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Good morning guys. The daily first stage has started.
eWRC-results.com - results Acropolis Rally 2012
Good morning at all, how is Greece weather today ?
Loeb 1.2 quicker than Latvala on the first stage of the day, rough stages to come now.
MotorsTV Review of Day 1
WRC 2012 Acropolis Day 1 Highlights - YouTube
Good rally for Novikov so far. Consistently 'best of the rest' and the only one to come near the top 4 in terms of stage times. Beating Ostberg regularly has to be his aim for this season, and maybe one podium through pace alone if he's ambitious?
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Originally Posted by dimviii
I think these guys are even more crazy, just insain.
Yeah just need someone to bump you and you'll fall right infront of the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
The people in crazy places almost always have a DSLR in their hand lol
Great time by JML and Petter, Loeb's lead now reduced to just one second. Ford's are building up the pressure.
Shaping up to be a great fight - next stage is the fast one. Bring it on!
Loeb seems conserned about loosing to much in the muddy parts.. let us see if it start raining.
indeed very dangerous to recover it, look at the videoQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_j-...eature=related
I want to add that yesterday he suffered from: loosen steering wheel; broken gear lever and dismounted turbo pipe. All this after the loosen rear suspension in Argentina. I dont know how he can be calm enough to continue driving after this.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
and one short but very good clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eECs3xhY98c
Brilliant stage from jari matti, he is on fire! Where are my cigarettes!
Novikov is out with water pump issue - just heard that on WRR
Great effort to rescue the car, havent seen this sort of thing for years...Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Maximum attack by Latvala! Now keep on pushing even harder!
Missing second split for Petter - hopefully he is ok!
Edit - Split has gone up and he is quickest through so far :)
What was the reason FIA banned Latvala's collar bone extra cushion? Can't figure out any good reason...
Watched the video. What a bunch of pussies. I thought you Europeans were supposed to be rally fanatics. If that were anywhere else in the world, particularly down here, that car would have been hoisted back on the road within a couple of minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
If it was Australia it would still be there lol
Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Not if only five of fifty people is lifting.....
Been there and done it many times tommeke. Not that hard at all with a few coordinated people. The amazing thing is the number of people who just stood gormlously watching.
but was it worth it? they lost more time than Rally 2 (last stage of the day, wasn't it?)
It's some 1300 kg on Acropolis for the car including mud :)
Some are there to drive stages not to sit at service park.Quote:
Originally Posted by dnb
WRC.com as always..... No info about Novikov`s out, but article about 'Tanak want another kick from Wilson' :(
Let`s wait - will they publish my tweet: 'Novikov. Friday: steering wheel, turbo, gear lever. Today: water pump. Is it WRC or N4 car? #FordWRC #WRC #acropolisrally #novikov' :)
Really good battle!
Leg 3 at mid-service:
JML 50:26.2
SL +4.3
PS +6.7
MH +24.4
A bit more mud would have helped :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsara Fan
Has he inherited Henning's "trash bin parts car"? :)
This is a good recovery organization :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVHu3rAvrs
Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
I rest my case............
Loeb v JML ... 2.2 sec apart.
Hopefully this time we finally we get a straight fight, with no accidents or mechanical issues, and see who is really fastest on gravel...
This is ridiculous. Tell Jeny to go through Ford's tents in the service park in full throttle and stop in the glass-aluminium HQ. Its pointless to drive anymore. Then go to public media and speak for all absurds in this team so nobody rent a car from MW anymore :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsara Fan
Its not only the rope. While one person mounts/dismounts it, another one tells the driver to wait and then go. Another one steps on the car to provide needed pressure and traction on the axle. Almost like an F1 pit crew :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Loeb said he was pushing to the limit, but can't keep going like this: one of the cars is going to have to give...
Please, noooo... lets keep them both going and see who's faster !
MW isn't the only one You can rent car from. Everyone has the option to choose, of course not for same money...Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
Looks like they earn money on that ;) Everything is prepared, process is well managed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
JML stopped!
Far out - looks like that is the end of the battle
wtf :(
Dissapointment again.