Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2018

[RS]

Off of Pellier: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5vwQA6m9AXs

[Mirek]

Crash of Štajf
https://www.facebook.com/jirka.pintar/videos/2058561090834998

[Mirek]

No rain now on Halenkovice, roads partially damp and very muddy.

[Medved]

Štajf (direct link to video) - https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=2058561090834998

[RS]

Maybe Jakes can join the Sordo-Gryazin battle too..

[Essaj]

Kopecky moves into lead, What a guy :D

[the sniper]

And Sordo into third. I think he'd really want to be on the podium at least.

[Mirek]

Jakeš commented that his tyres are gone already before the last stage...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Kreim and Ingram both going hard for the U28 win.

[bomber21]

Kopecky in the lead by 5 secs! What a driver!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Lukyanuk wasnt bluffing, he's sensibly backed-off and going for the Championship points.

In bad conditions and against multiple-winner Kopecky it was not worth the risk.

[RS]

Last stage is long. None of these battles are over yet.

[Mirek]

Cais 2,5 minutes off road...

[dimviii]

Cais out of road from leader position.

[Jarek Z]

Good video from the Rajnochovice stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXD-AK8sV5k

Yes, very good video. Thanks for sharing. It shows very well how difficult the conditions on this rally are.
Look at the dangerous situation between Nemet and Tempestini at 0:53!

[Jarek Z]

Lukyanuk wasnt bluffing, he's sensibly backed-off and going for the Championship points.

In bad conditions and against multiple-winner Kopecky it was not worth the risk.

After SS14 Lukyanuk says that he has some power problems in his car - "We have some problem with power, I don´t know what, something like pop-off valve in some corners. Looking to the finish. Sorry for spectators we are not fighting."

[Jarek Z]

Magalhaes reports another catastrophy - "Catastrophy, with these tyres it´s completely wrong. It is almost dry, car is moving lot and lot. In next stage we´ll lose more than a minute for sure. A lot of mud on the road, some corners are difficult and tricky, very easy to make a mistake."

[dimviii]

Mares crashed reporting official site

[Mirek]

Mareš reported to have crashed!

Cais in fact made a puncture amd had to change tyres in the spectator arena at the beginning of Maják. That's where Lukyanuk broke steering in 2016.

[RS]

Mares out, shame :(

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mareš crashed on last stage. :(

[Jarek Z]

What a drama for Mareš. He drove such a great rally!

[Jarek Z]

Magalhaes reports another catastrophy - "Catastrophy, with these tyres it´s completely wrong. It is almost dry, car is moving lot and lot. In next stage we´ll lose more than a minute for sure. A lot of mud on the road, some corners are difficult and tricky, very easy to make a mistake."

And he was right. Very bad time for Magalhaes on the last stage. Over 1 minute slower than Ingram, even though Ingram says he missed a junction.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Kreim beats Ingram by 9s... that small off on day one cost Ingram in the end.

[RS]

Jakes did Gryazin and nearly Sordo too!

[dimviii]

Congrats to Kopecky ,well deserved win!
to be honest id like Luky to win,but seems his tyre choice for 2nd loop wasnt ideal.He went safe for wets,while according to drivers claim after stage stops,the best combo were slicks.
Nice rally!

[Jarek Z]

Jakes wins the last stage and moves to the 4th position. How come he was so fast? Are Hankook tyres so good?

[the sniper]

Jakes did Gryazin and nearly Sordo too!

Wow that was close, 0.3sec off third!

Nice results overall. You've got to be impressed by Lukyanuk keeping his head under these conditions/competition.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Gryazin says he's going to drive in Poland. Great battle on for U28's..

[dimviii]

wrong

[Jarek Z]

World championship driver Dani Sordo hasn't even won one single stage in this rally, but he doesn't care - "It was a really nice event. I am happy to be here, it was an incredible rally but I enjoyed it, really nice atmosphere. Honestly, I don´t care about the position, other guys were really fast, I came here and didn´t know what to expect."

