Is Rally de Portugal confirmed fo 2010??!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
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Is Rally de Portugal confirmed fo 2010??!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
Sorry, I don't have that info yet. I guess we have to wait till tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Is it going to be the same rally as this year? The tarmac one?Quote:
Originally Posted by jparker
I have nothing against Bulgaria (it's pretty damn beautiful place what I know) but I'm thinking is the decision right. From what I've seen the onboards, the stages are pretty fast and somewhat "dirty" tarmac. This combined to some comments said after Guglielmini's tragic death about the nature of the stages makes me think are they suitable for WRC cars. Call me a too-safety-conserned-rally-fan if you want... :rolleyes:
I just made some "investigation" regarding the average speed in tarmac rallies driven in the WRC during last few years and then compared them to ERC Rally Bulgaria's average speed. Due to the fact that Rally Bulgaria was cut short because of the fatal accident, I did my best trying to compare a single leg results from the WRC so that the comparisons could be called atleast "a some comparison".
In Monte Carlo the leg average speeds were from the mid-90s to somewhere around 115kph. In Germany they have been from 90kph to a bit over a hundred. In Spain they've been around 105kph.
ERC Rally Bulgaria leg one had an average speed of 104,1 kph with Super 2000 cars (obviously). On gravel the difference between WRC's and a S2000's average speeds is somewhere from four to ten kph (Athanassoulas in Greece/Hänninen in Finland, from the overall results). Dunno about tarmac though.
On the paper the rally doesn't look ultra-fast compared to other WRC tarmac events, but there's always the "room-for-errors" factor involved too...
The problem with Rally Bulgaria may be the safety of the spectators, because we have seen that WRC cars can resist from pretty strong impacts!!!!
Oh ok thanks, i asked because from the possible calendar for next year, Rally de Portugal is listed for 30 May. And that's not a good date for our country.Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
The date we had this year was good because people and kidas were in vacation. In may most of the people are working!!!!
Yes, it will be the same rally as the ERC, but some stages may change. There are plenty of mountain roads in that area. I'm not sure, but FIA has limit about the top average speed, so I guess the rally has to comply with this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Yes, the rally as it is is very fast. Even worst, there are some very slow sections which means the fast sections are really fast, but as I said, that may change.
Yes, that's quite right. That's why this year event tested something new, designated spectators areas. I know many don't like this, but it will be strictly enforced. We, the Bulgarians, are very undisciplined people and the organizers clearly understand the risk with spectators.Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis44
Good idea, they are still doing everything for killing WRC. And this is another step...
Max has guaranteed another vote for Todt...
Where're the Finns last few days?