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Sorry to spoil it, but that's not the record. Markku Alen came back to win after being as far as P35 in Portugal 1981, and Hannu Mikkola was even further down the leaderboard (somewhere around P170) in 1000 Lakes 1983, after getting a time penalty of 1:50 for being late at the start of SS2.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
probably they will see this post and fix it mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Lappis huge spin from another angle
https://twitter.com/RallyingUK/statu...10632476758018
Did Loeb bring him back for his rallys or he work for Citroen WRT anyway all this non-Loeb years?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Hello all!!!
Here our video from the more spectacular Catalunya from last years!!!
Enjoy our video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjK5gyD1KqE
irish rally journalist and competitorQuote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
I was in the middle of Riudecanyes, first stage in Sunday. During the first pass early in the morning, the road was damp everywhere and the temperature was only 6 degrees Celcius. Not a single point was dry. Loeb actually looked the fastest in the eye and very "clean".
When I learned in the afternoon that he was the only one on hard tyres, I was stunned. Not even one tyre manufacturer suggests the use of hard rubber in such conditions. Actually all of them, including Michelin, have these conditions out of the limits of hard compound. However, Loeb chose hard tyres, used the abrasiveness of spanish tarmac to reach their working temperature despite dampness and cold weather, and was much faster than anyone else.
For this choice alone, even if he hadn't won nine championships, I regard him as THE true master of the sport. And I hope to see him again next year.
Check out the comparison of Neuville at 1:05 and Ogier at 4:55.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atob WRC
This is what Neuville has been doing on tarmac most of the year. Make the car slide on start of the turn and then more or less slide out rest of it. Ogier is just driving like normal.
Well, to be precise Loeb wasn't able to beat Tanak and Latvala sleedwise. So, it wasn't miracle after all, just some exta luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Alen 1981 win in Portugal was epic and is still remembered here. In one of the initial Sintra stages (Peninha) he crashed and ripped off a front wheel, getting to the finish in reverse. After a quick repair, wich included the use of a bonnet from a spectator’s car, he managed to continue, beating the leader (Toivonen on a Sunbeam) during the last leg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Here’s a TV piece about it, made 26 years after, when Alen returned to Peninha, 'reuniting' with the lost whell ;) https://youtu.be/z9pyazNGvtA?t=21
Yeah, but for compensation he was faster in Mexico:D Sorry, I just couldn't resist:DQuote:
Originally Posted by jparker