[IRC/ERC]Rally Vinho Madeira 2009

[Luis Pacheco]

Meeke is almost half a minute from Basso.
First time at Madeira is not easy at all.

[Mirek]

It seems Freddy was right. Kronos guys look rather slower than they should be.

[wwbroe]

Meeke is almost half a minute from Basso.

Yes, he is exactly at 1 sec/km of pace of Basso. We will see what is pace of best Pugs, namely Camacho, Magalhaes and Vouilloz. :) Good to see the Fiat's doing good here tough.

[noel157]

Hmmmm

[Tom206wrc]

Meeke is almost half a minute from Basso.
First time at Madeira is not easy at all.



Neither it was in Ypres, and therefore... :p :

[Mirek]

I wouldn't say "must". It is possible because Madeira always was Basso's strong event. Last year he was also fastest but didn't win because of wrong tyre choice.

EDIT: Where is the post I was answering?

[Tom206wrc]

Times frozen after Fontana :confused:

[Tom206wrc]

Strange it looks like if Fernando Peres went off the road, disturbing many drivers who would get notional time :s
Any news ???? :confused:

[Luis Pacheco]

Peres is running. The times are again slow.

[noel157]

]I wouldn't say "must". It is possible because Madeira always was Basso's strong event. Last year he was also fastest but didn't win because of wrong tyre choice.

EDIT: Where is the post I was answering?

Sorry Mirek, deleted my post.
I agree with you, Madeira is proving tough for the first timers with only 2 recce passes etc. Long way to go.

[Tom206wrc]

Peres is running. The times are again slow.



Yep it was just time not coming for a few drivers :rolleyes:

[Mirek]

Tlusťák retired after SS2 because of broken throttle cable.

[Tom206wrc]

Start SS4 in 15 minutes ;)

Rerun of SS2 and 3, I guess it should go better for Meeke :p :

[wwbroe]

Start SS4 in 15 minutes ;)

Rerun of SS2 and 3, I guess it should go better for Meeke :p :

Should be well on the run now, expecting first times soon. First run trough they set about ten minutes to do the stage. :D

[wwbroe]

Basso 3.3 sec in front of Rosetti.

[wwbroe]

Camacho second now on stage 4, at 3 sec of the pace of Basso, Magalhaes is only fourth at 4"3 and Rosetti doing good time at 3"3. ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Vouilloz was 2nd fastest :)

[wwbroe]

Vouilloz was 2nd fastest :)

Yes Tom, but third consecutive besttime for Basso who is really doing great job. Meeke and Rosetti seem to improve their times a lot on second run trough the stages. Staus quo at the overall classification. :)

[wwbroe]

Wilks and Maurin are both loosing another half a minute, really disappointing for both of them. :(

[urabus-denoS2000]

Go Abarth!

[Tom206wrc]

SS5 running too, normally ;)

[RS]

Wilks and Maurin are both loosing another half a minute, really disappointing for both of them. :(

Wilks, I think it is the car; Maurin the driver.

It makes the Proton performance on WRC Rallye Ireland all the more surprising, I wonder what a 207 or Fabia could have done there?!

[Tom206wrc]

First times SS5 should be soon now :confused:



Edit: Rossetti has his time :)

[wwbroe]

Rosetti is trough stage 5, good time.
;)

[Tom206wrc]

But Basso 9s faster :D

[wwbroe]

Basso is another 6.9 sec faster then his first run trough. :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Tom206wrc]

Magalhaes 8s slower than Basso, it's over for a Peugeot win, to my mind :mark:

[wwbroe]

Meeke is improving his time by almost 18 seconds compared to first run trough the stage!!!

[Tom206wrc]

Meeke wins a position from Loix ;)

[wwbroe]

Meeke wins a position from Loix ;)

Yes Tom, it seems that Freddy is not able to find the right pace in this rally. :(

[karlzoro]

When I see the times i think that the Abarth is designed for the Madeira rally...
Last year almost the same scenario: Abart not impressive in the first part of the championship and on Madeira they were on the pace...Vouilloz did win there but it was because of a wrong tyre choice of Basso...if the rally was 1ss longer then Basso would have won...
and now the same scenario: not very impressive in the championship but on the Madeira island :s mokin:

[Tom206wrc]

We have the feeling we arrive at the end of leg one, with the intensive action on the the four first stages, but error: still eight stages to go before end of leg :eek:

[noel157]

I suspect Loix's car is set up the same as Meeke's which does not suit the stages. Hopefully Kronos can sort it out.

