[WRC] Acropolis Rally 2012

[Salist]

Mikko was fastest in free practice:

Mikko Hirvonen 4:23.0
Petter Solberg 4:23.4
Jari-Matti Latvala 4:24.6
Evgeny Novikov 4:24.8
Martin Prokop 4:25.1
Ott Tänak 4:25.3
Thierry Neuville 4:26.4
Mads Østberg 4:28.1
Sébastien Loeb 4:29.4
Nasser Al-Attiyah 4:30.3
Armindo Araújo 4:32.7
Daniel Oliveira 4:38.7
Paulo Nobre 4:58.0

[6789]

Can anyone get Rally radio to work?

[6789]

From Citroen Twitter

Qualifying: 1 Solberg 4'11.976 - 2 Loeb +0.726 - 3 Hirvonen +2.081 - 4 Ostberg +5.340. #WRC (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23WRC) #AcropolisRally (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23AcropolisRally)

[Adler]

live timing from qualifying stage....petter fastest so far :)

Live times and positions | Acropolis rally of Greece | Best-of-RallyLive (http://www.best-of-rallylive.com/en/classements-en-direct-live-time-position/)

[skarderud]

With this rough stages, it is best to start first? The weather has less importance to the roads, its going to be bad anyway its wet or dry.
Petter has to be first on road, and stay out of trouble...

[makinen_fan]

live timing from qualifying stage....petter fastest so far :)

Live times and positions | Acropolis rally of Greece | Best-of-RallyLive (http://www.best-of-rallylive.com/en/classements-en-direct-live-time-position/)

still not up to date. tweeter reports by citroen:
Citroën Racing @citroenracing (http://twitter.com/citroenracing)
Qualifying after all top guns: Solberg, Latvala, Loeb, Novikov, Hirvonen, Ostberg, Prokop, Al-Attiyah

[Viking]

With this rough stages, it is best to start first? The weather has less importance to the roads, its going to be bad anyway its wet or dry.
Petter has to be first on road, and stay out of trouble...

Nah, Friday stages is not so rough methinks....

Maybe Ford should spread the risk? Petter first and Jari last....

[traxx]

Qualif' stage times :
Solberg le plus rapide (http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/2012/05/24/solberg-le-plus-rapide/)

[6789]

Petter 14th on the road..
JML 13th..

From..

Citroën Racing ‏@citroenracing (https://twitter.com/#%21/citroenracing) Leg 1 starting order: Solberg P14, Latvala P13, Loeb P12, Novikov P11, Hirvonen P10, Neuville P9, Ostberg P8... #WRC (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23WRC)

[Fri]

pics from the qualifying:

rallysport.hu (http://www.rallysport.hu/images/2012/photo/wrc/06_gorog/01_fri_teszt/pages/RSHU_Photo_001_jpg.htm)

[Fri]

pics from the qualifying:
rallysport.hu - Acropolis Rally - szabadedzés/idõmérõ (http://www.rallysport.hu/images/2012/photo/wrc/06_gorog/01_fri_teszt/index.htm)

[A FONDO]

Bad decision for Ford running down the field, in Greece there are plenty of stones to be "dug from other cars especially for them"

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[6789]

I'm sure Petter and JML will be able to hit them - I really hope that both Fords and Citroens are there at the end of Day 1. Have a bit of a fight

[A FONDO]

pics from the qualifying:
rallysport.hu - Acropolis Rally - szabadedzés/idõmérõ (http://www.rallysport.hu/images/2012/photo/wrc/06_gorog/01_fri_teszt/index.htm)

Wonderful shots! Please post here every update!

[rallye-sport]

Shakedown photos : Photos Rallye de Grèce 2012 (http://www.rallye-sport.fr/photos-rallye-de-grece-2012/)

http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/gallery/grece-2012/1.jpg


http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/gallery/grece-2012/img_9257.jpg

[6789]

Sick photos!!

[Micke_VOC]

Anyone seen the sd-times for Ogier and Mikkelsen ?

[atsiotras79]

I am at Waves. I wear academy tshirt

[A FONDO]

Starting order for tomorrow. As expected, its the reversed order of qualifying results:

1. Nobre
2. Araujo
3. Oliveira
4. Al-Attiyah
5. Prokop
6. Tanak
7. Ostberg
8. Neuville
9. Hirvonen
10. Novikov
11. Loeb
12. Latvala
13. Solberg

The greek driver broke the gearbox and apparently is out of the race.

[atsiotras79]

Also dimviii and RallyPer

[Jafry]

http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_9767b18dac.jpg

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http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_8c7ae1b00a.jpg

More photos from shake HERE (http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1024)

[TuTu]

Our first pics :


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As usually, you'll find the full album on our Facebook Fan Page (https://www.facebook.com/eyesofrally) !

[bluuford]

Shakedown photos : Photos Rallye de Grèce 2012 (http://www.rallye-sport.fr/photos-rallye-de-grece-2012/)



Did you noticed that Nobre is so slow that someone is entering from his right rear door during shakedown stage?

[eib1]

Tänak hit a small tree in QS and broke the front right steering arm.

[6789]

It's just a fan getting an autograph haha

[traxx]

Few pix from shakedown (no ads with this link) :
Photos shakedown (http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/2012/05/24/photos-shakedown/)

http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shakedownGreece201208.jpg

http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shakedownGreece201213.jpg

[Franky]

Crash Tanak Shakedown Rally of Grece 2012 [HD] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcM-egU0Tr8)

And then people think it's always the same drivers who have "bad luck" or punctures... ;)

What can you do when a tree is growing at the wrong place :D

[MartijnS]

Do they start in the same order tonight and tomorrow or does it change after the first stage?

[Barreis]

On what stage will Latvala go off? :D

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Silly mistake and I bet he had 'dont cut' in the notes ..

Is his car ok to go in SS1 ?

[pettersolberg29]

SS1 in 1 hour or 2 hours?

