Yes, that is why we might expect superb rally :-) Beacuse this time Loeb, Hirvonen, Latvala, Solberg, Sordo and even Ogier are all allowed to win :-) And I think that they are all able to fight for the win there.Quote:
Originally Posted by blissard
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Yes, that is why we might expect superb rally :-) Beacuse this time Loeb, Hirvonen, Latvala, Solberg, Sordo and even Ogier are all allowed to win :-) And I think that they are all able to fight for the win there.Quote:
Originally Posted by blissard
I learned an interesting fact about Rally GB '09 from a 30-minute radio interview where Mikko and Jarmo we're interviewed.
In the middle of the rally clocks are turned from Western European Summer Time (UTC+1) to Western European Time (UTC+0). Jarmo said that he will more than double check his watches. :)
And then a really difficult rally history question: When was the last time that time has been changed while world championship rally has been live? I don't know the answer, just being curious. I'm guessing never.
I am not sure but I think that it was rally Australia 2006 in Perth?Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Forfait for Rally Great Britain for Novikov and his Citroen. Apparently he has been kicked out by Citroen Junior team. Wonder why that would be, maybe he had too litlle off's? :D
Honestly I suppose he was joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
According to supplementary regulations, each rally event generally starts (and is held) in the only time zone. It means, that if the rally route crosses one or more time zones, reckoning is still made from the place where the event starts, OR from the time which was chosen as basic for the rally. At least this system works for rally-raids. For example, Dakar, starting from Europe, "lives in one time" for the whole distance despite crossing many countries and time zones.
So I suppose that rally GB will be held either in +1 or +0 zone from the beginning till the end, so no switch is made during it.
Ral.li Catalunya has coincided with time change on Saturday of the event for some seasons and teams were prevented of it in the Rally Guide.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
The change takes places in the night from Saturday to Sunday so no stage runing live at the time if it is what you mean.
Could Xsara Fan or someone close to Novikov comfirm or shoot down this please?Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
It's not really a change of time zone though, just a bizarre ritual.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Sauron
Yes, the crews will not cross any time zone border. But during the rally United Kingdom switches from Daylight Saving Time (DST) to "normal" time. Thus the change of times.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Sauron
Yes, I know that clocks are turned in the middle of the night due to the fact that we do it here in Finland every spring and autumn. But isn't rally live everytime the official rally time is ticking? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Priorat
Bizar.....Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe