Wrc Rallye France-Alsace 2012

[noel157]

Very, very fortunate.

[T.Maanteiden kuningas]

Yes.

[makinen_fan]

another incident here with Al-Rajhi
Rallye de France 2012 - Yazeed Al-Rajhi - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltaNpSpJPQ)

[rallye-vid]

Lucky.

But he is getting better and better. Learning now how to drive before getting a WRC car

[COD]

N.O.T is probably too busy protesting against the stupid Euro-countries giving aid and demanding budget cuts for Greece :)

[noel157]

Lucky.

But he is getting better and better. Learning now how to drive before getting a WRC car

Al-Rahji is starting to impress me. Assumed he was more money than talent but starting to gather speed.

[makinen_fan]

I also liked his driving during Wales Rally. He definitely is not another rich driver as I initially thought he is

[tolis]

Al-Rahji is starting to impress me. Assumed he was more money than talent but starting to gather speed.
The positive is that he had Jean-Joseph to teach him. ;)

[bluuford]

WRC Rallye d'Alsace 2012 - Crash, Novikov makes popcorn [HD] By Devillersvideo - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5thRuQ9hMTM&feature=share)

Did anyone counted how many times Novikov was off during this rally? 1. U-turn, 2. Jari-Matti corner, 3. Popcorn corner 4. roll corner.. any more? That shows how important is the safety (gravel) crew. at least three of those off could have been avoided I think.

[dimviii]

I also liked his driving during Wales Rally. He definitely is not another rich driver as I initially thought he is

Ατ Acropolis also was very spectacular.

[makinen_fan]

Did anyone counted how many times Novikov was off during this rally? 1. U-turn, 2. Jari-Matti corner, 3. Popcorn corner 4. roll corner.. any more? That shows how important is the safety (gravel) crew. at least three of those off could have been avoided I think.

The hairpin overshot:
Crash Novikov ES 14 WRC Rallye de France 2012 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuDgL9GGrQk)
NOVIKOV sur ES14 Rallye de France 2012 : Chaud devant ! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L72T2eWoUB0)

and a near off too:
Evgeny Novikov WRC France Alsace 2012 (HD) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9loRRewu4w)

do we have video for the error in JML corner?

[GigiGalliNo1]

Perhaps he needs Denis back!

[bluuford]

do we have video for the error in JML corner?[/QUOTE]
The same video.. look until the end: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=424616717596273

[bluuford]

The place where he went into the corn could not really be predicted as slippery by the gravel crew, nobody really cutted there on recce, also just before first run it must have been clean. We drove the stage on thursday before, everyone who knows something about rally could see that the corner is made to cut, if you're for example 10th on the road you know that 9 guys should have cutted it already so it would become one big mess... I was there in 2nd run and 1/3 of the drivers went into the field. About the other places I can not disagree.

Well, just before the corner there was a lot of water. Rain started on the previous night already and more rain in the morning. It looked to me that he loosed the car on the standing water already. Such places are usually noted by safety crew.

[Mihai]

N.O.T is probably too busy protesting against the stupid Euro-countries giving aid and demanding budget cuts for Greece :)

Street fighting with police is now a full-time job in Greece. Just imagine how much it takes to make a good Molotov cocktail and you need them by the dozen when things hot up in a clash. I always thought N.O.T. is a tough lad and I wouldn't want to announce him a pay cut. :D

[rallyfiend]

Did anyone counted how many times Novikov was off during this rally? 1. U-turn, 2. Jari-Matti corner, 3. Popcorn corner 4. roll corner.. any more? That shows how important is the safety (gravel) crew. at least three of those off could have been avoided I think.

He had a gravel crew though. Clearly it was of no help.

[kirungi okwogera]

Hayden Paddon's off as viewed from the onboard camera is on his facebook page. Such a simple thing causes so much dissapointment for any other time one would expect to get away with it.

Yeah, really tragic. Hayden is not a tourist, he has worked very hard to put together a programme coming from a small country, and is very fast. But two mechanicals and an off and he's out of the running this year. He has been the fastest SWRC by far on the stages that his car has actually run - I'd guess 60-70% of them - and he hasn't had a single rally ending driver error in like three years until now. I hope somebody's watching the SWRC stage times this year in a search for a driver to sponsor (or hire for a team!).