[stepunk]

SS1 in 1 hour or 2 hours?

SS1 live now!

[uranium]

SS1 live now!
Any livestream link?

[pettersolberg29]

SS1 live now!

Thank you - I'm always so rubbish with timings!

[pettersolberg29]

Petter on softs, everyone else on hards...

[T.Maanteiden kuningas]

Awesome time by Latvala. J-M is fooling others his maximum attack!

[uranium]

Awesome time by Latvala. J-M is fooling others his maximum attack!
Let's hope it will be for three days

[wrchirek]

OMG, Ms. Cook...

[pettersolberg29]

OMG, Ms. Cook...

Ohhh deary me... over 4 mins behind Nobre isn't the sign of a star of the future.

[uranium]

Guys, she is a girl. Let her drive. Try to be more polite to her. I think you have a lot of others candidates for joking

[pettersolberg29]

Guys, she is a girl. Let her drive. Try to be more polite to her. I think you have a lot of others candidates for joking

Being a girl shouldn't make a difference - bit patronising to treat her differently because of her gender. The fact is she hopes to be the first women to compete in the WRC, and she has shown no evidence she's able to. In fact she's not even that good at local level. Louise is a lovely girl but she shouldn't be excused because of who she is. I don't mean to be rude to her, but I rate other drivers harshly too so why should the very slowest one avoid criticism?

[uranium]

why should the very slowest one avoid criticism?

What's the purpose? Is she manufacture driver? Are you her sponsor? At least her fan?
She is privateer and does what she wants. Rent a rally car and show how it should be to drive fast

[pettersolberg29]

What's the purpose? Is she manufacture driver? Are you her sponsor? At least her fan?
She is privateer and does what she wants. Rent a rally car and show how it should be to drive fast

So should none of us have an opinion? Really winds me up when people say 'show you can do better' - no I won't because I don't pretend I'm a rally driver! Just because she's better than me doesn't mean she's good. And loads of people on here criticise JML and Petter for crashing, Wilson for being slow, Nobre for being... well, himself etc. So surely it's only logical that questions are asked about the lovely Ms Cook?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Thank you - I'm always so rubbish with timings!

Same here, missed the stage thought it was starting now :(

But great to see JML set fastest time on his comeback :)

Lets hope he can keep it up AND finish the rally ...

[uranium]

Will try to explain from other side.
Take a look e.g.
NBA.com - 2011-2012 Conference Regular Season Standings (http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html)


Charlotte (http://www.nba.com/bobcats)o
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Does it mean, that they shouldn't paly in NBA? From your point of view, they deserve only to disband the team.

[pettersolberg29]

I confess to knowing nothing about Basketball, but no, that's not what I'm suggesting at all. I don't suggest Cook should quit. I suggest she shouldn't pretend she's going to be some kind of revelation to the WRC which is what she seems to try and promote whenever interviewed. Anyone can take part in rallying, however rubbish, but they are allowed to be criticised. Charlotte have as much right to play in the NBA as the top team, but they should accept they're going to be criticised for being awful. Likewise, I support Fulham in the Premiership - they are by no means the best or worst team, but I still criticise them when they do badly. What's wrong with that? Cook is doing badly, so deserves criticism.

[uranium]

Btw, did you pay attanetion to car class difference?

[pettersolberg29]

Btw, did you pay attanetion to car class difference?

I did indeed. Massive difference between her car and most of the others, but still not good pace. And it's not like this is her first slow event. We're going to have to agree to disagree, but your only basis for an argument seems to be I'm worse than her and her car isn't great, and nothing to actually say 'no, she isn't that bad'!

[KKS]

Hm... strange situation... Ukrainian driver leads cat.3 . Ligato, Neikshans, Guerra are all behind. It's snowing in Greece?

[garais22]

Hm... strange situation... Ukrainian driver leads cat.3 . Ligato, Neikshans, Guerra are all behind. It's snowing in Greece?
No, Ukraine driver have Michelin tyres while ''Rally Class'' drivers use Dmack which on 1 km are slower by 0,5 - 1.0 seconds. If they drive on same tyre, than you eat dust :)

[Back-N-Black]

Being a girl shouldn't make a difference - bit patronising to treat her differently because of her gender. The fact is she hopes to be the first women to compete in the WRC, and she has shown no evidence she's able to...

Don't know much about the woman but I do know she's not the first woman to compete in the WRC. Maybe I am missing something in the translation, perhaps you meant that she just wants to be competitive.

Michèle Mouton was quite a good driver.

Michèle Mouton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Mouton)

Go Petter!

[Juha_Koo]

According to MTV3, FIA has ordered JML to stop using the additional cushioning under HANS...

[N.O.T]

just got back, very good day overall, some nice action during shakedown and the tarmac part of ss1 was good but unforunately only for the top crews the rest tackled the place like kindergarten kids....

photos in 30 mins.

[A FONDO]

http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_e9b469c710.jpg

no comment

[Jafry]

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http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_6394035919.jpg

More photos from SS1 HERE (http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1024)

[nafpaktos]

Don't know much about the woman but I do know she's not the first woman to compete in the WRC. Maybe I am missing something in the translation, perhaps you meant that she just wants to be competitive.

Michèle Mouton was quite a good driver.

Michèle Mouton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Mouton)

Go Petter!
Good wines(greek expression)

[N.O.T]

my pictures from today here

May 24, 2012 - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/sets/72157629880866858/)

[KKS]

No, Ukraine driver have Michelin tyres while ''Rally Class'' drivers use Dmack which on 1 km are slower by 0,5 - 1.0 seconds. If they drive on same tyre, than you eat dust :)

I eat dust two times at a day, we have no roads here :D
Neikšans on DMack, but Guerra and maybe Ligato on Michelin?

