[IRC] 2012 Rally Islas Canarias

Seems like Hevia's Hankooks wear quickly. 0.5s/km gap on SS1, 1s/km on SS2.

Go andreas! Heia Norge! :)

Is it me or times site not working properly?

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Mikkelsen A. / Floene Ola
Škoda Fabia S2000 2 00:00:02.5 11536.68
0.00 00:00:00.0
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Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel
Škoda Fabia S2000 2 00:00:02.6 11492.31
0.00 00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0

Edit- ok now.

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Originally Posted by noel157

Is it me or times site not working properly?

1
Mikkelsen A. / Floene Ola
Škoda Fabia S2000 2 00:00:02.5 11536.68
0.00 00:00:00.0
00:00:00.

- 2
Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel
Škoda Fabia S2000 2 00:00:02.6 11492.31
0.00 00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0

Edit- ok now.

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Average speed is awesome :-P

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Originally Posted by bluuford

Average speed is awesome :-P

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Something that super two-thousand would've meant in the 80s....

Skoda 1-2, big gap behind... freeze positions! :D

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Originally Posted by Plan9

That's interesting. I can see why Skoda have chosen the Czech Championship for Jan. But what in this plan leads to a positive outcome for Juho? I am beginning to think that Skoda is wasting his time.

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With Peugeot retired there is no need for ultra overkill sending three full works crews to every event to ridicule the opposition. From marketing point of view it is better to have the importer team winning I think.

Juho is doing ERC because there is a possibility ERC will be joined with IRC and those events will become IRC battlefield next year when Peugeot is back in full strength with a new car.

In my understanding there is some kind of agreement that Škoda works crews won't start in WRC events against VW team.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

In my understanding there is some kind of agreement that Škoda works crews won't start in WRC events against VW team.

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I guess Juho will start with VW Fabia on Finland then?

Regarding team orders on this rally, I guess Skoda will let the crews fight until at least mid-point Saturday unless one of them makes a mistake before. I don't have a problem with this style of team order. It is for sure better than telling a certain driver he must finish behind the other one before the championship has even started.

In one way it would look really stupid if one of them crashed while they are way ahead of the others. On the other hand in current IRC shape they can afford that. But in my opinion Hrabánek is pragmatic enough to handle the situation and the fact he has there Jan helps him because Jan is no hot head.

... but of course I would like to see my friend Pavel on the top spot :)

EDIT: First SS win for Jan :)

Will be a nice battle like last year though this year it will be a 2 men's battle