubishi are used only where there are fast asphalt or gravel stages. In Italy and France there are almost none in asphalt events. That's nothing new. It has always been like that (with few exceptions).

Are you sure? I saw at least 10 Lancers on Mille Miglia 2006 and 3 of them finished the rally in top 5:
http://ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=617 ... iglia-2006

[Mirek]

OK, You are right, there were more of them before S2000 came in. 2006 is 8 years a go at the very start of S2000 era...

[vino_93]

You weren't wrong at all, as in France I can't remember a Lancer doing well on a tarmac event, even before S2000. Of course, it's not about french cup, where some of them can fight for podiums, depending of the drivers.
Only in Le Touquet if I remember correctly, Delanoue finished 5th or something like that. But that's closer to belgian roads than other french roads.

[Jarek Z]

France is a different story. Group N was never pupular there. But Italy? Some really great drivers used to drive group N cars. Andreucci, Travaglia, Longhi, Aghini, Dallavilla, Cantamessa, Perego, Dati, Fiorio, Cunico, Sottile, Ricci and many others used to drive Mitsubishis and Subarus. Now, all of a sudden, all those cars are gone.

[Mirek]

It's not all of a sudden. The last time these guys drove gr.N cars was already years a go.

Last full CIR season with Lancer for Travaglia was 2007, for Andreucci, Longhi and Aghini 2008 etc. That's already 6-7 years...