No :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
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No :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Then let's wait few days...
Also no in Finland :( :(
He needs to forget PSA and get himself into a Ford or Skoda.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Yep, or maybe a Hyundai.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
By the way about the situation with Černý and Kreim on Pindula - according to a guy who was at the place where Kreim changed wheel (first part of the stage) the whole change took only 1:25 and another 20 seconds to fasten the belts. He restarted roughly 10 seconds ahead of Černý. Based on the results Černý finished 1 second behind Kreim but without GPS data or onboard it's impossible to tell how long did he follow Kreim so closely.
he went over the sidewalk at pohorelice in shakedown... dont know if it can be related...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
you can see this on my photoQuote:
Originally Posted by marcosg
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1477
its picture number 42
not the best picture but ...
In the middle of forest before jump, Cerny was 3 secs behind Kreim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
In this case I would like to quote Mirek: This is just one spectator arena on the only relatively easy stage of today - few hundred meters of 13 km. The thing is that this area is owned by one of the most important Barum Rally sponsor. The guy offered his company area for making it a spectator arena for people who don't go to the forests as it's a "corner" of the stage which actually goes from the forests into Zlín city before it turns away again. Yes, it is artifficial but people can reach it by trolleybus and it's always completely crowded. You may hate it but it makes wonders for the publicity.Quote:
Originally Posted by karl59
Also, that barrel was there to make that corner more tight, because if the car go straight with fast speed, it is very easy to crash into small streem on the exit. And as this is spectator place, we prefered to do it slower.
So did other cars.. if it was previously weakened maybe they should change steering arms at each service as a matter of course? Or maybe M-Sport need to toughen them up.Quote:
Originally Posted by marcosg
Same problem in two rallies cannot be a coincidence.
this is not 1st time msport fords are considered to have weak steering arms.....Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Some pictures from afterparty here: http://forum.autosport.cz/viewtopic....art=410#p83432
Please elaborate?Quote:
Originally Posted by marcosg
super Luky
https://youtu.be/-yU1uk3F8PM
Looks to me that the "famous" red barrel was in a different position on the first loup (2m14s). Or am I seeing wrong?
Seems to me 2, but can't really say for sure. If it is so then Lukyanuk's brain works differently from other drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
Really? I was very disappointed with Sirmacis. He was never higher than 5th position on a stage and was only 15th overall when he rolled his Skoda. Destroyed car, wasted money and no points. I think everybody expected something better from him :(Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
By the way guys, just wanted to say that it was such a pleasure to have this rally thread without the usual nasty, childish, pathetic comments from you-know-who. :)
If only all threads could be like this... :(
What do you think about rally? That you can step in and drive directly with the best on your first tarmac rally? For a driver with less experience as Sirmacis he did very good in a competitive playing midfield, he was like you said sometimes in the top 5, great results and yes it's good to find the limit of the car and yourselfs, that's the way it goes with the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
I think he's showing great potential for a private driver, Skoda will pick him up as a (semi-)factory driver i think for 2017.
Before the puncture the first few stages were pretty good. On his first 4wd asphalt event to be in the ballpark with decent local guys like Valousek, Cerny and Tarabus and ahead of Kreim (who has been rallying a Fabia R5 on asphalt all year) I think is pretty respectable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
just read this,dont know if its true,it doesnt matter,just for reference.Maybe Pluto or Mirek know some more?
Special M @TheSizSilent
!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!On the split, 300m before he hit the barrel @AlexeyLukyanuk was 3s faster than Kopecký.
via @AutoSportCZ
#barumrally
It was his first start on tarmac with 4WD. Stages on Barum are very difficult. He lost some time because of puncture. But he was doing good rally, comparing to his experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Yes, it is true.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Didn't Sirmacis do that in the Acropolis Rally? He stepped in and drove directly with the best in hist first gravel rally with Fabia R5.Quote:
Originally Posted by jacko
I guess after this result my expectations were a little too high. Of course, I didn't expect him to win Barum, but I also didn't expect him to be 15th.
I wish him good luck in Liepaja!
Difference is that he "grew up" on gravel, not on tarmac.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Also the level of competition is not comparable.
I think he did a good job at the beginning of the rally, but didn't improve afterwards, quite the opposite...
Acropolis is gravel still and also that was a bit of luck. We have no local tarmac stages in latvia, so all his experience on tarmac are foreign events, most of them with r2 cars. Also, punctures happena anf with so competitive field, even 15th was not so far away in timescale.
Jarek, I have seen a lot of drivers on Barum for their first time and Ralfs was definitely good, especially considering it was his first ever asphalt event with 4WD car. He wasn't astonishing but only very few were.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Amazing show from Luckyanuk! Mr. Wilson should give him a WRC2 seat next season.
Compared him with Neuville his first Barum (207 S2000) in 2010:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Neuville was 7th after 3 stages, 0,7s/km behind leader Kopecky. Then crashed on SS4.
Sirmacis was 9th after 3 stages, 0,63s/km behind leader... Kopecky.
So as a non asfalt driver, not bad at all :)
Barum Rally 2016 has brought 430 new potential donors of bone marrow. Together with 2015 it is already 1001 potential new donors who enlisted themselves at Barum Rally.
Onboards are online now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
In that case enjoy full-stage SS13 with Alex ;)
http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/ceske...ardy/9559.html
The best part of the stage is the last two minutes.
I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Looks like Arnautov forgot the last bale chikane, when Lukyanuk was into it, Arnautov rushes: chikane! chikane!
After the stage Lukyanuk was joking with him about that. Arnautov said he was freezing:D
well :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
All I've told him was left 5 into right 9
at the finish we both were joking about the jump in the forest.
Are You Alexey Arnautov personally? Welcome to the forum anyway!
welcome Alexey,congrats for yours best performance so far!
Thank you, guys!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
well, three 1st places so far in ERC can also be considered ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Could You write us some short impressions from the weekend? How did You like the event, the competition, the car, the atmosphere etc.? It's always nice to see things also from the crew's point of view. Of course only what You can write :)