[m-ast]

Jakes wins the last stage and moves to the 4th position. How come he was so fast? Are Hankook tyres so good?

That's one of the surprises of the weekend for me, how good the Hankooks were in this conditions, also nice rally of Jakes

[RS]

So Kopecky wins again, not his best drive IMO but he got the job done again.

Good job by Lukyanuk, Jakes and Gryazin too (shame he faded at the end)

Nothing to be ashamed of for Sordo. He didn’t know the event or the car and Kopecky is an excellent tarmac driver, especially at home. Still, I think the fact he didn’t do as well as many expected shows that the level at the top of ERC and the Czech Championship is pretty good.

Bit of a shame about the tricky conditions this weekend, would have been nice to see everyone a bit more flat out.

[focus206]

Nice fights this weekend. Congrats to Kopecky, this year has been perfect for him so far: he won every single event he started (counting 1st places in WRC2 as victories).
I think Lukyanuk made a smart choice, this year he has a great chance for the ERC title, Magalhaes can't match him in speed, so as long as he doesn't throw rallies away...
And shame for Mares, but he showed good stuff.

[Mirek]

Another puncture for Cais...

[m-ast]

A great battle we'll have for the U28 chamionship for the end of the year, 3 guys in contention + a possible option also for Ahlin if he runs and won the last two events

In U27 it seems that Sesks has it under control, another win in Barum, probably the bigest surprise of the year for me

[Jarek Z]

Hungarian driver Tibor Érdi Jr has won a second consecutive championship title in the ERC2 category, with victory on Barum Rally securing his crown. He scored a fourth ERC2 victory this season and with it the championship title. There are still two events remaining this season, but only the four best results count.

More at https://www.fiaerc.com/tibor-erdi-jr-is-erc2-champion-again-in-zlin/

[Mirek]

Sun is shining in service... The sun waited for the end of rally!

[RS]

Does anyone know if Kopeckys run of unbroken national championship wins is a record, or has anyone bettered it?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

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

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Points summary:

Lukyanuk’s second place and leg bonuses compared to Magalhães small points haul has widened the gap between them to 35 points, with Lukyanuk now on 148 compared to Magalhães on 113. Despite crashing out on Sunday morning, Norbert Hercizg remains third in the championship on 62 points, with ERC Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim now his nearest challenger on 54.

[Mirek]

Ingram 2 minutes late into TC15D and got 20 sec penalty. Pity!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ingram 2 minutes late into TC15D and got 20 sec penalty. Pity!

This wont affect his U28 position/points though will it ?

[focus206]

Does anyone know if Kopeckys run of unbroken national championship wins is a record, or has anyone bettered it?

Kopecky "only" won 4 consecutive national championships (6 in total). If I'm not mistaking Vladimir Hubacek won 9 consecutive Czech titles (10 in total).

[RS]

Kopecky "only" won 4 consecutive national championships (6 in total). If I'm not mistaking Vladimir Hubacek won 9 consecutive Czech titles (10 in total).

Sorry, i meant event wins, not titles.

I'm aware he has missed some events but he has won all he has started for some time now.

[focus206]

Sorry, i meant event wins, not titles.

I'm aware he has missed some events but he has won all he has started for some time now.

Aha, I see. After a quick look on ewrc-results, Kopecky has won the last 23 rounds of the Czech championship that he took part of, since Český Krumlov 2014 where he retired.

[dimviii]

watch Luky at 2,02,amazing pass.
https://www.ewrc-results.com/video/26752-barum-czech-rally-zlin-2018-prujezdy-a-rozhovory-v-cili/

[Mirek]

Černý told me that he had the same problem on the city stage as Pech. He told me the wheel hub was faulty and that it was not an accident.

[Jarek Z]

Points summary:

Lukyanuk’s second place and leg bonuses compared to Magalhães small points haul has widened the gap between them to 35 points, with Lukyanuk now on 148 compared to Magalhães on 113. Despite crashing out on Sunday morning, Norbert Hercizg remains third in the championship on 62 points, with ERC Junior U28 championship leader Fabian Kreim now his nearest challenger on 54.

