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note the difference in Citroen suspension, Mikko at 0:02 and JML 2:21, Evgeny 3:31. Also in some jumps it is noticeable they don't land as nicely as VW and Fiestas. This is the first time I notice a Citroen behaving like this, setup issues maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
always ds3s were like that compared to fiestas.Polo seems to be better imho at landing from big jumps,and at very bad surfaces.
At the points you are reffering Mikko had the worst line,thats why he jumped so much.If you see Ogier at the same corner,he has choose a totally different line(more at left side of road) where the surface is like tarmac.Compare him with Latvala at same corner and see the difference with same car.
Here are the few photos worth posting that I took
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I still have a lot to learn in rally photography ...
Anyway rally was awesome to live from there. Neuville/Östberg for second place was probably the best fight of the season so far, considering they're both practically in the same team. Incredible run from TN overall, he is the true star of the rally! Lukyanuk/Arnautov very very fast, incredible to watch him smoke the 207 s2000 at SS6. Also very friendly and close to his fans, great guy. Hope he gets the chance to do more world class rallies in the near future.
Sordo meh, Hirvonen meh, Latvala meh. Meeke very impressive, I would like to see him more often. Ogier is from another planet as usual.
Yes indeed Ogier is the only one who took the wide line and avoid the bumps. But still Mikkos car jumped much more than JML and all other cars, probably there was another rock over there, who knows. Neuvile's was quite smooth although he took exactly same line.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
About the jumps, I never noticed it that was inferior to the Fiesta, time to watch some 2012 footage :p
Was this posted before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z7xXkDZ2xM
Scene after Meeke's crash at around 6min
Here´s our story of NORF 2013:
Started with a F1 round in Jordan F1 car-simulator on Viking Lines´ferry Mariella. Simon did 1.27 best lap on Australian GP track... Me 1.33 best lap.
On wednesday it was very busy because we came to Helsinki at 10 am and going off ferry took about one hour. Then we had to do recce at Torittu-stage on our way up to Jyväskylä. But luckily we were at Ruuhimäki FP one minute before 16.00!! Very nice meeting Teemu for the first time!
On Thursday we did Torittu 1 and 2. After that we headed directly to Jukojärvi for recce. We decided to be at the same place one K into the stage where Hartusvuori was. We slept in car overnight at P2. Very nice place and many campers good arranged place to stay overnight I would say. We only did Jukojärvi 1 and 2 in changed places. Second time we were at well known place at P2.
Saturday we did Leustu 1 and 2 uphill before the famous doublejunction. We saw Al Rajhis´off at first juction. Then we went to Paviljonki and looked at PS on big screen.
Finally best thing was the show finnish star Paula Koivuniemi gave on Saturday night. Really amazing star and she had all the thousands in the audience in her hands!!
OK, back to drivers:
Ogier: smart, fast and lucky. Also at the moment having the best car.
Neuville: He´s the future challenger to Ogier. Used his car to the limit, Looked smooth in his driving most of the time.
Östberg: Has become faster and faster, and with changed luck between drivers he could have won NORF this year.
Mikko: Has peaked I think. Seems to have lost motivation.
Novikov: was too excited and didn´t handle the speed in Finland. Not yet ready for the big five.
Mikkelsen: Seady and still learning.
Meeke: Surprisingly fast. I welcome him for more WRC-drives in the future.
Juho: Fast and have more potential.
PG: Unlycky start. And then did a good job. Hope he´ll do full year in WRC in 2014. Let´s then talk about PG!!!
Nikara: Will be a top driver if he gets lucky finding a seat in WRC.
JML: Well, what can you say. Not consistent enough. Drove too wide at Torittu, which punished him at once. Is lucky though to be in VW-team - giving him more chances in the future.
Sordo: No comments.
Finally back from NORF and our travels around Europe! Had another fantastic event, it was great to see the Polo in action.
My photos are now online at eWRC.cz
Kind Regards
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Full gallery available here
eWRC.cz - Fotogalerie Neste Oil Rally Finland 2013 James Hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1vw2H31Txo
Road accidents are not a laughing matter, but here you can see how tricky the tricky barn bend is - latomutka - that have victims from Petter Solberg to recent 2010 havoc. See last 20 seconds.