SAIRC - Round 8 - Gauteng Rally

[Bruce D]

Swartland Rally Event Info
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22-23 October 2010
South African Internet Rally Championship - Round 8

Rules
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Open to S2000, N4-N1 and A7-A5 cars only (No WRC cars!)
Tyre choice is free for all stages
Pacenotes - Audio only, not visual
One SuperRally per leg, 3min penalty for each SuperRally used.

Stages
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Day 1
SS1 - Cote D'Arbroz (France) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 4.5km
SS2 - Joux Verte (France) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 7.9km
SS3 - Cote D'Arbroz II (France) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 4.3km

Day 2
SS4 - Chironhead (England) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 7.0km
SS5 - East - West (Australia) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 9.5km
SS6 - Harwood Forest (England) - Mod: Normal - Weather: Clear - 6.1km

Total Distance - 39.3km

Entries
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Send your entries to BruceD by PM or by email to [email:3k1klni9]rbrmfcup@gmail.com[/email:3k1klni9] Entry info as follows: Name, Country, Team, Car.

Submitting times
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Start each stage using the "RSRBR2009" button under the "play alone" section, do your stage. The time will be recorded in the window at the bottom of RsCenter. If its not recorded, you did something wrong. Use "public sessions" tab and "Go" button for BTB stages.

Once you have completed the stages you wish to do, select the File menu and click on "Save times" The times are saved to your RBR directory under the folder "MyTimes". Once you have done all the stages, send all your html files to [email:3k1klni9]rbrmfcup@gmail.com[/email:3k1klni9] to be scored. Please note that more than 1 html file can be submitted so you don't have to do all the stages at one time.

Entries open immediately. Rally and entries close at midnight Tuesday 26th October 2010

[Bruce D]

Ah now some of you may notice there are tarmac stages in this one. Well, for one of the very few times in SA rally history the first day of this event was an all-tar affair in real life, so I decided to make a quick change in the route to represent this. Have fun!

Remember the drivers championship is real close so lets see what happens.

[Francis44]

I will be back on this event and although I cannot figt for the championship anymore because of the missed rounds, I expect to go fast, competition is tight now so im sure it will be fun.

[Francis44]

Plus I need to get on the rythm for the Motorsport cup 3.

[tannat]

I'm in..

driving a Skoda in hopes of usurping the Manufacturers throne from VW.. :D

[pettersolberg29]

I'm in too.
Driving to try and keep 2nd place in the Manufacturers for OMV Redbull.

[NeverKnow]

Just sent in my entry. Itinerary looks interesting. I recon on the first day S2000 cars will make minced meat out of my Subaru but the second day should be more even in terms of performance.

[pettersolberg29]

I was looking at trying an N4 but thought the same neverknow - 1st day it would be awful.

[52Paddy]

Is this the final round of the series?

Looking forward to this event after such a contrasting roadbook for Monte Carlo :p :

[Macd]

Maybe run a Fiesta S2000 for this one.

[Bruce D]

Yes Paddy, this is the final round of the series.

[Bruce D]

Very quiet around here. Here is the entry list so far:

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[tannat]

I've been practicing on the tarmac stages, and finding the Skoda a bit loosey-goosey on left right transitions, but actually its not the car-it's me being a bit ham fisted with the analog PS2 controller...

Got it about 95% right on one run of Cote D'arbroz and was very pleased with the resulting time :up:

[tannat]

Very quiet around here. Here is the entry list so far:

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With this entry and me the only Skoda driver it looks as if VW's manufacturers cup is quite secure..... :laugh:

[Macd]

I'll change my entry to a skoda then. Just to spice things up.

[pettersolberg29]

Same - lets try and get Skoda the title!

[tannat]

Methinks all these Skoda entries may stoke the fire under bruce and Paul :devil:

[52Paddy]

And I'll try the Fiat - just to be different :p :

[Bruce D]

Well I crashed out of the rally last night on the last stage, so that should help the 4 million Skoda entries now! :(

[lcd]

And I'll try the Fiat - just to be different :p :

Give It a second thought... :p
I started the series In a Fiat and It really sucked!