[spiderem]

I don't know what you think, but mads impressed me this week end. I start to really like him. Challenging neuville which has more experience in tarmac, it's quite good. I guess having him a factory driver next year will be a big gamble, but i really hope we will see him again. also because he always says something funny or stupid at the end of stages... i think neuville is quite boring, sorry for his fans.

[mousti]

Offcourse not only Novikov had hot moments, JML has them too like always

Sortie Latvala - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD87gpIaDQk&feature=youtu.be)

[Plan9]

I think PG made it hard for himself to win SWRC. Drives too hard in the Proton but very spectacular.

[Astro83]

Plan9: Yes I think so to but I think that the Protons do not have same speed as the Fabia and Fiesta sadly. I think that PG had drove much much faster if he had compete in a Skoda or Ford...

But it will be a great fightin Spain! :)
Breen at 93p and PG at 91p! :)

[pettersolberg29]

Offcourse not only Novikov had hot moments, JML has them too like always

Sortie Latvala - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD87gpIaDQk&feature=youtu.be)

He's a very lucky boy to finish after that - didn't realise it was such a severe impact. Lucky not to damage suspension or steering at all, or anything when the back of the car crashed down too. Malcolm wouldn't be a happy bunny if JML and Petter had both retired again!

[userwave]

Solberg's crash made front page news on CNN.com

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/world/2012/10/08/rally-car-crashes-through-vineyards.hln)

[andyone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD87gpIaDQk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[andyone]

He's a very lucky boy to finish after that - didn't realise it was such a severe impact. Lucky not to damage suspension or steering at all, or anything when the back of the car crashed down too. Malcolm wouldn't be a happy bunny if JML and Petter had both retired again!
Dont forget Winning is not only being good and fast. but lucky as well.. he is starting to get that.

[Iskald]

I don't know what you think, but mads impressed me this week end. I start to really like him. Challenging neuville which has more experience in tarmac, it's quite good. I guess having him a factory driver next year will be a big gamble, but i really hope we will see him again. also because he always says something funny or stupid at the end of stages... i think neuville is quite boring, sorry for his fans.

You are on the spot. Mads is one of the precious few in the WRC worth listening to. I know him as an intelligent, funny and decidedly very socially likeable guy. What he has done this year is impressive and very smart, with keeping the car on the road in all rallies and collecting podiums and lots of points. Actually he has had two big offs this year, but the have both come in national rallies in Norway and the Czech Republic. So he has been trying out the margins in lesser important events and not pushed over the limit in WRC. He is not very experienced with tarmac, but his stagetimes in France shows that he is getting much better. And the fight for fourth place with Neuville (a tarmac specialist) the last day in France shows that he is not afraid to challenge the more experienced guys.

[makinen_fan]

Another view of Petters crash
Crash de Solberg au WRC Rallye de France Alsace 2012 à Epfig - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InaK-NtBRvI&feature=share)

[Mirek]

You are on the spot. Mads is one of the precious few in the WRC worth listening to. I know him as an intelligent, funny and decidedly very socially likeable guy. What he has done this year is impressive and very smart, with keeping the car on the road in all rallies and collecting podiums and lots of points. Actually he has had two big offs this year, but the have both come in national rallies in Norway and the Czech Republic. So he has been trying out the margins in lesser important events and not pushed over the limit in WRC. He is not very experienced with tarmac, but his stagetimes in France shows that he is getting much better. And the fight for fourth place with Neuville (a tarmac specialist) the last day in France shows that he is not afraid to challenge the more experienced guys.

Plus the accident in Rally Bohemia was more a little stupid mistake with a bad result than something from overdriving. Such things just happen from time to time.

[dimviii]

what a photo!!
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/2973/45412743.jpg

[dimviii]

another hot moment for Jari at 35 sec....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OSsG4z_tByc#!

