[WRC] Tour de Corse 2018 (Apr 5-8)

[wwbroe]

quite good time from Ott considering he said he wasnt on maximum and the car was understeering more than yesterday
Very smart driving

[mknight]

As it stands now hyundai grab the most of it. 3rd, 4th and 6th. not bad for no speed

Mikkelsen will drop to Lappi yes, but still Hyundai will get most manu points while being the clearly slowest car. EDIT: Actually Ford still gets more points (25+10 =35 vs 15+12=27)

In other news this is first stage of the rally where Meeke is ahead of Loeb.

[ESTR]

Not necessarily. Of course Lappi will push for PS and by history he could do another mistake.

[ESTR]

Haha Meeke bounce back probably will pass Koepecky in overall. 30 sec is possible on 16k.

[KKS]

Veiby +7.9 to final stage to Adolfi

[drive]

Neuville at finish

[Mirek]

Brutal drive from Veiby on this stage! Now he needs to take only 7,9 seconds on the last stage. He can do that for sure.

[KKS]

Brutal drive from Veiby on this stage! Now he needs to take only 7,9 seconds on the last stage. He can do that for sure.
and after the finish immediately check results on a phone

[wwbroe]

Great time for Veiby:eek:

[EstWRC]

amazing drive from Veiby indeed

[Mirek]

By the way Kopecký and Dresler keep joking in finish of all stages. Very good mood in the car.

[KKS]

By the way Kopecký and Dresler keep joking in finish of all stages. Very good mood in the car.
any translation?

[Rallyper]

Gutted when we couldn´t hear what Veiby said, bcs of commentators not being quiet for some more seconds.

[racerx1979]

By the way Kopecký and Dresler keep joking in finish of all stages. Very good mood in the car.

Until they saw Veiby's time :)

[Mirek]

any translation?

Yesterday after one stage Kopecký said something like: "That was good, sir doctor, but next time it shall be faster" :D

That's because Pavel Dresler is now an university teacher with a doctor of science title. He teaches some race car design stuff.


Until they saw Veiby's time :)

That's not important for them now. He is far behind.

[A FONDO]

Good charge by Tanak, that's the way to do it.
Lappi as usual got tired after mid-race.

[mknight]

So in the end there are a few overall duels for PS apart from the stage points:

Sordo vs Evans
(Mikkelsen vs Lappi)
Kopecky vs Meeke
Veiby vs Andolfi

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Gutted for Lappi after his great drive up til now. A real shame.

Neuville did the same error and so lucky to not puncture. If he gets 3rd o/a it will be a huge result for him.

[Mirek]

So in the end there are a few overall duels for PS apart from the stage points:

Sordo vs Evans
(Mikkelsen vs Lappi)
Kopecky vs Meeke
Veiby vs Andolfi

I'm quite sure that Kopecký doesn't care about Meeke. He won't risk his WRC2 victory for fighting with WRC guys for an extra point in overall standings. But it will be tight anyway for sure.

[BigWorm]

I'm stunned by Tänak, second on his probable worst event? Great drive.

[Lead]

Still complaining about the settings of the car, saying they have a lot of homework

If you are aiming for the championship title the homework should be done in offseason, now its simply too late...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I'm stunned by Tänak, second on his probable worst event? Great drive.

Not great but smart. No mistakes unlike Loeb, Meeke & Lappi.

[AnttiL]

I'm stunned by Tänak, second on his probable worst event? Great drive.

He didn't really have a good Germany result either before 2017. He's becoming a true championship contender, fast everywhere.