Points have already been calculated on the official website:
https://www.fiaerc.com/standings/#

[Ucci]

watch Luky at 2,02,amazing pass.
https://www.ewrc-results.com/video/26752-barum-czech-rally-zlin-2018-prujezdy-a-rozhovory-v-cili/

For me Sordo's statement is very interesting (in its own way, it is also worrying), because on the question if this rally could become one of WRC stations, he has frankly told, that in this kind of conditions this stages are to dangerous (high speeds, around trees....). Dani was really scared....

[Rally Power]

Not the big fight till the end we were waiting for, still a nice win for Kopecky and a wise move from Luky; he’s been the fastest driver in the series since 2016, it’s about time to get the title! Nice show also from Gryazin; like Luky he’s adding reliability to an amazing speed. Seeks impressed again in U27 and seems to be close to win the champ. Hard task for Sordo; he wasn’t able to impress but having WRC drivers around is always a plus to ERC events.

[Adler]

Be careful when criticising him. I was almost banned on this forum for saying such things :)

I think some members, including me, just did not agree that Neubauer is slower than Baumschlager. You can compare what Baumschlager was able to achieve at Rallye Bohemia.

sorry for offtopic.

[Mirek]

WRCantabria video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-XOONEWYtg

[TWRC]

Well done to all Kopecky, Luky and really all finishers, the conditions were absolutely trecherous out there. Kopecky, Luky, Sordo, Mares, Jakes, Sesks, Cais were all very impressive, enjoyed all their passes.
A little bit of how I saw the event:
On friday I began the city stage at the OMV station, but wandered around a bit and found a nice place under the big bridge, where they went into a roundabout and onto a smaller bridge. Some historics and the aforementioned names with some others (ie. Madsen) put on a good show there with spectacular moments.

For saturday, we went to the Semetín jump area, as we had not a lot of time to prepare for the event, and went with the safe choice as we knew the place from last year. But honestly, this year it wasn't as enjoyable there for me. Still a historic Astra and a Lada had spins there, but other than that, not much happened.

On sunday, we went to Maják, but in the end decided to go to the junction where they left the rundkurs part. In hindsight and looking at videos, we should have opted for our other idea, the forestry part where Klausz and others retired or had moments, but this was still a decentd little place with some moments.
All in all, it was an enjoyable event, with many good passes and moments, and the weather added a lot of spice. The fanfare around Luky, Kopecky and Sordo was enormous in the service park. I was sorry to see the Kaps stand was not as big as it used to be, I always liked going there and playing a bit with the gearboxes. :D

[Mirek]

Crazy video full of offs and accidents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91Ih1o3o-o

By the way from what I could see in the last service Kopecký was probably the only one on slicks in the last section. All other top drivers had wet tyres.

[Ucci]

Crazy video full of offs and accidents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91Ih1o3o-o


Indeed very crazy video, a lot of moments....sometimes I wonder, if anybody sumarize all the damage (€€) on the cars, which were forced to retire due to accidents....I think on average in Czech republik just on one event crews ''throw away'' amount which for examle is not spent in the whole championship in one smaller country....

[Jarek Z]

Kopecky says that he has no contract for next year and this year could be his last:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc-qa-jan-kopecky-3/

[Mirek]

Another accident including me in action :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfP7mY_lzTw

And another one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqw7xNKJw0I

[RS]

Kopecky says that he has no contract for next year and this year could be his last:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc-qa-jan-kopecky-3/

I suppose it depends what Skoda are doing next year but it seems rather unlikely that they wouldn't want to continue to employ him.

[dimviii]

WRCantabria video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-XOONEWYtg

best video so far!

[Mirek]

Juuumps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2TWL0pJs44

[Jarek Z]

Pellier loses control over his car after a jump:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S29m1aX1rOM&feature=youtu.be

[tommeke_B]

Back home as well. Had a very nice rally, BCRZ remains one of the best tarmac events around I think, if not the best. Also nice to have met Mirek, PLuto and Hartusvuori (and friends) in person again.

