APRC 2015 [Asia-Pacific Rally Championship]

[Micke_VOC]

Time for a APRC-thread.

Calender 2015:
17-19 April Rally of Whangarei – New Zealand
15-17 May Rallye de Nouvelle Caledonie
19-21 June Rally Queensland – Australia
14-16 August Malaysian Rally
18-20 September Rally Hokkaido – Japan
30 Oct – 1 Nov China Rally

This weekend first round are held in NZ.
Some info here:
RALLY OF WHANGAREI

Entrylist: http://www.rallywhangarei.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015_ROW_EntryList_April7.pdf
Itinerary: http://www.rallywhangarei.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Itinerary-V3-27-03-15.pdf
Results: http://www.chrissport.co.nz/results/2015/whangarei/eventindex.htm

http://www.rallywhangarei.co.nz/

[Zeakiwi]

There is the intention to have some livestreaming - technicalities permitting.
http://nzrallychamps.co.nz/

[raybak]

Was hoping to be in NZ for this event but have too many other commitments.

Will be a cracker of an event. Great roads in the Whangerei area.

Back to sorting my notes for Targa recce next week:)

Ray

[focus206]

Time for a APRC-thread.

Calender 2015:
17-19 April Rally of Whangarei – New Zealand
15-17 May Rallye de Nouvelle Caledonie
19-21 June Rally Queensland – Australia
14-16 August Malaysian Rally
30 Oct – 1 Nov China Rally


no Rally Hokkaido?

[Micke_VOC]

no Rally Hokkaido?

Happend something when i posted, now Hokkaido are there..

[Micke_VOC]

Rally Whangarei
Live-tracking and splits here: http://app.rallysafe.com.au/Event/PublicView/1151

[Rallyper]

Pontus leading by 4 minutes in IRW.

[Mirek]

Rally Whangarei
Live-tracking and splits here: http://app.rallysafe.com.au/Event/PublicView/1151

Can anybody tell me how to get overall leaderboard out of the system? I can see only results in particular stages but not after.

[Rallyper]

Can anybody tell me how to get overall leaderboard out of the system? I can see only results in particular stages but not after.

Looks like five rallies in one and no overall list. Weird.

[RS]

Can anybody tell me how to get overall leaderboard out of the system? I can see only results in particular stages but not after.

http://www.chrissport.co.nz/results/2015/whangarei/eventindex.htm

Tidemand very fast.

[Zeakiwi]

Looks like five rallies in one and no overall list. Weird.

Rally Whangarei is a few rallies in one. There are separate podiums at the finish too.
Hopefully one day the rules (Fia, NZRC, NZ club championship etc) can be a bit more uniform. A 400 hp 'open class' Skoda Fabia would be interesting, though Tidemand is fast with what he has currently.

[RS]

Easy win for Tidemand.. good start to his Skoda career.

[Munkvy]

If you compare below the stage time totals for the APRC event versus the NZRC event, you can see Pontus didn't really beat everyone. In fact Ken Block won by a bit of a margin. Unfortunately his closest rival in the national class rolled out of contention on the second day.

APRC results:
http://www.chrissport.co.nz/results/2015/whangarei/final.htm

NZRC results:
http://www.chrissport.co.nz/results/2015/whangarei/nzrc/final.htm

Pontus Tidemand 2:55:29.4
Ken Block 2:54:53.6

However, Ken's car I imagine runs a fair bit more power than an S2000 car. As he was running under NZ regulations, which essentially allow a 34mm restrictor and 1230kgs, other than that they are pretty open, including ethanol based fuels as well as FIA fuels. So his car probably has a bit of a power advantage?

[Micke_VOC]

If you compare below the stage time totals for the APRC event versus the NZRC event, you can see Pontus didn't really beat everyone. In fact Ken Block won by a bit of a margin. Unfortunately his closest rival in the national class rolled out of contention on the second day.

APRC results:
http://www.chrissport.co.nz/results/2015/whangarei/final.htm

NZRC results:
http://www.chrissport.co.nz/results/2015/whangarei/nzrc/final.htm

Pontus Tidemand 2:55:29.4
Ken Block 2:54:53.6

However, Ken's car I imagine runs a fair bit more power than an S2000 car. As he was running under NZ regulations, which essentially allow a 34mm restrictor and 1230kgs, other than that they are pretty open, including ethanol based fuels as well as FIA fuels. So his car probably has a bit of a power advantage?

I think Block had his "america-car", that means a Fiesta WRC with 2 liters Focus-WRC Engine.. So a big advantage with the car and also a good startposition against Pontus who started 2nd on the road first day and first on the road second day.

[Micke_VOC]

Nice video with Pontus and wonderful scenery in New Zealand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPTJM60buwE

[Micke_VOC]

Some info about Rallye de Nouvelle this weekend.
Timetable: http://www.rallygo.com/go/documents/visit.php?cid=657&lid=2899 CET+9h
Entries: http://www.rallygo.com/go/documents/singlefile.php?cid=657&lid=2989

More info here: http://www.aprcnewcaledonia.com/bienvenue.ws

[vino_93]

Nouvelle Calédonie, not Nouvelle (nouvelle = new) :)

[Zeakiwi]

Gill in front of Tidemand and Young in Queensland.

http://aprc.tv/newsPage.php?Rally-Queensland-Day-1-Review-843

Tidemand, Young, Aksa at the finish.

http://aprc.tv/newsPage.php?Close-battle-ends-in-disappointment-in-Australia-844

[Zeakiwi]

Tidemand before Gill in Malaysia.
https://youtu.be/uAZ6x4fk0bw

[dimviii]

Pontus Tidemand ‏@PontusTidemand
We WON Rally Hokkaido! Also extremely happy to say that we are APRC champions 2015!! @MotorsportSkoda @EVENmanagement


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPVkjR7VEAAj2yn.jpg

[Mirek]

First one in APRC
https://scontent-frt3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/1897671_968827596507461_5209701777567760846_n.jpg? oh=48b781a8af2904f330c4835895ad7c1f&oe=56C2CD43

[vino_93]

Well the S2000 is nice, but the R5 is hugly with these colours.

[dimviii]

both ugly for me.

[Micke_VOC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XwMYV8kbr8 From shakedown (Pontus Tidemand Fabia R5)

[raybak]

2016 Rally Queensland has been in the wars today. Firstly BSCC that usually run the event have decided not to run the event saying it wasn't viable for the club. Then a few minutes ago was announced that a a new entity headed by experienced International Clerk of Course Wayne Kenny was going to run the event.

Will be interesting to see how this all works out. Will the BSCC members stay away? Will there be an influx of BMSC members following Wayne? Who knows.

Ray

[JUF]

There are rumours that Fabian Kreim will be Skoda´s driver in APRC 2016...