[dimviii]

Just come back from shakedown and ss1.
At shakedown we had a small rain after the first 4 passages.At qualifying works drivers were in a class of their own.But good passages from Novikov at the point we were.Nobres door was opening at shakedown too,but wasn t fixed at ss1....
At ss1 we were with Rallyper at a downhill section at 18km of stage.Nice point suggested and driven to the point by atsiotras :D
Works drivers again at their(higher) level,and some others with (asking for problem) wide lines(Tanak-Neuville-Al Rajhi)
Not impressed at all by Neuvilles drive,but i have to wait till the end to have a safer opinion.Araujo no comment,dont want to make sad JAM.

Before stage 1 we were with atsiotras some friends and Rallyper for a coffee at Waves cafe.Nice to meet you Per,a really nice guy you love to talk about rallies.


@Not really good photos Greg!!

IMG_0765 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/7263348086/in/set-72157629880866858)
this can have for title ''a stone in my route,that wasn t in recce'' :D
IMG_0592 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/7263332568/in/set-72157629880866858)

tomorow i ve planed 6 stages,lets see if we can do it.

[rallye-sport]

Start Ceremony and SS1 Photos Rallye de Grèce 2012 (http://www.rallye-sport.fr/photos-rallye-de-grece-2012/)


http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/gallery/grece-2012/img_9828.jpg


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http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/gallery/grece-2012/mg_2181.jpg

[dimviii]

Petters unbelievable choice for soft tyre at 20+ celsious and 24km stage....
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[atsiotras79]

Nice to meet RallyPer and Dimviii at waves where we decided to go and watch together the first stage. I am happy you liked the spot. Tomorrow we go with RallyPer at the extreme downhill part at the end of SS2. Now, time for bed :)

[Jajá]

It's interesting to see that the lack of posts on the thread (in comparison with the other rounds) is due to the fact that the most common writers are in Loutraki watching the event and cannot post (I assume they would prefer seeing the cars then typing in their cell phones (I would at least...). Feeling jealous for not being able to be part of the crowd close to the cars... Have a great event, guys!

[pettersolberg29]

Don't know much about the woman but I do know she's not the first woman to compete in the WRC. Maybe I am missing something in the translation, perhaps you meant that she just wants to be competitive.

Michèle Mouton was quite a good driver.

Michèle Mouton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mich%C3%A8le_Mouton)

Go Petter!

I did indeed mean she wants to be competitive, and I have full respect for Mouton. She is proof that female drivers can be equal to male drivers, thus rendering the point of Cook's gender irrelevant. But since her there has not been a competitive female driver (correct me if I'm wrong) which is what Cook aims to be. Hopefully she'll make it, but I'd guarantee she won't!

And yes, Go Petter!

[6789]

Good start by JML, hopefully he can keep it up. Looks like sime big cuts are being taken, so he needs to avoid a puncture!

[MartijnS]

Had a good day too! First we tried to reach the finish of the QS, but failed due to a navigation error ;) than went to the spectator point and walked into the stage. Some pretty sick high speed spots!

At the first stage we went for the easy way and got in at the flying finish near Loutraki :) immediately stopped at the last corner of the stage, awesome corner where everybody went really sideways at quite a high speed onto tarmac at the FF.

Now on our way to Thiva jump :)

[6789]

Solberg has something wrong with the balance / setup. Difference between left and right hand corners

[Gherid_lacksGPS]

Settling down with my tea for a great night of rally.

Looks like nueville had issues on first leg?

[sollitt]

Seemed to be going alright regardless.

[6789]

Settling down with my tea for a great night of rally.

Looks like nueville had issues on first leg?
I think he had a spin early on in the stage, he said he should be ok for the rest of the day :)

[Micke_VOC]

God morning everybody !!

[Hartusvuori]

According to MTV3, FIA has ordered JML to stop using the additional cushioning under HANS...

That seemed very strange. First FIA says it's okey to use it, they didn't recommend it but didn't forbid either, but then on the minute Latvala was checking in at TC at SS1 a FIA official knocks the window and orders him to remove the cushioning. Well handled...

Now it looks Latvala is on too fast pace... At least I'm holding my breath.

[andyone]

Novikov. is on the Fly on SS2... i think he is one to watch on the future. the future of wrc looks very promising... tanak,neuville,noviko. osberg. how nice......

Mikklesen faster on ss2 thatn ogier.. go Andreas

[Adler]

petters split missing? :/ ....not again...please!!

[6789]

petters split missing? :/ ....not again...please!!

No mention of Petter stopping on the radio :/ See what happens

[wwbroe]

I think and also hope it is just GPS problem. :D

[6789]

Loeb only with one tyre spare - could be interesting in the next stage if any rain comes

[andyone]

im loving Mikklesen putting some hard time to Ogier

[wwbroe]

Mikkelsen is doing very well, was he in Greece before or is this his first time out on these stages?

[MartijnS]

Jump was very nice! Al-Attiyah was the craziest :D Now a 2 hour drive for 2x Bauxites before heading back to Thiva :)

[donlorean]

Loeb only with one tyre spare - could be interesting in the next stage if any rain comes

How this is possible because if I remember right, regulation says that you have to be two spare tires all the time... I'm not sure but that's what I remember...

[bluuford]

How this is possible because if I remember right, regulation says that you have to be two spare tires all the time... I'm not sure but that's what I remember...
No regulations does not state that. 60.9 SPARE WHEELS
Cars may carry a maximum of two spare wheels.
Any complete wheel fitted on the car or installed inside the car during servicing must reach the next service
park or the next area where a Tyre change is authorised. No complete wheel may be loaded on or taken off
the car elsewhere than in the service parks or the areas where a Tyre change is authorised.

Basically you can drive without any spares if the traffic rules allow I think..

Al Rajhi is doing superbly btw:-)

[donlorean]

Basically you can drive without any spares if the traffic rules allow I think..

Al Rajhi is doing superbly btw:-)

Ok... I remember that wrong but you have be at least one spare... Can't drive without any spare tire... For that I'm sure...