[Sulland]

So far in my book the situation is:

Suprises:
Basso
Camacho

Disapoints:
Meeke
Wilks
Loix
Maurin

[Tom206wrc]

Why Camacho a surprise, Sulland ??? Do you remember Madeira 2008 ???? :confused: :confused:

I would rate in good surprise Miguel Nunes too, 8th overall in "international outing"(and 2nd Madeira driver) for the first time in S2000 ;)

[Sulland]

Why Camacho a surprise, Sulland ??? Do you remember Madeira 2008 ???? :confused: :confused:

I would rate in good surprise Miguel Nunes too, 8th overall in "international outing"(and 2nd Madeira driver) for the first time in S2000 ;)

Sorry Tom, my teflon brain does not work 1 year back in time....., just ask my wife :p

What has Maurin done before ? Is the result so far expected ?

[karlzoro]

Why Camacho a surprise, Sulland ??? Do you remember Madeira 2008 ???? :confused: :confused:

I would rate in good surprise Miguel Nunes too, 8th overall in "international outing"(and 2nd Madeira driver) for the first time in S2000 ;)

It isn't Nunes first time in the 207 but it is his first IRC rally
He drives the Madeira championship with 207..last year I found him very spectacular with his S1600..but certainly can't compete with Camacho...

[Tom206wrc]

About 20 minutes left before start SS6 ;)

[Tom206wrc]

It isn't Nunes first time in the 207 but it is his first IRC rally
He drives the Madeira championship with 207..last year I found him very spectacular with his S1600..but certainly can't compete with Camacho...


I know this Karlzoro...I meant it was the first international event WITH the S2000 about Nunes ;)

[wwbroe]

Four stages coming up now with no service allowed between them, totalizing 52,73 Kms. Then they go into service before running those four stages again. Let's see if it will bring any major changes to the classification. ;)

[Tom206wrc]

SS6 about to start(if not started already :p : )

[Tom206wrc]

We should get the first times now(Rossetti+Basso) :confused:


Edit: OK for Rossetti ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso 5.7s faster ;)

[wwbroe]

Basso 5.7 sec faster as Rosetti.

Edit: Tom is way faster then myself.

[Tom206wrc]

Even if clothe, Magalhaes can't completely reach Basso's pace :mark:


Edit: and Camacho even clother to Basso :D

[karlzoro]

I know this Karlzoro...I meant it was the first international event WITH the S2000 about Nunes ;)

No hard feelings Tom :D

[wwbroe]

Very close tough between Basso, Camacho and Magalhaes, only 0.3 sec between the three of them on this stage. ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Meeke again faster than Loix and only 6.6s from Rossetti ;)

[Luis Pacheco]

Good times for Camacho and Magalhães. They ran this stage few weeks ago at the last rally for the madeira championship.

Meeke had a little off and broke the window from his side.

[Luis Pacheco]

Bernardo Sousa is out of the rallye.

[noel157]

Bernardo Sousa is out of the rallye.

What happened? He's had no luck for a long time now.

[Tom206wrc]

Bernardo Sousa ???? :confused:

[wwbroe]

Bernardo Sousa is out of the rallye.

What is the reason for his retirement Luis, or don't you know? :(

[noel157]

What is the reason for his retirement Luis, or don't you know? :(

Technical / mechanical problem I think.

Madeira allows Superally, no?

[Tom206wrc]

SS7 starts soon ;)

[wwbroe]

Next stage (7) will go live in a couple of minutes. Who will be the first to beat Basso on a stage? :rolleyes:

[Luis Pacheco]

Engine but is not sure yet by the team.

[wwbroe]

Engine.

Ok, thanks for the info.

[Luis Pacheco]

Madeira allows Superally, no?

