Rally Norway 2009 2nd thread

[Daniel]

Thanks to AFF the old thread got closed. Use this one now :p

[A.F.F.]

Cool, I have me own admin :bounce:

Mark, scratch my pillow and tell me a story !!!

[Psycho!]

Where is Dani???

[cali]

Fabia WRC would have been a very good car, when prepared by right team and driven by good drivers (not that Garde sucks, but he has lacked that something "special").

Really good performance from PG! :)

[bluuford]

Where is Dani???

In Norway

[Mirek]

cali: Maybe it's something like a wine. The older, the better :D

[A.F.F.]

Splits jammed again :mark:

[Psycho!]

In Norway
I don't see him in the splits.... :confused:

[jonkka]

Cool, I have me own admin :bounce:

Quick, make a wish for huge barrel of ale!

[Mirek]

I don't see any splits working :(

[cali]

]cali: Maybe it's something like a wine. The older, the better :D
Let's hope so, maybe in next year it is a winning car then :D

[A.F.F.]

Quick, make a wish for huge barrel of ale!

Mark, a huge barrell of Tennet's Velvet lager for me and my buddies. Pronto!!!

[Tom206wrc]

Loeb slightly faster than Hirvo but again +5.8s late overall ;)

[jonkka]

Mark, a huge barrell of Tennet's Velvet lager for me and my buddies. Pronto!!!

Aaaaah, what a Friday 13th... :crazy:

[jonkka]

Loeb slightly faster than Hirvo but again +5.8s late overall ;)

Mikko recovered quite nicely from the time loss at start of the stage...

[A.F.F.]

For sale; useless admin, two wishes left to granted. :dozey:

[A.F.F.]

Latvala also in good pace :up:

[jonkka]

Latvala also in good pace :up:

I wish I could see the splits...

[Psycho!]

Latvala also in good pace :up:
I hope he keeps it up..... ;)

[marwilku]

I wish I could see the splits...
Not only you... ;)

[bluuford]

track is definitely getting slower.. Mikko was 8 sek slower than during the first passage

[jonkka]

Wilson and Ogier keep changing positions. Quite well from Seb Jr...

[A.F.F.]

1.4 behind Loeb at split three, second fastest there so far.

EDIT: Latvala is.

[bluuford]

if you push the split time tab, then it refreshes much better and quicker. dont use f5 or refresh button. Just small IT advice. Then you consume less those WRC.com servers.

[Tom206wrc]

I hope Ogier can take Aava's position at the end of leg :p :

[jonkka]

1.4 behind Loeb at split three, second fastest there so far.

EDIT: Latvala is.

And +0,2s at split five... keeping in touch and attack tomorrow...

[jonkka]

if you push the split time tab, then it refreshes much better and quicker. dont use f5 or refresh button. Just small IT advice. Then you consume less those WRC.com servers.

I understand F5 being slowest but how clicking a link and refreshing (CTRL+R) differ?

[A.F.F.]

if you push the split time tab, then it refreshes much better and quicker. dont use f5 or refresh button. Just small IT advice. Then you consume less those WRC.com servers.

I wasn't aware of that :eek:

[bluuford]

seems that now aava and Latvala have both passed Boland?

[A.F.F.]

Latvala TOP TIME :bounce:

Unless PG speeds up again...

[Tom206wrc]

Real problem for Novikov !!! He's almost caught by Rautenbach after SS7 :s

[Mirek]

seems that now aava and Latvala have both passed Boland?

There are 3 minutes between Boland and Aava... But it's not enough...

[Tom206wrc]

Petter lost lot of time on Sordo and Henning :(

[bluuford]

I understand F5 being slowest but how clicking a link and refreshing (CTRL+R) differ?
In case of WRC.com it seems that clicking link refreshes only that Tab where the times actually are. In case of ctrl+r it refreshes the whole window (side tab and upper banners as well).

[Tom206wrc]

Petter under threat of PG now !!! :mark:

[jonkka]

In case of WRC.com it seems that clicking link refreshes only that Tab where the times actually are. In case of ctrl+r it refreshes the whole window (side tab and upper banners as well).

Link on "split times" is index.jsp?lnk=409&season=2009&rally_id=N, which is exactly the same as page URL as well. It's possible to do frame refresh programmatically but that doesn't do it. So it's the same load for web server.

[Viking]

WTF PG :bounce:

[cali]

PG again fastest!!! :) Go Skoda!

[teufel]

he's done it again! i like that Fabia :)

[A.F.F.]

Latvala TOP TIME :bounce:

Unless PG speeds up again...

:eek:

What did I say ???

[jonkka]

Petter under threat of PG now !!! :mark:

How the h*** he does those times? :eek:

[bluuford]

Does PG actually know that he has to use those same tires for next two stages as well ;-)

[PLuto]

Somebody forgot tell to PG, that he cannot be faster than regular manufacturer drivers :D

[jonkka]

Does PG actually know that he has to use those same tires for next two stages as well ;-)

Does PG know that his Fabia should be equipped with 2l engine with turbo restrictor instead of a rockets?