[Gard]

im loving Mikklesen putting some hard time to Ogier

I would'nt put to much in it. Both Mikkelsen and Ogier has a plan for tests this rally. That they are pretty even on pace, is gold for testing purposes.

[Mad cat jnr]

Ok... I remember that wrong but you have be at least one spare... Can't drive without any spare tire... For that I'm sure...

It depends on each countries traffic rules.

[sete]

as Im looking on Latvala times i dont expect he finish today normal
i dont trust him anymore
my hopes are now with petter

[Mauri A]

as Im looking on Latvala times i dont expect he finish today normal
i dont trust him anymore
my hopes are now with petter
l
Latvala must be very unhappy when he has lost your confidence!!!

[sete]

if you think? :-)me dont

[wwbroe]

Wowh, JML five seconds faster as Seb on split 3. :eek:

[Hartusvuori]

Tänäk reported stopped on SS4.

[wwbroe]

Bt it completely changed on last split, now Seb is five seconds faster as Jari-Matti

[René]

Something wrong with Petter??

[Viking]

Wowh, JML five seconds faster as Seb on split 3. :eek:


.....and four sec slower on split 4...

[6789]

Latvala lost 9 secs on the second last split to Loeb - see what happens

[6789]

Something wrong with Petter??

Didn't have splits on last stage either, so hopefully ok

[6789]

Loeb into the lead now - sounds like slight under steer on a corner for JML. Bring it on!

[wwbroe]

I didn't know they started stage 5 yet? So how can Tanak be stopped over there?

Edit: ok, i see you removed your post.

[Viking]

That is a good one from Petter :up:

[Gherid_lacksGPS]

Left the pc for a second to get some more tea and didn't see any times coming for peter...just about crapped my pants. Luckily i crapped my pants for other reasons.

[Hartusvuori]

I didn't know they started stage 5 yet? So how can Tanak be stopped over there?

Edit: ok, i see you removed your post.

Yes. Just saw Best-of-Rally Live's tweet, it had SS5 on it. I was just catching up on the events and soon realised their - and mine - mistake. Sorry. But Tänak had some little problem on SS4, I see.

[wwbroe]

Yes. Just saw Best-of-Rally Live's tweet, it had SS5 on it. I was just catching up on the events and soon realised their - and mine - mistake. Sorry. But Tänak had some little problem on SS4, I see.

Ok, no problem at all. Great time for Petter, closing in on the two leaders.

[Adler]

petter is prooving again: he has the speed!

[Kielder]

It's good to see that the best version of Latvala is back. Let's see if the other Latvala, the one who crashes after being the fastest driver, won't appear here.

[6789]

Solberg was a boss on that stage - see how he and JML go this afternoon :)

[andyone]

l
Latvala must be very unhappy when he has lost your confidence!!!
i get your feeling man. i have been dissapointed by him a lot of times but my Faith still remains. if its loeb you are trying to fight against then you will have to expect misfortunes a lot. loeb is an elian when it comes to rallying. to fight against him you need a lot of risk. petter cannot win against seb on a fair Fight that is for sure. but latvala can do that. he can beat seb without seb being in trouble..

[Mirek]

petter is prooving again: he has the speed!

There is no need to prove that. THE thing is consistency and ability to keep it on the road...

[Viking]

There is no need to prove that. THE thing is consistency and ability to keep it on the road...

Absolutely, Petter has most stagewins this season,speed is not the problem.

Wonder if the other drivers also has to use a set of soft tyres (or well used hard ones) at a loop in the rally.
How many hard tyres has they got?
Maybe Petters tyre choise yesterday is not to bad anyway?

[Hartusvuori]

So, Latvala went wide missing the breaking spot on a muddy part?

[Langdale Forest]

next stage in 1 hour?

[dnb]

next stage in 1 hour?

yes

[bluuford]

Absolutely, Petter has most stagewins this season,speed is not the problem.

Wonder if the other drivers also has to use a set of soft tyres (or well used hard ones) at a loop in the rally.
How many hard tyres has they got?
Maybe Petters tyre choise yesterday is not to bad anyway?

I bet that everybody are running on soft tyres tomorrow in the afternoon ;-) There might be very, very heavy rainshower just after or even before the midday service. So, using softs yesetrday is a bit disadvantage I quess.

[Red bull]

SS5 and SS6 will be interesting with latvala and Solberg chasing Loeb with a few seconds between them....expect fireworks from the Ford boys as they really need the results to be at the top again. :D

[dnb]

Anyone else noticed Nobre is losing positivism he had in the beginning of the year?

[Adler]

There is no need to prove that. THE thing is consistency and ability to keep it on the road...

for me there is no need....but some others mentioned here the only one who can challenge loeb in terms of speed is latvala! i don´t agree on that!

[6789]

Its probably difficult to be positive when you're over 7 mins down after SS4

[Mintexmemory]

for me there is no need....but some others mentioned here the only one who can challenge loeb in terms of speed is latvala! i don´t agree on that!
There is a world of difference being the fastest on stages when you are already 10 minutes behind the leader than when you are competing on level terms with someone who is an 8 times champion. The majority of Petter's fastest stage times this year have been set when the rally winner is in cruise mode. On the other hand JML has set the majority of his stage fastest times from the lead or competing for it. Sorry to be stating the bleeding obvious but the selective use of statistics is one of my particular betes noirs

[Mintexmemory]

Anyone got the Academy positions after SS4 - WRC.com gone into hibernation by the look of it!

OK now finally coming through looks like the stage may have been stopped for a while

[Viking]

Interesting comment on Mikkelsen webpage

Update SS 4 | Andreas Mikkelsen (http://www.andreasmikkelsen.no/blog/update-ss-4/)

"Next year we will drive a WRC car on this stages, and we have to be as prepared as possible. It`s crucial that we gather data, make pacenotes and so on as good as possible."

