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Originally Posted by Mise
Loix had four snowtyres both in stage 7 and 8, unfortunally he had puncture for last 10 km in stage 8, but hey that is Monte.
I think analyses of Pluto and Mirek are quite correct. Only thing is that gravelcrews don't decide tyres in Skoda team or in Peugeot team, they have weather crew for that on stage's. The time gravelcrews can go on the stages is too late, as cars are allready left servicepark in Valence. But it is typical Monte Carlo issue.
The time gravelcrew went trough stage 7, the first 8 km of stage was still completely dry as you can see on Kopecky's split after 7 kms. Also stage 8 first part was absolutely no snow, but it got only worse after that, but that time crews allready had to make tyrechoice. But anyhow it all belongs to Monte legendary changing conditions. Today is another day and let's see what will happen with weather today. :)
For the finn it is normal :-PQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Anyway, I have done it with road-car once (in my village house I had a car with summer tires two winter tires and two winter tires on the rim and I had to cover 15km to reach to the tire service) and it was indeed much better than winter tires only in front. When the winters were only in front then the back end just didn't had any grip. On the corners it was really hard to slow the car down. When you put one to the front right and other to the rear left, then you have much more control while braking. Otherwise you are like traging the sledge when you slow down, then the sledge passes you :-P
Can't forget last night watching the two last stages! What a drama, what an adrenaline!! My phone was ringing all the time, friends were calling-look ''your'' Delecour as he was playing games with others. Still, Buffier was faster!
But I'm proud as hell, as I was the only who belived in him and I wrote that he is capable finishing top3. Guys like Martijns, dimviii, FabraFan, urabus-denoS2000, Barreis and big Pug fan Tom206wrc-you were laughing after my post-I expect at least one apology...You forgot one fact-Delecour was already leading MC in 1991 with Sierra, as half of his today's competitors were filling diapers and drinking breasts milk.....
I'm fully aware that in a ''normal'' rally top IRC regular drivers are faster and so I would not count FD among fastest, but as MC is a special rally, demanding a lot of experience, he was and still is benchmark for others.
So, good luck to all !!
Awesome pics Piquet20!
So this morning stage won't be on Eurosport? Or...?
Not this morning only for the 10, 11, 12, 13 stages... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
So lets start the game again.
-6 to -10 degrees, blue sky and no snow on the stage