2008 LMT Latvian Rally Championship

[rv]

Today, 16.02.2008 starts 2008 LMT Latvian Rally Championship!!!

More information - http://www.autorally.lv/?pid=1&lng=en&id=5&comp=1&ss=1

[Filip]

Looks like Neiksans are fastest. Are they brothers? Is it a gravel rally?

[Viking]

And Mitsubishi EVO IX seems to be the car of choice in Latvia :)

[rv]

Looks like Neiksans are fastest. Are they brothers? Is it a gravel rally?

1. Yes, they are brothers - Maris (24) and Andis (22). In motorsports many years - karting, autocross, rally...

2. No it's winter rally, but almost no snow and ice. Something like in last week Sweden WRC, but there is little bit colder (~ - 7 -10 degrees)

[rv]

http://www.art-mosphere.lv/pub/lv/reportages/14/


http://foto.inbox.lv/normunds~karklinsh/SARMA-2008

[dumb]

Ramūnas Čapkauskas smashed his right side of front somewhere but still going.Also he has problems with turbo system.But 8th time in few stages are also a little bit poor for him,I think.And Dominykas Butvilas also slow.It looks like Lithuanians are saving cars for first Lithuania rally round.Lukoil winter rally that will be held(if air conditions will be good) after week.

[rv]

http://www.autorally.lv/?pid=1&lng=en&id=5&comp=1&ss=12

Next Latvian rally championship event after one week in Lithuania (it was postponed from January).

http://www.winterrally.lt/index.php?id=21&PHPSESSID=cf5e2341966b3684b554acb242352605

[rv]

2 almost offs (video)

http://yy.lv/upload/index.php?ACT=4&f=106134&ext=AVI

http://yy.lv/upload/index.php?ACT=4&f=106135&ext=AVI

[rv]

http://www.easyget.lv/gallery.php?id=1045&openbya=0

http://www.autosports.lv/foto/thumbnails.php?album=314&page=1

[dumb]

More photos http://www.rallyemotions.net/sarma_08/index1-1.html
http://fotki.lv/rihy/500522/

Čapkauskas made some good times second day and he climbed up to 9th position.Butvilas climbed up to 15th place.Quite bad results for Lithuainians I think.But like I said propably they were saving cars.

http://www.rallyemotions.net/sarma_08/image42785.jpg

Čapkauskas/Šipkauskas
http://www.rallyemotions.net/sarma_08/fullsize1-10.html

[dumb]

LUKOIL WINTER RALLY IS CANCELLED because of bad weather conditions.

[Wim_Impreza]

Again, that is a pity. :(

[br21]

is there a website of talsi rally?!

[LP]

http://www.autorally.lv/?pid=3&lng=en

[rallyemotions]

is there a website of talsi rally?!
Nope - not a dedicated site, at least - have not been until now - all official information will be available at http://www.autorally.lv/

P.S. www.rallyemotions.net/evo9/ (http://www.rallyemotions.net/evo9/) is hosting a gallery about the process of the rally car building for LMT RT's driver Andis Neiksans. It has to be ready for Talsi event. Gallery gets updated on a weekly basis.
There are also archived galleries on Talsi rally starting from 2005.

[br21]

maybe you can write few words about this talsi rally? i'm looking for a rally to do testing before rajd polski! how many stages will be there, stages characteristics, how many days etc.?
thanx in advance!

[rallyemotions]

To br21:
In short: it is tough rally as surface is gravel and quickly gets destroyed. If you are lucky to get high in the starting list - it's ok. Some crews with older 2WD cars decide not to participate in this stage as rutting prevents to get desired speeds. Last year organisers introduced a SSS on the city streets - so it was quite spectacular show, with high emotional energy and different surface (asphalt).
Participants: depending on their national calendars, there are few Lithuanian, Estonian and sometimes - Finnish crews participating. Some Russian drivers come with their own or rented cars.
Rally is a 2 day event (race itself) - Saturday, Sunday.
Stages are run only once (except for SSS) and the timetable allows plenty of time for spectators to move around and also - to visit service area. Some roads are wide, some go through forests and are bendy. There are few jumps (Strazde, for example, is as popular as Ouninpohja in Finland).
You can find timetables for Talsi rally of previous seasons from the official site
http://www.autorally.lv - look on the leftside menu for "Archive", choose season, then - from dropdown menu choose the rally. You'd be better off contacting some local drivers for more information. Would you, please, contact me via email or private message.
Hope this was somehow helpful description. And hope to see you and some other Polish drivers here, in Latvia.
Janis

[rallyemotions]

Here's a second part (http://www.rallyemotions.net/evo9_2/)of the story about building the rally car. More to follow. Training car is close to be finished.

[rallyemotions]

This weekend is a rally weekend here, in Latvia. www.autorally.lv (http://www.autorally.lv) has details.

Update on rally car building: Part 3, 4 and 5 are available from www.rallyemotions.net (http://www.rallyemotions.net). Still to come some final notes as car is rushed to be finished.

[rallyemotions]

One day and rally will begin! Mechanics have finished building the new car (http://www.rallyemotions.net/evo9_6/) (the final update in the series of photos).

[dumb]

Vytautas Švedas did not started because that mechanics couldn't prepare the car in time after Hansa Lizingas rally.

Does anybody know what happened to Ramūnas Čapkauskas at 9th stage?

[sindroms]

Does anybody know what happened to Ramūnas Čapkauskas at 9th stage?

I suppose the answer is here (video from SS9):
http://www.autosports.lv/foto/displayimage.php?album=318&pos=0

[dumb]

Yeah.Nice hit :) But did the car so badly damaged?

[Alduks]

Yeah.Nice hit :) But did the car so badly damaged?


After that crach he had a damaged tire, there was no air in tire!!!

[dumb]

Tkanks for info.Pity.But it is his fault.

[rv]

Rally Talsi 2008 results:

http://www.autorally.lv/?pid=3&lng=en&id=5&comp=1&ss=10

p.s. very good summer rally

[rallyemotions]

Video (http://yy.lv/download.php?f=132046) of Thomas Cave (Ford Fiesta) as he crashes out in SS6.

[m.lowe]

Pat Flynn who is the father of Conor Flynn is hoping to do a spectator deal to bring some British fans out to watch rallies in Latvia

I would be interested in coming over to watch

Any pictures of Dom Scott and Mike Scrimgour from the last event please

[rallyemotions]

Pictures from the latest rallysprint can be found here: rallysprint Tukums 2008 (http://www.rallyemotions.net/rs_tukums_08_rihy/). Junior Rallying scheme was represented by Thomas Clark and Aggie Foster (Suzuki Swift - 52nd overall and 8th in a group); Dom Scott and Mike Scrimgour (Vauxhall Nova - 53rd overall and 9th in a group); Conor Flynn and Tim Young (VW Golf GTI - 57th overall and 14th in a group). Next event - Rallysprint Kekava 2008 on 28-29th June.

[m.lowe]

Excellent pics thankyou