Czech rally news [Archive] - Page 16

Mirek

15th October 2016, 15:17

Final results of Rally Vsetín, the last proper event in CZ:

1. Vlček (Fiesta R5) 38:09,1
2. Bisaha (Fabia R5) +9,3
3. Melichárek (Fabia R5) +17,7
4. Grzyb (Fiesta R5) +25,8
5. Tlusťák (Fabia R5) +57,2 (5 sec pen.)
6. Kupec (208 R2) +1:52,4
7. Mareš (208 R2) +2:05,5
8. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +2:25,5
9. Kořístka (Impreza STI gr.N) +2:35,7
10. Firla (Impreza STI gr.N) +2:28,4

Most notable retirement was Březík's small accident already in the first corner of the rally. For sure he wanted to enjoy his first ever R5 start a bit longer. Otherwise quite interesting event with many of the top crews with unusual cars. What is especially nice for me is that Kupec and Mareš managed to do some crazy times with R2 cars!

Mirek

15th October 2016, 22:25

Nice video from the rally including accident of Šikl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YGeVtPHtGA

Mirek

16th October 2016, 16:52

Great video from JNK including a full coppy of Botka's crazy Barum accident by Mikulaštík: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eblzyqGijdk

Mirek

21st October 2016, 18:12

Sosnová show which is going to take place 19.-20.11. revealed some big names!

Marcus Grönholm (WRC car)
Markku Alén (WRC car)
Massimo "Perdo" Pedretti (Delta S4)
Luigi "Lucky" Battistolli (Lancia 037)

And by the way the overall Rally sprint 2017 winner (the Cup +2 to say it properly) is Martin Vlček.

Mirek

8th November 2016, 14:52

Sad news. Libor Joska, former co-driver of Josef Peták and 2008 Czech rallysprint champion passed away after from an illness.

Mirek

9th November 2016, 14:09

Marcus Grönholm in Sosnová with Corolla WRC and Markku Alén with Fabia WRC.

Mirek

16th November 2016, 15:23

Entry list for Sosnová: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=18913

Mirek

19th November 2016, 14:29

Marcus Grönholm can't start due to some injury. Markku Alén and Václav Pech will drive the already prepared Corolla WRC for show instead.

Short video message from Marcus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAFlbmF8Ras

Mirek

19th November 2016, 16:00

Big news for 2017 MČR... Václav Pech with Fiesta R5!

Andre Oliveira

19th November 2016, 16:52

Fantastic :)

dimviii

19th November 2016, 17:04

Big news for 2017 MČR... Václav Pech with Fiesta R5!

pitty,i will miss the 911 engine sound.

PLuto

20th November 2016, 03:03

pitty,i will miss the 911 engine sound.

Porsche will stay in the field with Jiri Jirovec

sete

21st November 2016, 12:14

my photo gallery from Setkani Mistru 2016
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1498

PLuto

21st November 2016, 20:16

Provisional entry list to TipCars Prazsky Rallysprint - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=18612

Mirek

21st November 2016, 21:30

Hmm, I think I'll go to spectate this time. It's a sin to live in Prague and not to go with such a list :)

8 WRC, 13 R5, 3 GT, 2 S2000...

Tomáš Enge with gr.B 130LR of his father is also nice :)

Mirek

22nd November 2016, 22:40

Very spectacular and sideways-only video from Setkání Mistrů Sosnová: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3fD9VRFCZQ

Rally, rallycross, autocross drivers together and some drifters between runs. Grzyb with Fabia R5 won overall. Pech this time exremely spectacular when driving the Porsche for show.

nafpaktos

23rd November 2016, 21:08

Not a rally but GREAT show

Mirek

1st December 2016, 07:52

Seeded entry list for Prague: http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=18895

Mirek

3rd December 2016, 17:08

Accident of Pech on live coverage from today's Prague rallysprint: https://youtu.be/oasjh2HhanM?t=2h56m31s

Sadly the event had to be shortened due to stupid accident of one of the spectators who fell down from the stadium wall. Also before there were many delays caused by various reasons such as ambulance passing through the stage to a non-rally related incident.

Anyway Kostka won but frankly for me Prague shall be about making a show and when I was there in the morning Kostka and many others didn't even try to do anything for show. Enge, Černý, Šikl, Semerád and some others fortunately did.

sete

4th December 2016, 13:03

my gallery from Pražský Rallysprint
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1501

Mirek

4th December 2016, 13:07

Very spectacular video including crazy Tomáš Enge with Škoda 130LR :cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhO3UTgNBcg

dimviii

4th December 2016, 13:25

who is Enge?

Mirek

4th December 2016, 13:48

The most famous Czech circuit driver and occasionaly also rally driver (his father too). He is also the only Czech who drove an F1 race but the story ended shortly as he was banned for having some THC in his blood after winning some F3000 event (I doubt marihuana can help anyone with driving but it's forbidden nevertheless).

Ucci

4th December 2016, 14:23

Accident of Pech on live coverage from today's Prague rallysprint: [url]https://youtu.be/oasjh2HhanM?t=2h56m31s.

Seems like codriver's error. Or at least a failure in communacation between crew.

Mirek

4th December 2016, 14:29

Mirek

4th December 2016, 15:33

Sadly the event had to be shortened due to stupid accident of one of the spectators who fell down from the stadium wall.

Rumors circulating that the spectator died...

sete

4th December 2016, 16:36

For sure not. Pech drove this stage thousand times and even this mistake was in some 6th or 7th lap of the very same road. The road is so well known that most of the drivers carry vip as co-drivers. Nobody needs notes there.

I was talking with Pech after the accident,as he came to look on that corner.
He told me that he isnt sure what happened,car just didnt turn properly as expected.
He was also meaned maybe some technical failure occur

Mirek

4th December 2016, 16:41

Drivers often say so :) Maybe he said truth but on the other hand he made one mistake just 200 meters farther already before.

Wim_Impreza

4th December 2016, 18:57

Mirek

5th December 2016, 11:28

Entry list for Mikuláš Rally Slušovice (show): http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=18924

20th December 2016, 14:06

Skoda confirm Czech Championship, presumably with Kopecky.

Mirek

23rd December 2016, 23:34

Best of 2016, very spectacular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTI5MOtbRcQ

Mirek

26th December 2016, 19:51

Now also 2016 crash and mistakes from JNK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZMoaG1_Q-E

WUff1

7th January 2017, 14:41

News of Petr Gross, former regular co-driver of Adolf Robert, remember his bad accident in rally Krkonose 2014:

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=de&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=cs&tl=en&u=http://www.rallyekrumlov.cz/cz/media/tiskove-informace/informace&usg=ALkJrhjKsoZq15EgfEL19fn4EAeU9VKPlg

Mirek

7th January 2017, 15:30

Gross is a co-driver legend in here. He used to co-drive Sibera, Kresta, Prokop, Enge, Hrdinka and many others. He did nearly 350 rallies! http://ewrc-results.com/coprofile.php?p=669&t=Petr-Gross

But it's great news of course. Finally something official and positive after more than two years since the accident which took life of Miloš Vágner and nearly that of Petr Gross too.

dimviii

2nd February 2017, 17:16

Pechs fiesta is almost ready.Chassis No 201

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3q5Sp-WQAAlMGZ.jpg

Mirek

17th February 2017, 15:48

Szeja brothers with Fiesta R5 in Czech championship :)

Article including livery
http://rajdy24.pl/szejowie-fiesta-r5-mistrzostwach-czech/

Tom206wrc

18th February 2017, 12:57

Looks like Peugeot CZ organizes this year a trophy for 208 R2s with Gekon Racing Team(ex-Citroën Racing Trophy CZ) :confused:

Good idea because last year in CZ championship there were a lot of 208 without any cup, there can only be lots more crews this season :D

http://www.gekonracing.cz/

kure91

18th February 2017, 19:00

PLuto

19th February 2017, 11:22

Tom206wrc, yeah, trophy is really happening this year, today was released rules, etry forms etc. - http://www.gekonracing.cz/index.php/ke-stazeni/ (only in czech language) It will composed of 5 events of czech championship - Valašská rally, Český Krumlov, Hustopeče, Bohemia and Barum

Regulations were published two weeks ago. But what I have heard, drivers are not so happy about the conditions and rules. So we will see who will start there. Actually it looks that class 6 will not be so good in Czech like last year.

Mirek

27th February 2017, 13:19

Jaromir Tarabus in Valašská rally with Fabia S2000.

Mirek

1st March 2017, 14:11

Fast Austrian driver Simon Wagner was added on the entry list of Valašská Rally (with Peugeot 208 R2 from Sparrow Racing).

WUff1

1st March 2017, 16:42

Fast Austrian driver Simon Wagner was added on the entry list of Valašská Rally (with Peugeot 208 R2 from Sparrow Racing).

He is said doing an international program with this car in 2017, no Austrian championship.

