Because the team could not arrange a car and supply enough of spareparts for rally Sweden, he is offcourse dissapointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
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Because the team could not arrange a car and supply enough of spareparts for rally Sweden, he is offcourse dissapointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Somebody posted here earlier Hanninen wouldn't have the courage to compare with Mikkelsen & Co. ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
Im the one who have wrote this article =)Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
One more pic of Mads Ostbergs new livery to:
http://www.madsostberg.no/images/mms...0170_00231.jpg
lol, that really isn't the reason. Believe me he is very sad he can't start. It's not his choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
If it was supposed to me I didnt mean it that way. I know the finnish guys have the balls to challenge anyone what becomes any male sport or sauna or whatever. They have the balls to do it well also.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
I´m also sorry for Juho H. :(
(when writing this I´m listening to Topi Sorsa on Spotify....)
It looks like there are two extra lights on that Subaru.
On the contrary I would have thought the only ones who could compete with Juho would have been Andersson, maybe Mikkelsen & Tuohino depending on how good the Fiesta is.Quote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
Anyhow, if Mikkelsen appears in IRC later this year as planned, Juho would not have the choice :D
that was a joke offcourse, mikkelsen would not have had a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
Good joke Tomi ;)
Mikkelsen is a much faster driver than Juho on all surfaces.
after 1 week we see how fast he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Last time they compete against each other, Juho was exactly one minute faster on 60 km of wet tarmac (Rally Bohemia 09). Both in Fabia, of course Juho had works one and Mikkelsen very limited experience with the car. Let's wait for later rounds of IRC or NORF ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Yeah, I know really! We'll see soon, but I'm sure by the end of this year people will rate Andreas higher than Juho - it will take a little while for Andreas to get used to the Fiesta if he picks it as he has little S2000 experience but after a while he'll show us his potential I'm sure.
Lets hope it takes a few years less than it has taken H.Solberg to get used to the Focus.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
I certainly hope so Tomi!
Everyone here talking about Mikkelsen or Andersson, you have lost your faith in Patrik Sandell already?
I haven't!
He won JWRC with wrong car.. Unfortunatly..
How can you win the JWRC with the wrong car?
Not winning the PWRC title for two years with superior cars against Evos, this is reason enough to lose it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sami
Yes, it was to you - I thought you were serious then ... ;-) It's funny now to realize you were right he wouldn't appear... (for whatever reason...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Let's see how the results are in Sweden then!Quote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
I doubt Sandell make it top 5 in Sweden i s2000 ClassQuote:
Originally Posted by Sami
Agreed. Sandell is not in the same league as Hänninen, Mikkelsen and Brynildsen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koppomsbo
I think he may be in top 5, at least after some retirements (and I guess they will come...). But I agree that there are way faster drivers in the class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koppomsbo
http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk...o+Rally+Sweden
Could be the coldest rally Sweden for 20 years.
Naah, don't think it will be the coldest - that's just propaganda :) But it will be cold and perfect... hehe... http://www.yr.no/place/Sweden/V%C3%A...stad/long.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
There is no risk of stages being cancelled as there was back in 2008.
Not because of weather, no. It's been frozen+snow since early december.Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
All the forecasts predict perfect conditions for the spectators. Sunshine and -10 degrees!
Can't wait my maybe 13th trip to Sweden. Some legendary stages are back, some legendary drivers are back, for once I know exactly what places and which corners I want to spectate this time, so now it seems long time to wait for these couple of days!
Can't wait to see the battle on top, so many drivers have a chance, high quality victory battles also in group n and swrc. What I'm probably looking forward to most, is the SM competition. Seeing Zachrisson, Olsson and Nordlund in their 940 Volvos and trademark attack is something, really something!
Does anyone know the coldest temperature for the rally sweden?