[makinen_fan]

It would have been a big one if he had lost it there

[stefanvv]

It would have been a big one if he had lost it there

Nah, probably just scratches on his car. The first one looks lot bigger moment - he was very lucky twice there.

[T.Maanteiden kuningas]

IF and IF?! He was just fast.

[dimviii]

IF and IF?! He was just fast.

and lucky

[Iskald]

Plus the accident in Rally Bohemia was more a little stupid mistake with a bad result than something from overdriving. Such things just happen from time to time.

Its not plus. Rally Bohemia is one of the two offs I referred to. The other was a major one in norwegian championship Aurskog/Holand Rally in june. But as long as he keeps his (very few) mistakes out of WRC, its more than acceptable. Quite a few of the other young drivers are definitely much more accident prone than Mads, without being faster than him. I saw in one other thread someone mentioning that Mads Østberg would become the new Henning Solberg. Mads has of course already exceeded H. Solberg in everything he has achieved, and in much shorter time.

[dimviii]

oh my God...so close..

[Mirek]

Its not plus. Rally Bohemia is one of the two offs I referred to. The other was a major one in norwegian championship Aurskog/Holand Rally in june. But as long as he keeps his (very few) mistakes out of WRC, its more than acceptable. Quite a few of the other young drivers are definitely much more accident prone than Mads, without being faster than him. I saw in one other thread someone mentioning that Mads Østberg would become the new Henning Solberg. Mads has of course already exceeded H. Solberg in everything he has achieved, and in much shorter time.

A bit misunderstanding :) The plus was referring to the kind of accident - as an additional info. I didn't mean it's another one. Sorry for confusion.

[Astro83]

Tommeke_B:

Ohoh ****, that's close, very close

But....

****ing idiots, have they never been on a stage before!?
Idiots like them cases accidents and the sport get negative publicity for assholes like them..

[janvanvurpa]

Grosse Frayeur Spectateurs FRITSCH @ Rallye de France WRC 2012.wmv - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28kRZ_5W5II) What we call a ****-pants-moment... Important safety-rule: Only cross the road on a place with some overview on the coming cars.

Jeezuz! If it didn't damage the car and freak the mind of those that have to see, I'd almost say about the idiocy "Easy come, easy go" they don't care if they live or die, why should we?---except all the harm done to the sport....

[GigiGalliNo1]

I just got an email in French from someone who wants to get photos of a particular car from Rally France:


bonjour, je suis a la recherche de photos du rallye de france 2012 en alsace. Mon patron a roulé avec une Clio blanche pare soleil regmatherm, sur les ailes arrières en orange fluo de chaque coter c'est marqué regmatherm et le nom de mon patron et Thierry Colney. il a le numero 74. si je peux avoir des photos, si vous avez, ça serait super sympa, je veux lui faire une surprise. et si vous avez des liens pour d'autres sites où je peux trouver des photos aussi, au cas où. merci d'avance.
mon adresse mail pour envoyer les photos : dave (dot) hilsenkopf ( at )bbox (dot) fr

et aussi sur le podium du zenit il et passer en dernier merci d avance

Does anyone here know anyone with some photographs?

Here it is in English:


Hello, I am looking for pictures of the 2012 Rally of France in Alsace. My boss drove a Clio regmatherm white sunshade on the rear fenders in bright orange of each dimension is marked regmatherm and the name of my boss and Thierry Colney. it has the number 74. if I can get pictures if you have, it would be very nice, I want to surprise him. and if you have links to other sites where I can find pictures too, just in case. thank you in advance.
my email address to send photos

[MK2 BDG]

Thierry Colney is a top bloke,, meet him the last 3 WRC France events,,
Lost a rear hub this year, so he missed most of the Friday ?? Stages

If anyone has any pictures of the Fiesta R2 at number 80, would be appreciated,, the one with the yellow Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance on the sides :)

[dimviii]

lol
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/wrc/fra/rt14.jpg

eWRC.cz - Fotogalerie Rallye de France - Alsace 2012 Marcin Rybak (http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.php?events=3499&fotograf=105)

[stefanvv]

lol
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/wrc/fra/rt14.jpg



Are they crazy expecting me to beat Loeb in France?