[WRC] Rally Argentina - 26/29 April 2018

[Rallyper]

Huh, I am tired, just reached home. Just wanted to tell that Rally Argentina is the best event in my mind, safety is actually very good, imagine any other event in the calendar where you have 100 000 spectators in 16 km? and no problems? And if you look at Rovanperas accident site. Did you see anyone walking or spectating there? No, because it was not allowed. Why tents were there? have you been on that stage? It is mostly stones and not very smooth surface, spectators come there couple of days before, they can put their tents there but they are not there during the stage.

There was report on Twitter that a young woman was in the car that was hit by Rovanperä. Happy ending though. So safety everywhere, can never be guaranteed, not even on every rally.

https://twitter.com/Guiye73/status/991315801218142209

[dimviii]

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[EstWRC]

Did Tanak or Toyota ever say what his issue was ?

critical engine temperature

[dimviii]

critical engine temperature

was that happened at high alltitude stage/s?

[EstWRC]

yep, high altitude and slow stage (El Condor)...Martin said it today in a podcast interview

[dimviii]

yep, high altitude and slow stage (El Condor)...Martin said it today in a podcast interview

seems they havent find solution after Mexico yet.

[KiwiWRCfan]

https://youtu.be/MzwH5Gutbd8?t=26s :imubash:

absolute stupidity. That is not acceptable at any rally.

[dimviii]

Jonne halttunen
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Replying to @OpensTightens @neildempsey1 and 2 others
Just a wrong pacenote’s in this combination. Accident could have also happene’d with lower speed.. We went in the corner according our notes. Mistake happene’d during recce

[AnttiL]

Jonne Halttunen also confirmed there was a woman, aged 50-60, sleeping in the car which they crashed into. She was sitting on the back seat on the side where the roof collapsed the most. She was in a terrible shock and couldn't get out herself but not injured. There were no other spectators on that area.

https://www.is.fi/ralli/art-2000005665009.html

[Essaj]

Jonne Halttunen also confirmed there was a woman, aged 50-60, sleeping in the car which they crashed into. She was sitting on the back seat on the side where the roof collapsed the most. She was in a terrible shock and couldn't get out herself but not injured. There were no other spectators on that area.

https://www.is.fi/ralli/art-2000005665009.html

Would guess that she was in the Chevrolet :rolleyes:

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The @MSportLtd World Rally Team battled through immense fog at @rallyargentina 2018: https://t.co/qwN526dIus #WRC @FordPerformance