Mintex, I already thought that you didn't get any further than the pub. "Impressions of my weekend [...] shakedown [...] pub [...] more later"
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Mintex, I already thought that you didn't get any further than the pub. "Impressions of my weekend [...] shakedown [...] pub [...] more later"
Well we did visit a number of pubs - the most pleasant and one all rally fans should visit is the Slater's Arms in Corris - It is the pub where Colin McRae played pool on the morning of his championship winning run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
I did the first report on the tube to work. I'll do further posts for each day later. This year was particularly brilliant as all 4 days were FOC thanks to Bing OS maps and 2 feet discount!
So did Ogier. But You are right - he struggled to keep the car straight sometimes, while Tanak not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grundo Farb
Volkswagen engineers suspected the cause of the driveshaft problems were related to a new seal that was tested successfully before the penultimate round of the season but didn’t work in the unique conditions that have to be overcome at Rally GB.
Team boss Sven Smeets confirmed an investigation is underway: “The parts are on the way to Hannover. We have an idea but we’re not sure yet. We have to get to the bottom of this before Australia,” he said.
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/octob...1--12-12-.html
watch clip of Sordo and the bale
https://twitter.com/RallyingUK
You say I cant let it go, well it was you who said the Shakedown wouldn't be reflected at the end of the rally, so I can answer that now the rally is over.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
All I was saying, was that sometimes Shakedown CAN give an indication of rally pace. I never claimed that it provides the exact rally result.
And you cant predict crashes, punctures etc (like for Breen & Meeke) as well as the 1000 other factors that affect the speed of the car or attitude of the driver in the event.
If Breen hadn't rolled who knows what times he might have set later in the rally. Or if Meeke had needed a higher place for points, like when he was 2nd here last year...
But SD means nothing. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
nice small clip with Meeke
https://twitter.com/taagnew
Atmospheric photo from Chris Ingram
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwG6nOsWYAAMsNx.jpg:large
But then you gotta factor in that drivers like JM and Andreas had a troublesome rally, even more troubled than Meeke. They were looking stronger in terms of pace too. All we can stick to now is what we know and that's only one driver from the top 3 in SD was on the pace. I predicted none but that's the way of life, you win some you lose some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Second time in Wales for me, what to say...in my opinion the best wrc event on gravel! Stages are awsome, fast, muddy and full of very demanding sections! Some pictures of the event in the link below, enjoy ;)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=4b70e3e83d
nice photos mate!^^
I'm new to rallying, this is my first year watching WRC (on the internet), but I think Wales has been my favourite rally of the year. It could have used a night stage or two, and Sweden might win in a year with more snow, but all told I think Wales takes it this time around. Since I live in England, I suppose I could even think about going to see it in person next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simorally86
edit thanks for all the pictures, youtube links and so on everybody.
Welcome to the best sport in the world! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Morte66
Exactly, you cant predict the rally result from the Shakedown and I never said you could. But you can see if someone has real, unexpected and significant pace.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
All the drivers and teams comment on their shakedown times... and so will I, where I think its relevant.
Hope you stick around and get involved; it's a fun sport to watch by footage, but nothing compares to it in person.Quote:
Originally Posted by Morte66
The UK is a great place to live for rallying, the historic scene is great, the national championship is resurgent and there are great international events close by, not just in Wales but, depending on where you live, Sweden, Spain and Germany (despite the idiots voting to leave the EU making these rounds a bit more expensive now!).
Whereabouts in England are you based?
Sometimes their comment is that shakedown is different to the rally and doesn't mean very much. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Part 2
Friday was the most leisurely start to the day as Dyfnant was the last stage of the morning loop. On arrival at our usual hairpin it was noticeable how many of the marshals were huddled together rather than spread out along a section. Throughout the event it was clear that the 'once a year' marshals were there to get a good viewpoint rather than actually contribute to safety, often they had an obviously under age kid or their sig oth with them, wearing a tabard but performing no useful function. The experienced marshals we met were friendly and relaxed as they could quite clearly see we were in safe positions. The 000 car thanked us a number of times.
Anyway, at Dyfnant 00 car had to stop to tell the marshals to move away from the red taped area on the outside of the hairpin. They didn't, which resulted in the radio controller having to come from his location to ensure they did. Just as well! Sunninen got it entirely wrong and almost went the way of Kruuda a few years ago. As it was he demolished the tape posts and came to rest against a tree - lucky for him and lucky for the marshals! Ogier, Tanak and Neuville were all smooth and quick through the hairpin but it was interesting how many WRC drivers were taking poor lines, particularly the 2 works Citroens. I have a pic of Meeke's line I'm thinking of sending him. Interesting how the nose end first approach was worth at least a second on this single bend.
The top 4 WRC2 competitors all looked to be trying very hard - we thought Lappi and Sunninen would both suffer more damage and we're quite surprised to see them both in contention on Sunday morning.
Moved to a different corner for the Nationals and the pm run. With delays the light was quickly fading by the start of SS6 so we got the spectacle of light pods and glowing brake disks - just magic.
A long drive to Borth followed - arriving in time to get an Indian take away and a hostel-sold beer.
NOT likes it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
It was even worse than that mate, remember, the 0 Car stopped to warn them too! I can't ever remember seeing a 0 Car stop on rally to ask people to move, let alone Marshals!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Haha, I was with Mintexmemory on Dyfnant and I did mention at some point that NOT wouldn't approve! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
It was a great weekend. I spent Friday with Mintex and his crew and crossed paths with him on two other days, so with them and various other friendly like-minded rally fanatics about it made for an even more enjoyable weekend. The weather was relatively kind to us too, the temperatures were ideal.
As for observations, I think my main one would be my surprise that José Antonio Suárez managed to get his 208 R5 to the end of the rally! That must be the strongest 208 going... He was one of the most exciting guys to watch, in most places I saw him he was either going massively sideways or entering a corner way too quickly, or both! On the first run of Alwen on Sunday he had a huge moment, coming down a hill way too fast into a quick left and right flick he ended up off line, bounced off (and took a chunk out of) the embankment on the outside which threw the back of the car nearly a metre off the ground. This must have been at about 80kph. He'd already done something to the front before he got here, but how he got away with this I don't know! Looking at various videos online he seems to have been pretty wild everywhere. As much as I enjoyed his antics, I think he could do with a bit of help from Lundefaret...
Regarding Suarez we were surprised that there was no damage to the car as he approached the finish of Clocaenog 1. He'd remedied that by the second run!!
Surrey. I'll look into it after Xmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
It was a longer drive for some though, almost bob on 200 miles...worth it for the drive and the curry alone :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Yes!! Probably my favourite driver of the weekend, always seemed to be completely thrashing the nuts off the thing and shedding panels!Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Had a great weekend in Wales. My first WRC gravel event. We did 11 stages, thanks to our great rally-guide (Tommeke_b) :).
A couple of pics (more => https://www.facebook.com/pg/rallyima...76357295709485 )
http://i68.tinypic.com/5jwqh5.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/2vwyziu.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/nzo8w1.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/2nsc0mw.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/2j287kg.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/2qmos35.jpg
Nice pics Jasper.
Also here are my photos from the four days if people are interested - https://www.flickr.com/photos/949985...h/30434249830/
https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5336/3...f2054353_z.jpg10 by Richard Simpson, on Flickr
https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5544/3...b2105708_z.jpg2 by Richard Simpson, on Flickr
https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5823/3...ab738be6_z.jpg3 by Richard Simpson, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5617/3...5c8deecb_z.jpg5 by Richard Simpson, on Flickr
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5632/3...1a756eca_z.jpg4 by Richard Simpson, on Flickr
Strung together a few clips I filmed over the weekend, including a small mistake by the champ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOYte1ieSsU
How much did they pay you to put you on these fantastic spots ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Appreciated thanks, nice to have some shots of those lower down the order too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Very late to the party, but a few more photos from Rally GB (if anyone's interested after the last week's events!) https://flic.kr/s/aHskKRX6o2
It's never too late for some classy shots like these