Yes. But for Sousa if the problem is the engine he cannot by the regulations change it for tomorow.

[Tom206wrc]

Next stage (7) will go live in a couple of minutes. Who will be the first to beat Basso on a stage? :rolleyes:



Perhaps nobody :rolleyes:

[Luis Pacheco]

Basso 3sec faster then Rosseti.

A think Magalhães will win for the first time.

[Luis Pacheco]

Magalhães 0,7 slow.

[wwbroe]

First decent time for Loix, coming little closer to Meeke. ;)

[karlzoro]

@ wwbroe: don't forget that Loix drove a scratch last year on "cidade de santana"...but I don't think he will be able to do this again in 2009
I think that Magalhaes or Camacho will be able to beat Basso on a stage...but the question is: wich SS :rolleyes:

[wwbroe]

Next stage will be live allready in few minutes. The rythm is good like that. :D

[Tom206wrc]

SS8 to start soon ;)

[wwbroe]

Shouldn't we see stagetimes coming in from stage 8? :confused:

[Tom206wrc]

News about SS8 ???? :confused:

[Tom206wrc]

OK Rossetti finished SS8 ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso was 4.2s faster... :)

[Tom206wrc]

At last !!!! Magalhaes faster than Basso :p :


Camacho also faster than Basso ;)

[wwbroe]

Besttime for Magalhaes.

[noel157]

Basso was 4.2s faster... :)

So far......

[Tom206wrc]

Loix only 0.7s behind Meeke :)

[noel157]

Short Meeke interview at service:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le23kKAyDj4

[noel157]

I guess Basso only lost .9 to Bruno so maybe not pushing (at least on that stage). But good to see an Abarth leading for first time this season.
Not a great stage for Meeke.

[Tom206wrc]

Guy Wilks ???? :confused:


Edit: OK was just a time problem ;)

[wwbroe]

To the people who know this rally well, are these stages different from the ones we had this morning? Are they maybe a litlle faster? I am just wondering because Loix is setting more decent times now.

[wwbroe]

Start of the last stage of this group of stages will start in few minutes. These four stages will be run again after that.

[pucky54]

I didn't expect Wilks this slow. But its his first time on Madeira?
Freitas is amazingly fast in the Clio Super 1600

[Tom206wrc]

Start SS9 now ;)

[wwbroe]

I didn't expect Wilks this slow. But its his first time on Madeira?
Freitas is amazingly fast in the Clio Super 1600

It might be his first time on Madeira island, but i think that is also the case for Meeke, isn't it? Great pace by Freitas, i must agree with you about that. ;)

[noel157]

I didn't expect Wilks this slow. But its his first time on Madeira?
Freitas is amazingly fast in the Clio Super 1600

Freitas is flying. The Proton must be in trouble, last stage Wilks lost 2 secs a Km to Magalhães. Maurin's Skoda very slow too.

[karlzoro]

I didn't expect Wilks this slow. But its his first time on Madeira?
Freitas is amazingly fast in the Clio Super 1600

he nows the roads there :)
But he's impressive, and sometimes spectacular

[karlzoro]

the next stage is Referta
That a very large piece of Campo de golfe in opposite direction...

[Tom206wrc]

Freitas is flying. The Proton must be in trouble, last stage Wilks lost 2 secs a Km to Magalhães. Maurin's Skoda very slow too.


1 minute late and 10s penalty for Wilks...I presume mechanical pb too :mark:

About Maurin, he's more a gravel driver(interesting pace in the Grande Punto on french gravel championship last year) and it's only his second event on tarmac :rolleyes:

[wwbroe]

Rosetti is trough on stage 9 :D

[Tom206wrc]

Rossetti finished SS9 :cool:

[Tom206wrc]

Basso 9s faster :eek:

[karlzoro]

Rossetti finished SS9 :cool:

don't see any times on the screen....??

[wwbroe]

don't see any times on the screen....??

Kevin, you have to use another site, see a few pages earlier. ;)

[wwbroe]

Magalhaes +2.2 compared to Basso.

