Casier problems moves Weijs up to 3rd. Great stage time by him anyway.
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Casier problems moves Weijs up to 3rd. Great stage time by him anyway.
No power steering for Casier on SS14 and he must drive like this on the two other stages :s
Oh no !!! No Abbring ???? :mad:
Edit: lost 6 minutes :(
Punctures for Mikkelsen and Kruuda
Casier retired :(
Alternator...
Major time loss for Abbring. Real shame.
Puncture, off, or mechanical for Abbring :confused:
off for Abbring
I don't understand Mikkelsen: "we are not in the fight, we are still learning the roads"...best time SS15 with 6" over Loix :confused:
Nooooo Abbring :( he clearly deserved the win in the 2WD class...
Mikklesen is out of classification so what more can he do? Besides that Loix has almost two minutes lead and no need to push...
Any info what happened to Snijers now?
What a time for P-G.... :p
Snijers went off just before the flying finish and was pushed back by spectators.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Puncture again for Wilks
Puncture again for Wilks :mad:
Kruuda puncture too but lost less time than Wilks :mark:
Chérain ??? :confused:
Maurin ???? :confused:
Mikkelsen showing what could have been if only he wasn't so eager on SS1! If him and Neuville can eradicate these stupid mistakes then they could dominate the IRC for the next few years, although Loix isnt giving up without a fight. Briiliantly 'easy' performance by him so far. Wilks very unlucky with punctures after a great and calm drive to 2nd, but his pace may not have kept up with Kopecky, Neuville and Mikkelsen if they had lasted more than a stage! Hans Weijs doing great so far (hope for no jinx) and Bouffier solid if unspectacular.
Looking forward to Barum to see all of them plus Hanninen challenge with hopefully less incidents
Looks like de Mévius Jr crashed too :(
In the morning when the top guys were pushing he wasn't dominant at all. Now they are on cruise mode, so...Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
I really like Mikkelsen but so far he showed very little consistency. Every rally the same story, raw speed is there but tons of mistakes ruin the result.
Both Mikkelsen and Neuville are very young and both very talented but I think Mikkelsen's lack of a win yet shows how tough this series is and how good it is for teaching young drivers how to drive and to help them develop.
Young drivers who are very fast but make mistakes is natural, and better than ones who are reliable but slow. The only way to learn the limits is to push them.
I think Andreas will be one of the favourites for the win on Azores. I think he is possibly slightly faster than Juho on gravel (but not on asphalt)
This morning though, Andreas wasnt pushing either. He said while it was wet he was just keeping it on the road - it was the plan before the stages had even started. Obviously he isnt as fast as Loix if he was pushing still, but its still encouraging bearing in mind Mikkelsen wont be motivated to go 100% either. I agree r.e. consistency though, but as RS says below, you can learn consistency but you cant learn speed. Neuville and Mikkelsen have the speed and only need the consistency now before they can be top quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Looks like Wilks should get 5th. Good fightback for him.
Andersson could also grab the final drivers point spot.
Congratulations for fast Fredy! With his 7-th victory he equal Hanninen as the most successful driver in iRC series.
Very good result for Weis jr. of course, and verry happy also for Garde he put some good results in Ypres.
good win from fast freddy, but a realy good and nice ride uuh Super ride from Hans Weijs Jr
PG finished SS18 and the final stage, losing over 5 mins after hitting something at the start of the stage. 15th now.
Went off and lost 5 minutes instead...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Melissa 13th overall but she didn't chose the "easiest" rally to rediscover an S2000(after 2009 Condroz) :mark:
Brilliant performance by Robbie Barrable too - without his incident yesterday he'd have finished right in the battle for 5th. Brilliant for someone who has never rallied abroad before (as far as I know) and is basically unknown out of Ireland and GB. Hopefully he'll get more chance now.
She used S2000 here because WRC isn't allowed in Ypres. That's the only reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Congrats to Fast Freddie for a perfect rally.
Protons again back steps.
Megane clearly slower than ds3s,and way slower from N4 evo X(wet and dry)
Some photos of PG and Gonon off today: www.AutoSport.CZ • Zobrazit téma - GEKO Ypres Rally [ME, IRC]
By the way historic standings:
1. Droogmans
2. Chambon
3. Janota (1st ERC - yesss :) )
4. Duez
5. Brazzoli (2nd ERC)
6. Graham (3rd ERC)
7. Siddall
8. Smith
9. Dujardyn
10. Cunningham (4th ERC)
So congratulations to Loix, fast and clean run, important win for him. :)
Great times for Weijs Jr too, hope he finds some sponsors. In 2WD results, pity for Cherain, De Mevius and expecially Abbring, they were doing a great rally :(
Is Kris Princen planning to do more IRC starts with the Megane or he will do only national events?
She did one Belgian regional rally earlier this month with that car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
This start for Princen was supported by Renault, without that he wasn't at the start of this rally. Before this rally, Princen said that he isn't sure that a Mégane is faster than a Clio R3. His Clio R3 is for sure more reliable. Princen wants to win the French Clio R3 Trophy and he hasn't budget to do Belgian rallies with the Clio R3 too, so he hasn't budget for foreign IRC rallies.Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
IRC / Ypres Rally 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQl4_DeX_Uo
Some of my photos
https://picasaweb.google.com/1008421...eat=directlink
Great photos, thank you! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurt L.