[dimviii]

my computer repaired by a friend.New rods/pistons/gaskets,all competition parts
Thanks for updating splits/news guys!!


https://youtu.be/urThNRTEhZI

[dimviii]

Neuville rim,very lucky he hadntpunctured

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DaPysU1XUAAKQ61.jpg

[AnttiL]

very catalunya like stage the first part

Improved much from 2000 https://youtu.be/bCX-XXZH6NM?t=21m17s I suspect the same is done for Desert des Agriates, which looked also very Catalunya like. Loeb's winning average speed was 108.8 km/h, back in 1993 (Casta - Pietra Monetta) only 94.13 km/h

[jparker]

If you are aiming for the championship title the homework should be done in offseason, now its simply too late...
No it's not. The above statement applies to asphalt only. The car is good enough to aim for the championship.

[Lead]

No it's not. The above statement applies to asphalt only. The car is good enough to aim for the championship.
The car must be competetive on different surfaces to have a chance at championship. I'm talking about Mikkelsen and drivers championship.
He said something about homework ?

[Tarmop]

Well, Neuville won this event last year with no complaining. Citroen was also heading that way and has shown good pace this weekend. Toyota was also struggiling last year with both drivers occasionally showing good stage times, one of them continued like that this weekend, two were much faster. Ogier is heading for a solid victory whereas Evans on one of his good events is fighting with Mikkelsen. The cars are not to blame imho.

[mknight]

No it's not. The above statement applies to asphalt only. The car is good enough to aim for the championship.

I disagree. The list of surfaces and conditions where Hyundai looses time to Ford and Toyota is getting longer. (using Neuville and Sordo as references)

From 2017:
- smooth tarmac
- Finland

This year added:
- bumpy and dirty tarmac (ref. Novella stage 2017 vs 2018)
- faster gravel stages (Mexico)

Ford was by far more universal from before and now Toyota seems to be coming up.

[Mirek]

The simple fact is that it's fifth Hyundai season and they haven't won any championship. The car is of course a part of the whole picture and therefore there is for sure quite a lot to improve about it as well.

[noel157]

my computer repaired by a friend.New rods/pistons/gaskets,all competition parts
Thanks for updating splits/news guys!!


https://youtu.be/urThNRTEhZI

Good to see you up and running again, heading out of the SP.
One very, very, very small. even microscopic request: please put a brief description of each video link you post? Often I've already seen the video or have no interest in it. Other than that keep them coming. Thanks.

[Tarmop]

They all have room to develop and they keep doing that, but still, what are the main reasons for not winning a championship today, leaving the VW era behind?
Something to do with this i believe (just an example, could put every car there) and slow pace from the pilot: https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/photo/main-gallery/dani-sordo-marc-marti-hyundai-i20-wrc-hyundai-motorsport-crash-14264998/?sz=9&t=crash&s=-6&oft=48&id=14264998&i=15

But i do agree, that agile cars are a problem in some cases.

[KKS]

PS order:
1. Andolfi
2. Bonato
3. Kopecky
4. Loeb
5. Meeke
6. Lappi
7. Mikkelsen
and then a rest of field

[Mirek]

Quite stupid that they didn't place Andolfi and Veiby nex to each other.

[wwbroe]

Ok, thanks for the info;)

[René]

Let's hope this day doesn't end with this kind of photo !


https://i62.servimg.com/u/f62/11/47/50/08/kriss10.jpg (https://servimg.com/view/11475008/451)

[dimviii]

Enjoy a guide to today's Power Stage: Pénitencier de Coti-Chiavari, 16.25km. Sunday’s live TV Power Stage is new for 2018. It starts near Portigliolio and climbs on a wide, fast road to a spectacular hairpin at Acqua-Doria. Narrower and bumpier lanes lead through Coti-Chiavari, before a change of direction towards the sea on a twisty downhill section. Drivers negotiate five hairpins before finishing near the prison in Chiavari forest.

[EstWRC]

very nice flowing catalunya style first part again

[noel157]

very nice flowing catalunya style first part again

Yep, and great views from the chopper.

[KKS]

hm.. some dark clouds around
now rain is 100km from the west

[wwbroe]

Nice images from Loeb

[noel157]

Is Elena human according to Porter and Desborough.....silly media fawning.