EDIT: Full Czech championship and 3 runs of ERC Junior, including Barum: http://www.motorline.cc/rallye/challenge/2017/Diverses/ARC-Schneerosen-Rallye-Wagners-vielbeschftigt-Schneerosen-Test-&-grosse-Disco-Party-209535.html

Mirek

7th March 2017, 09:36

It looks good, out of first 33 entries to the Valašská Rally ( around 3x more is expected) there are 2 WRC, 7 R5 and 5 GT :)

Mirek

8th March 2017, 12:30

New test of Václav Pech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbd-Fe_W8O0

sete

8th March 2017, 12:54

you can see my photo gallery from this test here
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1512

Mirek

8th March 2017, 16:25

Pavel Valoušek doesn't continue with MM Rally Team. Any program for 2017 is uncertain.

Mirek

11th March 2017, 13:52

Miroslav Jakeš is entered to Valašská rally with Fiesta R5 :)

Mirek

13th March 2017, 16:32

Another test of Václav Pech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yUmiCQVQ0

sete

13th March 2017, 18:04

i upload my photos from that test to gallery
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1512

Tom206wrc

15th March 2017, 11:58

Ten drivers in 208 R2s up to date on entrylist Valasska Rally...how many of them in the czech 208 Cup :confused:

Mirek

15th March 2017, 22:03

82 entries for the first round of Czech championship. 3 WRC, 12 R5, 1 S2000, 6 GT, 16 Gr.N 4x4, 3 R3, 15 R2

Entry list not yet seeded: http://prihlaska.valasskarally.cz/

WRC: Dohnal (Focus), Trněný (Fabia), Mikulaštík (Octavia)
R5: Pech, Jakeš, Odložilík, Vlček, Szeja, Bisaha (all Fiesta), Kopecký, Černý, Štajf, Tlusťák, Trojan, Landa (all Fabia)
S2000: Tarabus

dimviii

15th March 2017, 22:17

Mirek whats your opinion about Pech vs Kopecky?

sete

16th March 2017, 06:25

It will be very tight battle.

Mirek

16th March 2017, 08:30

The only thing I can say about that is that I'm looking forward to the fight.

16th March 2017, 09:14

I think Kopecky will need Skoda to play their jokers.. what date was Fabia R5 homologated?

Mirek

16th March 2017, 09:19

1st April 2015.

Mirek

17th March 2017, 08:25

Seeded entry list: http://www.valasskarally.cz/data_Valasska-Rally-ValMez/documents/%C5%98IHL%C3%81%C5%A0EN%C3%89-POS%C3%81DKY-2017.pdf

Mirek

17th March 2017, 22:53

Test Kopecký: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_05-nzwQMss

Superb livery of Jírovec

https://scontent.fprg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17265220_10206785781882000_1663068059906889558_n.j pg?oh=e79e86b395e825b2072fa99e05708596&oe=59637034

Jarek Z

18th March 2017, 20:44

I know nothing about the driver, but it's a beautiful car indeed!

18th March 2017, 20:47

1st April 2015.

Good date to introduce joker parts.

But Kopecky will not have them for round one..

Mirek

18th March 2017, 20:54

I know nothing about the driver, but it's a beautiful car indeed!

This car is ex-Pech's "rocket". Mr. Jírovec is owner of Invelt company and also of the team for which Pech drives. Normally Jírovec drives historic BMW M3 E30 in Rothmans colors. He is gentleman driver, roughly 60 years old. For sure he isn't able to be in top ten with the car but since we have 6 Porsches entered for Valašská rally there may be some nice competition among them (nearly all are driven by gentleman drivers).

Here are his best recent results:
2016 Historic Rally Vltava - 6th overall including ERC, 2nd MČR Historic
2016 Barum Star Rally Historic - 3rd overall
2016 Rally Legend San Marino - 16th overall
2015 Rally Legend San Marino - 6th overall

Mirek

19th March 2017, 11:11

Video from traditional test event in Žiželice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUq6yr9Oj2Q

kure91

20th March 2017, 19:53

Ten drivers in 208 R2s up to date on entrylist Valasska Rally...how many of them in the czech 208 Cup :confused:
So, finaly first names. From press release od P208 CZ Cup, number of registered drivers is 6, but only 4 of them will start at Valasska Rally. Here is all six names: Václav Dunovský, Filip Mareš, Matěj Kamenec, Jan Lunga, Simon Wagner and René Dohnal

Mirek

22nd March 2017, 09:24

New video from Kopecký's test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd2-7ZLkjF8

Action starts at 2 minutes.

Jeppe

22nd March 2017, 13:53

New video from Kopecký's test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd2-7ZLkjF8

Action starts at 2 minutes.

Nice place @4.01 ;)

Mirek

22nd March 2017, 14:09

That's Barum rally road. Usually this road is part of stage called either Halenkovice or Žlutava (shorter version) ;)

In 2012 Juho made a spectacular sideways jump there :)

dimviii

22nd March 2017, 18:53

New video from Kopecký's test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd2-7ZLkjF8

Action starts at 2 minutes.

???

eWRC-results‏*@eWRCresults
Heard about big crash Jan Kopecký during pre-event test. Crew OK, car KO.

Mirek

22nd March 2017, 19:10

AFAIK nothing that serious ;)

22nd March 2017, 20:29

Another of Kopecky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCRewEG8t3U

Sped up? The car also sounds a little different to normal.

Mirek

22nd March 2017, 20:43

I watched it low-res on my phone but it wasn't speed up for sure. The superfast road in the open area is another Barum stage - Biskupice (not used in last two years or so).

22nd March 2017, 20:46

Presumably he is testing there the same spec car he will use this weekend and not some of the joker bits.

Definitely seems louder to me too, but maybe it's the atmospheric conditions.

dimviii

22nd March 2017, 20:59

Another of Kopecky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCRewEG8t3U

Sped up? The car also sounds a little different to normal.

yes its speed up.

Walach

23rd March 2017, 08:01

Presumably he is testing there the same spec car he will use this weekend and not some of the joker bits.

Definitely seems louder to me too, but maybe it's the atmospheric conditions.

He will use brand new car this weekend, not the one from the last week's tests.

Mirek

23rd March 2017, 10:12

Short video from yesterday (without the accident): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxivmJva_f8

Mirek

23rd March 2017, 10:14

yes its speed up.

I don't know but it doesn't play speed up to me.

Tom206wrc

23rd March 2017, 12:18

So, finaly first names. From press release od P208 CZ Cup, number of registered drivers is 6, but only 4 of them will start at Valasska Rally. Here is all six names: Václav Dunovský, Filip Mareš, Matěj Kamenec, Jan Lunga, Simon Wagner and René Dohnal

Thanks...Vaclav Dunovsky is my favourite(very fast 2WD driver) ;)

Mirek

23rd March 2017, 12:36

He had a bad crash last weekend in test event Žiželice. I don't know if they are able to start in Valašská rally. Hopefully yes.

Mirek

24th March 2017, 18:02

Valašská rally live results tomorrow here (starting at 12:25)

http://rally-base.com/2017/janca-valasska-rally-2017/

Mirek

25th March 2017, 12:01

Jakeš crashed on SS1. Kopecký way faster than Pech so far, Černý on the same pace as Pech.

Jarek Z

25th March 2017, 12:12

Jakeš crashed on SS1.

Yes, crashed & rolled:
https://www.facebook.com/torskeefilms/videos/1685129465126991/

25th March 2017, 12:56

Maybe Pech is taking some time to get used to his new car..

Cerny impressive.. he seems to have made some real progress.

nafpaktos

25th March 2017, 13:56

Cerny's car is not official,right?

25th March 2017, 14:05

Cerny's car is not official,right?

No, I guess Kresta Racing still.

Maybe SM gave them an up to date spec car though?

dimviii

25th March 2017, 14:11

Lets see what Pech can do at 2nd leg.
For sure Cerny impressive whatever fabia he drives.

Tom206wrc

25th March 2017, 14:33

In the 208 CZ cup Dohnal has a small lead margin on Wagner ;)

Mares because of penalties, and Dunovsky are way far behind though :mark:

Mirek

25th March 2017, 14:44

No, I guess Kresta Racing still.

Not anymore. Černý's own team. His engine is however tuned by the same guy as Kresta's ones.

25th March 2017, 14:55

Not anymore. Černý's own team. His engine is however tuned by the same guy as Kresta's ones.

His own team for ERC also?

Mirek

25th March 2017, 14:59

His own team for ERC also?

He can't do all events with just one car so he has t rent another one for some events.

Mirek

25th March 2017, 19:32

In the 208 CZ cup Dohnal has a small lead margin on Wagner ;)

Mares because of penalties, and Dunovsky are way far behind though :mark:

Wagner leading after day 1 but all R2 drivers are being badly beaten by marketing director of Opel CZ :)

26th March 2017, 09:20

Cerny fast this morning, maybe he can catch Pech.

dimviii

26th March 2017, 09:56

Cerny now 0,9 from Pech.