[A.F.F.]

Does PG know that I drive Skoda too and that practically makes us brothers?

[WRC1]

unbelivable!

the fabia wrc never was as fast.....how is this possible??

simply great!

and btw, the fabia wrc and also the s2000 are nice looking cars ;o)

[jonkka]

Does PG know that I drive Skoda too and that practically makes us brothers?

Maybe he is delivering that huge barrel of beer to you?

[Tom206wrc]

Have Hirvonen and Loeb forgotten we are near end of leg 1, not end of rally ??? :laugh:

[jonkka]

and btw, the fabia wrc and also the s2000 are nice looking cars ;o)

Not... especially the S2K which is Horace the Horrible.

[bluuford]

Link on "split times" is index.jsp?lnk=409&season=2009&rally_id=N, which is exactly the same as page URL as well. It's possible to do frame refresh programmatically but that doesn't do it. So it's the same load for web server.
Yes it checked it, it is the same, but somehow it refreshes only google adds and split times tab from server and takes other stuff (side tab and upper tab) from your computer temp. At the same time when you use ctrl+r it loads those upper and side tabs again. I noticed it during rally Ireland when I was using very, very slow dial up connection.. it made a big difference.

[Psycho!]

Just incredible!!!Two stages in a row!Gongrats to PG!!!

[ttiirika]

This is really really surprising. And awesome too. PG seems to steal the show. Great to see new face making best times. Does anyone know how old his Fabia is? And who is taking care of service etc?

Well done PG!!

[A.F.F.]

Not... especially the S2K which is Horace the Horrible.

Do you guys want this thread closed too?

[Mirek]

unbelivable!

the fabia wrc never was as fast.....how is this possible??

simply great!

It sometimes was, but only one or two sections and than slow again... it reminds me Monte Carlo 2005 when Bengue was winning stages in second leg before he crashed out :)

[PLuto]

unbelivable!

the fabia wrc never was as fast.....how is this possible??

simply great!

Maybe due to drivers (and wrong setup)

[jonkka]

Do you guys want this thread closed too?

We are not you.

[Viking]

Not... especially the S2K which is Horace the Horrible.

Well looking at the S2000 body-kit I can tell Skoda is using the same designer that made this

http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/carbage/pages/0022/main.jpg

[J.Lindstroem]

Just incredible!!!Two stages in a row!Gongrats to PG!!!

I feel a little bit sad about this. This car turns out to have been a very good car, just a very big pity that it was in the wrong hands in it's years...

[Mirek]

This is really really surprising. And awesome too. PG seems to steal the show. Great to see new face making best times. Does anyone know how old he's Fabia is? And who is taking care of service etc?

Well done PG!!

It's ex-CRT car, No. 24 or No. 20. Kopecký used both in 2007. One of the latest. The car is owned by Norwegian team of Kongsrud.

[marwilku]

PG made another surprice! We wanna more!

[WRC1]

sandell is 3 minute faster than boland on stage 7....

will be interesting where they place boland tomorrow in the starting positions???

[A.F.F.]

We are not you.

You better agree with me that Fabia looks great or else will be having a dozen Rally Norway threads by the end of the day :)

[PLuto]

Well looking at the S2000 body-kit I can tell Skoda is using the same designer that made this

http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/carbage/pages/0022/main.jpg

It isnt S2000, this car is only RWD. It is prototype of new category, which will be main category in WRC in few years :)

[Shrike]

I feel a little bit sad about this. This car turns out to have been a very good car, just a very big pity that it was in the wrong hands in it's years... I agree. I was also very excited to watch Eugene Donnelly win at Galway with the Fabia and will enjoy watching him take the championship with it. In the right hands the Fabia is great!

[jonkka]

You better agree with me that Fabia looks great or else will be having a dozen Rally Norway threads by the end of the day :)

The new, rounder Fabia looks simply awful. Gimme that beer.

[Viking]

Okay PG, you made your point, now put that restrictor back on again!!!

[WRC1]

It isnt S2000, this car is only RWD. It is prototype of new category, which will be main category in WRC in few years :)

i like it

[jonkka]

Loeb slightly faster ... this is bound to be interesting loop ...

[J.Lindstroem]

I agree. I was also very excited to watch Eugene Donnelly win at Galway with the Fabia and will enjoy watching him take the championship with it. In the right hands the Fabia is great!

Yes, we saw it in Japan 2005 and in Australia in the same year in the hands of Colin McRae. I have heard that schwartz always wanted the car to be very hard in the suspension, is that true? he had a very big influence on the Skoda team`and that maybe is an explination about why it is so fast when drivers who wants a softer setup drives it..?

[A.F.F.]