[RS]

Andolfi was pushing to keep his place over Veiby.

Kopecky confirmed Sardinia.. 100% record in WRC2 so far.

[EstWRC]

haha Loeb faster than Meeke in spl1

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Come on Kris.. salvage something !

[RS]

Yep, and great views from the chopper.

Actually don’t agree with that.. it’s nice to see the scenery but they don’t get close enough (maybe they can’t in this terrain).. I would rather see more onboard.

[KKS]

Looks like Kopecky will hold his place

[Mirek]

Loeb -29,8 to Kopecký. Meeke needs to take 34,3 to take the point. That will be hard.

[wwbroe]

Meeke faster as Loeb on slit 2

[noel157]

Actually don’t agree with that.. it’s nice to see the scenery but they don’t get close enough (maybe they can’t in this terrain).. I would rather see more onboard.

It's not a bad balance, maybe terrain is an issue with flying/broadcasting but hey, could be a lot worse.

[RS]

Meeke needs a 9m39 to overhaul Kopecky.

[EstWRC]

why so long gaps between drivers i dont get it.

[Mirek]

Meeke seems to be risking quite a lot from the onboards.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Nah not good enough.

[KKS]

why so long gaps between drivers i dont get it.
5min gap for WRC

[wwbroe]

Stays behind Kopecky

[mknight]

Loeb faster than Meeke in 8 of 9 stages they both finished including powerstage.

[EstWRC]

Lappi not as fast i expected

[wwbroe]

Good first split for Lappi

[Mirek]

What's the poit of an onboard camera looking at the A-pillar and rollcage tubes?

[EstWRC]

Citroens have been very good on this stage, Lappi already past Mikkelsen with the first split

[wwbroe]

Lappi with bestime

[Fast Eddie WRC]

No questioning his speed.. Lappi is one proper quick driver.

[Mirek]

The Yaris looks very well balanced and nimble from the outside cameras.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Come on Elffff !

[EstWRC]

very slow time for Mikkelsen

[wwbroe]

Mikkelsen loosing a lot, not a good sign for Neuville

[KKS]

Lappi up one place

[Mirek]

very slow time for Mikkelsen

Also notice that he was sideways in many corners where others could simply turn in.

[EstWRC]

Evans stalled but lost only a second or two

[KKS]

Sordo down 0.2 on Evans on 1st split

[EstWRC]

rain at the beginning of the stage according to some reports

[Fast Eddie WRC]

A bit disappointing from Evans here but at least no mistakes with the new co-driver.

[KKS]

too much sideways from Evans at the end.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Chapeau ! Phil Mills.

[Mirek]

rain at the beginning of the stage according to some reports

That would be pretty bad for Veiby and pretty stupid from the promoter to let two direct contenders run separated by one hour...

[EstWRC]

i dont see any rain from Neuvilles start, must be a wrong info

[wwbroe]

Sordo loosing compared to Evans, but i guess Evans lost it towards the end?

[EstWRC]

Neuville + 11 in split 1?

[Tauri_J]

How can they be so idiots???

Evans Lost 8 sec in a hairpin, engine cut off

[wwbroe]

What is wrong with Neuville?

[ESTR]

I think Neuville just cruising and don't want to risk his great 3rd place

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Some issue surely...

[Mirek]

EDIT: Three cylinders by the sound.

[EstWRC]

Tänak not going for it either

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Engine so rough.

[RS]

Neuville won’t be a happy bunny.

[KKS]

i dont see any rain from Neuvilles start, must be a wrong info
few drops be on Evans front screen at start

[wwbroe]

Engine running on three cylinders

[EstWRC]

cmon Tänak you need more points ffs

[Mirek]

Neuville shall hire some coach to make him looking at least a little bit professional. He acts like a child after every second stage. He is also an ambassador of the Hyundai not only a competitor after all.