26th March 2017, 11:44

Looks like problem or mistake for Pech on SS10, Cerny now 11.1s ahead.

Mirek

26th March 2017, 12:30

I accidentally deleted my post... Pech made a mistake in one of many junctions on the stage. It is in fact sort of labyrinth made on Tatra testing grounds.

26th March 2017, 13:00

Now Cerny drops time on SS11, but still has a decent amount in hand with one stage to go.

Mirek

26th March 2017, 13:12

Pech took enough time from Černý on the last stage to get on 2nd place but there is a 5 second penalty for Pech in the air (for hitting a chicane). Not confirmed in this moment though.

26th March 2017, 13:27

Cerny seemed to go a bit off the boil on the last two stages.. anyway for me at least it was a better than expected performance from him.

Kopecky was really in charge this weekend. Maybe Pech needs time to adjust to the R5 still or maybe Fabia is just too far ahead.

Mirek

26th March 2017, 13:39

Černý may have gone off on the penultimate stage. If no more penalties for chicanes (a sad record of 120 chicanes on the rally) come the final results look like this:

1. Kopecký (Fabia R5) 1:30:57,8
2. Pech (Fiesta R5) +1:11,1
3. Černý (Fabia R5) +1:12,1
4. Dohnal (Focus WRC) +2:01,1
5. Odložilík (Fiesta R5) +3:04,5
6. Vlček (Fiesta R5) +3:22,7 (10 sec pen and puncture)
7. Szeja (Fiesta R5) +3:30,9 (10 sec pen)
8. Tlusťák (Fabia R5) +4:25,4 (5 sec pen)
9. Tarabus (Fabia S2000) +4:27,6 (5 sec pen) - a good example of how much the cars developed in the last few years
10. Štajf (Fabia R5) +4:52,4 (20 sec pen)

As there was an interest about the R2 here is their final top 5:

1. Wagner (208 R2) 1:41:34,8
2. Barčák (Adam R2) +1,5
3. Mareš (208 R2) +58,3 (30 sec pen)
4. Gryc (208 R2) +1:07,0
5. Dohnal (208 R2) +2:42,0 (10 sec pen and an off today)

There was only one retirement from top ten entries - Jakeš due to a crash. Březík who was leading gr.N crashed on the same place in second run.

And a final note for Ucci: Top scoring Porsche of Janota (former historic ERC champion) finished on 21st place behind 4 R2 cars. 2 of 5 cars retired due to drivetrain problems. It was full dry with anti-cutting obstacles everywhere so with little dirt on the road. On the ther hand incredible number of chicanes limit top speed advantage and moreover slows Porsches more than other cars because they are simply too big.

Ucci

26th March 2017, 16:43

And a final note for Ucci: Top scoring Porsche of Janota (former historic ERC champion) finished on 21st place behind 4 R2 cars. 2 of 5 cars retired due to drivetrain problems. It was full dry with anti-cutting obstacles everywhere so with little dirt on the road. On the ther hand incredible number of chicanes limit top speed advantage and moreover slows Porsches more than other cars because they are simply too big.
Thx Mirek. But I didn't follow stage times of any 911 driver, because they are just gentelman drivers. Pech driving 911 never had any troubles beeing faster compare to R2 drivers.
I hope that Pech will be faster with Fiesta already in the second event. Otherwise this championship will be very booring.....Kopecky is in his own league.

Mirek

26th March 2017, 18:44

Janota isn't exactly a gentleman driver but we have to take into accout that also his car is simply nowhere near to what Pech had last year.

Anyway I meant it just as and information for You ;-)

Mirek

26th March 2017, 18:58

Nice video https://youtu.be/eKCjIQIJ7lU

Mirek

26th March 2017, 22:13

The best video so far including crashes of Jakeš and Březík: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn7qbblXXus

Kopecký very spectacular, Pech clearly a lot calmer. He said himself he needs more time and test to get more confident and faster.

Mirek

27th March 2017, 10:00

Some updates from driver's comments:

Černý - no driving mistake but technical problems with wheel bearing caused the time loss
Pech - there are still reserves in his driving, only little issues with pop-off valve, the time lost on Tatra polygon was due to stalled engine in one junction
Dohnal - lost a lot of time at the start of the event with a mistake on Tatra polygon, due to that was out of the fight for the rest of the rally

Overall nobody was happy with the stages where six stages were circuits while four were totally artificial ones made on Tatra polygon full of chicanes. On the other hand there were huge crowds of people there.

27th March 2017, 10:47

Seeing Dhonal's Focus on these videos reminds me how boring those cars were.. even the much criticised Fabia R5 sounds more exciting.

Mirek

27th March 2017, 12:06

The Focus is louder than Fabia R5 when You hear both live together.

Mirek

27th March 2017, 15:48

This is what probably caused the problems of Černý towards the end of the rally. This hit is from SS3. The problems with bearing on the same wheel started at SS11 (if video doesn't open at exact moment, go to 0:18): https://youtu.be/eKCjIQIJ7lU?t=18

Mirek

27th March 2017, 23:04

Finally JNK, worth watching as always. https://youtu.be/tFhHgGZGqRo

28th March 2017, 09:42

The Focus is louder than Fabia R5 when You hear both live together.

That certainly doesn't come across on video.. but I never liked that generation of Focus WRC. If we are talking about Fords I would rather watch a well driven Fiesta R5 any day of the week.

Mirek

28th March 2017, 10:04

Nice onboard of Pech from the penultimate stage: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/9975.html (at least this one is not completely flooded by chicanes)

AL14

28th March 2017, 11:11

Nice onboard of Pech from the penultimate stage: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/9975.html (at least this one is not completely flooded by chicanes)

It seems he is taking it easy, or is it just my impression?
Anyway even if maybe it is not the best lense to show the speed, I really like this camera view, it shows you better the lines and the approach to the corners.

Mirek

28th March 2017, 11:54

Yes, it seems to be nowhere near his onboards with Mini or Lancer but this was his first event in R5 while he sat for years in the other cars. On the other hand Kopecký's onboards with R5 don't look that fast either. Maybe it has something to do with the R5 cars. I definitely preferred S2000 onboards over R5 but on stages R5 are mostly more spectacular for spectators.

AL14

28th March 2017, 13:07

Mirek

28th March 2017, 13:24

AL14

29th March 2017, 12:42

For comparison here Kopecký from another stage: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/9977.html

It's largely boring stages with many chicanes but there are some nice parts in it though. The onboard looks mostly very relaxed except few moments but the impression from outside wasn't like that.

It gives you a more reliable idea of the speed IMHO, the camera is a bit backward and the lense seems a bit more wide, simulating better the human eye.
A pity all those chicane! The streets can be boring but I think, in a technical point of view they are very interesting to watch the details.

Mirek

29th March 2017, 13:10

Mirek

29th March 2017, 17:05

New car for Dan Zpěvák, in the past 208 R2 and Ignis S1600 driver.
https://scontent.fprg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17621679_1252311534884688_3697026242977009739_o.jp g?oh=894f3844466f8f97d53d1f5ed304a77c&oe=5960C51C

dimviii

29th March 2017, 17:10

https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2017/photos/janca_valasska_rally_2017/vbe_vr040vb.jpg
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2017/photos/janca_valasska_rally_2017/vbe_vr018vb.jpg
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2017/photos/janca_valasska_rally_2017/vbe_vr013vb.jpg
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2017/photos/janca_valasska_rally_2017/vbe_vr014vb.jpg

https://www.ewrc.cz/foto/38629-janca-valasska-rally-2017/10/

Fiat-131-Abarth

29th March 2017, 20:03

One more onboard, this time Jakeš from SS1 with a crash just three corners before the finish. He was second fastest behind Kopecký at that moment. The stage is again full of chicanes but there are still some very nice high speed crests there: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/9973.html

By the way Jakeš praised Fiesta a lot. He said that compared to the DS3 it is a lot better car, especially suspension.

First time since his Mitsubishi times, that a Jakes onboard looks really fast. I'm really sorry for him, that he rolled, he would deserve a good result.
Mirek do you know why Vallasska always comes back to the czech championship? Few years ago they had problems with the Organisation every year. Now the stages are compared to other rallys in CR really bad. And it is quite ridiculous that a third of the rally was held on "artificial stages" on the Tatra testing grounds.

AL14

29th March 2017, 20:31

itix

29th March 2017, 20:47

You really like chicanes a lot in Czech Republic.
I think it is more the case of "the championship management doesn't like high average speeds so they lower them artificially with chicanes while not really improving safety at all".

It's all just for show anyway.

AL14

29th March 2017, 21:17

I think it is more the case of "the championship management doesn't like high average speeds so they lower them artificially with chicanes while not really improving safety at all".

It's all just for show anyway.