Edit: Camacho +0.3 to Basso

[wwbroe]

Loix passing in front of Meeke on overall classification and coming closer to Rosetti as well. :)

[Tom206wrc]

Wilks about to lose a position to portuguese championship leader Pascoal :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

Solowow also lost a position to Fontana ;)

[Luis Pacheco]

Basso makes the difference but the engine evolutions from Abarth for Madeira are helping I think to make this gap between the Pug´s.

[pucky54]

The Abarths are always fast on Madeira. We will see in Zlin what they can do!

[Tom206wrc]

next one, SS10, at 6.02pm(gmt+1) ;)

[noel157]

I notice Samir Sousa is missing from the times, did he start?

[Tom206wrc]

Oh no Sofia Correia retired with mechanical problem(she was 2nd in the "lady cup" behind Isabel Ramos) ;(

[Tom206wrc]

I notice Samir Sousa is missing from the times, did he start?


Mechanical problem before yesterday SSS :(

[Sulland]

Basso makes the difference but the engine evolutions from Abarth for Madeira are helping I think to make this gap between the Pug´s.

Have they an upgrade ? What have they done, and how much has it helped ?

Only engine, or more ?

[Sulland]

Wilks about to lose a position to portuguese championship leader Pascoal :mark:

How come Wils is so much off the pace in this one ?

[N.O.T]

and i thought that Basso had lost his touch......

[Audimadgeoff]

How come Wils is so much off the pace in this one ? it was the same on the last tarmac event - Ypres - the gearing on the Proton is not great for corners, factor that in with his lack of experience on the rally and I guess that accounts for most of the loss of time![/*:m:13catc0p]

[Tom206wrc]

and i thought that Basso had lost his touch......



Never on Madeira island !!! :p : :cool:

[noel157]

Mechanical problem before yesterday SSS :(

Thanks Tom.

[wwbroe]

About ten minutes before they will attack the last group of four stages. ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Five minutes before SS10 ;)

[Tom206wrc]

That's it, normally, start of SS10 now :)

[Tom206wrc]

Rossetti finished ;)

[Tom206wrc]

And Basso was again 5.6s faster(and faster than previous run) :mark:

[wwbroe]

Basso almost seven seconds faster then first run trough this stage. :eek:

[Tom206wrc]

Solowow :confused:

[Tom206wrc]

No time anymore after Camacho :confused:

[karlzoro]

I'm still waiting....
must be solowow now if I'm right...

[Tom206wrc]

I'm still waiting....
must be solowow now if I'm right...


Solowow was 3rd on start order :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

OK it was time problem...even Solowow is here ;)


Edit: 30s penalty for Solowow because 3 minutes late :(

[Tom206wrc]

And Meeke retakes Loix position :D

[wwbroe]

And Meeke retakes Loix position :D

Yes, very good time for Meeke, improving a lot compared to first run trough the stage. :eek:

[Tom206wrc]

And start SS11 in 7 minutes :)

[wwbroe]

Special stage 11 should be live now, nice fight going on for fifth, sixt and seventh position. :)

[Luis Pacheco]

Bernardo Sousa will return tomorow. It was a electric problem. Every thing OK with the engine.

[Tom206wrc]

Rossetti has his time for SS11 ;)

[Tom206wrc]

This time Basso less than 1s faster ;)

[wwbroe]

This time Basso less than 1s faster ;)

That maybe gives some opportunities for the others to realise the besttime. :)

[Tom206wrc]

Magalhaes 2s faster :bounce:

[wwbroe]

Magalhaes is 2.1 sec faster then Basso.

[wwbroe]

Solowow must have taken some road penaltie if i am not mistaken. He should be third on the road, no? :confused:

[Luis Pacheco]

Is time to lift the foot from the accelerator for Basso.
Magalhães and Camacho already said is impossible to catch the italian.

