[Rally Mobil] 2018 Chilean Rallies championship news...

[Tom206wrc]

Hi all ;)

This coming week-end is the first round of the Chilean rallies championship, the Gran Premio Concepción, candidate for the WRC championship... ;)

First big news, Peugeot Chile will engage two 208 T16 for Francisco Lopez and Jorge Martinez...
Any infos about these drivers :confused:

And by the way I can't find the full entrylist of Gran Premio Concepción...any help please :confused:

http://www.rallymobil.cl/
http://www.rallymobil.cl/peugeot-presento-su-armada-r5/

[focus206]

Hi all ;)

This coming week-end is the first round of the Chilean rallies championship, the Gran Premio Concepción, candidate for the WRC championship... ;)

First big news, Peugeot Chile will engage two 208 T16 for Francisco Lopez and Jorge Martinez...
Any infos about these drivers :confused:

And by the way I can't find the full entrylist of Gran Premio Concepción...any help please :confused:

http://www.rallymobil.cl/
http://www.rallymobil.cl/peugeot-presento-su-armada-r5/

Jorge Martinez is 5 times Chilean Rally Champion, if I'm not mistaking. This should be the first year R5 cars are allowed in this championship, I've also read there was going to be a DS3 R5 competing there...

[Co-driven]

Entry list: http://anarerally.cl/DOCS/CONCEPCION/CONCEPCION%202018/InscritosCONCEPCION2018.pdf

Map: http://anarerally.cl/IMAGES/CONCEPCION/Planos%20GeneralEDIT3.pdf

A total of 7 R5 cars (2 Peugeot 208, 3 Fiesta, 1 Citroen DS3 and 1 Mitsubishi Mirage). This will be the first season that the R5 cars are allowed, in 2017 Pedro Heller ran all the rounds with a 208 R5 but just as a guest.

Chaleco Lopez is the former Dakar motorbike driver. In the last few seasons he competed in RallyMobil in 2wd cars (I think he won the R2 class in 2017).

Pedro Heller is the WRC2 competitor since last season. Alberto Heller is his brother and Felipe Rossi is his cousin. This will be Alberto's and Rossi's first event in the R5.

Rosselot is from a traditional rally family from Chile, he won some Championships in the N4 class.

Israel will also debut in the 4wd class. In the last years he competed with a DS3 R3.

Besides the R5, the R2 and R3 classes are strong, with a good entry list (considering South American parameters).

In RallyMobil, all classes use Cooper tyres.

[Zeakiwi]

2017 - looks like a cross between Aus and NZ stages
https://youtu.be/1o-IB8BIeto

[Tom206wrc]

Thank you Focus206 and Co-Driven :)

Will there be a live-result site to follow the Gran Premio Concepción :confused:


Edit: OK I found http://anarerally.cl/ ;)

[Co-driven]

Unfortunately, Chile's event started with a small setback. Shakedown was cancelled (I don't know the exact reason). And, from what I could read, this same section would be used on one stage that would run once on Saturday and once on Sunday.

From what I could see on social media, the organization is trying to make sure that they don't have problems with spectators. I've seen a big amount of posts trying to alert people to don't spectate on forbidden places, etc.

[Tom206wrc]

Anyway, SS1(10km)Gran Premio Concepción is currently running(in reverse order like an SSS) ;)

[Co-driven]

It looks like the reason for the cancellation of the shakedown and for a section of one of the stages was because a group of environmentalists that took some measures to block the rally in those roads.

About starting list, in Chile they always run in reverse order, with the 2ed starting first and then the bigger classes.

[Tom206wrc]

Jorge Martinez lost 1 minute to Pedro Heller on SS1 :(

[Co-driven]

Jorge Martinez had problems with power sterring on SS 1 and lost a lot of time to Heller. On the second day he was only 4,8 seconds behind Heller, considering that this was his first event in a R5 car and he was with the 208 R5.

Pedro Heller won with a 3 minute lead over 2nd place Benjamin Israel (Ds3) and Martinez was 3rd.

Emilio Rosselot won the R3 class (DS3).

Martin Scuncio won the R2 class (208).

I forgot to say in my previous message that there will also be 2 Skoda Fabia running the Championship. They didn't compete in Concepción because they are already in Argentina for the WRC. One car will be driven by Critobal Vidaurre and the other by Alejandro Cancio (Argentine).

[Tom206wrc]

The Israel brothers will drive a C3 R5 this season :)

[Tom206wrc]

Return of the Rally Mobil championship in 2021(after a total cancel in 2020 due to Covid19) :D

Citroën strongly represented thanks to the Heller brothers and the Israel brothers, all four in C3 Rally 2 :bounce:

For once in a southern america event, Skoda won't be too numerous :p:

Alberto Heller livery http://rallymobil.emol.com/nuevo-auto-y-rotacion-de-navegante-alberto-heller-cuenta-las-novedades-para-su-temporada-2021/

First round of chilean championship next week...

[Damian Baldi]

Some drivers from Peru (as Nicolas Fuchs) will take part on the event too. It will be an event with no points, but it will have a good coverage live on TV.

P.D. I think this thread should be on the North and South America subforum.

[Tom206wrc]

Surprising news!!! This coming weekend Mads Östberg will drive(a Citroën C3 Rally 2)at the Rally Bio Bio Los Angeles, fifth round of the chilean rally championship :eek:

[Sal yet again]

Mads is the Juha K of his age.

[pantealex]

Mads is the Juha K of his age.

except that JK is 4x World Champion ;)

[Sal yet again]

Indeed but unlike a lot of other drivers he couldnt shake the addiction and still thought he would get hired again for a top level seat if he kept going.. Thats the analogy I was making.