It's a pity because they are very nice fast and flowing stages with wide road. They have some unique characteristics.

Mirek

29th March 2017, 21:26

Mirek do you know why Vallasska always comes back to the czech championship? Few years ago they had problems with the Organisation every year. Now the stages are compared to other rallys in CR really bad. And it is quite ridiculous that a third of the rally was held on "artificial stages" on the Tatra testing grounds.

There is completely new organization since last year and it's made of active rally crews. Compared to the infamous years it was all a lot smoother in terms of organization but as everyone could see the stages were really bad compared to the old times. I think that the decision to bring Valašská rally back could have been taken too late considering it was held so early in the season. Also frankly after all what happened there is now lack of organizers, especially those being able to hold an event of MČR and not only sprint. The sad reality is that now there are only five high quality events in the championship - Barum, Bohemia, Český Krumlov, Šumava and Hustopeče. Příbram has been very uncertain for several years and the stages of last year's edition weren't up to MČR standards as well. At least compared to last year it seems that the trend started to reverse slowly with very nice sprints of Kopná and Jeseníky back in the calendar.

You really like chicanes a lot in Czech Republic.

I think it is more the case of "the championship management doesn't like high average speeds so they lower them artificially with chicanes while not really improving safety at all".

It's all just for show anyway.

Nobodoy likes them. You hear everyone complaining about them, especially drivers of large cars. Frankly I don't know why there were so many in this rally. The number was just totaly overblown. There are events with nearly no chicanes at all (Bohemia) or very few (Barum for example). Also this year ASN actually alowed higher average speed (130 km/h instead of 120 km/h), while they made the standard chicane tighter (only God knows why). I can't explain it, maybe they were scared of accidents or of the average speed they could not estimate without more experience. I don't know.

Fiat-131-Abarth

29th March 2017, 21:38

There is completely new organization since last year and it's made of active rally crews. Compared to the infamous years it was all a lot smoother in terms of organization but as everyone could see the stages were really bad compared to the old times. I think that the decision to bring Valašská rally back could have been taken too late considering it was held so early in the season. Also frankly after all what happened there is now lack of organizers, especially those being able to hold an event of MČR and not only sprint. The sad reality is that now there are only five high quality events in the championship - Barum, Bohemia, Český Krumlov, Šumava and Hustopeče. Příbram has been very uncertain for several years and the stages of last year's edition weren't up to MČR standards as well. At least compared to last year it seems that the trend started to reverse slowly with very nice sprints of Kopná and Jeseníky back in the calendar.

. Also this year ASN actually alowed higher average speed (130 km/h instead of 120 km/h).

Thanks for your fast answer.
Nice to hear about the higher allowed average speed. I really hope, that Malonty could end in Rychnov again than.

Mirek

31st March 2017, 21:06

Entry list for reborn Rally Kopná, now called Ageus Rallysprint: http://rallysprintkopna.cz/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_entries.pdf

Top entries:
Kostka - Fabia R5
Tarabus - Fiesta R5
Vlček - Fiesta R5
Nivette (Pol) - Fabia R5

Very good news is that the rally is about to be held on the classic stages: Kopná (last year it was used on Barum as a part of SS Kašava), Zádveřice, Slušovice (both known also from some Barum editions) and Kameňák (partially used in Barum as part of Troják)

Mirek

4th April 2017, 10:12

There are some late entries like Melichárek with Fabia R5.

Ucci

4th April 2017, 14:34

Mirek

8th April 2017, 08:20

Live results from Kopna: https://www.rally-base.com/2017/ageus-rallysprint-kopna-2017/

Mirek

8th April 2017, 14:24

Final results of Rally Kopná which was held on traditionally tough stages and this time also wet and muddy:

1. Kostka (Fabia R5) 40:29,0
2. Tarabus (Fiesta R5) +24,8
3. Vlček (Fiesta R5) +26,8
4. Tlusťák (Fabia R5) +1:14,5
5. Melichárek (Fabia R5) +1:46,9
6. Březík (Evo IX gr.N) +2:48,7
7. Jelínek (Evo IX gr.N) +2:55,9
8. Ševčík (Impreza Sti, gr.N) +2:59,5
9. Firla (Evo IX gr.N) +3:54,8
10. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +4:18,1

Nivette (Fabia R5) retired with technical problems from 4th place.

Walach

8th April 2017, 18:07

After the slalom event with the love affair for the chicanes that we have experienced at Valašská Rally, Kopná was finally the proper rally. I don't remember such a spectator-friendly rally in czech republic for years.
Once againery good performance from Kostka and great one from Tarabus with the new car too. Young guns in 2WD did very well, especially René Dohnal who seems to be maturing into very fast and calm driver, Radim Kupec and Matěj Kamenec in his first outing with 208 R2.

Ucci

8th April 2017, 19:29

Mirek

8th April 2017, 20:18

I don't follow circuits, sorry. I know that he spent some time in DTM etc. but nothing specific.

Nice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kI8fd8kQI

Mirek

8th April 2017, 20:45

This was a proper rally. Check this video with gazillion mistakes and offs :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucxnrl7bFeQ

Mirek

9th April 2017, 22:59

JNK video from Kopná is by far the best from 2017 Czech season so far!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2fKJkxBulM

Mirek

11th April 2017, 09:36

Tamara Molinaro on the list of Rally Šumava.

Mirek

13th April 2017, 16:28

Entry list of Rally Šumava: http://entry.rallyesumava.cz/ (65 crews, somewhat weaker than last year)

Sýkora back with Fabia R5, altogether 2 WRC, 11 R5, 1 S2000, 6 GT.

Entry list for Historic Rally Vltava (77 crews, better than last year): http://entry.vltavarallye.cz/

Mirek

18th April 2017, 17:14

SS Strážov today!!!
https://scontent.fprg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18010169_1502747213100266_5543654598539919758_n.jp g?oh=02e1edb9b3097028b6e6a6da0a64f12a&oe=598F3E6A

Hopefully it melts before the rally starts...

Fiat-131-Abarth

18th April 2017, 17:47

I was planning to visit the rally on saturday like the last years, but I will cancel it due the bad weather forecast (snow down to 600 m above sea Level)
Really hope that Kopecky will be at Rally Krumlov and not start in Portugal at the same weekend

Mirek

18th April 2017, 18:54

I don't think that it will be that bad because not many roads are upon 600 meters if any. The old ones from Vimperk area yes but the ones around Klatovy I don't think so. Some risk of ice in the morning may be there. Anyway last year it was similar during the week before the rally and there was nothing on stages (it was -3°C at the start of shakedown and the hills were covered by snow but it got a lot warmer starting with that point). For me Šumava is way more spectator friendly than Krumlov therefore I choose Šumava.

This is forecast for Kdyně, that's on one stage: https://www.yr.no/place/Czech_Republic/Plzeň/Kdyně/long.html

Mirek

19th April 2017, 14:17

This is a webcam from Koráb hill (run on Friday), 647 meters upon sea level, -0,7°C at the moment and a bit of snow on top: http://portal.chmi.cz/files/portal/docs/meteo/kam/prohlizec.html?cam=kdyne

Mirek

19th April 2017, 19:15

Test Kopecký: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K5GIbxfrEo

Very nice video!

Mirek

20th April 2017, 20:49

Live results tomorrow

Rally Šumava (SS1 at 16:50): https://rally-base.com/2017/rallye-sumava-klatovy-2017/
Historic Rally Vltava (SS1 at 15:32): https://rally-base.com/2017/historic-vltava-rallye-2017/

Mirek

21st April 2017, 11:25

I am in service now, the weather Is a copy of last year in the moment.Sunny with +10 degrees. Some snow on the hills but I don't think it would be on the road anywhere. Totaly dry around service and shakedown.

dimviii

21st April 2017, 21:01

Kopecky 30 sec advantage.Cerny again impressive,keep Pech behind him.

Mirek

21st April 2017, 21:20

Last stage of first leg is sadly canceled due to oil on the road (presumably from some historic car). I think normally the stage would be run with some delay but not so long in the night when the local administrations often require the stages to end before some certain time to keep calm nights.

From what I could see live it's not only about driving. Kopecký's car looks like a rocket. I don't know how much stuff they homologated at the start of April but the difference in power especially to Fiestas is clearly visible. Anyway Kopecký drove also the best. Pech clearly lacks thousands of kilometers behind the wheel of Fiesta (I saw for example one not ideal shifting from Pech).

I was told that there is one several hundred meters long icy part in one stage tomorrow but it shall be removed by salt by tomorrow. Otherwise no snow or ice. We'll see. Some rain shall come tomorrow.

23rd April 2017, 09:47

Kopecky eased off towards the end to ensure the win. Cerny again lost second place on the final stages, what happened?

Mirek

23rd April 2017, 15:28

Černý said he didn't feel that comfortable on the wet and with the tires. Also today the car leaves for Canarias and he didn't want to risk that much when it was raining.