Competition-wise it was a very interesting event as well. It's fair to say there's a new generation of very good Czech drivers coming... Very strong performance from Jakes, who was driving a Fabia with the (soon well-known?) Vancik engine, and with Hankook tyres. Pitty he couldn't take the third podium step, but losing to Sordo with only 0,3s is something to be proud of. Also Filip Mares, the young driver supported by the ASN was very nice to see. Very different driving-style from Jakes, who is a bit all over the place. Mares looked quite strategic in his driving, trying to be as efficient as possible. Pitty he crashed in the end. In R2 the guy who stood out was Cais, who threw away an R2-victory in the last few stages.

I didn't take photos all the time, but here are a few:

https://scontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40164232_2496659937012544_4582348037426249728_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=8dab50cc40e04c493c3c040fa5649c19&oe=5C2FAAD1
Filip Mares on SS Semetin 2.

https://scontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40152194_2496659527012585_8737555233598603264_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=d466a1e8406172624eb1f7a2ac489454&oe=5BF58102
Stajf's crash on Halenkovice sunday morning, it was the first big braking after the start. After the crash they pushed him back onto his wheels, he re-started the engine only to find out that three wheels were broken...

https://scontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/39972421_2496657847012753_8450152158342414336_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=30bc129fd03db4190b5f8b8c6eac5aa3&oe=5C2E4BB2
Mirek Jakes on SS Rajnochovice 1.

https://scontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40208718_2496658237012714_1271545288686829568_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=52a86125ab1d683ecc38be449840edae&oe=5C37192C
Dani Sordo on SS Halenkovice 2.

https://scontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40209927_2496658873679317_5898360677306728448_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=90df469c4da62171b6b2d6e116013d32&oe=5BED4283
Martins Sesks on SS Halenkovice 1.

A few more: https://www.facebook.com/pg/rallyimage/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2496657677012770

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Crazy video full of offs and accidents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91Ih1o3o-o



I'm not surprised considering the state of some of the roads on this 'tarmac' rally. Feel sorry for all those poor R2 drivers with just 2WD coping with slimy wet mud and gravel.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Juuumps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2TWL0pJs44

Quite amazing how the cars cope so well with those bumps on tarmac suspension.

A road car couldn't handle them at half the speed.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ingram video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD2B_UMTBxk

His Czech fans were quite passionate !

https://i.imgur.com/rP30BEO.jpg

[RS]

Very strong performance from Jakes, who was driving a Fabia with the (soon well-known?) Vancik engine

Are you suggesting that apart from the difference in sound, this engine also performs better than the customer spec works engine?

[Mirek]

Someone said that there was an optional loud exhaust homologated recently but not used by the works team. I don't know myself. I have to find out. There was I think about five noisy Fabias.

Regarding Vančík... He's already quite famous. Cars of BRR, Kresta Racing or TGS already have his engines including NORF WRC2 winning car of Pietarinen. Those are some seriously good teams.

[Mirek]

Jakeš's attack on Sordo on the last stage on full-stage onboard!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ElTzO8aKig

You can see Mareš's car standing at the side of the road roughly in the middle of the stage.

[dimviii]

Someone said that there was an optional loud exhaust homologated recently but not used by the works team. I don't know myself. I have to find out. There was I think about five noisy Fabias.

Regarding Vančík... He's already quite famous. Cars of BRR, Kresta Racing or TGS already have his engines including NORF WRC2 winning car of Pietarinen. Those are some seriously good teams.

Μirek,waiting some more comments from you about driving styles,behaviour of different cars etc.
Take your time.

[had_zachau]

Martin Prokop's onboard from city stage, the engine noise is incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efM-nsTvm2U&feature=youtu.be

[Mirek]

And Pluto is starting him into the stage :D

[Mirek]

My feelings from the rally ;)

I think that it wasn't the most spectacular Barum I have ever seen but that was mostly due to my choice of places (two of them were quite boring when full wet). Still very nice event with a lot of crazy situations happening everywhere. It was also nice to meet many friends inlcuding Tommeke, Hartusvuori and his company etc. Some places were full wet even with standing water, some were completely dry, some damp and many muddy. Spectating was again a bit easier than it was few years back. Still very strict taping at places but it's getting gradually better. I personally had no problem with marshals. If someone really wanted to see only the top drivers he could do six stages on Saturday. I didn't opt for that because I wanted to wait at least for Cais and if possible also for Madsen or Janota.