Has to wait Latvala, and PG of course.

But Latvala might get the gap in 10 sec to Loeb today...

[Mirek]

J.Lindstroem: That's what people say...

Incredible fight between Mikkelsen and Sandell!

[N.O.T]

very interesting start of the rally.....Hope PG gets the attention he deserves by the teams...

[A.F.F.]

Excellent job Mikko :)

[J.Lindstroem]

9:11,8 the time for Loeb. He made 8:59,2 in the first run, shouldnt the times be faster on the second run through?

[bluuford]

Seems that Ogier has problems +30 s in second split

[jonkka]

9:11,8 the time for Loeb. He made 8:59,2 in the first run, shouldnt the times be faster on the second run through?

Not necessarily, if the road surface is grinded to a soft pulp, it's much slower than hard icy surface on 1st run.

[A.F.F.]

Ogier has had a moment. Lost over 20 secs between splits 1 and 2.

[jonkka]

Will Loeb want to let Mikko 1st into tomorrows stages? Or will Mikko want to do the same for Seb?

[Psycho!]

Excellent job Mikko :)
To be honest I didn't expect him to be faster!But,keep an eye to PG! ;)

[A.F.F.]

Oikee eri= Ogier :D

[A.F.F.]

Will Loeb want to let Mikko 1st into tomorrows stages? Or will Mikko want to do the same for Seb?

I think it'll be better to be first on road tomorrow. There shouldn't be any snowing.

[J.Lindstroem]

Oikee eri= Ogier :D

What does Oikee eri mean in the notes? :D

[Mirek]

medium right?

[PLuto]

AAVA U. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) Mimo trať, ztráta 25 vteřin / Out of the road, lost 25 seconds

[J.Lindstroem]

Btw. Dont you think Wilson is quite good in relation to what he has done in the past?

[jonkka]

]medium right?

Fast right. I think it's second fastest note (one down from "täys" ie. full/flat/6 depending on one's note system)

[WRC1]

Btw. Dont you think Wilson is quite good in relation to what he has done in the past?


absolutly surprising, yes!!! very good job till now from young wilson!

[A.F.F.]

What does Oikee eri mean in the notes? :D

Really fast right.

[Mirek]

Thanks guys for language lesson ;)

[PLuto]

SOUSA B. / CARVALHO J. (st. č. 32) Porucha motoru / Engine failure

[A.F.F.]

Latvala 17.6 from Loeb.

Hmm.....

[Psycho!]

Wilson faster than Petter????

[pettersolberg29]

and Sordo

[J.Lindstroem]

PG has to set a time of 9:07,7 in order to get past Henning Solberg... I know he wont make it but i am 100% excited to see the time :D

If he have problems in the stage, i will get my heart broken...

[pettersolberg29]

When does PG come through?

[PLuto]

Starting order: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/?id=698

[J.Lindstroem]

When does PG come through?

any minute...

[jonkka]

PG has to set a time of 9:07,7 in order to get past Henning Solberg... I know he wont make it but i am 100% excited to see the time :D

If he have problems in the stage, i will get my heart broken...

He already is past Henning? Or did you mean Petter?

[A.F.F.]

Who would have thought PG was 6th after 8 stages ???

[jonkka]

Who would have thought PG was 6th after 8 stages ???

Not me... again I'm proven wrong...
Stop hogging all that beer!

[pettersolberg29]

A great battle for 4th in prospect tomorrow.

Let's hope Petter can catch Sordo up to about 10 secs by the end of the next stage then it'll be really even.

[PLuto]

Who would have thought PG was 6th after 8 stages ???

It isnt so big surprise. Who is he beating? Wilson? Novikov with first start? Aava (with visiting ditches)? Rautenbach? Ogier? On snow I think it isnt so big surprise.

[J.Lindstroem]

Ok i have to say i am a little bit spoiled when i am DISSAPOINTED with 6th in the stage of PG

[J.Lindstroem]

It isnt so big surprise. Who is he beating? Wilson? Novikov with first start? Aava (with visiting ditches)? Rautenbach? Ogier? On snow I think it isnt so big surprise.

He is beating Henning Solberg and Mads Östberg. I dont know have Urmo been off in the ditch?

[RS]

It isnt so big surprise. Who is he beating? Wilson? Novikov with first start? Aava (with visiting ditches)? Rautenbach? Ogier? On snow I think it isnt so big surprise.

The position maybe not a surprise, but the two stage wins I think are!

I believe his Fabia recently went back to MB for a rebuild, maybe 'new' Skoda Motorsport does a better job with the old car too.