Final results

1. Kopecký (Fabia R5) 1:19:34,5 (15 sec penalty)
2. Pech (Fiesta R5) +47,1 (10 sec penalty for chicanes)
3. Černý (Fabia R5) +1:12,5 (15 sec penalty)
4. Szeja (Fiesta R5) +2:06,7 (5 sec penalty for chicanes)
5. Dohnal (Focus WRC) +2:38,0
6. Tarabus (Fabia S2000) +3:00,2 (5 sec penalty for chicanes)
7. Vlček (Fiesta R5) +3:05,9 (5 sec penalty for chicanes)
8. Štajf (Fabia R5) +4:12,2
9. Trněný (Fabia WRC) +5:08,9 (5 sec penalty for chicanes)
10. Kopáček (Impreza STi) +5:29,5

Vltava:
1. Comas (Stratos) 1:39:09,5
2. Silvasti (Porsche 911) +48,8
3. Da Zanche (Porsche 911) +1:06,1
4. Jensen (BMW M3) +3:46,6
5. Perez (Stratos) +4:11,9
6. Jansson (Escort) +6:05,2
7. Veikkanen (Porsche 911) +6:17,6
8. Cunningham (BMW M3) +8:35,1
9. Kojo (Ascona) +9:47,0
10. Peltonen (Starlet) +10:39,5

WUff1

23rd April 2017, 17:37

What´s the reason of the spilt between Tarabus and Trunkat? Now also all the money is gone, but Tarabus did a good rally with the old S 2000.

Mirek

23rd April 2017, 17:39

They didn't split. They drive sprints together. Otherwise I don't know why it's as it is.

WUff1

23rd April 2017, 18:10

They didn't split. They drive sprints together. Otherwise I don't know why it's as it is.

Thank you.

Mirek

24th April 2017, 08:18

Great JNK video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sreGchoLpPQ

Mirek

24th April 2017, 15:51

Onboard from Šumava are yet to be uploaded but meanwhile there are some great ones from Rally Kopná which I haven't posted yet. Both with Kostka driving.

https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10095.html
https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10107.html

Mirek

25th April 2017, 15:56

Can't help myself but the onboards from S2000 are simply nicer to watch and hear than R5 ones. You feel the speed more and it feels overall more aggressive: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10109.html

PLuto

25th April 2017, 16:20

sete

26th April 2017, 13:03

my photos from Rally Sumava
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1525

Mirek

29th April 2017, 02:51

Great onboard of Černý from IMO the best stage of this year's edition of Šumava, very changeable conditions: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10123.html

Another nice stage with Pech on full wet: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10135.html

And Pech from the same stage as Tarabus posted before: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10119.html

Mirek

29th April 2017, 16:47

I forgot to post something with the best one, so here one nice with Kopecký: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10137.html

Mirek

6th May 2017, 08:04

Online results from Rally Vyškov, second round of Rallysprint series: https://rally-base.com/2017/rally-vyskov-2017/

Starting right now.

Mirek

6th May 2017, 16:24

Nice battle of three Fiestas R5 was decided by a crash of Odložilík from first place. After that Vlček took the victory ahead of Tarabus and Trněný. There was a great battle in R2 category. In the end young Matěj Kamenec in his second only R2 start won. Radomír Kupec who was his closest rival retired with a double puncture.

1. Vlček (Fiesta R5) 42:42,4 (42424 - nice, isn't it?)
2. Tarabus (Fiesta R5) +5,0
3. Trněný (Fabia WRC) +53,9 (some issues with hydraulics in first section)
4. Trnovec (Fiesta R5) +1:26,8
5. Firla (Evo IX gr.N) +1:55,4
6. Jelínek (Evo IX gr.N) +2:16,3
7. Rigler (Fiesta R5) +2:43,4
8. Hanuš (Fiesta R5) +2:57,7
9. Nešetřil (997 GT3) +2:58,6
10. Smékal (DS3 R3) +3:16,9

12. Kamenec (208 R2) +3:28,0

Odložilík (from ewrc)

https://ewrc-results.com/quickp/38636_18222017_1548626205210889_306810869015616550 4_n.jpg

Mirek

7th May 2017, 19:41

Very spectacular video from JNK incuding crash of Odložilík (don't get confused by red color of his car, it was rented one): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y961PF28JFk

Mirek

10th May 2017, 15:56

Some nice onboards from Vyškov:

Odložilík, crash: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10189.html
Tarabus: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10183.html
Tarabus again: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10213.html
Vlček same stage as Odložilík: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10201.html

Fiat-131-Abarth

12th May 2017, 21:40

Very good entry list of Rallye Cesky Krumlov:
http://rallyekrumlov.cz/media/attachments/rck2017entriesfiaertmcr.pdf

Mirek

18th May 2017, 18:52

Live results from Rallye Český krumlov tomorrow since 15:30 here: https://rally-base.com/2017/rallye-cesky-krumlov-2017/

Fiat-131-Abarth

18th May 2017, 21:31

Looks like typical Rallye Krumlov weather. Sunny and high temperatures at the start, thunderstorms Friday evening and very changeable on Saturday.
Hope the rain on Malonty won't be to heavy.
Looking really forward to my "home rallye"

Mirek

19th May 2017, 17:39

Interesting thing... it's really hot today and several Fiestas R5 reportedly suffer with pop-off valves, namely at least Jakeš and Bisaha.

By the way Filip Mareš seems to be on the roll leading R2 by 19 seconds after 30 km (and 2WD by 8 secs)!

WUff1

20th May 2017, 06:54

No good rally of Austrian Simon Wagner so far.

Mirek

20th May 2017, 10:18

He has been fastest today but he lost a lot of time yesterday.

Ucci

20th May 2017, 11:40

Boring rally.....Kopecky is way to fast for all others.

Mirek

20th May 2017, 16:24

The rally finished. Strange edition of Krumlov as it was all dry, legendary Malonty are partially under road work and looked nearly somewhat like a gravel stage on the last several kilometers (this section will be wider next year).

Kopecký was totally dominant winning all stages. Pech said he doesn't know how to drive faster but confirmed that he looses time mostly in fast sections, not in slow technical ones. Jakeš finished third not that far behind Pech and showed that he still can drive despite those hard seasons with DS3. Černý fourth, I think everybody thought he would fight with Pech again but he didn't manage to do so. He blaimed wrong setup for Krumlov stages for that. Štajf finally where he was last year despite one small off. Dohnal was very unhappy about the rougher sections becase the Focus is totally unsuitable for them. He was using the highest possible asphalt ride height and despite that the car was sliding on the sumpguard very often. I guess he will skip Barum agian mainly for this reason. Szeja and Tarabus (with S2000) did good rally I think, Tarabus despite he yesterday drove three stages without intercom. Vlček had a big off yesterday the night section and lost a lot of time with it. Odložilík again retired, this time due to health issues.

The craziest to follow was probaly group N. So far dominant driver of the season Kopáček (STi) was totally lost. First problems with brakes, than broken gear stick, than an off and after that twice changing wheel on stage. Suprisingly way fastest driver was Ševčík (STi) but first he had to change tyre today to crash in the very last stage. So the rally was won by Březík (Evo IX).

In 2WD Mareš (208 R2) got in the massive lead yesterday and today controlled the situation till the end. Austrian Wagner (208 R2) lost a lot of time yesterday (I think with puncture), today he was fastest and made it to second place nearly two minutes behind Mareš. Karel Kupec in his first rally with Adam R2 crashed, same happened to another fast guy René Dohnal (208 R2). Dunovský (208 R2) retired with broken radiator and underlined so far bad season.

1. Kopecký (Fabia R5) 1:33:09,3
2. Pech (Fiesta R5) +1:42,4
3. Jakeš (Fiesta R5) +2:21,4
4. Černý (Fabia R5) +2:42,6
5. Štajf (Fabia R5) +3:14,6
6. Dohnal (Focus WRC) +3:23,1
7. Szeja (Fiesta R5) +3:28,3
8. Tarabus (Fabia S2000) +4:12,7
9. Vlček (Fiesta R5) +4:58,5
10. Březík (Evo IX gr.N) +9:14,4

The best about Krumlov is always onboards. They will come soon.

Mirek

21st May 2017, 14:44

Kopáček's tyres from this rally...
https://scontent.fprg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18527948_643757172495665_3370510664583551212_n.jpg ?oh=4620c162385e93d34e726ba6024c3642&oe=59B8B270
Plus one another...
https://scontent.fprg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/18670869_644082569129792_4737907869919976219_n.jpg ?oh=9c20d6ec5e60ea57e6319bc1340d49d5&oe=59ACA347

Fiat-131-Abarth

21st May 2017, 15:59

Mirek will they repair the road on the Malonty stage beginning at Cetviny, because than the stage (end) will be super super superfast. The stage will lose a lot of it's character, but it is really necassary to repair it because Actually the road is more a gravel than a tarmac road.