About drivers. Kopecký very very fast, rather aggressive and spectacular. Lukyanuk was looking smoother and calmer with some crazy moments from time to time (some a bit panic braking in the second corner of SS5 or the jump on SS13). Sordo very precise with no sign of overdriving, I think he drove the rally on a safe side. Jakeš crazy flamboyant, by far the most sideways driver of the rally. Gryazin very aggressive and spectacular at the beginning and much calmer on Sudnay. Mareš calm and tidy. Ingram sometimes very aggressive, sometimes hesitating. Kreim surprisingly fast and really precise. Pech wasn't that impressive at the beginning but he retired way too early. The bad suprise of the rally was Černý. I understand his frustration after the city stage but his driving wasn't good even on QS. Sometimes too aggressive, sometimes simply wrong. I don't know but he seems to be lost in his head. I also liked many 2WD drivers. Cais, Sesks, Larena, Kamenec, Madsen, Wagner, Csomós and others were really nice to watch. From GT drivers I liked the crazy driving of Nucita but it ended with a big crash very early. Astier showed some spectacular driving when the road got drier. On wet he tried to drive effective and not spectacular.

How about cars? Kopecký's car looked softer and somewhat higher set than the others to me. All Fiestas looked somewhat underpowered compared to Fabias and also stiffer. At least that was my feeling. Sordo's setup didn't look that bouncy like Neuville's on Ypres. I think that the car still lacks something (and has very strange ALS sound). It just didn't look that right like Fabias. The lone Peugeot looks more and more outdated. It's good car to spectate but it's obviously slow compared to the competitors, especially engine-wise. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by some of the Abarths because in right hands they can be very spectacular cars even though completely unsuitable for conditions like these. They very much remind the old gr.A cars with the short and stiff suspension. I also very much like the Madsen's Kit Car. That's simply beautiful car with even more beautiful sound.

Last few words about tyres. I noticed that the full wet pattern of Michelin is rather narrow, very opened and there's not much rubber in contact with the road. Such tyre obviously brings it's best if there is a lot of water or mud but I can imagine it can get very quickly overheated and worn on dry asphalt. The Hankook pattern was different. It looked more like an old intermediate pattern. Maybe for this conditions it was better. Also Jakeš was driving way more sideways compared to others - maybe it suited the tyres more, I don't know.

[Mirek]

Martin Prokop's onboard from city stage, the engine noise is incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efM-nsTvm2U&feature=youtu.be

Time roughly 8 minutes. Not bad at all on those tyres!

[dimviii]

The Hankook pattern was different. It looked more like an old intermediate pattern. Maybe for this conditions it was better.

yes it was like pirellis.
At such temperatures,we have seen also dmack managed to have an ok tyre.The problem starts when they have to compete at very high temperatures,gravel or ashpalt.

https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2018/photos/barum_czech_rally_zlin_2018/jp_z10.jpg

[dimviii]

And Pluto is starting him into the stage :D

why is he looking so strange at Dani?

https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2018/photos/barum_czech_rally_zlin_2018/dhl_dsc_9786.jpg

[Jarek Z]

Hi guys, I've just taken some time to look at our predictions regarding Dani Sordo's performance... and I have to congratulate Mirek, Fiat-131-Abarth and mknight. Your predictions turned out to be true :)


nice news,lets see how Dani can perform against Kopecky and Luky.

predictions?


If i20 R5 will run without technical problems, anything beside victory is in my opinion disappointment. This is what I have already mentioned few weeks ago-if you want to beat Kopecky on his home yard, you need one of the world's top (tarmac) driver.