[dimviii]

SUN 13:07 - SS12: NEUVILLE
He finishes in a time of 10m07.8s - 26.6sec slower than Lappi. His Hyundai doesn't sound too healthy. He doesn't say a thing to our end of stage reporter Molly Pettit - he just drives off!

[ESTR]

Neuville shall hire some coach to make him looking at least a little bit professional. He acts like a child after every second stage. He is also an ambassador of the Hyundai not only a competitor after all.

Well he must get to finish clearly. I'm sure you would drive away too to solve a problem.

[EstWRC]

what a disappointment in the sense of power points, i dont know why he never goes for PS points


Ogier going for 5 points as we see from splits

[wwbroe]

Fourth time for Tanak

[Mirek]

I'm sure you would drive away too to solve a problem.

You're sure what I would do. OK then...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Smart rally by Tanak taking advantage of the Citroens mistakes.

[RS]

Neuville shall hire some coach to make him looking at least a little bit professional. He acts like a child after every second stage. He is also an ambassador of the Hyundai not only a competitor after all.

Agree he could be more professional, but that’s mechanical problems on 2/4 rallies so far this year.

[TWRC]

Well he must get to finish clearly. I'm sure you would drive away too to solve a problem.
I think saying something like "sorry, we have to go and take a look" is not that time and energy consuming, even if he is understandably frustrated.

[ESTR]

You all would be talking too much to that interviews when car would die and then couldn't continue and lost by stupidest thing... And then what would you say in front of bosses? That you help to recognize brand by losing championship again.

[wwbroe]

Third time for the champ

[EstWRC]

Ogier and Meeke joint fastest, how will the points be awarded?

[Tauri_J]

Ogier and Meeke joint fastest, how will the points be awarded?

By time

Theyll check the exact time

[Mirek]

Ogier nearly went off 5 meters before of the finish line.


Ogier and Meeke joint fastest, how will the points be awarded?

They cound PS to 0,001. It's just not displayed.

[mknight]

I think saying something like "sorry, we have to go and take a look" is not that time and energy consuming, even if he is understandably frustrated.

Exactly what Tanak did multiple times both in Ford and then in Mexico with Toyota.

Neuville right now said nothing and hit the cameraman and possibly others when he stepped on throttle without warning.

[ESTR]

No by their life story, by their history.

[noel157]

Neuville shall hire some coach to make him looking at least a little bit professional. He acts like a child after every second stage. He is also an ambassador of the Hyundai not only a competitor after all.

Mirek is correct, the guy is a professional and throwing a tantrum, insulting the stage end reporters and ultimately us the fans isn't good. He was stationary for a couple of mins or so, all he had to say was "car not well, no idea why". How hard would've it been to do that? Needs to grow up a bit.

[RS]

Veiby misses Andolfi by 1.8s.

[Mirek]

Andolfi managed to keep third. Veiby 1,8 seconds behind overall.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Yes Seb.. takes 3rd on PS and more than his rivals.

Another great drive and the Fiesta is now even better than before. :cool:

[macebig]

Another one in the bag. Win No 90 for Ford. I am getting used to winning. Thanks, SebO.

[Augury]

Veiby slots behind Andolfi +1.8 seconds overall. That was close.

[mknight]

Desbourough when seeing Ogier nearly go-off before the finish line: "Ohh he's just showing off".

...

Yeah totally.....

[racerx1979]

It´s game over for Latvala. It was a bad mistake by Tommi to take Tänak, because too much pressure for JML and he is nowadays the slowest Toyota driver. Maybe his last WRC season, but can still drive next year as a 3rd driver, because Kalle is not yet ready. Surely in 2020 Rovanperä will drive the Toyota WRC....

What are you on??

[mufcAleksi]

Can we launch a petition to get Desborough out? Becs would be so much better if she was in there for every stage...

[EstWRC]

very very bad acting from Neuville....