[uranium]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=F9M_cRIaJuM#t=15 8s

see 2:37
N.O.T. or not? ;)

[6789]

Gentleman drivers like him have different goals I think... They just do what they want... If Nobre likes to drive a WRC car, and he has the money, why not? I'm sure he doesn't care if he's 10th or 15th, as long as he's enjoying himself, he is a happy man...

Yeah that's fair enough

[uranium]

Its probably difficult to be positive when you're over 7 mins down after SS4

Yes, but he does what he likes and what he wants.

[Mirek]

Interesting comment on Mikkelsen webpage

Update SS 4 | Andreas Mikkelsen (http://www.andreasmikkelsen.no/blog/update-ss-4/)

"Next year we will drive a WRC car on this stages, and we have to be as prepared as possible. It`s crucial that we gather data, make pacenotes and so on as good as possible."

Why did You delete word "hopefully" from original post?

[nr7wave]

This is what he said: "
We drove on the planned pace trough stage 4, 19,89 km ” Elikonas” witch will be drives as SS 8 as well later today.

It`s is very many blind crests and conditions that make this weekend very important. Next year we hopefully will drive a WRC car on this stages, and we have to be as prepared as possible. It`s crucial that we gather data, make pacenotes and so on as good as possible."

[6789]

Yes, but he does what he likes and what he wants.

I would too if I had the money - classic video btw, had to be N.O.T

[A FONDO]

So far 100+ stage kilometers and nobody crashed :o btw Yazeed is mocking with Araujo, told you in Sweden he is a real deal not a tourist

[Adler]

There is a world of difference being the fastest on stages when you are already 10 minutes behind the leader than when you are competing on level terms with someone who is an 8 times champion. The majority of Petter's fastest stage times this year have been set when the rally winner is in cruise mode. On the other hand JML has set the majority of his stage fastest times from the lead or competing for it. Sorry to be stating the bleeding obvious but the selective use of statistics is one of my particular betes noirs
Agree....but why do you think loeb was on cruise mode in ss4?

[Mirek]

So far 100+ stage kilometers and nobody crashed :o

Eh?

[dnb]

btw, Loeb doesn't have to win every rally to get the title. If he never crashes then the title is his. Just because other people don't drive so smart and crash. He has 63 point lead over Latvala and 18 over Petter. So if Petter doesn't get nr1 Ford driver, then Loeb has no problem to drive to finish a bit slower.

[6789]

Latvala 2.7sec slower than Loeb at 2nd split

[Viking]

Why did You delete word "hopefully" from original post?

Haha, I didn't :) just copy and pasted, they added that after i posted.

[6789]

Fords a bit slower so far - JML 5.8 secs down on Loeb at split 3

[Brother John]

or transsexual...

c'mon we are talking here about rally or I will delete all your posts here as a new member on the forum!

[Mintexmemory]

Agree....but why do you think loeb was on cruise mode in ss4?

Talking about previous events - on SS4 Petter had the right tyre choice having been wrong on SS2 and 3.
The fact remains that on the same tyres, competing for the lead, only JML is as quick as Loeb

[uranium]

Gorban is leading PWRC! Good luck :)

[Mintexmemory]

Pitty Ogier is driving a S2000 this year... ;)

Agreed, he is the 3rd Musketeer and with him it will be 'personal' unlike JML!

[Francis44]

Ogier "saved" the championship last year like it or not, it was him who made it interesting.

[Francis44]

Solberg Puncture, and it so it commences.

[pettersolberg29]

Petter gets a puncture... again. Possible damage elsewhere too, inc. propshaft.

[6789]

JML a bit slower with setup issue and issue for Solberg after hitting a rock

[Mirek]

Haha, I didn't :) just copy and pasted, they added that after i posted.

Aha, interesting :)

[bluuford]

Nice time from Thierry Neuville :) First time he's faster than Tanak and Ostberg I think, in this rally.

He had two soft tires, seems to be good option for this stage.

[uranium]

Aha, interesting :)
That's the way how hot news are made ;)

[seb_sh]

This was looking like an interesting rally but Loeb seems to be getting away now and in the afternoons he usually gains even more. I hope the others can keep up at least for another day or so. If they fall back more they might start taking risks and having problems (yes, you Latvala) leaving Loeb with a big gap.

Looking forward to the afternoon stages.

[Langdale Forest]

stage should start now

[tfp]

Ogier "saved" the championship last year like it or not, it was him who made it interesting.

Agreed 100% last year woukd have been a total loss without ogier.

This was looking like an interesting rally but Loeb seems to be getting away now and in the afternoons he usually gains even more. I hope the others can keep up at least for another day or so. If they fall back more they might start taking risks and having problems (yes, you Latvala) leaving Loeb with a big gap.

Looking forward to the afternoon stages.

Pretty much sums up fords whole season, I will see how the other drivers do this afternoon and decide whether to follow the rally tomorrow or not! (I know I will anyway, I just wish the fords woukd do a bit better)

[Juha_Koo]

Tänak stopped...

[A FONDO]

he continues. probably after a quick hardware repair :D

[bluuford]

Tänak is running just behind Novikov.. just a few hundred meters apart

[Francis44]

The DS3's have this weird alarm that triggers almost everytime in the end of the stage, is it engine temperature alarm?

[bluuford]

Tänak is running just behind Novikov.. just a few hundred meters apart.. strange.. later Tänak passed Novikov again

[rallye-vid]

Where is Mikko :eek:

[uranium]

Mikko finished.

[Mirek]

Novikov lost one minute after a normal last split? Or is it a timing mistake?

Engine problems

[bluuford]

Novikov lost one minute after a normal last split? Or is it a timing mistake?

Basically Ott joined the stage after Novikov and later followed Novikov for some time and finally passed him again.

[6789]

Engine stall warning I'm pretty sure. Jari-Matti Latvala picked up a tiny bit of time. Good rally!!

[userwave]

The DS3's have this weird alarm that triggers almost everytime in the end of the stage, is it engine temperature alarm?
Transmission cooler

[Francis44]

Transmission cooler

Ok thank you.