Honestly I don't expect Sordo to be the fastest. For sure he can win but in my opinion he will need some bad luck of his opponents to become a winner. IMO Barum is completely different than any event Sordo ever drove. Also from what I could see in Ypres there are questions regarding i20 suspension performance. That's a thing which is absolutely crucial on Barum. Moreover nobody ever drove i20 R5 on Czech roads and there is no specific know-how existing for setting the car for our roads. That shall be a major limiting factor.


Also nobody came and won on Barum on the first attempt since 2007 (lucky victory for Vouilloz) and only two drivers managed that in 21st century (Travaglia in 2002 was the second one).


Faster than Lucky but not faster than Kopecky,i am refering an overall performance and not to some ss.


My money’s on Sordo.


If Kopecky has no major problems I wouldn't bet a single cent on Sordo.


I doubt Sordo can win if Kopecky stays out of his typical issue (puncture - though this year he avoided it so far).

[Mirek]

By the way according to friend's measurement Lukyanuk was 5 seconds faster than Kopecký after the first wet half of the last stage but Kopecký (on slicks) gained more on the second half which was mostly dry.

[Jarek Z]

Two guys and a Porsche :D

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1811/44234719341_f2ed44b5ec_b.jpg

[Mirek]

Passats de Canto video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcwu8FsZUmM

[Mirek]

Fun fact about the puncture of Cais from SS14. He hit a hinge of a gate made by a company of his father :D

[dimviii]

Passats de Canto video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcwu8FsZUmM

at 0,8 point we see a lot of fabias that when go a bit outside the road at gravel with high speed,they are still stable.Watch Lukys fiesta for comparison.

[Mirek]

Was video of Štajf's crash already posted? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kyeRt4-fI0

[PLuto]

BVery strong performance from Jakes, who was driving a Fabia with the (soon well-known?) Vancik engine, and with Hankook tyres.

Most of the R5 cars on Barum was using engine from Vancik...

[dimviii]

Most of the R5 cars on Barum was using engine from Vancik...

r5 cars,or only fabia r5?

[PLuto]

Not the big fight till the end we were waiting for, still a nice win for Kopecky and a wise move from Luky; he’s been the fastest driver in the series since 2016, it’s about time to get the title! Nice show also from Gryazin; like Luky he’s adding reliability to an amazing speed. Seeks impressed again in U27 and seems to be close to win the champ. Hard task for Sordo; he wasn’t able to impress but having WRC drivers around is always a plus to ERC events.

Not fight till the end? I think Lukas was still fighting until the end, but he had more wet tyre choice than Kopecky and last stage was more dry than expected. After the first (more wet) part of the stage Lukas was 5 sec in front of Kopecky...

[PLuto]

r5 cars,or only fabia r5?

r5 cars :)

[dimviii]

Not fight till the end? I think Lukas was still fighting until the end, but he had more wet tyre choice than Kopecky and last stage was more dry than expected. After the first (more wet) part of the stage Lukas was 5 sec in front of Kopecky...

thats what i understand too.

[Mirek]

Jakeš on night SS9 Kudlovice 2, especially second half of the stage is great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ-iR24QzuA

At 8:28 the co-driver says: "Aren't we overdoing it already?"

[PLuto]

At 8:28 the co-driver says: "Aren't we overdoing it already?"

And driver answers "no" and continue in same speed.

[dimviii]

Pluto tell us something we dont know.
2 beers.

[the sniper]

Apologies for going back to this, but was there any word in the service park about what the Rhys Yates/Monster Energy situation was about? I'm still curious! :D

[PLuto]

Pluto tell us something we dont know.
2 beers.

What do you want to know?

[dimviii]

What do you want to know?

whatever you can share,nothing specific
How the Czech drivers comment about Lukys/Sordo drives etc.

[Jarek Z]

What do you want to know?

Something about Monster Energy maybe? :D

[PLuto]

whatever you can share,nothing specific
How the Czech drivers comment about Lukys/Sordo drives etc.