Fiat-131-Abarth

21st May 2017, 19:36

No good rally of Austrian Simon Wagner so far.
Wagner had a power steering issue on Friday evening. On the last stage he lost around 30 s with Engine problems. Will be interesting to see a rally when Mares and Wagner have a rally without problems and both drive flat out the whole rally.

Mirek

22nd May 2017, 08:54

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcdpwQh3Tuw

Great place...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TST01pwg1Tk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fve2Xf95Dnw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjBwRODGv-E

dimviii

22nd May 2017, 17:41

https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2017/photos/rallye_cesky_krumlov_2017/vbe_vb35.jpg

more
https://www.ewrc.cz/foto/36589-rallye-cesky-krumlov-2017/10/

Mirek

24th May 2017, 15:54

Pontus Tidemand will start in Rally Hustopeče.

Mirek

24th May 2017, 19:37

Onboards finally coming.

Legendary SS Malonty
Tarabus: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10242.html
Jakeš: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10232.html

SS Kohout
Tarabus: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10228.html

SS Ján
Pech: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10240.html

SS Rožmitál (for me the nicest stage but it's in the night)
Jakeš: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10222.html

So far nothing from Kopecký and nothing from Lipno, another great stage.

Adler

24th May 2017, 21:33

Super crazy fast and challenging stage this malonty...Happy to see that miro jakes finally gets a chance in a competitive car, I had huge expectations on him after barum 2013 in evo9, but was a bit dissapointet about the performance in ds3...
I am curious if he is one of the rich kids, or if it is still possible to reach the top by performance in czech republic?

Mirek

25th May 2017, 15:02

Some new ones.

SS Kohout with Pech (the stage where he was closest to Kopecký): https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10252.html
SS Rožmitál with Kopecký (again in the darkness): https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10244.html
SS Svince with Černý (very short half-circuit): https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10250.html
SS Lipno with Březík (gr.N winner, this stage is rather rough and for gr.N car pretty difficult, crash site of gr.N leader Ševčík is visible there): https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10254.html

Mirek

27th May 2017, 18:47

Again onboards but something different. Very impressive ones from Jan Krejča with historic Škoda 130LR (FIA compliant car).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOXHAVcso2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM3lG4_LjZQ

sete

4th June 2017, 12:09

my photos from Most rallysprint
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1536

Fiat-131-Abarth

4th June 2017, 12:34

Is Petr Semerad Martin's brother? How old is he?

Mirek

4th June 2017, 12:44

The Most Rally finished with little interest. It seems that many crews after last year's cancelation didn't want to travel that far. Anyway Tarabus was very dominant in the rally building a solid lead but a puncture on the penultimate stage kicked him in the second position. Vlček therefore won. Radomír Kupec won 2WD in a dominant way. Kamenec retired with technical problems.

This time the stages were new for everybody which may explain why guys without experience with most of sprint events (Tarabus and Kupec for example) were so fast compared to others.

1. Vlček (Fiesta R5) 38:59,1
2. Tarabus (Fiesta R5) +29,8 (lost 46,6 with a puncture)
3. Trněný (Fabia WRC) +1:16,7
4. Trnovec (Fiesta R5) +1:51,5
5. Firla (Evo IX gr.N) +2:02,1
6. Kupec R. (Adam R2) +2:21,9
7. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +2:40,9
8. Pokorný (Fabia R5) +2:53,4
9. Zimmermann (Clio R3) +3:18,9
10. Nešetřil (997 GT3) +3:50,3

PLuto

4th June 2017, 15:40

Is Petr Semerad Martin's brother? How old is he?

Yes, he is. He is 16 now.

Fiat-131-Abarth

4th June 2017, 15:44

Yes, he is. He is 16 now.

Wow! Strong perfomance. Go ahead

Mirek

4th June 2017, 18:56

Video from the rally which was a bit unusual compared to other events in CZ. The stages were near completely held on new smooth and slippery asphalt. They were twisty with a lot of elevation in the hills (except short stage on Most circuit). From interviews with the drivers it can be said that they were all very happy about the stages. Hopefully it brings more drivers for next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEocaRrbGg

Mirek

10th June 2017, 15:50

Great entry list for Rally Hustopeče, next round of Czech and Slovak championship!

http://www.autosport.cz/zavody/soubor.php?f=19491

20 R5 (!!!), 2 WRC, 2 S2000, 4 GT atd. 116 crews overall. Including Kopecký, Tidemand, Pech, Koči, Valoušek, Grzyb etc. Only Černý missing.

Mirek

14th June 2017, 21:15

Roman Kresta (Fabia R5) and Štěpán Vojtěch (206 WRC) entered Rally Bohemia!

Also already some names among 2WD which may be interesting for some forum members. Simon Wagner from Austria, Mārtiņš Sesks from Latvia, Sindre Furuseth from Norway or Tomasz Kwiędacz from Poland.

Mirek

15th June 2017, 11:16

Live results from Rally Hustopeče tomorrow here: https://rally-base.com/2017/agrotec-petronas-syntium-rally-hustopece-2017/

First stage starts at 19:20 with 6 stages on Friday night and 6 on Saturday.

Mirek

15th June 2017, 16:21

I forgot to post onboards from Most.

Tarabus SS4: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10287.html (lovely stage for me)
Horák (R2) SS8: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10291.html (another very nice stage)
Tarabus SS5: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10293.html (very nice stage again, don't get confused by the first suuuuperfast minute)

There is only one chicane on all three normal stages. Not a usual thing for CZ. Also the stages are largely held on very smooth asphalt which is also quite different.

dimviii

16th June 2017, 19:06

is it raining?
https://www.rally-base.com/2017/agrotec-petronas-syntium-rally-hustopece-2017/?ssId=4160&ssGroupId=1

Mirek

16th June 2017, 20:51

I was near finish of SS1 and there was some rain before start but wind made it dry out fast. Pech had some offs on ss2 I heard. So far great show. Now I made some walk and I am alone on maybe one km of stage, lol.

dimviii

16th June 2017, 21:29

Kopecky Pech Grzyb lost 20 sec 32 sec 1 minute at ss 4 accordingly, and now leader is Tidemand 7 sec from Kopecky.
Tyre choices?

Mirek

16th June 2017, 21:30

Both Pech And Kopecký with fl puncture on ss4.

Mirek

16th June 2017, 21:33

Szeja passed with light ramp aiming 45 deg in the sky, lol.

dimviii

16th June 2017, 21:53

Κοci faster from Kopecky and equal with Pech at ss5

Mirek

16th June 2017, 22:56

Fuck, editing deleted my message. Seems it doesn't work on mobile.

Koči off on ss6, continues, otherwise no info about Tidemand, Tarabus etc. yet, but it was probably raining there as it was when I was leaving ss4. Kopáček broke wheel in spectator place on ss4. I passed his car on my way back.

Jarek Z

16th June 2017, 23:51

Kopecky Pech Grzyb lost 20 sec 32 sec 1 minute at ss 4 accordingly, and now leader is Tidemand 7 sec from Kopecky.
Tyre choices?

According to http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/news/dramatyczna-nocna-petla,77236 Kopecky, Pech and Grzyb had punctures at the same place!

dimviii

17th June 2017, 00:02

, otherwise no info about Tidemand, .

puncture at ss 6 lost 1 min 20 sec ,Same time lost Koci also at ss6 but don't know why.

dimviii

17th June 2017, 00:10

https://youtu.be/kcYrffM9sdc

Mirek

17th June 2017, 07:01

Koči as well puncture.

Now it's cloudy in the area, again some showers are possible but likely for the afternoon. Probably no such mix like yesterday when there was each stage different weather.

Mirek

17th June 2017, 14:29

I am close to the finish of the last stage and it's raining again.

Mirek

17th June 2017, 23:13

What a great event it was! Changeable weather caused that it was both very spectacular and full of drama. Nearly nobody went through the rally without some mistake or problem. In the end Kopecký won ahead of Pech which looks pretty boring but in fact both went through their dramas as well (Kopecký puncture, Pech puncture and two offs). There was awesome fight today between Jakeš and Valoušek. Jakeš despite a spin on the first stage of today managed to get on the podium in the very last stage. Valoušek still won Slovak classification though because both Koči and Grzyb also suffered a puncture and weren't therefore anywhere close. To further describe what was going on I add Dohnal - struggling and only 11th after leg 1 but fastest overall in leg 2. Tarabus was surprisingly fast in the opening stages even setting 3rd time overall in the first night stage with old S2000! After that he suffered two punctures and I think that he wasn't pushing today. Also great battle in 2WD between Mareš and Wagner from the start till the last meter. Interesting fact - these two fastest juniors were also among the few crews who hit no dramas.