[bt52b]

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/550753_414431165255895_100000670452396_1360581_268 793958_n.jpg

Timo van der Marel his Fiesta R2. He claims he didn't hit anything...

Flintstones car wash again :D

[Tom206wrc]

Nice improvement from Neuville :up: let's hope this time in points WITHOUT superrally for him :mark:

[GigiGalliNo1]

Ok thank you.

Subaru use to have them too. When the engine would turn off the alarm would sound when driver turns it back on..

[rallye-vid]

:( Don't think Wilson will keep him in the team next year.

[Tom206wrc]

Novikov's engine continues to suffer on SS8 :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

Solberg back ahead of Hirvonen :mad: but it won't last during the entire rally :p :

[Jajá]

Solberg back ahead of Hirvonen :mad: but it won't last during the entire rally :p :

Nice thing noone of the works is off so far... I hope they keep it on and pushing... there's a nice battle between the two fords and Seb as Mikko seem a bit out-paced. Nice work from Novikov prior to his Engine issues too..

[skarderud]

Nice rally so far! If Petter haden't done wrong tyrechoice at ss1, it had been even closer! Long way to go, this is good for sport! Go Petter!

[Francis44]

Mikko already falling behind a bit, he dosen't seem to do very well in Greece does he.

[rallye-vid]

Loeb lost a lot of time too

Latvala aswell.. wtf

[Francis44]

Times are strange.

[denkimi]

Loeb lost a lot of time too

Latvala aswell.. wtf

i think the time of hirvonen is not correct. i doubt he gained 40 seconds on everybody in the last few km's of the stage. :p :

[Gregor-y]

Indeed. Hirvonen 35.5 faster than Loeb on SS9?

[rallye-vid]

i doubt he gained 40 seconds on everybody in the last few km's of the stage. :p :

Flying Finn! :D

[A FONDO]

Ogier 1:22 faster than Hirvonen :P something's wrong

[Gregor-y]

And now Ogier 1:22.3 faster than Hirvonen? ha!

I believe the old 'Perfect European' cartoon from the early nineties mentioned such a person would be as organized as a Greek.

If only they all did in fact drive like a Frenchman the WRC would be doing quite well!

[Riven]

And Ogier in 1st, 2 mnts faster... :)

[rallye-vid]

Imagine, this happens in the last stage of the rally :D

[mousti]

Transmission problems for Neuville :(
Again superrally. Damn it!

[BleAivano]

Ogi's time have been corrected, Hirvonens time stands so far...

[Barreis]

Times are strange.

N.O.T was in the middle of the road. :D

[Jajá]

Imagine, this happens in the last stage of the rally :D

They corrected Ogier's time... it seems Mikko's time would be 16:44.5, as per the splits and his speech on the WRC radio

[René]

Undoubtedly there is really big problem with figures in Greece ! ;)

[Crocone]

What on earth it's happening with those times? Can anyone explain?

[Juha_Koo]

What on earth it's happening with those times? Can anyone explain?

Most likely a minute mistake... Nothing special in the end.

[TG]

What on earth it's happening with those times? Can anyone explain?

You just need to add 1 min to Mikko's time. Then times are correct.

[Crocone]

Thanks Juha and TG!

[janvanvurpa]

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/550753_414431165255895_100000670452396_1360581_268 793958_n.jpg

Timo van der Marel his Fiesta R2. He claims he didn't hit anything...

He didn't.
But the car's suspension did. But the real problem is the failure of the clip on the inner CV boot, that's why it fell apart

[Mirek]

Do I see right that not a single academy Fiesta made it to finish of leg 1??? :eek:

[Fast Eddie WRC]

WRC times still wrong ... correct times here :)

Live times and positions | Acropolis rally of Greece | Best-of-RallyLive (http://www.best-of-rallylive.com/en/classements-en-direct-live-time-position/)

[Martin Liddle]

Do I see right that not a single academy Fiesta made it to finish of leg 1???
The Academy drivers do not do the full route; they miss stages 7,8 and 9 and finish after stage 13on Saturday.

[Mirek]

Aha, thanks

[Martin Liddle]

Hirvonen time now appears corrected; it has been increased by 1:01.7.

[A FONDO]

wrc.com has a new video player!

World Rally Championship - Video - Browse All - Greece 2012 - Helicopter footage of Petter Solberg (http://www.wrc.com/video/browse-all/video-greece-2012-helicopter-footage-of-petter-solberg/?vid=2550)

[A FONDO]

Look at the rock Loeb came through :eek: I am trying to figure out how could it only clip the under-bumper but not break steering arm or driveshaft, because Fords had massive damages from way smaller pebbles

http://www.wrc.com/news/660/120524_LoebSS1.jpg

[N.O.T]

Fantastic day today !!! 4 stages...

so far i am having the best acropolis rally EVER since 1997 i am attending the event...

pictures later

Nobre should go home...

Ostberg was dissapointing today...

Loeb is King...

Latvala doesn't drive 100% yet...

Hirvonen is just being Hirvonen.

Solberg has some ups and downs...

lets see

[Jafry]

http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_7d0fee03dc.jpg

http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_62f97477d3.jpg

http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_8f4d4b9eb5.jpg

http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_99bbc1e194.jpg

http://www.rally-mania.cz/fotogalerie/2012/1024/1024_rally_acropolis_of_greece_2012_bc8f3ce0cc.jpg

More photos from DAY1 HERE (http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1024)

[N.O.T]

pictures from day 1

WRC Acropolis 2012 DAY 1 - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/sets/72157629894520676/)

yesterdays ones

WRC Acropolis 2012 SD and ss1 - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/sets/72157629880866858/)

[dimviii]

Jump was very nice! Al-Attiyah was the craziest :D
only Nasser and Novikov jumped without touching the brakes before the take off.Novikov took off from a totally different angle( right side of the road) and landed just straight,but Nasser after the landing went about 20 meters sideways at good angle.