Everybody knows Lukas speed, so his performance was not surprise. For Sordo this rally was really difficult. Stages on Barum are very difficult and with wet weather condition even more harder. He has no experience with R5 car, he did only few kms on two tests before the rally. And that tests were mostly on dry tarmac. If there will be no rain and dry conditions, I think his performance should be much better. But with this conditions and without experience with this car, it was almost impossible for him to drive on limit and risk any crash. And Kopecky with Lukas are the top drivers in R5 cars, there is not so many drivers with so much experience with that cars, knowledge of the road and speed...

[Mirek]

I'd like to point out that for Jakeš it was also first event with Fabia R5 with his pre-event test being only on dry road. Of course Jakeš is local but on the other hand he's not a works driver, a winner of a WRC event and he didn't have a professional top co-driver (plus questionable impact of using Hankook tyres).

I strongly believe that Sordo actually was handicapped with the car but on the other hand it felt like Sordo more or less just cruised through the event without taking any risk. Maybe just my feeling of course.

So far only onboard of few Czech drivers. Jakeš on SS13 Halenkovice 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTlHHQ8RnUU

[PLuto]

Something regarding girls on Barum Czech Rally Zlín


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVFNQSKS_2c

[dimviii]

Everybody knows Lukas speed, so his performance was not surprise. For Sordo this rally was really difficult. Stages on Barum are very difficult and with wet weather condition even more harder. He has no experience with R5 car, he did only few kms on two tests before the rally. And that tests were mostly on dry tarmac. If there will be no rain and dry conditions, I think his performance should be much better. But with this conditions and without experience with this car, it was almost impossible for him to drive on limit and risk any crash. And Kopecky with Lukas are the top drivers in R5 cars, there is not so many drivers with so much experience with that cars, knowledge of the road and speed...

hope Arnautov give us his hint,as he watches these topics.


https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2018/photos/barum_czech_rally_zlin_2018/gry_4.jpg

[Mirek]

Dani Sordo on his instagram: We enjoyed our experience here @barumczechrally. Thanks to all our fans and for the amazing support. We will be back next year

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm-dA4rHcnX/?hl=cs&taken-by=danisordorallye

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Herczig crash inc pic:
https://www.fiaerc.com/rain-means-pain-for-erc-podium-star-herczig/

[Mirek]

Here after 0:40 You can see many big moments and offs from the corner where Herzig crashed (those off are René Dohnal and Lukáš Matěna). Herzig's crash is not there but You can clearly see the crew helping Dohnal on the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJq9uGxLBpg

[Mirek]

One of the most difficult stages onboard with Martin Březík, SS7 Semetín 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjzgrTwUe4

[kure91]

Hi guys, as you may remember, I posted here link for my master thesis questionaire two years ago. But as I decided to continu with my study and research, I´d like to kindly ask you for filling this questionaire for Barum rally 2018, as it was rainy event and I´d like to compare data for both year whether weather brought some differences to visitors customs and habits. Thank you in advance. From 2016 I´ve made brief summary, but only in Czech (https://www.ewrc.cz/clanek/30677-na-co-jineho-na-zlinsko-nez-na-barumku/) my English written paper is beeing written, so maybe in future :)
Link - https://goo.gl/forms/eiWo3flzKxiHEu273

[Lehus]

Well, I can just confirm Pluto’s words. Sordo made a good job, but with so many cons it was too hard for him to manage.

Regarding our performance, it was not bluff, we really were cautious, at least as far as Lucas thinks about it :) wet tire choice of course was wrong for the last section, but it was much safer option and who knows if we were yet cautious on slicks ;)

[PLuto]

Well, I can just confirm Pluto’s words. Sordo made a good job, but with so many cons it was too hard for him to manage.

Regarding our performance, it was not bluff, we really were cautious, at least as far as Lucas thinks about it :) wet tire choice of course was wrong for the last section, but it was much safer option and who knows if we were yet cautious on slicks ;)

On the other hand, we will see if there will be so big chance to beat Kopecky on his home event in the future...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

It would be interesting to have a battle on dry roads (and with no Championship at stake) and then see who was faster.