If you mean recent years I remember 1978 (+- 1 year) when it was -36 Celsius degrees in Hagfors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Langdale Forest
He will not, as I say, be doing 2010 at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
Looking at the entry list on the Rally of Sweden Hanninen joins Arolainen, Therman, both Ipatec drivers, Snobeck, Sauvan, Mikkelsen, Risberg, Laivola, Kresta, Gassner Jnr., Grondal, Baran, Aasen, Boland, Roman, Tibor, Samuelsson, Jardine, Gonon, Green, Ortfeldt, Villanueva, Storm, Pastila, Hytonen, Hunt and Tanak as not having priority numbers. This number (1, 2 or 3) denotes whether they are registered drivers within the PWRC, SWRC, JWRC or WRC for 2010 and since they are do not have numbers then we must assume they are not doing 2010 at all as registered drivers. They will rally but they will be invisible to the FIA.
PG got the Skoda at home ground now according to his blog
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ipnByPnv3W...-41-766438.jpg
PG should have had a test today together with Per-Arne Saav. Photos of yesterday Saav's test: http://2010.nhsuper2000.se/#1.10
if you want to get a good idea about the snow conditions look at this link:
http://www.jonaswigren.se/filmer_ovr...oppflash=still
Folks
Looking for some help and advice please. Been a lurker on here for a while but first post!
There are 4 of us coming over from Scotland on Thursday morning. Can anyone help with a few questions?
1. We fly into Skavsta airport, and we are staying at Safsen resort near Fredriksberg. Can anyone who knows the area recommend the best route?
2. How long will this journey take?
3. I'm hoping that it wont be a problem to buy passes at one of the OKQ8 stations on route, that should be possible?
4. We are all experienced competitors/organisers and have been all over europe before but first time in Sweden, some tips on the best spectating places would be great if anyone can help.
Thanks in advance for your help guys
Neil
Neil not sure about routes but if you have a map it shouldn't be too much trouble for you, you're looking at 4-5 hours drive, I few to Skavsta the first time I went but it is a bit out of the way so avoided it since. Usually you can buy a pass either on the way or usually the first stage you get to you'll have the chance of them.
I wouldn't be able to pick out specific spots to go to, the popular places get very crowded indeed (eg Colins Crest). Anywhere you end up though you just have to walk a bit and you'll find a good place (there are so many).
Remember and take warm clothes though, you'll have a ball :) :)
One thing I really like in new tyre rules is the winter tires. Those cars just look so much better with wider winter tires :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
regarding the rout see this link its not the shortest route but the roads are much better if you follow this route.Quote:
Originally Posted by speyside
The Estimated drive time (by google) is 4 ½ hours which
sounds a little much so maybe 4 hours including one stop.
The day/weekendpasses well i dont think every OKQ8 station along the way have them so take a look at this list:
http://www.rallysweden.com/WordPress...allen-okq8.pdf a general rule is that the closer
to Fredriksberg you get the more likely it is that the local OKQ8 station have passes to sell.
This station (which you will pass by enroute to Fredriksberg)
is said to have day and weekend passes and the rally magazine.
I cant help you much regarding your 4th question except that that i once was at Ransbysäter (western "peak" of vargåsen stage (SS9/13))
since we were very early we managed to find an inside position of the hairpin where the cars will come on your left and drive around you and a garage.
I thought that was really awesome but the downside is that
you wont see them for especially many seconds.
Also Spectator areas mörttjärn and Skärsjön (stage is fron right to left along the road at the lakes southern shore) on Fredriksberg SS11/15
is also quite nice or actullay the entire part from the start in gravendal to mörttjän seems to by quite varied with lots of bends.
we are 4 people who will drive up on saturday and we'll probably be somewhere along the first half of Fredriksberg
(mostly because its the most eastern route)
http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/champ...stage_map.aspx
A lot of the special stages overlap don't they I see. For example SS 3-6 (Viggen) is overlapped by SS 4-7 (Torntop). How does it work?
Karlastad - Super Special
http://www.maxattack.net/wp-content/...10/02/ksss.jpg