Now a 2 hour drive for 2x Bauxites before heading back to Thiva :)
About 1 hour with Huyndai Atos 1000cc. :D
you could watch and Elikonas 1 stage before Bauxites 1,if you had left Thiva 1 after Mikkelsen passage. ;)

[A FONDO]

3 men help, 13 shoot with cameras and 300 watch closely giving instructions :D

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7269217234_058d2e5b34_o.jpg

[N.O.T]

by the way tamrazov crashed 100 meters from where i was and for anyone who is interested he managed to get back on the road after 13 mins and after the spectators gave everything

IMG_1605 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/7269213672/in/set-72157629894520676)
IMG_1657 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/7269215750/in/set-72157629894520676/)
IMG_1684 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/7269217234/in/set-72157629894520676/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/7269218516/in/set-72157629894520676/


...a great sporting moment !!!

[N.O.T]

3 men help, 13 shoot with cameras and 300 watch closely giving instructions :D

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7269217234_058d2e5b34_o.jpg

it was very dangerous and that is why only 5 people were there...the car was very close at flipping over... at first around 20 of us tried to help but then realized that it wasn't safe.

[A FONDO]

I can see that, but the single moment in the photo is unique :D in fact it looks like they are pushing him deeper in the ditch :D

p.s. for me its funnier than it looks because recently in a local rally, a turk driver went slightly off in a tight hairpin and people started to push him further (to not block next cars). when he realised that he burnt the clutch but managed to escape on his own :D

[Barreis]

Is there any picture that we can se who's N.O.T? :D

[dimviii]

so today we didnt managed to see 6 stages,but we watch 5 stages out of 8.We were watching only 16-17 cars.
Rush only from Elikonas1 to Bauxites1 as it was tight.Between Bauxites1 and 2 we spent 2 hours at tavern with some 3 kg of meat potatoes,salads sausages and beers :D
Loeb=mister perfect.really struggling to find even a small ''mistake'' at his lines/brakes/whatever.At Elikonas1 we were watching a fast straight downhill with 6 gear with brakes for a right to left sequent corners and was the only driver that he braked hard with straight steering.All the other drivers they used to slide on brakes left-right before entering the first right corner.
Latvala=Nice driving without errors at least where i was watching,but with wider lines from Loeb
Hirvonen=His style is little bit like Loebs,not as i remembered him at previous Acropolis.Not exactly as Loebs style,but definetely not so wide like Petters or Jaris.
Petter=asking for trouble at every stage i saw.I am impressed he didn t have a ''stone in his road' today with such driving.At Bauxites 2 he clipped a 50cm tall gravel cut while his lines were totally wrong,about 1,5 meter away from Sebs,Jaris,Mikkos lines.
Nasser=most spectacular today by far!! At Thiva2 (video helicopter from wrc.com some posts ago) crazy passage with very wide lines,jumping from side to side.
Novikov= very good,no mistakes,bit wide lines,fast,late brakes.A passage i was waiting to see.
Tanak=some times good,sometimes not so good.
Ostberg=as above at least where i watched him.At Thiva2 he was outside the road about 500 meters before we were watching.We could listen his engine trying to get back on the road for some minutes.
Ogier Mikkelsen very fast,but i have to admit that at most points Ogier was faster in my eye.Mikkelsen was very spectacular at Thiva2
Nice day with plenty of action,good 2 hours miday rest in a very good tavern,and good spectacular points,except Bauxites1 which was a so and so point.

Tomorow i ve planed just 3 stages.Cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! :dozey:

[rallye-sport]

Second day : Photos Rallye de Grèce 2012 (http://www.rallye-sport.fr/photos-rallye-de-grece-2012/)

[dimviii]

Is there any picture that we can se who's N.O.T? :D

are you gay? :D

[rallye-sport]

Second Day : Photos Rallye de Grèce 2012 (http://www.rallye-sport.fr/photos-rallye-de-grece-2012/)


http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/gallery/grece-2012/img_0574.jpg


http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/gallery/grece-2012/mg_2606.jpg

http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-content/gallery/grece-2012/mg_2408.jpg

[Barreis]

are you gay? :D

No.

[N.O.T]

Is there any picture that we can se who's N.O.T? :D

go here

ZachosRally » FRIENDS (http://www.zachosrally.gr/?page_id=52)

i am in the second pic

now to make this a fair exchange give me the phone number and contact address of your most beautiful single female family member below the age of 35... i have high standards so be careful.

[Barreis]

Haha, I'm not crazy.

[Kielder]

Great landscapes!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRjG4569HNM&feature=g-all-u

[dimviii]

Great landscapes!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRjG4569HNM&feature=g-all-u

@Rallyper
this is the point with the lift at 2 wheels we were searching at last years power stage,when we were driving back from Kineta stage at Thursday evening.

[Psycho!]

@NOT:We were on the same spot!!!I really enjoyed the effort,it was great!!!And I needed the photos cause my battery was dead.....!!Thanx!

[traxx]

Some pix of today here :
Photos Vendredi (http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/2012/05/25/photos-vendredi/)

http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/greece2012d118.jpg
http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/greece2012d106.jpg

[A FONDO]

is this the same spot?

http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/greece2012d111.jpg

http://www.worldrallyisfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/greece2012d113.jpg

[N.O.T]

yes

[dimviii]

At 1,38 watch Jaris cut and the size of the stone :dozey:
RALLY ACROPOLIS 2012 DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=60xcYjb4I5Y)

[dimviii]

:vader:
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/533120_4047980163020_866124806_n.jpg

[bluuford]

Weather for tomorrow.

I have looked all kind of weather data for this part of the world for last couple of hours and it seems that tomorrow might come really terrible day. If everything goes as it looks now, then tomorrow should look like this:

SS10-SS11 dry
SS12 little light rain expected
SS13 moderate rainshowers expected. Maybe hard tires for the first stages are good and couple of softs for the lastone.
Ss14 Very high possibility of very, very, very heavy rainshowers, almost like in Portugal
ss15 Still some rainshowers is in the meny
SS16 heavy rainshowers, very high possibility
SS17 Showers should have been finished but the roads are still very wet
Currently looks like a secion for soft tires

Temperature tomorrow will be between +16..+21 in the stages.