[Tom206wrc]

SOUSA B. / CARVALHO J. (st. č. 32) Porucha motoru / Engine failure




The Grande Punto looks definitively outpaced by the Fabia in S2000 class(and I fear for the 207 too) :mark:

[Mirek]

Sandell wonderful time in SS8 beating Ostberg! :)

[Tom206wrc]

Also the Xsara don't seem to adapt to the Pirelli tyres...I adviced Petter to chose the Bozian whale(developped with Andreucci for the Pirellis) :rolleyes:

[RS]

The Grande Punto looks definitively outpaced by the Fabia in S2000 class(and I fear for the 207 too) :mark:

Good stage for Sandell on SS8, beat the two ex-works Imprezas :)

Sandell is a good driver, but I expect Hanninen with the Fabia here would blow the rest of the pWRCs away.

[Daniel]

Also the Xsara don't seem to adapt to the Pirelli tyres...I adviced Petter to chose the Bozian whale(developped with Andreucci for the Pirellis) :rolleyes:

Yes.... if only Petter had listened to you :rotflmao:

[Mirek]

Mikkelsen was probably off... + alomost 4 minutes on 2nd split...

[PLuto]

He is beating Henning Solberg and Mads Östberg. I dont know have Urmo been off in the ditch?

AAVA U. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) Mimo trať, poškozená levá strana auta, ztráta 25 vteřin / Out of the road, damaged left side of the car, lost 25 seconds

AAVA U. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) "I was out of the road. Spectators damaged my door, when they was getting my car back to the road"

[Tom206wrc]

]Mikkelsen was probably off... + alomost 4 minutes on 2nd split...



And now Araujo 2nd, Prokop 3rd :D

[Tom206wrc]

Hirvo is losing small time to Loeb...but should stay normally in front after SS9 last stage of leg ;)


Edit: no, Loeb in front for 2.6s !!! Tactic from Hirvo ??? :confused:

[Daniel]

Hirvo is losing small time to Loeb...but should stay normally in front after SS9 last stage of leg ;)
That'll teach Mikko for not using the tyres you told him to use :p

[jonkka]

Hirvo is losing small time to Loeb...but should stay normally in front after SS9 last stage of leg ;)

No, he let Loeb 1st into tomorrow...

[tolis]

Μikko second!!!!!!

[Mirek]

Great time for Mathew.

Martin Semerád lost 12 minutes on SS8.

[jonkka]

Look at JML

[jonkka]

Uh - don't...

[jonkka]

Aava just 0,3s from Ogier in overall classification

[Psycho!]

Again a mistake???Urgh.....!

[Psycho!]

Now I suppose that Latvala lost his chances......

[Mirek]

Novikov second on SS9 :)

[tolis]

Novikov second fastest in ss9?????

[urabus-denoS2000]

Novikov starts driving ;)

[Psycho!]

Andersson just 0,1 behind Petter!!!!My God.....!

[KKS]

again this tactics :(

[Psycho!]

Get used to them with 10 loose-surface events....

[Berzs]

Get used to them with 10 loose-surface events....
That's why there should be a rule, awarding points to the Top 3 after each day.

[Sulland]

Not points, but as before - turn top 10 list after each leg upside down. This is just stupid !

[Psycho!]

Yes,but we have in store an axciting final leg...I don't know...This rule has pluses and minuses(possibly more minuses) and everybody judges it in one way or another.....The best for me is Berzs' opinion cause this way both reliability and speed is rewarded....However I thing that we must start a new thread,because it is a general issue and is not only about Norway!!

[WRC1]

i hope they find a solution with the starting position of boland...

if not and he starts 1 minute in front of sandell, than he has to overtake him in every single stage, maybe even on the 1,15km hamar stage ;o)

[xspeedy]

Loeb in the lead at the end of the day. Things are as they should be :)

Old info, this thread moves fast.

[SchUMine]

Hirvonen, however, insisted the switch was unintentional. “My rear tyres are completely finished - I tried really hard,” he said. “We had a lot more tyre wear than the Citroens. I’m missing lots of studs. This is definitely not what I wanted to do. Now we have a lot to make up. It’s going to be a big fight tomorrow.” .

[Berzs]

Not points, but as before - turn top 10 list after each leg upside down. This is just stupid !
turning the Top 10 list upside down makes the "bottom end", if you may, of this Top 10 even less competitive in the next day because of preforming road sweeping functions for the leaders. It would be much more exciting and interesting to see guys fighting back from 7th, 9th or what ever position to the top with equal chances and conditions as leading drivers. Awarding points for each day's Top 3 would enable amuch bigger motivation for the teams to fight every day, not only to get to the end. That is, of course, my opinion on this. And Pshycho! is right - this is a topic for a new thread. :)

Andis Neiksans is showing good performance in PWRC and that is really pleasing. :)

P.S. SubaruNorway - Latvians are already waiting for Your video from today's stages :D

[Mirek]

SchUMine: Very different to what Colin said. He said only few studs were missing on Mikko's rear wheels and that he slowed down before finish...

[Wim_Impreza]

Wow, really nice to see the stage wins of Andersson. Very happy with it.

