Here is a link to my short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU4STjLjWf4
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Here is a link to my short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU4STjLjWf4
I also agree, on all the stages i was most impressed by mcrae, i thought he was the most sideways but also very smooth.Quote:
Originally Posted by farquar wrc
walked it? dont think so... Alister was a little too sidewaysQuote:
Originally Posted by farquar wrc
I think Alister's problem is that fact that he has had very little competition time (particularly top level competition) in the last couple of years. Guy & Kris have been driving S2000 cars all year where as Alister has only done 2 events, in APRC too (Indonesia & Malaysia) so nothing like the flowing roads in Scotland either. Given all of this I'd say that he & the cars performance was very good & the car will develop quicker (& possibly better) with Alister doing the development rather than Guy.
Being in Australia I have never seen the Eurosport live coverage but we recently got the Eurosport channel so I got to see it this weekend. I think it would be quite easy to make the coverage better. Pick a "split" in the stage and set up a couple of camera's on the ground at the split as well as at the start & finish of the stage. Follow the cars via in-car/helicopter up to the split change to ground then once through split move onto next car. Make sure you get the cars going through the finish & find someone that can speak more than 3 words to "interview" the drivers at stop control. Any incidents in the stage you would have to work around but it's live & that's how it will always be. Having said that I think a 15-20min round-up before the final stage would be good too.
What was the source for this? Zero cars' times aren't usually given out, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
I agree. The guy is just oozing flare and determination. The Peugoet podcasts are excellent, especially last weekend. What surprises me is how clear and precise his focus, and interviewing, is at the end of a stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by cut the b.s.
He seems to be able to raise his game on-demand, and select his stages to demoralise the opposition. I think Meeke is ready to take on anyone.
That doesn't mean they can't be measured ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Just looking through Meeke's blog. I think this where it came from. http://blog.krismeeke.com/2009/11/ss8-achray-1/Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
Thanks Buzz! Kris' blog is often a good source for interesting details. I have it on my bookmarks, just didn't go through this time since I couldn't follow Scotland in real time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
Would be nice to know Wilson's time for other stages as well. Running as a zero car and loosing little more than 1 sec/km to Meeke indicates that - if not a winning car yet - Ford have a good base to continue their work for Fiesta S2000.
SS3 time for Wilson
Start time 08:41:00.0
Finish Time 08:57:42.7
= 16:42.7
That time would have put him 30th on the stage so he must have taken it easy. Which stage did he say he had problems with the heated screen? Might have been this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
Meeke ran an 11:09.5 on SS3.
Farcial stuff but looks like the results of the rally will now have to wait until Thursday.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80320
Says that they have measured the weight of the cross member three times and each time it has given a different reading. So they have to send out working scales to complete the job. Slow clap for all involved.
This start to stink a little bit to much and is absolutely unaceptable.... are there no scales availeble in the UK / Scotland..to make a correct reading....Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
FIA Rules are for everybody... if its out of the tollerance then you are excluded.. its simple..
If the same set of scales measured the item differently three times then we must be looking at a pretty small error.
I guess for RGRS it would be nice to get a win back in this way after losing one in Wales but I am sure the team and Guy would have rather won it on the stages!
Regarding the Fiesta's pace, it is virtually impossible to draw any conclusions until we see it on Monte (and then only if a good driver who is behind the wheel who we know is an IRC frontrunner) Even with recorded times Wilson could have slowed down on the stage, he might not be running at 100% of his capabilities and of course we don't know exactly how much slower he is than the IRC frontrunners. It would have been better to use someone like Gardemeister maybe who has at least driven a couple of other rival S2000s and should stack up better against the IRC regulars.
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Originally Posted by RS
Yes Correct.. we prefer to win it on the stages, but this is a matter of respecting the Rules made by the FIA and Homologation documents with measurements that have to be accepted... by everybody..
Nobody is sugguesting otherwise. But the scales are giving 3 different reading, and it appears very close to tolerance levels, then it think its in everyone interest to make to correct decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by GTA
Split times on the final stage showed Guy was 5-6 seconds up 1/3rd of the way through, it would have been close! Info from this article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle6927687.ece
Kris' comments about weight irregularities: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80322
For Meeke to take 9s off him earlier, and then to get beaten by 20+ seconds on the next run.... In your dreams Guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
The quote isn't from Guy. Guy did look quicker on the final stage (I guess Kris was driving more cautiously) but I would be surprised if Guy would have ended on top. Still, real shame we didn't get to see. That is where live tv works really well (if they show accurate split times and enough of them)Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
During the first run Guy was also faster on first TV split but slower in finish. I don't remember first TV split of second run though...
But you could clearly see that Guy was pushing harder on the last stage, Kris somehow was driving on safety mode. So I am not surprised if Guy was 5-6 sec ahead, but we never know what would've happened, cause the stage was finally cancelled.
Where did this 6s come from? I have watched the live footage on Eurosport, OK, it not an exact science, but its only 2 seconds, and the last available point of comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
With Meeke in his current form, Wilks would never take 20s a stage of Meeke.. its a wet dream.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Like I said, I'm not surprised IF he was 5-6 sec ahead at the point where the stage was cancelled. Guy was attacking more, that was visible, but in the same hand I have no doubt that Kris would not have lost his 20 sec lead. IMHO he is more mature as a driver than Wilks and also has more natural speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Lightyear
Something I don't understand that of all the video's I've seen, not even one place I reckognized (except Scone Palace). We did a lot of stages and spectator points were limited, does this mean other places than spectator points are accesible as well? :)
Yes Haco, we did 11 out of 13 stages, and were only on spectatorpoints on Scone Palace stage, all the other stages we were on different points. If you are interested in those accesses, you can send me PM. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Are You sure about the start time? It's 9 minutes before Alister, seems to much to me...Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
I seem to remember in the broadcast Matty finishing just after Alister had started. So that would seem to indicate a large gap.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
I'm not 100% sure about the start time, it was only when they siad the finish time on radio that I thought I could work out how fast he was........ probably completely wrong ;) And I did leave my radio in the forest so somebody got a nice present....bet that marshal took it :mad:
But generally the 0 car starts 10 minutes before first car on the road, that's what I tried to get to the stages for and worked every time :)
That's not possible, Matt finished 4:29 before Alister's arival. I'm sure about that ;) I only missed Matt's start...Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
The times that i could clock on the stages, seems to prove that Wilson started generally five minutes ahead of first car. That was so on both of the days, and with his times in mind i think he would have finished fourth overall. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
We had Kris 1 sec up on the last stage after a marker about 7 mins in,so if he dropped 6-7 secs it was because he was instructed to slow because of Bogie's rollQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
Kronos had the car 2 secs up but all academic now.Quote:
Originally Posted by farquar wrc
I'm justwatching live coverage of eurosport and I'm surprised to see a subaru logo!
I think they are definitely in for next year, maybe they give them an early present :)Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
The speaker of Portuguese Eurosport said that Subaru had signed with Eurosport, and will be getting the fight to "Ralliart" next year! He said on Saturday, that the press release about that will come in a few days, but Eurosport show the cars already!
Cheers
Hi guys,
after the Fiesta S2000 video, the video of the other drivers is now also online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix9azOFZzwE
I hope you enjoy,
K
Nice, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by karlzoro
I had forgotten the Corsa was running!
It was there because the coverage was mostly compiled by rally organizers.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Subaru will be in IRC next year for sure, I was writing it many times...
So, who wins Scotland 2009?