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Thread: [ERC] Acropolis Rally 2014
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26th March 2014, 00:28 #101https://www.facebook.com/GRallynews
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26th March 2014, 00:44 #102
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tolis any news about today tests?
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26th March 2014, 01:55 #103
I am trying to remain upbeat, but looking at the entry list and itinerary, it is hard to disagree with the above comments; I could be wrong, but this appears to be the shortest Acropolis ever at 239km. It is basically 6 stages run twice with a 1km Super Special! There are local level events longer than that! The separation of the national entries from the ERC field, as some have already mentioned, does not help at all and appears to defeat the purpose of the "re-invented" ERC; as far as I can tell, participation in and/or winning this series is still as much a road to nowhere as it ever has been. I hope I am wrong and of course will be following along as always, but sometimes it is hard to see what is happening to the sport...
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26th March 2014, 06:57 #104
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It's new FIA rules which created this mess - specific ERC tyres and the end of homologation for most used helmets...
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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26th March 2014, 11:04 #106
Shortest Acropolis? Sure, but it's ERC, not WRC, so the total kms are less. See for example the kms of the first 2 rounds.
@dimviii: Lappi was really flying in his Skoda, he will be very fast in gravel. Peugeot's did many passes on tarmac, not so many on gravel. Kajto was scaring fast and confident, Tarabus fast but more nervous than Kajto. Serderidis was trying to learn as much as possible. Delta Rally didn't do so many passes, Magalhaes's car caught fire, fortunately, not big damages.
Tarabus had a ride with Kajto and he said that this guy is crazy. GINE, Athanassoulas, had also this experience and couldn't speak for 10 minutes! He admitted that fortunately, I don't drive in the Acropolis Rally!
For greeks, a small article about the tests: http://www.r40.gr/index.php?option=c...658&Itemid=187https://www.facebook.com/GRallynews
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thanks tolis!
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26th March 2014, 13:14 #109
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I agree, but it seems to me it could be even shorter and the organizers were just trying to make it longer by adding for example SS Aghionori.Maybe the stage won´t be finally so bad, but it definitelly doesn´t fit to the reputation of mythical Acropolis rally. What happened to all these nice gravel stages? Altogether it seems to me Rally Acropolis this year is weaker twin brother of Rally Cyprus. It should find its own place on sun, this is THAT FAMOUS Rally Acropolis.
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Looks like a lot of understeer for Evans.
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