I think Mikko made a wrong choise with this tactics. When you are first on the road, it is even good as Loeb showed this morning. There isn't snow expected and Mikko had 7,3 seconds advance and he lost it with this tactics.

[muscrae]

I was away from my pc for hours, I wonder what happened to Mikkelsen on SS8?

[Mirek]

He was off road in the snow bank.

[muscrae]

Thanks Mirek..

[dimviii]

any photos from day1?

[Woodeye]

Lost the whole day because of work.. great. Just great.

Nothing special in top 4, but I gotta say that I'm as impressed about P-G's pace as everyone else in here. What an awesome speed. Hopefully he stays on the road and Skoda will come to the finish in one piece. :up:

[anthonyvop]

.Originally Posted by View Post
Hirvonen, however, insisted the switch was unintentional. “My rear tyres are completely finished - I tried really hard,” he said. “We had a lot more tyre wear than the Citroens. I’m missing lots of studs. This is definitely not what I wanted to do. Now we have a lot to make up. It’s going to be a big fight tomorrow.”

Nope. FORD admits it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/123739-wrc-rally-norway-report-day-1-strategy-update

[WRC1]

Nope. FORD admits it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/123739-wrc-rally-norway-report-day-1-strategy-update


i am really no fan of Loeb or Citroen, but under this circumstances i hope he will win also in norway.

first hirvonen played his role: rear tires where completly gone, no grip, bla bla bla and than they write in theire press release that it was strategy..

how stupid is that?

[Mirek]

Some photos from Petr Lusk ;) http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.php?events=683&fotograf=2&all=1

[N.O.T]

The sick dog strikes back....nice...

[jbmarcus21]

DAY 1 : http://www.mtv3nettitv.fi/?treeId=213&progId=4966

[dimviii]

thanks Mirek Fric :)

great pictures!!!! bravo Petr Lusk!

[bluuford]

I think that there are no advantage tomorrow to be second on the road. Even there might be some advantage to be first on the road. I am quite sure that Mikko didnt loose that time intentionally. If you have some studs missing then that is already very big disadvantage.. that actually means the others are already moving and grip level goes down almost exponentially.
Those official press releases.. dont belive those. These are written by PR people and mostly drivers does not even know what they were "saying" there

[pettersolberg29]

bluuford - see wrc.com!

[SchUMine]

i am really no fan of Loeb or Citroen, but under this circumstances i hope he will win also in norway.

first hirvonen played his role: rear tires where completly gone, no grip, bla bla bla and than they write in theire press release that it was strategy..

how stupid is that?

Generally Ford is good at handling this kind of situations, I mean Ford Management tell the drivers what to say to press but this time they did a mistake. Mikko did 2 different speeches!

Giving different speeches is a mistake but also getting slower for the tomorrow's road position is another mistake I believe.

I am a big fan of Mikko, I hope Mikko will win, but today, Mikko and the team made me sad! This wasn’t necessary.

Mine

[A.F.F.]

I don't think this time team was responsible. I think it was Mikko's call which make me sad :(

[bluuford]

bluuford - see wrc.com!

I still believe that those words were put into Mikko´s mouth. He was just that much slower on that stage. if you make calculations then you can see that even without slowing he would have lost his lead very narrowly. It wont be disadvantage tomorrow to start first on the road.And I believe that Loeb wanted to be the first.
Anyway, which team admits that they just got beaten on the last stage.. big time!

Weather update:

Tomorrow: Cold and sunny

Sunday: very high possibility of medium snowfall starting from 9-10 AM. Temperature higher as well.

[Psycho!]

OK guys,take it easy...Everybody had in their mind that something like that will happen...Apart from that,the two speeches weren't opposite,but the latest was explaining better the first......!!!

Why starting first is an advantage??The second driver can see first's lines....

[chryby]

pictures from 1st leg:
http://www.rally-mania.cz/med.php?g=485&au=0

[dimviii]

is there any other link with day1 video?
i can t play this one damn :(
http://www.mtv3nettitv.fi/?treeId=213&progId=4966

[RS]

i hope they find a solution with the starting position of boland...

if not and he starts 1 minute in front of sandell, than he has to overtake him in every single stage, maybe even on the 1,15km hamar stage ;o)

They have put a 4 minute gap in after Boland, so Patrik should be ok :)

[PLuto]

Yes, there are four minutes: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/?id=698

I hope Patrik wont catch Eamonn, longest stage has 27,31 km

[dimviii]

Pluto you have to register to watch the video :(

[Daniel]

I don't think this time team was responsible. I think it was Mikko's call which make me sad :(

Agreed. Now where are fast Freddy's splits? :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[WRC1]

They have put a 4 minute gap in after Boland, so Patrik should be ok :)

yes should be ok, but can be also tight on the very long stage...as PLuto already stated!

i dont understand why they dont put him back where he belongs? they mixed up the pwrc field also with the faster grN drivers, so why not let him start at the end of the field, he can have his fun there also!