[Bruce D]

LCD, are you doing this event?

[lcd]

Just submitted my entry Bruce! ;)

[52Paddy]

Give It a second thought... :p
I started the series In a Fiat and It really sucked!

I don't think it's too bad. Beats using the Fiesta ;)

[tannat]

Well I crashed out of the rally last night on the last stage, so that should help the 4 million Skoda entries now! :(

Sorry to hear that, Bruce..

[lcd]

Rally finished! Asphalt day was very clean and pretty fast at some occasions. Couldn't say the same for gravel stages though...
Day 2 started great at Chirdonhead, but got unlucky at East West and lost some precious time there...
Entered the final stage, willing to push and gain some of the lost time, but Harwood Forest was prooved for once more a ruthless stage...
I'll upload some footage shortly!Overall It was another great event of the series that had Its own Identity! Looking forward to the results!

[lcd]

There you go;Guess couldn't get worse! :D
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[52Paddy]

There you go;Guess couldn't get worse! :D
Aq7B75MAPDA

Firstly, you're lucky to have finished :p :

Secondly, do you use a wheel, joypad or keyboard? Looking at your front wheels, they move from 0-100% lock instantaneously which suggests that you use a keyboard.

[tannat]

Methinks your "McRae gene" was overexpressing, LCD..... :laugh:

You get points for really going for it :up:

[lcd]

It's a pad Paddy! :D
Lucky to finish Indeed! ;)

[NeverKnow]

I have finished my rally. No major incidents, only few driving driving errors here and there.

Day one was actually pretty good, better than I expected. On tarmac Subie really felt heavy around the corners and in the hairpins. Also I wasn't impressed with the brakes, which mildly said were little bit soft, even on the highest pressure. I could use 100% of brake pressure without locking up the wheels on any speed. This meant I had to brake earlier for the corners and possibly lost some time to this.

Day two was ok. Had few near misses on SS6 but that's about it.

Some pictures (http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj267/t6nns/Gauteng%20Rally/) from my rally and onboards from SS3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YHPjq0zPFg)and SS4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2QFnuvP12Q).

[MrMetro]

I have finished my rally. No major incidents, only few driving driving errors here and there.

Day one was actually pretty good, better than I expected. On tarmac Subie really felt heavy around the corners and in the hairpins. Also I wasn't impressed with the brakes, which mildly said were little bit soft, even on the highest pressure. I could use 100% of brake pressure without locking up the wheels on any speed. This meant I had to brake earlier for the corners and possibly lost some time to this.

Day two was ok. Had few near misses on SS6 but that's about it.

Some pictures (http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj267/t6nns/Gauteng%20Rally/) from my rally and onboards from SS3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YHPjq0zPFg)and SS4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2QFnuvP12Q).

some good pictures and videos there NeverKnow

[tannat]

Just submitted times. With LCD having a rough rally and Bruce D out, no need for us to push as I don't think I can challenge the faster guys...

Still had a roll on east west and was very uncomfortable with the car on Harwood (wrong setup)

[lcd]

Just submitted times. With LCD having a rough rally and Bruce D out, no need for us to push as I don't think I can challenge the faster guys...

That's why maybe rally reports shouldn't allowed, before all competitors submit their times,
so there are no guys like Tannat racing with strategy! :D

[tannat]

That's why maybe rally reports shouldn't allowed, before all competitors submit their times,
so there are no guys like Tannat racing with strategy! :D


Hey- I didn't ask you to talk :laugh:
]
really-rather than dive at 10/10ths I went at probably 9.5/10ths. Not so mucvh slower...

But you know if this were a 'real' rally items such as Bruce D's wreck and your offs would be reported... :D

really tough to truly replicate the run order etc etc of a real rally situation offline, unfortunately...