I have to say I was disappointed with Tidemand. I expected him to get faster with more stages but the opposite happened and even without the puncture he would probably have a hard time to get on the podium. In the end he finished fifth because Szeja didn't manage the pressure and dropped from 5th to 9th in the very last stage. But hey, Szeja is amateur driver with very little experience with R5 who started to the rally with No.19. Tidemand's best was three 3rd times in the first loop. After that 4th, 7th, 29th (puncture), 6th, 4th, 5th, 4th, 4th, 6th. That mean not a single stage in top three after first loop despite today five of six stages were totally dry and that there were even some gravel sections in the rally.

1. Kopecký (Fabia R5) 1:27:17,5
2. Pech (Fiesta R5) +41,2
3. Jakeš (Fiesta R5) +51,5
4. Valoušek (Fiesta R5) +54,3
5. Tidemand (Fabia R5) +1:53,0
6. Dohnal (Focus WRC) +1:54,6
7. Koči (Fabia R5) +1:59,4
8. Odložilík (Fiesta R5) +2:10,1
9. Szeja (Fiesta R5) +2:12,6
10. Grzyb (Fabia R5) +2:24,4

Notable retirements: Štajf (crash), Vlček (crash), Kopáček (crash). Out of 19 R5 which started in the event none suffered any major technical problem.

Very nice onboard of Grzyb from SS2 (2nd fastest), look at the muddy corner at 2:55. There were many accidents afterwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U703pEWm_k

Nice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD4rF2sVTmE

Check 2:55 Tarabus and compare with others. The old S2000 still has much better suspension than R5! It goes over those bumps like there are none while all R5 are bouncing around.

Coach 2

18th June 2017, 11:50

Not that I have any reason to defend Pontus, but can not this result be due to local knowledge (or lack of such), then I think first of all on the varying asphalt substrates.

Mirek

18th June 2017, 16:41

Another great onboard out, Valoušek from half circuit stage 8. Very aggresive driving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMlNsOfNpuc

Mirek

19th June 2017, 15:46

Superb video including a lot of accidents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78E1zddIMUI

Mirek

19th June 2017, 21:25

Hey WRC1, where are Your photos? :p

PLuto

19th June 2017, 21:30

Not that I have any reason to defend Pontus, but can not this result be due to local knowledge (or lack of such), then I think first of all on the varying asphalt substrates.

Pontus is very well experienced factory driver with lot of experience in WRC and also some czech events.

Mirek

20th June 2017, 14:59

More onboards coming

Pech SS7: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10303.html
Kopecký SS3: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10313.html
Koči SS5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax_16ESMzMA
Tidemand SS1: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10315.html
Koči SS4: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10321.html
Valoušek SS3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekgly4l78M0
Štajf SS9 (crash): https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10297.html
Jírovec (ex-Pech's Porsche) SS9: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10311.html

sete

22nd June 2017, 12:28

Former Czech rally star Roman Kresta has enter Rally Bohemia with his Skoda Fabia R5 supported with Mogul.
It was very discussed at beginning of the year the he will enter few selected races.

Coach 2

22nd June 2017, 14:47

Pontus is very well experienced factory driver with lot of experience in WRC and also some czech events.

I expect you to mean this sarcastic, not to inform me about who Pontus is and what experience he has.
But; It is often mentioned that some rally is very special (in comparison to some average?).
I would like to say that asphaltrally in ex-Czech Republic and Ireland is very special for northern Scandinavian drivers. The reason is because hwat we in Norway, Sweden and Finland call tele, tjele or tæle which means frozen ground. Because of this problem, small or relatively little used roads will always be dirt roads. When the "tæle" goes (melt and disappear), incorrect or poorly constructed asphalt roads will fall apart. When building asphalt roads, these will be relatively good and with good even asphalt everywhere. And in order to withstand the mentioned tele they will also be extremely expensive to build.
For this reason we have very few if any roads, similar to what we meet in, as previously mentioned, such as the Czech Republic or Ireland. It will also be very unfamiliar with several types of asphalt (with different grips) in one and the same stage.

Michalin STR8

23rd June 2017, 20:26

Video Rally Hustopeče 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGibZa7lpPQ&t

Mirek

29th June 2017, 18:01

On Saturday since 14:23 Rally Bohemia online: https://rally-base.com/2017/rally-bohemia-2017/

This time without me because I was invited to a wedding party.

2nd July 2017, 13:35

Watching the results from Bohemia, who is this Szeja guy? Haven't noticed him before but setting some very good times.

Mirek

2nd July 2017, 14:19

Szeja is Polish. He used to drive gr.N Subaru last year. He is doing really good progress. Last event in Hustopeče he was actually ahead of Tidemand but went off a bit on the last stage under pressure from Pontus.

Pity this rally was mostly decided by weather on SS3 when it started raining in that way that Kopecký had the best conditions, Pech worse and every other driver even worse than that.

Mirek

2nd July 2017, 15:26

Kopecký totally dominant. Great result for Szeja and also Kresta after three years long pause and first time with R5 car (just like many he lost over one minute on SS3 alone but he was 2nd fastest in 2nd leg alone). Rather bad rally for Jakeš who made several mistakes. Strange retirement of Dohnal. He run out of time due to being stopped by police on the road section. According to the rumors he was overtaking four cars in a row where overtaking is forbidden and one of those cars was disguised police one. Odložilík retired after a crash into chicane.

Kopáček retired on the last stage with electric problem from first place in gr.N. Březík therefore won again.

Mareš on his home event clearly fastest 2WD driver but who surprised nicely was Furuseth who finished 4th when he lost third only by 0,2 seconds on the very last city stage.

1. Kopecký (Fabia R5) 1:34:23,3
2. Pech (Fiesta R5) +1:09,5
3. Černý (Fabia R5) +1:37,0
4. Szeja (Fiesta R5) +1:45,7 (10 sec penalty)
5. Kresta (Fabia R5) +2:06,7
6. Jakeš (Fiesta R5) +2:57,1
7. Vojtěch (206 WRC) +3:07,1 (10 sec penalty)
8. Štajf (Fabia R5) +3:26,9
9. Tarabus (Fabia S2000) +4:20,7
10. Sýkora (Fabia R5) +4:58,4

SS wins: Kopecký 7, Szeja 2, Kresta 1, Černý 1

Onboards:
Kresta, SS7 (totally different stage than others with extremely fast sections): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt3Ro0ImMYY
Pech, SS8 (city stage): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGa2RWeGTmI
Kopáček, SS6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUlhNoIrdEU
Szeja, SS1 (city stage): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXNObKMT_E8
Jakeš, SS2 (possibly the mot technical stage in our championship): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUr-Ub_jLUk

Ucci

2nd July 2017, 15:51

Indeed, Kresta quickly found the rhythm.
BTW, are there any rumors about T.Kostka entering rally Barum??

Mirek

2nd July 2017, 15:55

Afaik he wants to drive Barum (Kresta too).

2nd July 2017, 17:39

Szeja is a young guy? Certainly promising.

Also another quite good performance by Cerny, he should be a frontrunner in JERC U28 on Rzeszow and Barum.

Still waiting for Pech to gel with his Fiesta.. maybe it's not going to happen.

Surprised Skoda didn't put much effort into Bohemia this year. I know Tidemand and Veiby were busy in Poland but in the past we have seen them bring guys like Wiegand or Scandola IIRC.

Mirek

2nd July 2017, 17:45

Szeja is 34, no young guy.

I just watched the onboards and the one of Kopáček is awesome. Take a look at least after 10:20 and 11:15. Worth watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUlhNoIrdEU

Jarek Z

3rd July 2017, 09:18

Watching the results from Bohemia, who is this Szeja guy? Haven't noticed him before but setting some very good times.

Szeja are two brothers from Poland. They were competing with smaller cars for a few years in Poland (Renault Clio, Ford Fiesta R2, Citroen C2 R2, Honda Civic, etc.). In 2014 they won Polish Ford Fiesta Trophy and decided to switch to group N Subaru Impreza and move to the Czech championship. There they made a significant progress and managed to win Czech group N championship. This year they switched to Ford Fiesta R5 and the progress in their results is even more impressive.

If you want to see their driving, here are two videos from Bohemia Rally:
Day 1:
https://www.facebook.com/Szeja/videos/1362416750479843/
Day 2:
https://www.facebook.com/Szeja/videos/1363207230400795/

Jarek Z

3rd July 2017, 09:24

Kopecký totally dominant.

Yes, it's a total domination. I've just read at http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/news/kopecky-juz-mistrzem,77648 that:
- it was Kopecky's 5th win in a row this year
- it is Kopecky's 3rd Czech championship in a row
- it was Kopecky's 15th win in a row.

Ucci

3rd July 2017, 09:53

Yes, it's a total domination. I've just read at http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/news/kopecky-juz-mistrzem,77648 that:
- it was Kopecky's 5th win in a row this year
- it is Kopecky's 3rd Czech championship in a row
- it was Kopecky's 15th win in a row.
That is not good for the championship....Czech championship was one of the most attractive and interesting regarding the results...now it just attractive because of a breathtaking car park....