[Tom206wrc]

Solowow must have taken some road penaltie if i am not mistaken. He should be third on the road, no? :confused:


30s penalty, 3 minutes late, normally :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

And Fast Freddy reduces again the gap with Meeke :D

[wwbroe]

Five minutes and the next stage will be live allready, great pace in this rally. ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Start SS12 in 4 minutes :)

[Luis Pacheco]

TV coverage of the third stage:
http://www.rtp.pt/wportal/sites/tv/ralimadeira09/videos2009.php?id=3
http://www.rtp.pt/wportal/sites/tv/ralimadeira09/videos2009.php?id=2

Fift stage:
http://www.rtp.pt/wportal/sites/tv/ralimadeira09/videos2009.php?id=1
http://www.rtp.pt/wportal/sites/tv/ralimadeira09/videos2009.php?id=0

Super special stage from yesterday:
http://www.rtp.pt/wportal/sites/tv/ralimadeira09/videos2009.php?id=5

[Tom206wrc]

Rossetti at finish SS12 :cool:

[wwbroe]

Rosetti is trough on ss12. ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso 0.3s faster ;)

[Tom206wrc]

And Magalhaes again a bit faster :D

[wwbroe]

Magalhaes doing besttime with very small margin.

[Tom206wrc]

Meeke :eek:

[wwbroe]

Meeke :eek:

For sure, very good time.!!!!

[Tom206wrc]

And Loix lost 2.3s on Meeke :mark:

[wwbroe]

Vouilloz loosing some time on the last stages also, so we can still see great battle for fourth, fifth, sixt and seventh places. ;)

[wwbroe]

Ten minutes before the last stage of today will go live. :D

[wwbroe]

Must be quite a long time ago that Kronos boys were not on the podium of a rally they took part in. :(

[Tom206wrc]

Rossetti finished SS13 :)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso 2.9s faster ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Magalhaes has exactly 16s to Basso if he wants to win tomorrow :p :

[Tom206wrc]

Meeke 4.1s to catch for 5th position(from Rossetti) ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Retirement for Maurin and Nunes :(



Edit: it was a mistake(time prob)for Nunes who is here, still 8th overall ;)

[wwbroe]

Retirement for Maurin and Nunes :(

What was the reason Tom?

[wwbroe]

So, at the end of first day of really nice rallying:

1. Basso
2. Magalhaes at 16"0
3. Camacho at 29"4
4. Vouilloz at 49"7
5. Rosetti at 1'03"6
6. Meeke at 1'07"7
7. Loix at 1'11"8
8. Fontana at 4'01"4
9. Solowow at 5'05"1
10. Cavigioli at 6'21"3

Edit: Nunes is still in the rally and 8th overall at 3'13"5

Hopefully we will see the same level of battle tomorrow, i will be folowing it closely. :D

[Dejan]

It was really interesting first day, small gaps between first seven drivers. It seems that Punto is really "made" for that kind of rally. Everbody thought that this year Punto is one step behind Peugeot and Škoda, but on this rally is Abarth really fast.

[Tom206wrc]

Mechanical problem on the Skoda of Julien Maurin, and mistake for Miguel Nunes who is still in race, 8th overall



Edit: I was answering to WWBROE ;)

[Wim_Impreza]

Nunes is in 8th position, Walter. ;)

All 3 Peugeot's S1600 are out of the rally with mechanical problems, that is not good for you Tom. But still you have 8 Pug's in the top 10.

[wwbroe]

Mechanical problem on the Skoda of Julien Maurin, and mistake for Miguel Nunes who is still in race, 8th overall



Edit: I was answering to WWBROE ;)

Ok thanks Tom, i now see that Nunes is still in the race, so my overall classification is not completely correct. ;)

[wwbroe]

What happened with Perez? I don't see him in classification, or am i wrong? :(

[Wim_Impreza]

Peres retired due to an accident.

[Tom206wrc]

What happened with Perez? I don't see him in classification, or am i wrong? :(


Peres, you mean, Fernando Peres ??? :confused:

[Madeira]

Mechanical problem on the Skoda of Julien Maurin

Julien Maurin lost a wheel on the liaison for a SS....

[N.O.T]

I expected Meeke to be a bit higher but i guess his eyes are on the title and he is happy that Loix is behind....

What a performance by Basso......i never expected him to be that fast.

[ZequeArgentina]

Basso faster than expected, but loix is surprinsingly slow!