[PLuto]

Pluto you have to register to watch the video :(

There is no video from that event, dont be afraid. And photos you can find on http://fotogalerie.autosport.cz for free.

[PLuto]

yes should be ok, but can be also tight on the very long stage...as PLuto already stated!

i dont understand why they dont put him back where he belongs? they mixed up the pwrc field also with the faster grN drivers, so why not let him start at the end of the field, he can have his fun there also!

It is all about stewards. In regulations is, that drivers with "2 priority" must start in the first group, but stewards can make a decision and give him lower... I think this should be better for everybody - spectators, Sandell and also Boland (now he is afraid, if anybody wont catch him on stage).

[PLuto]

Some photos from Norway by Jan Vaskovic: http://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/index.php?cat=63

http://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090213/thumb_Sandell_1.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090213/thumb_VanMerksteijn_jr_2.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090213/thumb_Bieltvedt_1.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090213/thumb_Flodin_1.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090213/thumb_Latvala_1.jpg

[Halvis]

Photo of Petter in SS5, taken with a 50 mm lens - the marshals weren't too strict on how close to stand! ;)

Follow the link to my photo page to view picture:

http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_life/uid.epl?&uiid=101010

[chryby]

"Red Bull Fabia - Norway 2009" in pictures:
http://www.rally-mania.cz/med.php?g=486&au=0

[Viridian Black]

Photo of Petter in SS5, taken with a 50 mm lens - the marshals weren't too strict on how close to stand! ;)

Follow the link to my photo page to view picture:

http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_...l?&uiid=101010 (http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_life/uid.epl?&uiid=101010)that made me wow. nice pic! :D

[SubaruNorway]

Managed to get a video from day 1 done too :)
http://upload.streetfire.net/video/Rally-Norway-day-1_636051.htm

[Halvis]

that made me wow. nice pic! :D

Thanks!

[pejda]

SubaruNorway: Nice video, I enjoyed it much more than the Eurosport report!

[A.F.F.]

Why starting first is an advantage??The second driver can see first's lines....

Not only that. There's also a psychological aspect. Mikko prefers to be the hunter, not to be the hunted.

[WRC1]

Photo of Petter in SS5, taken with a 50 mm lens - the marshals weren't too strict on how close to stand! ;)

Follow the link to my photo page to view picture:

http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_life/uid.epl?&uiid=101010

congratulations for this picture!!! simply perfect!!

reg wrc1

[KKS]

They have put a 4 minute gap in after Boland, so Patrik should be ok :)

Why they do it? Boland at WRC so no big problems for Sandell

[Halvis]

congratulations for this picture!!! simply perfect!!

reg wrc1

Thanks, I must admit I'm pretty satisfied with it myself.

[Mirek]

Why they do it? Boland at WRC so no big problems for Sandell

No? Today Sandell was 11 minutes faster and 3 minutes on 24 km long stage...

[PLuto]

Managed to get a video from day 1 done too :)
http://upload.streetfire.net/video/Rally-Norway-day-1_636051.htm

Perfect video :wave:

[PLuto]

The Grande Punto looks definitively outpaced by the Fabia in S2000 class(and I fear for the 207 too) :mark:

Maybe Sousa's retirement can have something with his crash during tests. Look at car of Tarabus, it is working without problems.

[PLuto]

In second runs, on some places, snow and ice was changed by gravel. And of course, studs from tyres were loosing there.

[PLuto]

Araujo is loosing light ramp :)

http://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090214/Ara%FAjo_1.jpg

[PLuto]

Another photogallery from first day by Petr Fryba: http://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/index.php?cat=66

http://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090214/thumb_Hirvonen_2.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090214/thumb_Sandell_7.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090214/thumb_Van_Merksteijn_jr_1.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090214/thumb_Ogier_5.jpghttp://fotogalerie.autosport.cz/albums/wpw-20090214/thumb_Sandell_a_Brynildsen.jpg

[Maui J.]

Photo of Petter in SS5, taken with a 50 mm lens - the marshals weren't too strict on how close to stand! ;)

Follow the link to my photo page to view picture:

http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_life/uid.epl?&uiid=101010

Great shot Halvis!


Managed to get a video from day 1 done too :)
http://upload.streetfire.net/video/Rally-Norway-day-1_636051.htm

Nice work SubNorge. Keep it coming.

Great battle up front between Seb and Mikko.
Did someone forget to tell PG that Skodas aren't supposed to win stages.
Petter doing a great job with the new team.
Roll on day 2.

[gloomyDAY]

Photo of Petter in SS5, taken with a 50 mm lens - the marshals weren't too strict on how close to stand! ;)

Follow the link to my photo page to view picture:

http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_life/uid.epl?&uiid=101010 :eek:

I'm going to put this on my credit card!