[dimviii]

Well, I can just confirm Pluto’s words. Sordo made a good job, but with so many cons it was too hard for him to manage.

Regarding our performance, it was not bluff, we really were cautious, at least as far as Lucas thinks about it :) wet tire choice of course was wrong for the last section, but it was much safer option and who knows if we were yet cautious on slicks ;)

thanks for response,and congrats again for a faultless rally in very tricky conditions.
I know watching Lukys face after last stage interviews,he wasnt satisfied 100%,but he must be satisfied.
Even its too early,any targets for next year?

[dimviii]

On the other hand, we will see if there will be so big chance to beat Kopecky on his home event in the future...

what do you mean Pluto? he will not continue,or next time he will not have so many punctures?

[PLuto]

what do you mean Pluto? he will not continue,or next time he will not have so many punctures?

Kopecký was not in his optimal form, he was making mistakes. This time he was beatable...

[dimviii]

Kopecký was not in his optimal form, he was making mistakes. This time he was beatable...

yes thats true,its very rare to see again Kopecky with 3 punctures in a rally,but in a dry Barum i have faith at Lukys madness.

[Lehus]

Even its too early,any targets for next year?
Target #1: find sponsors.
After it we will be able to decide where to...

[tommeke_B]

Will you stick to the Fiesta R5, or is there a chance you will be in one of the new generation R5 cars (like Polo or C3)?

[Lehus]

There are different ideas, but still nothing is solid.

[dimviii]

Target #1: find sponsors.
After it we will be able to decide where to...

if you find sponsors, would you like to go to wrc 2?

[Lehus]

I think so. We tryied erc for 4 years already, have to think about further steps

[dimviii]

wish the best!

[Rally Power]

Not fight till the end? I think Lukas was still fighting until the end, but he had more wet tyre choice than Kopecky and last stage was more dry than expected. After the first (more wet) part of the stage Lukas was 5 sec in front of Kopecky...

Besides the tyre choice, apparently it wasn’t that wrong to believe Luky wisely eased up a bit on last day.

Btw, with so many huge Russian companies (some already involved in motorsport) is it impossible to dream of a strong Russia rally team in WRC2, running Luky and Gryazin?

[Mirek]

It took ages (likely due to a fuckton of crazy action) but it's finally out and not in one but in two videos (plus a third one from shakedown and fourth for historics)...

JNK Leg 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krgAeV9DdJM
JNK Leg 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA0Fv9Wpagk

JNK Historics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7FnclJ8lEU

[Lehus]

Btw, with so many huge Russian companies (some already involved in motorsport) is it impossible to dream of a strong Russia rally team in WRC2, running Luky and Gryazin?
Not really :( there are no sponsorship laws. So you just spend money with little advert return.
Even the ones already there, they have there own personal priorities like circuit or cross country rally

[dimviii]

Not really :( there are no sponsorship laws. So you just spend money with little advert return.
Even the ones already there, they have there own personal priorities like circuit or cross country rally

unbelievable that a country with so big gas/lubricants (and not only)companies doesnt interest to back the fastest local guy at erc.

Lehus any comments about the new pirellis?

[Mirek]

During the Barum rally some 300 people enlisted themselves into the register of bone marrow donors. That is roughly 1% of all registered donors in Czech republic. This activity has been connected with Barum rally since 2015 and it has brought around 2000 people into the register.

[Rally Power]

Not really :( there are no sponsorship laws. So you just spend money with little advert return.
Even the ones already there, they have there own personal priorities like circuit or cross country rally

That’s a shame; anyway, with local or foreign sponsors, we can only hope you and Luky will succeed to get a proper budget to run WRC2 next year. Fingers crossed!

[Lehus]

Lehus any comments about the new pirellis?
That question is for my pilot :)
Well, they were really good. It was always a compromise, as the surface was different on the stages, but overall it was good. And except the last section we’ve made the correct choice

[dimviii]

That question is for my pilot :)


ok tell Luky to sign up https://www.petrolheads.gr/images/smilies/smooth/biggrin.gif