[wwbroe]

He looks like a punished boy, what an attitude.:mad:

[cali]

Jeez Neuville just walking off after few words... Great driver, not so great personality

[wwbroe]

Who's calculated points allreday?:D

[Fast Eddie WRC]

No need for the attitude... Neuville wouldnt have won the PS anyway.

[noel157]

Neuville still being rude, this time to Molly reporter. Just walks off.

[racerx1979]

Exactly. Hyundai’s too far off pace.

And anyone calculate points yet :).

[KKS]

And rally radio was gone. :(
R.I.P.

[EstWRC]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DaQdB4dWsAAKpBL.jpg

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

[wwbroe]

Thanks for the calculation of the points.;)

[mknight]

Epically short summary:

Winners:
Ogier, Lappi, Toyota

Loosers:
Citroen (both points and performance, especially compared with Catalunya)
Latvala
Hyundai (performance, points good)
Mikkelsen (same place with I20 like in Spain)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I can see Hyundai just ordering their 3 driver's to finish future rallies and the Manu's objective will be achieved.

[wwbroe]

I can see Hyundai just ordering their 3 driver's to finish future rallies and the Manu's objective will be achieved.

It's a bit early in the championship to allready do such thing

[EstWRC]

Thanks for the calculation of the points.;)

would have been posted faster but making the graphics took some time ;)



btw last year after corsica the standings were

Ogier 88
Neuville 54
Tänak 48

basically the same

[ESTR]

It's a bit early in the championship to allready do such thing

Was it early to call for Ogier in second round to get best position in PS and then also hold Evans for french fries to get extra point back.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Citroen and Toyota's drivers make too many mistakes and Ogier doesnt have good support at M-Sport. Hyundai can win the Manu's easily if they're smart.

[steve.mandzij]

Good start positions for Meeke, Lappi and Latvala for Argentina.

[BigWorm]

Citroen and Toyota's drivers make too many mistakes and Ogier doesnt have good support at M-Sport. Hyundai can win the Manu's easily if they're smart.

Still good points for M-sport this rally, 25+10 is the most of any team.

[dimviii]

BILLIOT Jérémie
‏


@planetemarcus
#WRC some stats ...
• Neuville wins 0 stage in #TourdeCorse (first time since 20 rallyes)
• Lappi wins 2/4 Power Stage
• Toyota wins 3/4 Power Stage
Full details ► http://bit.ly/XL8nl9



lol

https://scontent.fbru3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30412620_2053209115003964_2905817491986972672_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=0830512dfe9251aa99c30220b3177594&oe=5B6633BF

[dimviii]

Lefebvre crash

https://www.facebook.com/jaromir.schrom/videos/1928067750546179/UzpfSTIwODQ5Njg3NTgyODU1OToxOTI4MTA1MzkzODY3Njkw/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

@CraigBreen
Merci @SebastienLoeb and @DanosElena, just put the fuel back full and leave the keys under the sunvisor! Fantastic job guys, true legends !

[Mirek]

Lefebvre crash

https://www.facebook.com/jaromir.schrom/videos/1928067750546179/UzpfSTIwODQ5Njg3NTgyODU1OToxOTI4MTA1MzkzODY3Njkw/

Trying to slow the car down by handbrake?

[noel157]

Lefebvre crash

https://www.facebook.com/jaromir.schrom/videos/1928067750546179/UzpfSTIwODQ5Njg3NTgyODU1OToxOTI4MTA1MzkzODY3Njkw/

The dreaded call back to base...... As Mirek alluded, he did reportedly have brake issues:

[PLuto]

Stéphane: We went off in the SS 5 and we couldn't save it as the left pedal went to full deflection after a quick section. We're disappointed, but we're all going to work together to sort out this teething problem.