[xavier]

Photo of Petter in SS5, taken with a 50 mm lens - the marshals weren't too strict on how close to stand! ;)

Follow the link to my photo page to view picture:

http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_life/uid.epl?&uiid=101010

Great picture! congrats Halvis!


... Mikko prefers to be the hunter, not to be the hunted.

Unfortunatly, that summarize Mikko's carreer.

[Berzs]

Managed to get a video from day 1 done too :)
http://upload.streetfire.net/video/Rally-Norway-day-1_636051.htm
http://www.motorsport.lv/forums/images/smiles/icon_yo.gif Thank you!!!!!

[pino]

Photo of Petter in SS5, taken with a 50 mm lens - the marshals weren't too strict on how close to stand! ;)

Follow the link to my photo page to view picture:

http://www.digit.no/wip4/this_is_my_life/uid.epl?&uiid=101010

Very nice pic, I will put as wallpaper in my mobile :p :




Managed to get a video from day 1 done too :)
http://upload.streetfire.net/video/Rally-Norway-day-1_636051.htm

Amazing video mate thanks :up:

[Brother John]

Very nice pic, I will put as wallpaper in my mobile :p :
Amazing video mate thanks :up:

Good morning to all.
@Pino, you or not in Norway?

[pino]

Good morning to all.
@Pino, you or not in Norway?

Morning Brother :) unfortunatelly I had to cancel my trip so I am sitting at home in front of my PC...insted :(

[bluuford]

morning everybody..
seems that Novikov has got loads of penalties overnight..

Sadly I have to leave you all in a few hours to take part in skiing marathon (63km) tomorrow. So, I hope you write all important stuff here and I can follow later what happened in the rally :-)

[Brother John]

Morning Brother :) unfortunatelly I had to cancel my trip so I am sitting at home in front of my PC...insted of :(

I had to work also, the complete day yesterday.
Here we go for the rally today.
Loeb will go for the win i think.

[jonkka]

G' Morning...

Loeb faster initially...

[jonkka]

But what's wrong with JML - is he playing supporting act or having a problem?

[Brother John]

But what's wrong with JML - is he playing supporting act or having a problem?

Yes strange times for him. :confused:

[jonkka]

Petter isn't too fast either

[bluuford]

Petter isn't too fast either

Todays stages are faster and I expect petter to struggle and loose his position to his brother

[A.F.F.]

Good morning :wave:

Everyone are slower at each checkpoint ??? Is the road getting soft or what?

[Brother John]

According to these times it is very clear, Citroën and Ford must leave the wrc with this current cars. :D

[WRC1]

PG continues with his brilliant performance!!!

great

[jonkka]

Todays stages are faster and I expect petter to struggle and loose his position to his brother

7th maybe isn't exactly what Petter expected from his home event...

[Daniel]

Thanks, I must admit I'm pretty satisfied with it myself.

Wow... that is a nice pic. You should be proud :D

[Brother John]

7th maybe isn't exactly what Petter expected from his home event...

Is he real back, such as many have said here yesterday? http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/rolleye/rolleye0012.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/freesmiley.php?smiley=rolleye/rolleye0012.gif)

[pino]

Is he real back, such as many have said here yesterday? http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/rolleye/rolleye0012.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/freesmiley.php?smiley=rolleye/rolleye0012.gif)

Hey, hands off Petter or I will ban you :p :

[jonkka]

So, it's Skoda or Petter which gets threads locked and people banned? There's gotta be a third one too... I hope it's not wishing huge barrels of beer, or what AFF?

[Daniel]

Hey, hands off Petter or I will ban you :p :

Yeah hands off BJ! Pino wants Petter all to himself :p :s ailor:

[jonkka]

To do what with? :eek:

[A.F.F.]

So, it's Skoda or Petter which gets threads locked and people banned? There's gotta be a third one too... I hope it's not wishing huge barrels of beer, or what AFF?

Mark's a terrible genie :down:

[jonkka]

Mark's a terrible genie :down:

Maybe he hasn't gotten out of the bottle yet? That's why I open every bottle I encounter... :crazy:

[pino]

Yeah hands off BJ! Pino wants Petter all to himself :p :s ailor:

You're right, I've met him in 2003, and love him as person and as rallydriver since that day ;)

[Brother John]

Hey, hands off Petter or I will ban you :p :

Ok, nice he is driving, but then he sits again in the wrong car. :s mokin:
@ Pino, yes you can have him all to yourself.

[pino]

To do what with? :eek:

No thanks I've got a lovely young wife for that :p :

[Daniel]

You're right, I've met him in 2003, and love him as person and as rallydriver since that day ;)

Gigi's going to be jealous :eek:

I can just hear Pino saying "But Gigi there is space in my heart for both of you!!!!!!!" :(


:p

[A.F.F.]

Shut Up Colin !!!!!!!!! Skoda is not ugly, you look ugly !