Mirek

3rd July 2017, 10:19

Even though Kopecký keeps winning everything it would be worse without him. Yes, he seems to be unbeatable but on the other hand isn't it strange that a three years retired guy who moreover drives first rally with R5 is second fastest already in his second day? Or how about another retired guy with ancient 206 WRC? I think that it's good to have a benchmark in Kopecký because others clearly see where they are. Frankly I don't believe that Kopecký became so much better than he was few years back. Of course he has an advantage in works car, plenty of tests etc. but he used to have same advantage with S2000. I think that the current level of competitors isn't as high as it was back then. Kresta retired, Pech lost one year with GT (I really believe it didn't help him at all to loose one season in which he could drive and develop R5 for himself) and the younger drivers aren't fast enough (or at least consistent enough). Let's hope new generation rises with guys like Mareš, Kupec brothers or Kamenec. I really hope I can see someone who is able to beat Jan before he retires.

As a spectator of our events I tell You that in the moment Kopecký is by far the most spectacular driver on our stages and he also brings the real wow effect which comes rarely from the others.

dimviii

3rd July 2017, 13:45

Mirek my impression is that Kopecky have developed last 3 years(comparison with Pech)

3rd July 2017, 15:57

It's a pity Skoda don't have an R2 car where they could create a ladder for young Czech drivers like PSA do.

PLuto

3rd July 2017, 16:11

It's a pity Skoda don't have an R2 car where they could create a ladder for young Czech drivers like PSA do.

Yes, this is big fail. There was attempt of private Fabia R2, but factory was not helping. Our federation was also in discussion with Skoda factory about some cheap car for motorsport, also without success...

Mirek

3rd July 2017, 19:21

Spectacular video from JNK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY2qzVvzo3o

Coach 2

5th July 2017, 09:42

First of all, I would like to congratulate with a well-organized rally (maybe it's always this well-organized).
I was also present at many special stages and I do not think there are many (if any) drivers who would follow Kopecky in this rally.
But there were also many who drove very well in some places, but what they lack (as you write Mirek) is consistency. I was very impressed with many drivers.
Again, they have the speed but lack the consistency.

Mirek

5th July 2017, 13:05

https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2017/bohemia/roman2.jpg

In the middle on the wheelchair, that's Petr Gross. It's been nearly 3 years since the accident.

Mirek

7th July 2017, 11:13

A lot of new onboards from Rally Bohemia: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy.html

For example the decisive SS3 with Kresta (hard slicks on wet): https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10359.html

Mirek

12th July 2017, 11:56

Rally Jeseníky (Rallysprint series) is canceled due to financial reasons.

Mirek

17th July 2017, 14:54

Guys, if there is someone of You, who sometimes go to Czech rallies, don't hesitate and visit Raly Pačejov which is about to be run on 29th July. Nice stages, spectator friendly and this year with great entry list for a sprint event! Plenty of crews go there to test for Barum, often with unusual cars. It's not yet seeded but just some top crews...

Koči - Fabia R5
Dohnal - Focus WRC
Tarabus - Fabia R5
Habaj - Fiesta R5
Vlček - Fiesta R5
Odložilík - Fiesta R5
Kahle - Fabia R5
Sýkora - Fabia R5
Trněný - Fabia WRC
Gabryś - Fiesta R5

Alltogether 12 R5, 2 WRC, 2 S2000, 2 GT. Also in 2WD Mareš, Smékal, Kamenec, Radomír Kupec or first time this year Káňa with Sierra Cosworth in historics.

Ucci

18th July 2017, 12:14

Mirek

18th July 2017, 12:16

No Kostka in Pačejov. I think that he did Pačejov as a test for Barum only two times in all those years so it means nothing regarding Barum ;)

Mirek

19th July 2017, 11:32

Seeded entry list for Pačejov: https://www.facebook.com/191093700945402/photos/pcb.1405761096177608/1382992028422224/?type=3&theater

Mirek

28th July 2017, 18:39

Results of Rally Pačejov tomorrow here: https://rally-base.com/2017/rally-pacejov-2017/

Mirek

29th July 2017, 18:07

Rally Pačejov was a one man show of Jan Dohnal. He won this rally already last year but this time he was totally dominant winning all stages. Of course he has a WRC car but still I have never seen him driving like today. Very confident, very fast and in the same time very spectacular (which alone is something - with Focus). In the battle of R5 drivers Tarabus managed to keep Koči behind himself for the whole rally. There was also a great battle in 2WD between Smékal, Kamenec and Mareš. Kamenec in the end managed to beat Mareš in R2 class (but I don't know whether Kamenec drove racing fuel or stock one like Mareš who took the event as a test for Barum). What is interesting is that third in R2 was 16 years old Petr Semerád.

1. Dohnal (Focus WRC) 39:34,7
2. Tarabus (Fabia R5) +42,8
3. Koči (Fabia R5) +50,4
4. Vlček (Fiesta R5) +1:16,9
5. Odložilík (Fiesta R5) +1:28,5 (I think he had some engine issue on the last stage)
6. Sýkora (Fabia R5) +1:47,9
7. Kahle (Fabia R5) +2:23,3
8. Trněný (Fabia WRC) +2:52,9 (some problem on the last stage, possibly damaged suspension or differential)
9. Habaj (Fiesta R5) +2:58,2 (I had a feeling that the car lacked a lot of torque)
10. Rujbr (Fabia R5) +3:12,0

Nobody from top drivers retired.

Mirek

31st July 2017, 12:42

Nice video Rally Pačejov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC4QT1I733w

Mirek

1st August 2017, 15:51

Great onboard of Koči from Pačejov: https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10405.html

Mirek

3rd August 2017, 16:10

Onboard of Kopáček from the best stage of Czech rallysprint season (for the first time ever in this direction): https://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske-rally/onboardy/10421.html

Mirek

22nd August 2017, 14:14

Martin Rada, the one and only FIA-eligible Alfa Romeo 147 driver is changing his machinery. This is his new car.

https://scontent.fprg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p320x320/20993991_1492244370841413_1790060739201256469_n.jp g?oh=3c6fdf9f4f79060e07bbd7ff1982a25a&oe=5A213651

Ucci

22nd August 2017, 20:23

Mirek

6th October 2017, 16:07

Rally Příbram, last event of Czech championship tomorrow online: https://rally-base.com/2017/svk-rally-pribram-2017/

Mirek

7th October 2017, 19:37

Short after the start of the video You can an unfortunate moment which lead to retirement of Odložilík. He hit a huge stone lying on the asphalt road. Allegedly the stone was touched by Pech's car and from him got on the road. Sadly the TV crew didn't remove it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf1QEKfJ8rM

EDIT: Video with Pech hitting the stone and moving it on the road.

https://www.facebook.com/mediasport.cz/videos/1461069663930826/

Mirek

8th October 2017, 15:57

Very difficult Rally Příbram ended. Příbram traditionally struggle with less entries as it's the last event of the year and it wasn't different this year. Despite that it was quite action packed event and very difficult one thanks to difficult route and bad weather. In the end Jan Dohnal for the first time ever won a championship event. At the beginning Pech was close behind but already on stage 3 (a new and very hard stage) he picked a puncture. Surprisingly third overall was at the time Tarabus but he hit the same stone as Pech. Third one to do the same was Szeja who even changed it in the stage and lost way more time. Previously shown strange situation led to early retirement of Odložilík. Another one who crashed out was Vlček who was battling with Štajf for third place overall. Pech tried to get back in the fight for victory but despite a spin and twice stalled engine of Dohnal he didn't manage to do so due to own driving mistakes. He crashed into a chicane and later missed a junction and spun in high speed. Special price goes to Pernica (Adam Cup) who managed to roll on the road section before SS1.

1. Dohnal (Focus WRC) 1:11:55,8
2. Pech (Fiesta R5) +1:27,5 (15 sec pen. and around 40 sec. lost by puncture)
3. Štajf (Fabia R5) +2:19,6 (10 sec pen.)
4. Tarabus (Fabia S2000) +2:39,3 (roughly a minute lost by a puncture)
5. Trojan (Fabia R5) +3:25,1
6. Kopáček (Impreza STi gr.N) +3:34,3
7. Szeja (Fiesta R5) +4:04,8 (roughly 2,5 min lost by a puncture)
8. Pešl (Evo IX gr.N) +6:12,6 (5 sec pen.)
9. Trněný (Fabia WRC) +6:17,7 (tech. problems)
10. Pokorný (Fabia R5) +7:10,7

Overall a season spectacular to watch but a boring to follow online. Also very frustrating one for Pech I think because he didn't win a single rally and together with last year it's already two years without victory. Let's see next year possibly without Kopecký...