[dimviii]

Trying to slow the car down by handbrake?

as Pluto quoted,yes he tried to slow the car with handbrake because he hadnt got brakes at all.
Not lucky because he was with plenty of kms at a corner,but lucky because he wasnt at a cliff or a rocky mountain when he exited the road.
The point is that we didnt have a good idea about how good the c3 r5 is,as the rally progressed.
My impression is that is a fast r5 car.
Believe that at proper hands will be very fast.
lets see at next rallies.

[dimviii]

video2rally83 day 2 and powerstage
https://youtu.be/-LoBkwivSHY

[A FONDO]

video2rally83 day 2 and powerstage
https://youtu.be/-LoBkwivSHY

The guy at 4:19 :laugh:

[dimviii]

michelin video
https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/982997652915748865


toyota press release
https://toyotagazooracing.com/release/2018/wrc/rd04-day3.html

citroen
http://media.citroenracing.com/en/c3-wrcs-finish-high-note?idtok=467acbbb3975


hyundai
https://motorsport.hyundai.com/podium-secured-in-corsica/

[dimviii]

https://www.fia.com/news/wrc-ogier-i-expected-much-tougher-competition

[dimviii]

haha watch Neuville how he is celebrating with champagne at 2.53min

https://twitter.com/RallyingUK/status/983020799681531905

[cali]

Lol

[dimviii]

Neuville reaction at power stage end
https://twitter.com/Karlip1/status/982939294103982080

[EstWRC]

Toyota day3 video with Lappis mistake at 0.51 which resulted puncture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNf8uJ3tSkI

[KKS]

Toyota day3 video with Lappis mistake at 0.51 which resulted puncture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNf8uJ3tSkI
right hand corner.... again

[steve.mandzij]

haha watch Neuville how he is celebrating with champagne at 2.53min

https://twitter.com/RallyingUK/status/983020799681531905He looks so sad...

I hope he celebrates his runner up spot in the championship the same way, lamenting the car's fragility for his own mistakes.

[stefanvv]

He looks so sad...

I hope he celebrates his runner up spot in the championship the same way, lamenting the car's fragility for his own mistakes.

Engine failure is hardly his own mistake. However he should be rather happy with his luck on SS11, a luck Lappi didn't had, besides he wouldn't make more on PS with the car performance on this rally.

[dimviii]

https://www.rallye-magazin.de/typo3temp/yag-galleries/46/75/WRC-Rallye-Korsika-2018-051_467556_5ac879ba5.jpg

[Christos Kolperiadis]

https://youtu.be/RHGZDoZT2u8

All the drivers with clean lines at the hairpin, except Nueville,Evans and Mikkelsen who used the handbrake.

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[Mirek]

right hand corner.... again

And a hit big enough to damage suspension. I would say he was lucky it was only puncture and not an end of the rally.

[racerx1979]

boooville is getting annoying these days. I was hoping he could pull a win, but his sore losing attitude has lost me as a fan. He needs to man up. Maybe someone from Hyundai should slap him around and tell him to be a bit more grateful and professional.

I do not see Nandan with a pouty upper lip when Nueville crashes. Should the team start kicking tires and punching windows when Nueville wrecks his car?? What a douchebag!

[Teme]

Finally the official results are out. There was again confusion with the C3 R5... €10.000 fine to Citroën Racing but luckily Bonato keeps his 10th place.

[ESTR]

Finally the official results are out. There was again confusion with the C3 R5... €10.000 fine to Citroën Racing but luckily Bonato keeps his 10th place.

And there they go their yearly budget out of the window. So no testing for Argentina.

[KKS]

Finally the official results are out. There was again confusion with the C3 R5... €10.000 fine to Citroën Racing but luckily Bonato keeps his 10th place.
yep.. this is funny. Citroen Racing make homologation but couldn't comply with it on rally.
Interesting that pipes don't shown at picture for C3WRC too?!
http://www.tourdecorse.com/site/download/notice-board-uk/stewards_decisions/2.9-Stewards-Decision-No.-7.pdf

[m-ast]

C3 WRC has a different homologation form than the R5 (A-5769)

[dimviii]

COR video
https://youtu.be/xknCGwPhBCM

[Simmi]

I've been back from the rally 24 hours now. Never been to Corsica before and on the whole it was really enjoyable. Incredible roads and a beautiful island. Pretty chilled out from a spectating point of view. Only on the final day did the police really piss me off, but that couldn't spoil a great trip - my 30th WRC event. Not super easy to get to but well worth it - even if this season it didn't end up being the most exciting/competitive rally.