Sunday morning looks to be clear and rainshowers for the last 3 stages.
So, ideal tyre choice looks like this:
saturday morning 2 softs 4 hard
Saturday afternoon 4 softs
Sunday morning two hards
Sunday afternoon 4 softs.
I think that 10 softs were allowed?
But you newer know. Rainshower may hit the stages very heavly, at the same time they can miss the stages by a few meters:-)

[dimviii]

:vader: :vader:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/559471_461142233911473_350218988337132_1739146_208 4463954_n.jpg

[A FONDO]

yes

I want to figure out who maintained more speed through it at all, the short (and maybe slower) cut or the fast wide? Im asking cause I dont have experience in watching gravel rally live and cameras can never fully represent it.

[Jordib]

Thanks for the reports diimii and NOT! Very nice images and stages.

[Salist]

Good morning guys. The daily first stage has started.
eWRC-results.com - results Acropolis Rally 2012 (http://www.ewrc-results.com/results.php?e=3492&s=24465&t=Acropolis-Rally-2012)

[René]

Good morning at all, how is Greece weather today ?

[6789]

Loeb 1.2 quicker than Latvala on the first stage of the day, rough stages to come now.

[6789]

MotorsTV Review of Day 1

WRC 2012 Acropolis Day 1 Highlights - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhx7AEkBjIQ&feature=g-all-u)

[pettersolberg29]

Good rally for Novikov so far. Consistently 'best of the rest' and the only one to come near the top 4 in terms of stage times. Beating Ostberg regularly has to be his aim for this season, and maybe one podium through pace alone if he's ambitious?

[wwbroe]

:vader: :vader:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/559471_461142233911473_350218988337132_1739146_208 4463954_n.jpg


I think these guys are even more crazy, just insain.

[6789]

I think these guys are even more crazy, just insain.

Yeah just need someone to bump you and you'll fall right infront of the car.

The people in crazy places almost always have a DSLR in their hand lol

[wwbroe]

Great time by JML and Petter, Loeb's lead now reduced to just one second. Ford's are building up the pressure.

[6789]

Shaping up to be a great fight - next stage is the fast one. Bring it on!

[Viking]

Loeb seems conserned about loosing to much in the muddy parts.. let us see if it start raining.

[makinen_fan]

it was very dangerous and that is why only 5 people were there...the car was very close at flipping over... at first around 20 of us tried to help but then realized that it wasn't safe.

indeed very dangerous to recover it, look at the video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_j-mxdzGE&feature=related

[A FONDO]

Good rally for Novikov so far. Consistently 'best of the rest' and the only one to come near the top 4 in terms of stage times. Beating Ostberg regularly has to be his aim for this season, and maybe one podium through pace alone if he's ambitious?

I want to add that yesterday he suffered from: loosen steering wheel; broken gear lever and dismounted turbo pipe. All this after the loosen rear suspension in Argentina. I dont know how he can be calm enough to continue driving after this.


and one short but very good clip


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eECs3xhY98c

[tfp]

Brilliant stage from jari matti, he is on fire! Where are my cigarettes!

[6789]

Novikov is out with water pump issue - just heard that on WRR

[Fast Eddie WRC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_j-mxdzGE&feature=related

Great effort to rescue the car, havent seen this sort of thing for years...

[T.Maanteiden kuningas]

Maximum attack by Latvala! Now keep on pushing even harder!

[6789]

Missing second split for Petter - hopefully he is ok!

Edit - Split has gone up and he is quickest through so far :)

[vkangas]

What was the reason FIA banned Latvala's collar bone extra cushion? Can't figure out any good reason...

[sollitt]

indeed very dangerous to recover it, look at the videoWatched the video. What a bunch of pussies. I thought you Europeans were supposed to be rally fanatics. If that were anywhere else in the world, particularly down here, that car would have been hoisted back on the road within a couple of minutes.

[6789]

If it was Australia it would still be there lol

[Viking]

It's remarkable that they got the car out!
Of course explaining it on the forum is easy. Lifting a 1000kg car is not as easy as you may think...


Not if only five of fifty people is lifting.....

[sollitt]

Been there and done it many times tommeke. Not that hard at all with a few coordinated people. The amazing thing is the number of people who just stood gormlously watching.

[dnb]

but was it worth it? they lost more time than Rally 2 (last stage of the day, wasn't it?)

[Mirek]

It's some 1300 kg on Acropolis for the car including mud :)

[Mirek]

but was it worth it? they lost more time than Rally 2 (last stage of the day, wasn't it?)

Some are there to drive stages not to sit at service park.

[Xsara Fan]

WRC.com as always..... No info about Novikov`s out, but article about 'Tanak want another kick from Wilson' :(

Let`s wait - will they publish my tweet: 'Novikov. Friday: steering wheel, turbo, gear lever. Today: water pump. Is it WRC or N4 car? #FordWRC #WRC #acropolisrally #novikov' :)

[bretddog]

Really good battle!

Leg 3 at mid-service:
JML 50:26.2
SL +4.3
PS +6.7
MH +24.4

A bit more mud would have helped :)

[Viking]

WRC.com as always..... No info about Novikov`s out, but article about 'Tanak want another kick from Wilson' :(

Let`s wait - will they publish my tweet: 'Novikov. Friday: steering wheel, turbo, gear lever. Today: water pump. Is it WRC or N4 car? #FordWRC #WRC #acropolisrally #novikov' :)


Has he inherited Henning's "trash bin parts car"? :)

[A FONDO]

This is a good recovery organization :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVHu3rAvrs

[Viking]

The more people, the more dangerous it gets... ;)


I rest my case............