[J.Lindstroem]

Colin Clark is out on really deep water right now... Speaking about the look of the fabia...

[jonkka]

No thanks I've got a lovely young wife for that :p :

You said that, I only asked.

[J.Lindstroem]

"there are pretty things in life, there are ugly things on life. I belong to the second category" - Colin Clark

[Daniel]

You said that, I only asked.
Guilty conscience perhaps? :p

Only joking of course Pino and I'm happy to stop whenever :)

[WRC1]

Shut Up Colin !!!!!!!!! Skoda is not ugly, you look ugly !


AGREEEEEEE!!!

shut up you dont have taste!

[jonkka]

Guilty conscience perhaps? :p

Like Mooch replied when strange voice said "Mooch, this is your conscience speaking":

"I do not speak to strangers"

Ref: Earl and Mooch in comic Mutts. http://muttscomics.com/art/dailyarchive.asp

[[WRCRR]]

This forum has gone downhill so much it's not even funny...

...kinda follows the trend in WRC :)

[A.F.F.]

Dammit, for some reason my computer's clock is six minutes ahead. Always confuses me with stage starting times...

[A.F.F.]

Loeb's on Lillehammer stage.

[jonkka]

And Mikko losing more time...

[J.Lindstroem]

]This forum has gone downhill so much it's not even funny...

...kinda follows the trend in WRC :)

Yeeah is'nt it funny and you know what, i think i know whats worse between people who are joking on the forum and having a great time or people who only complains like you!

[Brother John]

Loeb's on Lillehammer stage.

Not on my computer! :D

[A.F.F.]

Mikko can't answer...

Let's see Latvala.

[jonkka]

Loeb is running away... :eek:

[jonkka]

Mikko can't answer...

Let's see Latvala.

He's got even less answers...

[A.F.F.]

Mikko can't answer...

Let's see Latvala.

Latvala can't answer either.

[A.F.F.]

I want frigging answers !

[jonkka]

I want frigging answers !

Another comic book answer:

Calvin's alter-ego, the Stupendous Man, walked into the classroom and answered all the questions in Calvin's quiz in ten seconds

"Gettysburg, 1492, Cotton Gin, pii etc"

Calvin, of course, flunked the test.

[Brother John]

Latvala can't answer either.

He must remain only before Sordo and keep on the road.

[J.Lindstroem]

damn this guy called Loeb is fast!

[jonkka]

+6.1 seconds between Mikko and Seb... too bad...

[A.F.F.]

Calvin and Hobbes are brilliant. And The Stupendous Man is so cool :up:

[Brother John]

damn this guy called Loeb is fast!

Only his Citroën is fast. ;)

[A.F.F.]

Mikko really needs to win this one. If he doesn't, like it looks right now, he can say goodbye to the title again. Rallies Norway and Finland are the ones this season he really should win.

[J.Lindstroem]

Henning Solberg is a little bit slow... :)

[jonkka]

Yes, I must admit that I was a tad more confident about Mikko's and JML's speed but Seb seems to be blasting all my predictions into smithereens.

[Buzz Lightyear]

Mikko really needs to win this one. If he doesn't, like it looks right now, he can say goodbye to the title again. Rallies Norway and Finland are the ones this season he really should win.

Very true.. I like Loebs style.. "f*** road position, ill just beat you anyway."

[A.F.F.]

PG continues teasing the bigger boys :up:

[A.F.F.]

Very true.. I like Loebs style.. "f*** road position, ill just beat you anyway."

Exactly, like Grönholm in the past.

[J.Lindstroem]

PG continues teasing the bigger boys :up:

I think it is completly freaked out that he is beating the Solberg brothers in cars of that has been driven by world champions.

[Brother John]

I think it is completly freaked out that he is beating the Solberg brothers in cars of that has been driven by world champions.

I love IT. ;)

[Daniel]

Yeeah is'nt it funny and you know what, i think i know whats worse between people who are joking on the forum and having a great time or people who only complains like you!

:D Quite true. I might sound like I hate the WRC and everything and perhaps I do but I still get a good laugh out of being here with people who appreciate a good bit of humour :)


Very true.. I like Loebs style.. "f*** road position, ill just beat you anyway."

:up:

Oh and AFF.... as always you never cease to make me laugh with your posts :D

[Koppomsbo]

PG continues teasing the bigger boys :up:

:up:

[jonkka]

Oh and AFF.... as always you never cease to make me laugh with your posts :D

Easily amused, eh?

[Viking]

I think it is completly freaked out that he is beating the Solberg brothers in cars of that has been driven by world champions.

I dont think there has been an world champion in Hennings car ;)

but PG.. :up:

[jonkka]

Uh-oh, Novikov losing loads of time...

[A.F.F.]

Easily amused, eh?

Great minds think alike.

[Viking]

Novikov and Boland off at ss11