Some photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/94998505@N03/albums/72157693682116231

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/785/41352037041_5dbe84b213_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2618ZVT)1 (https://flic.kr/p/2618ZVT) by Richard Simpson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/94998505@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/895/41352036411_f6673cec9b_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2618ZK2)3 (https://flic.kr/p/2618ZK2) by Richard Simpson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/94998505@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/896/40638475074_88c2e71c09_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/24V5NPm)4 (https://flic.kr/p/24V5NPm) by Richard Simpson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/94998505@N03/), on Flickr
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/887/39543233890_562b3d8511_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/23fipLE)6 (https://flic.kr/p/23fipLE) by Richard Simpson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/94998505@N03/), on Flickr

[pokey2014]

What's with Meeke.... I thought he was gonna be on the podium till he went off

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[Essaj]

What's with Meeke.... I thought he was gonna be on the podium till he went off

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Nagle read one note wrong. Shit happens.

[KKS]

C3 WRC has a different homologation form than the R5 (A-5769)
Well, that's obvious, but same people make same mistakes.
In C3WRC homologation same people could don't include pipes into picture and weigh steering without it.

[dimviii]

Αlexvideo2rallye
https://youtu.be/NI0Af256ajc

[dimviii]

RP34 video
https://youtu.be/c6B59KAd_l0

[EstWRC]

nice spots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMw7FILBbWQ

[dimviii]

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[Eli]

https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/news/rallying-news/wrc/safari-rally-wont-feature-in-2019-wrc/

I know most of the article has nothing to do with Corsica, but this bit caught my eyes:

'Todt’s presence in Corsica might have been interpreted by some as a message to the promoter – with France’s WRC counter understood to be under pressure due to the comparatively small number of spectators and the expense and logistics involved with getting to the island.'

“I love Corsica and I think it’s a very good venue,” said Todt. “When you see the roads, they are unique. I went by helicopter in SS6 and I saw a lot of spectators with a great improvement on safety for the spectators, they are doing a great job. I think Corsica is the perfect venue to be hosted by the World Rally Championship.”

Does anyone know if Corsica is in risk of losing it's WRC status? or under pressure as it says in the article?

[dimviii]

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[GigiGalliNo1]

First Corsica for me. It was a great rally, logistically good, two stages able to access a day including afternoon service and evening regroup and service.

Only gripe was that I asked colleagues which they prefer, a Rally with 4 stages in the morning loop and then 4-5 in the afternoon or a rally with 2, service then 2 again. Responses were Variety in the larger option of stages before a service. Rather then know what you have in two stages and small access to get into them, variety is better with 4-5 stage options to go to.

Service park was great, scenery was too.

I can understand the island now, the driving was mega with liaisons. Though I did enjoy Corsica what would another French rally option be? I might head back in 2019, but the problem might be I would have to go!

On another note. I did say to people this rally was fast, and they replied saying it is one of the slowest rallies in the calendar! Confused. Tarmac feels fast when they're driving towards me, past me and when I'm leaving the stage, walking on the stage!

[Mirek]

On another note. I did say to people this rally was fast, and they replied saying it is one of the slowest rallies in the calendar! Confused. Tarmac feels fast when they're driving towards me, past me and when I'm leaving the stage, walking on the stage!

Interesting. I'm from an asphalt country and I have the exact opposite feeling. Gravel gives me mostly more perception of speed due to the cars sliding on the loose surface. On asphalt i's much harder to find places where it looks fast and not boring like hell. My two cents.