[lcd]

Always a pleasure teasing you Tan! ;)


...really tough to truly replicate the run order etc etc of a real rally situation offline, unfortunately...

Agreed!

[tannat]

Always a pleasure teasing you Tan! ;)

:p

[pettersolberg29]

I shall have times to you Bruce by 5pm GMT Wednesday if you can wait. If the deadline has passed then don't worry.

[Bruce D]

I'll wait, I'm interested to see where you slot into this whole thing.

[Bruce D]

Paul writes:

Well, all in all, this rally went quite well.



For starters, I absolutely lit up the stages in the first leg, setting new PB’s on both Cote D Arbroz and Jeux Plane – even faster than my WRC timesm so I was very pleased. Then in the third stage, on Cote D Arbroz II I got unstuck and rolled going through the town. Luckily for me, it landed upright and I think I only lost about 10 seconds there.



Onto the second Leg and I just ran the stages as well as I could without puching too hard. So Chirdonhead went off okay, no hassle.

I love East-West but took it a little easier than I normally would, to stop any accidents. Not a bad time in the end I thought.

Then on the third stage, Harwood Forest, I made a mistake again, think I rolled, can’t remember, but recovered okay to set a time, slightly off, but also don’t think it will hurt me.



Can’t wait for results – could be a close one.

[pettersolberg29]

Is it Jeux Plane or Joux Verte? I did Joux Verte in my run.

Overall not a great rally, not too bad though either. Every stage was a bit steady-eddie although I felt good on the two Arbroz stages.

[pettersolberg29]

Just sent off times - looked at them and what are the chances - one split was 2:22.22!

[Bruce D]

Sorry guys, but I'm not able to post results this week. I've been booked off work for the rest of the week as I've picked up the bug my son had, and I don't have any way of getting my stuff from my PC there so I'll only be able to post on Monday.

[52Paddy]

Sorry guys, but I'm not able to post results this week. I've been booked off work for the rest of the week as I've picked up the bug my son had, and I don't have any way of getting my stuff from my PC there so I'll only be able to post on Monday.

A blessing in disguise. I've been up to my eyes with college assignments, but I can get the rally done this weekend now, if that's ok?

[tannat]

Sorry guys, but I'm not able to post results this week. I've been booked off work for the rest of the week as I've picked up the bug my son had, and I don't have any way of getting my stuff from my PC there so I'll only be able to post on Monday.

Ah fatherhood....

Hope you and yours can keep your wits about you, Bruce.

Get well soon, mate :up:

[52Paddy]

I've finished my run. It was a lacklustre performance. I've been suffering a little personal problem so my heart was anywhere but in the driving today. Nonetheless, I was fairly pleased with my time on Cote d'Abroz II.

[Bruce D]

FINAL RESULTS

In the end it was easily Francis44's rally, taking yet another win. However sneaking into 3rd place and therefore the championship was Paul Minnaar! Skoda used a big force of cars to get back the Manufacturers title, while the other titles were already finished. Results book will be email later today.

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[Bruce D]

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[52Paddy]

I couldn't have hoped for a better result. Cheers for running this series, Bruce. It's been good fun :up:

[tannat]

WOW! About a minute off where I would like to have been... Narrowly beat a not so great drive by LCD. I've not too much of which to be proud :(

Except...

SKODA TAKES MANUFACTURERS CROWN :laugh:


Nice capturing third in teams with Paddy. Cheers, mate :up:

Cheers to Paul for a well deserved crown, and thanks to Bruce D for another well conducted championship :D

[NeverKnow]

Congratulations are in order to Francis for dominating this rally (and winning it) and to Paul for taking the championships crown!

Thanks Bruce for organising this series!

[lcd]

Gongrats to Paul-Champion of the series!
The whole thing was a great opportunity to get closer
to the championship of South Africa.It was much fun! :)

[52Paddy]

I'm on sabbatical from this championship for a while due to personal issues. I hope to return in a few weeks, or certainly by the new year. Have fun in the meantime.