Looks like just a TCA and rear wheel from the pics.
Any half decent team should have them as spares on a WRC round
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Looks like just a TCA and rear wheel from the pics.
Any half decent team should have them as spares on a WRC round
Rally Sweden facebookQuote:
Originally Posted by MartinMK
QS's times so far:
1 Ogier 1:51.357
2 Ostberg +0.900
3 Hirvonen +1.564
4 Loeb +3.468
5 Sordo +4.787
Qualifying stage
Five cars finished so far. Ogier fastest 1.51,357 (Östberg, Hirvonen, Loeb and Sordo to follow).
Latvala 4th, 2.7 down on Ogier.
Looks like a bad time from JML, must say that I am surprised. I thought he was going to be fastest. Maybe a spins or going wide?
stalled engine at startQuote:
Originally Posted by 6789
His engine stalled on start line.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6789
NOVIKOV (6th) +4.19QS: 10. Khalid AL-QASSIMI (9th) +6.83
QS Stage:
1. Ogier 1.51,3
2. Mads +0,9
3. Mikko +1,5
4. Hanninen +2,5
5. JML +2,7
6. Neuville +3,0
7. Loeb +3,4
8. Novikov
9. Sordo
10. Prokop
11. Ketomaa
12. Solberg
13. Al Qassimi
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Ogier stunning fast. Thumbs up for him!!
Kosciuszko +10,3 sec in 4 km stage. I wonder how much the difference would be without Marcus..??
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Otherwise no big surprises..
Great time for Pontus!
Sainz believes that it's better to start in the back tomorrow. Let's see VW's picks :look: .
Go Pontus! So ****ing beautiful driving on qualifying stage! Really fast, nice lines! I hope he can hold on to this with out misstakes and a car who works!
Ogier is crazy! Love his driving style! Really nice that the car works fine on snow! :)
Im really pumpt now out in the forest!
Ogier really fast. Would he wants to be the second non-scandinavian to win Sweden after Loeb :confused:
Nice by Mads and pontus. Norwegian victory at sunday! All scandinavian at the podium!
First impressions:
- Ogier, breathtaking fast. Smooth yet aggressive driving. Will win this.
- Latvala, Loeb, Hirvonen. Super fast, not much difference to each other. One could win this if so.
- Östberg. Really fast, but not fully clean driving. That'll either loose him time or the whole rally. Maybe too much pressure?
- Tidemand. Okeyish, but not clean. Some good stage times, maybe. Hopefully gets full mileage.
- Hänninen, Sordo. Okeyish, fast and clean but not superfast.
- Ketomaa, Wilson, Solberg, Nikara. Decent, but missing the wow effect. Prokop in similar level.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Pretty much said after 3,99 km´s QS.. I think you might next oracle ;) ;)
Novikov?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
I think Jari-Matti Latvala will take this.. Based on my non-biased observations from the other side of the world :D
Some interesting feedback from QS, 2013 could be the birth of another long WRC title reign?
3.4 secs between 1st and 8th, SSS1 Karlstad will be interesting tonight, especially between Loeb and Ogier. :D
Who was that Father Christmas ha!?
Latvala, i think eighter win, or not finishing, same with Mads. Ogier, well, i really don't like that guy, he is undoubtelly fast, but his ego is in his way, that can end his rally too.
but the first part of this years rally, will stay between these guys, who will end in the forrest first? :)
Henning starts with the M-Sport test car. Full white, without any sponsors.
I think Ogier is the one who could fail. JML and Mads have both proved to be fast and consistent in Sweden later years.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
I don't know. MW has the ability to make the worst out of his driversQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Maybe was too fast and did not noticed him :-PQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Weather looks to come very beautiful and calm (some sun, some clouds). Temeperature mostly between -5.. and -10 for next couple of days, maybe some light snow overnight but no too much (so, first on the road might not be the best place.. I think last on the road is not too good either - soft snowalls are already well "used". Next new snow is expected from Saturday evening and on Sunday morning.
Some videos:
youtube.com/watch?v=TPDAP1rIZvc
youtube.com/watch?v=J0FieLcOGGg
youtube.com/watch?v=B59QviA0XVM
youtube.com/watch?v=h6zfWTo7Y-w
youtube.com/watch?v=QifH33WN4HQ
youtube.com/watch?v=iI6NG5Rz6iM
I think 5th/6th will be the ideal place, going off Mads' performance last year.
Loeb... y u no go faster?
Because Sweden! :D
Go Latvala & Østberg :up:
The Fiesta of Mads sounds very, very powerful.
Nikara's off video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=gHPHDdVHUzI
;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinMK
Eyvind tops WRC2 SD :up:
Top 5 WRC2 Shakedown:
BRYNILDSEN 1.56.4
WIEGAND 2.02.4
YAZEED 2.03.6
SOLOWOW 2.03.7
GRØNDAL 2.06.3
Top 5 WRC2 Shakedown: BRYNILDSEN 1.56.4, WIEGAND 2.02.4, YAZEED 2.03.6, SOLOWOW 2.03.7 and GRØNDAL 2.06.3
SSS1, nice pairs coming up: Hänninen-Ketomaa, Latvala-Hirvonen, Loeb-Ogier.
Solowow is not in WRC-2 I think...