[A FONDO]

https://i.imgur.com/AuXA9Tf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tnsDW0S.jpg

[racerx1979]

Interesting. I'm from an asphalt country and I have the exact opposite feeling. Gravel gives me mostly more perception of speed due to the cars sliding on the loose surface. On asphalt i's much harder to find places where it looks fast and not boring like hell. My two cents.

This is th reason why I never spectate asphalt rallies. They are very boring. My wife who is not into cars went to Germany with me and she asked me why they weren’t driving fast?? I had to explain to her that they were going fast but look slow since they’re not sliding around.. she gave me a dumb look

[janvanvurpa]

This is th reason why I never spectate asphalt rallies. They are very boring. My wife who is not into cars went to Germany with me and she asked me why they weren’t driving fast?? I had to explain to her that they were going fast but look slow since they’re not sliding around.. she gave me a dumb look


There are solid reasons why it's spelled ass-fault...

Guess we're just dumb lucky that we don't do ass-fault rally in Norf America...

[cali]

This is th reason why I never spectate asphalt rallies. They are very boring. My wife who is not into cars went to Germany with me and she asked me why they weren’t driving fast?? I had to explain to her that they were going fast but look slow since they’re not sliding around.. she gave me a dumb lookOne has to understand precision driving to enjoy tarmac rallies. My wife saw her first tarmac rally last year in Catalunya and enjoyed it a lot. Ofc the perfect weather and landscape were to blame for this :P

But in general fast gravel rallies offer the most wow effect for spectators.

[bomber21]

Yes but in the other hand, sometimes cars are not so fast on tough gravel rallies (rainy Acropolis uphill special stages come to my mind).

I enjoyed Deutschland Rallye 2017 and I never thought cars were not going fast, quite the opposite.

[Mirek]

There are solid reasons why it's spelled ass-fault...

Guess we're just dumb lucky that we don't do ass-fault rally in Norf America...

Well... it's not boring if You know where to spectate. It just requires a lot more preparation for the spectators who wants to see something. Otherwise crazy fast events like Barum or Ypres are very spectacular despite being asphalt. On gravel You just come to a random corner and it's usually somewhat ok. This approach simply doesn't work with asphalt events.

[sindroms]

Interesting. I'm from an asphalt country and I have the exact opposite feeling. Gravel gives me mostly more perception of speed due to the cars sliding on the loose surface. On asphalt i's much harder to find places where it looks fast and not boring like hell. My two cents.

Couldn't agree more. I am from a gravel country and I have only two tarmac rallies in my bag - Germany WRC 2015 and Barum 2017. After last one I came to conclusion that you can not use your gravel experience in tarmac rallies spectating at all. Cars behave and tires works totally different and what wow's you in gravel on tarmac it seems like driving on rails. It's all about experience to find enjoyable spots in tarmac rallies. Same applies to gravel rallies. When I in 2007 was in Finland for a first time, every Ouninpohja bend seemed to me like best spot ever. With my nowadays experience I need to work hard to find something there for my taste :)

[dupanton]

Also a problem with tarmac rallies vs gravel rallies, is that you need good drivers to have spectacular passes on tarmac. On gravel, even slow(er) drivers are often spectacular.

[Hartusvuori]

Tarmac is for more experienced taste. It's clear you need to look with "different eyes" between gravel and tarmac. I like to expect the unexpected on tarmac events, the compression on bad tarmac, compressions on high speed narrow tarmac, overninght rain and dirty cuts, etc. If you find a good place on tarmac (=runki), it's more satisfying than on gravel. But I agree that slow and on rails like tarmac is boring, but so is gravel or snow. When cars are driven to their max, it doesn't matter what's the surface.

[EstWRC]

Tänak onboard of Novella stage https://youtu.be/NK-v7QppalU

[Barreis]

thisone is better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GkyIs2fJB0