True, that it has happened many times. But there is rules and the other rules...Quote:
Originally Posted by pucky54
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True, that it has happened many times. But there is rules and the other rules...Quote:
Originally Posted by pucky54
Guys please also remember that the stages for tomorrow have already been used, so cleaning is likely to be minimal...
Had another good today, very difficult climb up to hairpin on first stage and I almost gave up trying but in the end arrived approx 3 minutes before Petter :up: Was stuck in traffic so watched SS9 from afar, back to SS10 but am so completely and totally knackered called it a day at that, hopefully tomorrow doesn't involve so many hills! :up:
I am not sure of Argentina, but I checked from Acropolis itinerary and there is 49 min regroup before Power Stage.Quote:
Originally Posted by ola_petter
GPS mistake :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
[quote="awake27"]It doesn't matter how great driver Loeb is, he CAN'T win tomorrow with pure speed. Others will have to do mistakes or hit problems.
You could say that about some average driver, in some past rallies he has done impossible results :)
Phew!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
In fact from what I saw on SS6 it will be big ruts and large rocks......
Thanks God! My heart was nearly stopped, when I saw this "20:23 Hanninen stops in SS13Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Reports from the North One camera crew indicate that SWRC leader Juho Hanninen has halted on the stage."
But now I see that he has done SS13 with 13:32.7
"It was very difficult in this stage," said Ogier. "I went flat all the time and it was difficult to drive." - Ogier
Even Athanassoulas beat Ogier's time at the night stage, a first timer in wrc cars with zero testing and limited rallying experience. But don't wrong the frenchman, it was difficult to drive. ROFL
yes very difficult...Quote:
Originally Posted by awake27
What was like night stage?Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
...difficult to believe :)Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc1600
We skipped due to previously mentioned mountain climbing and poor physical condition... Gees I am unfit, but I got up there and the crowd cheered!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by wrc1600
Well done:>Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
just got back from the rally..
Spectated 2 special stages and a service
Quite enjoyable day, the stages themselves where nothing special but the company was very nice, thats what you get when you cannot go through the stage to find a good spot.
Some very promissing times by Lambros but the fact that the stages are a few kms away from his house played its role and it showed in the second pass through the stages where everyone had knowledge, But nontheless a very nice and memorable performance.
Pity to see tactics were employed once more....
Pictures soon.....
I don't criticize Ogier for using tactics, but to say what he said is really pathetic!!!
What do people expect from a team who's boss is Quesnel - he proved last week what a fool he is. Dr Ulrich did him up like a kipper...
There was interesting interview with former Citroen boss in autosport few weeks ago about Quesnel, just to say... he's not got best personalityQuote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I saw him cry in the pits :s mokin:Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Just got back from the night stage. Great atmosphere!! I think a couple of thousand people at a Tarmac hairpin. Really cool :)
Had a good day! Five stages including the night stage.
pictures from day 2
WRC Acropolis 2011 - a set on Flickr
Nice pictures!
Acropolis Rally, 16-19 June 2011 - Competitors - Press Releases - SERVICE FLASH E
Loeb quote:
"Night stage was less difficult than I excepted. It has been a good day for us, because at the start of the day I was 51,6 seconds behind Petter. Now I will try to defend my place tomorrow. Ogier had an advantage. He had no splits and we didn't know his time."
What a strange coincidence http://www.smiley-faces.org/smiley-f...-whistle-2.gif
This is true, why did ogier have no splits?
No pictures from night stage?
simple, pull the aerial off.Quote:
Originally Posted by tfp
Some of themQuote:
Originally Posted by kobefly
eWRC.cz - Fotogalerie Acropolis Rally 2011
very good morning.
Apparently Loeb not happy at all with the tactics Citroen played. Ogier was supprised to be 2nd and of course Loeb to be first. Ogier did get a time from Citroen, so this is how Loeb reacts at the finish of day 2: "They (Citroen-team) help him (Ogier) to win the rally instead of me, leader in th championship", "that is good info for today and the rest of the season".
http://www.rallye-magazin.de/index.p...ash=ba4cc5a76f
Good morning guys, first stage is live, no splits for Loeb?
as always - wrc.com with glitches
If they would switch splits completely off, for everyone, this day might be interesting. Except to watch...
No splits for Mikko either... :D
Loeb at the stage finish, time 12:57,2. Now let's see what others do.
7.3 faster than Loeb :)
Will Ford finally learn tactics to do it right?
Great start for Mikko!Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Yeah but this was 19km stage, next one will be only 11km's and then those are repeated. It's gonna be a close call but I don't think it'll suffice.
I agree with Jonkka, i think it will be close fight, but with the two Citroen's still in front.
Yes jonkka, The split times are abused for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka