Yeah, maybe the article I read had interpreted this wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Co-FIN
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Yeah, maybe the article I read had interpreted this wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Co-FIN
Weather forcast for Hagford and Finnskogen
https://www.yr.no/place/Sweden/V%C3%...fors/long.html
https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Innla...ogen/long.html
A bit colder on the norwegian side of the border, for the most northern stages.
Lets hope the nightfrost will remain, that will help a lot!
This is Rovanpera's onboard from SS3 recce:
https://mobile.twitter.com/TGR_WRC/s...49165138538496
Morning guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
No. It´s not more dangerous.
How do you mean it´s dangerous?
this is just pathetic to watch
Suninen was off
This is also rallying my friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Suninen's off could have been ugly... Lucky.
Could have been a disaster for him...Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Ott or Martin saying after the finish: "Tyres already finished"
Remember Audi Quattros ate tyres. Blomqvist had no studs in front after half stages and full icy conditions... Back in the 80´s...
So just adapt. (Or Adapta, like Mads should say...) :) :)
"For sure, we will have lots of moments" E.Lappi
I am so tired of all these complaints about the weather, instead give compliments to all organizers who work night and day to provide as good conditions as possible. A few years ago it was nice winter roads, then Tanak bitterly complained that there was snow on the road, what to say ??Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Ogier and Rovanpera doing one more run through SD stage. Was it even allowed?
rovanpera and ogier now also on their second run, weird, they changed the decision then?
As I understood, it was a minimum of 1 pass, not maximum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
1 run is a minimum, but there is no restriction on the number of runs
Well I'd say it is interesting to watch with such conditions. Something extraordinary.
oh okay, i underrstood it the other way
I guess the one run restriction was only meant to apply to 'Shakedown 2' tonight? I too was under the impression it applied to both though.
Yes it's only for SD2, guess partly because of the schedule and partly due to the road/track which will be soft unlike this morning SD which is frozen.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Didn't you read your own post #651?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
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This weekend will be interesting. All the drivers looked a bit confused at the shakedown. Battle of survival for sure.
Emil Lindholm said they won't drive the Skalla shakedown because the conditions are so bad. So I guess it's not mandatory for all cars to go there at all, whereas it was mentioned that everyone must drive once through Karlstad.
But only one set of tyres to use today.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
If you want to use them and see how it works with less studs it's much better to drive SD1 as it is at least a bit similar to the conditions on the stages. The SD2 track run in the evening will have nothing in common with the stages, both in character and surface (since it's run in the evening in the open in a much warmer area).Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Sami Pajari (JWRC) also tweeted that they only drive Karlstad tonight.
Last year I've driven with studed tyres on a frozen gravel with a wee bit of ice (less than 10%) - the grip is amazing, very close to a grip on normal ice. Problem is studs overheating, I've been driving on a short track, about 4 km, so I didnt loose studs, giving time for tyre to cool down after each run. There were a lot of studs 'moving' in a rubber blocks, and I imagine if you drive over 10km without cooling the tyre studs will be lost, but the feeling is amazing - grip is much better than on gravel tyre (we use the same track all year round, and time was better on a winter tyre on frozen gravel in comparison with gravel tyre in summer/autumn runs).
But you need a lof of confidence when trees are around like in Sweden, our track is safe in that comparison :) very strange feeling driving that fast on a gravel (the good one feeling, I must admit :) )
and Breen goes fastest so far - sort of understand why :)
Evans and Ogier even faster. I don't understand if they have only one set of tyres, how they can go faster anymoreQuote:
Originally Posted by drive
My understanding is that they can use as many tyres as they want to today.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
The tyres for Shakedown are not included in the restricted number of tyres for the event. They are outside the 'package'.
they dont loose much studs (over 7km), but find 'confidence' where to push a bit more. From seeing state of SD from the video, only in some places gravel is a bit 'ripped off', in those places is less grip, in general - there is a loads of grip. Just need not to overpush :)
https://www.upload.ee/image/11123015..._Instagram.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by drive
Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
This was my source:
https://twitter.com/SaariJarno/statu...40099901231104
Rovanperä now fastest...clearly the drivers have now fresh tyres on with the times getting better.
Seeing quick clips on ig it looks like Rally Finland with some weird filter.
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
I watched the preview programme and there were loads of clips of previous events where the roads were just black (ie gravel had come through).
SD4 - Kalle now goes 3.5s faster !
One difference is that Finland has more sharp crests and jumps, although the shakedown stage has some of that stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by masa90