2011 Rallye de France , looking for info...

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

I would love it if one of the Ford's could finally be faster than the Sebs on tarmac... people would be so freaked :lol:

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The time difference at the end of the last stage totals less than 1%, so they're for all intents and purposes, same.
The rules are strict and govern virtually everything, so its not surprising they're effectively the same speed.

Its down to Team and drivers.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Main reason is that this was probably requested byt he teams to avoid punctures like in germany where there was severe cutting...

rest are just Bull fed to us by the organisers...

for 20+ years most tarmac rallies used no poles and minimal obstacles when it comes to cutting corners and it was encouraged by the authorities to leave stages are "pure" as possible in international events... suddenly the french decided to sterilise their event...maybe they add curbs next year or maybe Michelin RND department actually work harder and make a tyre that lasts instead of asking their fellowcountrymen to doo stupid things like that in order not to look like complete fools like in germany.

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There are rallies in Holland and Belgium who're doing it and like Mirek said u do it or u don't run stage, promising to repair it? U know for sure that Rally Organisations aren't super rich with hundred thousands of euros in budget so those bills to repair roads are frigging high and could kill organisation and trust me it really would. Have been alot of discussion around years ago about that. It's not cool and nice to see but if the authoritities of the city where stage is been done are not want to work very friendly with u but instead make it more difficult u can't do anything against besides obeying what they want.

First stage of the day is going to be live soon. I hear Coin is ready for the action, what about you guys?

Miko is loosing allready more then 5 sec compared to Seb

Yeh

First 2 stages before work :( Loeb up on Og and Hirv at 1st split :(

Very good start for Seb1, running with two spares in the back.

Make that on stage time - this seems familiar! WRC site times are slow in appearing! Doesn't bode well for the video!

Ogier is faster as Loeb on last split on stage 2, is he going to attack Seb1 once more?

Ogier now just 0.1 sec behind Loeb in overall standings, they are going to fight each other?