[urabus-denoS2000]

Basso is always extremely fast on Madeira,I dont see this as a surprise at all

[RS]

I do hope though that this marks a bit of an Abarth comeback for the rest of the year. I still think the car isn't as fast as the 207 or Fabia, but the first half of the season hasn't really suited Basso so much and Alen has been useless.

This happened last year too when Basso was much more competitive in the second half of the season.

[Tom206wrc]

Start leg two in less than one hour :bounce:

[wwbroe]

Are you guys ready, first stage of the day starts in about 3 minutes (SS14). ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Start SS14 :bounce:

[GTA]

Start SS14 :bounce:

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......Nr..5.... :) ....

[Tom206wrc]

We should get first results very soon as stage is 10km long ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso finished ;)

[wwbroe]

I suppose they are starting at 2 minutes interval, but untill wich position?

[Tom206wrc]

Magalhaes took 0.5s from Basso ;)

[wwbroe]

Camacho is loosing 2.5 seconds to Magalhaes.

[Tom206wrc]

Vouilloz second fastest time :D

[Tom206wrc]

But Rossetti fastest :mark:

[wwbroe]

Besttime for Rosetti :eek:

[Tom206wrc]

Meeke lost only 0.6s on Rox ;)

[wwbroe]

Wowh, five drivers within one second on this stage. Great battle. :)

[Tom206wrc]

Loix +0.1s from Rox :eek:

[wwbroe]

I was wrong it is six drivers in same second. :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Tom206wrc]

Nunes lost a "lot" :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

Corrado Fontana :confused:


Edit: OK it was the decided start order to put him behind Solowow :mark:

[RS]

Basso was really "slow" on SS14 :D

What a great, close, competition. Imagine Skoda were here too!

[wwbroe]

Basso was really "slow" on SS14 :D

What a great, close, competition. Imagine Skoda were here too!

Yes, because with their great suspension they could certainly play a game too. :D

[Tom206wrc]

In 15 minutes start SS15 :)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso was really "slow" on SS14 :D

What a great, close, competition. Imagine Skoda were here too!


Is the absence of Skoda at Madeira due to the lack of experience of drivers/team on this event :confused:

[RS]

Is the absence of Skoda at Madeira due to the lack of experience of drivers/team on this event :confused:

It was never in the original plan. Maybe they didn't think they could be in such a strong championship position when they planned the season...

But you are right, as far as I am aware Kopecky has never been there and there are some very fast locals on Madeira, good one to miss maybe. I hope they do all the remaining rounds now.

[wwbroe]

Did Maurin restart under Superrally, because on official site he is with time on this stage?

[Tom206wrc]

Go for SS15 now :bounce:

[wwbroe]

Basso trough in 7.54.2 ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso finished ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Wonder if Magalhaes will try to do better again :confused:

[wwbroe]

Exactly same time for Magalhaes. :D

[Tom206wrc]

Equal time !!!! :eek: :D

[Luis Pacheco]

+1,2 for Camacho

[Tom206wrc]

Camacho lost 1.2s ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Vouilloz +0.6s :)

[Tom206wrc]

Rossetti fastest again :mark:

[wwbroe]

Besttime for Rox!!!

[Tom206wrc]

Meeke suddenly lost 3s :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

And Loix better time than Meeke but 2s slower than Rox :s

[karlzoro]

Did Rox get some driving instruction from Basso in the past night :) , he's oing very well...and such a close battle: nice, very nice

[Tom206wrc]

Good times from Vitor Sà today on SS14 and 15(superrally)...what a shame he couldn't run yesterday :(

[PLuto]

On ERC pages (http://www.rally-erc.com) added quotes from drivers in MP3 from yesterday. Now I am going to prepare some pictures.

[Tom206wrc]

Start SS16 about now ;)

[Luis Pacheco]

http://tv.gforum.tv/canal/474/RTP_N/

Live stream to watch the next stage (16).
Enjoy!

[Tom206wrc]

Basso arrived ;)

[Tom206wrc]

This time Magalhaes 1.7s slower :mark:

[Luis Pacheco]

Rosseti crash

[Tom206wrc]

:eek:

[Luis Pacheco]

Was a big crash but the team is OK.

[noel157]

Stage still running Luis? Not stopped?

[Luis Pacheco]

The stage is running normal. I am watching live on TV.

[pucky54]

So Rossettis car is off the track?

[Tom206wrc]

Nicolas Vouilloz can breathe a bit now :s

[N.O.T]

another day of flat out driving....nice to see that Bruno didn't give up.

[N.O.T]

Stage started...lets see what tactic Loeb will follow and if his supsension is ok.

[Tom206wrc]

SS17 running ;)

[noel157]

Just a guess, wrong rally? Wrong country?

[Tom206wrc]

Basso finished :)

[Tom206wrc]

Magalhaes lost only 0.2s ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Let's see the fight Meeke vs Loix now :p :

[Tom206wrc]

OK Loix back at +4.9s from Meeke :)

[noel157]

Peugeot UK video report day 1:

http://www.peugeot.co.uk/about-peugeot/sport/rally/peugeot-irc-rally-podcast/

[PLuto]

Rossetti crashed in high speed on 6th gear, car is badly damaged far away from the road, crew is OK.

[Sulland]

What kind of engine config is the 207 R3T of Denis Millet have. Is it doing as expected ?

[Tom206wrc]

What a fight between Freitas and Sà(under superrally)...only 1.1s between them after SS16 for the virtual leadership in 2WD :eek:

[Tom206wrc]

What kind of engine config is the 207 R3T of Denis Millet have. Is it doing as expected ?


No idea about the tech. datas of his 207, all I know is that Millet totally lacks experience on this event and in international rallies in general...I can't say what I think about it for these reasons :mark:

If the 207 was driven by an experienced Madeira/portuguese driver(like the Clio R3s are)would be easier to get an opinion :rolleyes:

[Tom206wrc]

30 minutes before start of the last loop of the leg ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Problem with the Grande Punto of Marco Cavigioli...big penalty times :mark:

[alleskids]

what kind of trouble has Wilks? he has practicly no speed :-(

[Tom206wrc]

Are you ready to follow the final of the rally ???? 10 minutes to go before start of the short SS18 :p :

[Tom206wrc]

Short SS18 on the way... :)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso finished ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Basso was 8s slower than Rossetti on SS14 :confused:

[Tom206wrc]

Magalhaes only 8.9s behind Basso after SS18 :eek:

[Abarth]

Magalhaes only 8.6s behind Basso after SS18 :eek:

any comments from basso after the stage ?

i am hoping for a abarth win, they deserve it !

[Tom206wrc]

Vouilloz attacks :bounce:

[Tom206wrc]

Loix a better time to Meeke again and now the gap is 4.3s ;)

[PLuto]

what kind of trouble has Wilks? he has practicly no speed :-(

Listen interviews with Guy on ERC pages and you will know...

[PLuto]

Rossetti crashed in high speed on 6th gear, car is badly damaged far away from the road, crew is OK.

Crash wasnt so huge, car stayed on the road, he only hit the wall (many times :) )

[noel157]

Rossetti Punto damage:

http://blog.krismeeke.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/l_2048_1536_485E2EE3-5AED-4F5C-88A9-8263069EDC10.jpeg

http://blog.krismeeke.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/l_2048_1536_1BC7C32D-B475-4E14-9D91-29FD87CEA079.jpeg

Quick Meeke interview at service:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxSjkKYqdjc

[PLuto]

Picture of Rossettis car: http://forum.autosport.cz/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=241&p=25213#p25213

[noel157]

Listen interviews with Guy on ERC pages and you will know...

PLuto, got a link please? Can't find the interview.

[Madeira]

Basso made a spin!!!

[Tom206wrc]

Marco Cavigioli is back 10th overall(his penalty was only 10s, not 1' as stated earlier) ;)

[noel157]

Freddy starting to creep up on Meeke, 4.3 behind Kris with 3 stages to go.
Basso lost 10 secs with spin, only 9 ahead of Bruno, it's not over yet.

[wwbroe]

What has happened with Fontana, i don't see him in standings anymore? :(

[PLuto]

Finally first photos from Madeira on ERC pages. Next one will be soon...