Kopecky still on the list with Ernst as co-driver?
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Kopecky still on the list with Ernst as co-driver?
Going to be dusty and smoky. Lots of bushfires around the area. With warm weather it could be an issue.
Ray
How come Breen nr 18 now? In Wales and Finland he had nr 42..
A WRC2 R5 car took that number (42).Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
For sure. Back to Citroen then. Not a bad driver. Glimses now and then.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
Hyundai is running Breen because he will get a significantly better starting position on Friday.
Mikkelsen would beat Breen in Australia, whatever startingposition.Quote:
Originally Posted by ggg377
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That is a very bold statement because nobody can state that for a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Adamo on Catalunya post-event conference:
Q:
Can you tell us your driver line-up for Australia?
AA:
We had Thierry and Nicolas and Dani and Carlos and we have Andreas and Ole down to do the rally. I firmly believe that we should support the team that has supported us all season. The goal is the Manufacturers’ Championship.
Adamo says he makes decisions "immediately". So I don't think he would change his mind about starting positions after 4 days. Something has quite likely changed
Imo two options:
a) Mikkelsen signed for another team and they either don't want him to start (Toyota) or Adamo got pissed about him signing elsewhere and changed to Breen as he is likely to run some events for them next season
b) Mikkelsen said he is not interested in doing 3-4 rallies with Hyundai next season, without actually being signed by someone yet, Adamo got pissed and changed to Breen for same reason as above
Andreas and Ole...? Does he not know Mikkelsen's co driver is Anders Jćger? :erm:
Andreas: 6th, 3rd, 4th, 1st, 13th, 11th
Breen: rolled, 7th
Australia rally records
Mikkelsen retired with double-puncture from 1st in 2017 and crashed on SS3 after meeting a tractor last year.
Breen was 3rd last year when he first got some throttle issues and then crashed on next stage.
Double puncture from going off the road isn't much different to a crash retirement though really, it just makes it sound better. ;)
He wasn't really off the road, just slightly touched a bank with very low tyre pressure early in the stage and knocked the air outQuote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
When you have a double puncture and nothing else is wrong you can continue if you have two spares, when you crash and the car is undrivable it is not possible under any circumstances. If you don't have spares the resulting effect is the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Just like crash on pre-event test or on shakedown doesn't automatically mean you retire from event, if there is an extra car available or the team manages to fix it. If there isn't extra car or enough time to repair the effect is the same.
I couldn't remember and just checked the highlights vid which mentioned 'an off-road excursion' but didn't show it.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Thierry and Ott will do full seasons, Dani 7 rallies and Loeb 6. So we have one event left over, unless they enter 4 cars but that seems unreal and illogical anyway. So in all honesty, what would Mikkelsen do in Hyundai next season? Adamo can't be pissed about anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Leaving Andreas out of Australia means just one thing IMO – he's out of Hyundai. Adamo said that after signing Ott they're still negotiating with Craig and Andreas. Preferring Breen to Mikkelsen means that Adamo has set his sights on Craig and it's logical that Breen would take pretty much whatever is thrown at him. His whole 2019 season has been like that.
Actually looking forward this rally pretty eagerly. Rally is driven in so spectacular landscape and usually drivers have been here more relaxed in pre-event activities and giving out more in interviews. And then when rally starts most will drive flat out since there is not much to hold back in this season finale.
I know this has less to do with this year's rally, but I was wondering, how come Perth left the WRC scene after 2006, was it because of them trying to be environmental friendly? Also, does anyone know/has an idea where to next for Rally Australia after this year's edition?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_Australia
"The 2006 rally held on 26 to 29 October was the final one staged in Western Australia. It was cancelled by the holders of the rally contract, the Western Australia Tourism Commission after the then ruling Australian Labor Party decided to withdraw funding, despite widespread support for the rally, the largest annual international event held in Perth, to continue."
Did he hit something that he was not supposed to hit and did that caused those punctures or not?Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Just like his crash last year was not due to the tractor. It was due to him coming in the next corner way too fast.
Both times it was his fault and his fault only.
One might argue that the tractor was a factor that contributed to him crashing by distraction
But in the end yeah, it's still his fault for crashing
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Forward facing onboard is not there anymore but he did hit the bank lightly, i think it's the one at 7sec in on SS10 and he mentioned the puncture at 2:05min. His fault, I'm just saying he was not offroad like it was said.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Paddon livery
https://scontent.fhen1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...bc&oe=5E60C286
Snowing down at Targa High country down south and still bushfires around the Coffs Area. I'm hoping the highway isn't closed for my drive up to Coffs.
Just through opn the news. Highway is closed on the Central Coast. High Temps over 35C and in Victoria they are having snow storms. Some big extremes today and only 900km apart.
Could put an overlay of the fire map on the rally area.
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-info.../fires-near-me
Someone wrote on the fb that the State Forests are closed to public access in parts of NSW??
Does that mean potentially no recce or only farm area stages or no rally if the conditions do not change? (Almost always rains for part of the rally at coffs?)
Coast only 3mm of rain forecast before recce, more rain inland??
https://rainfall.willyweather.com.au...s-harbour.html
VOR today in some quite different conditions at targa high country, vic (Run a winter rally in Aus in November instead?)
https://youtu.be/6rQyDaU1qpc
https://rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-con...ded-071119.pdf
22 cars left, Kopecky is officially out :(
only 17 FIA-cars, must be near modern times lowest number ???
Correlates with amount of spectators?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
A lot of NSW crews were planning on leaving today or tomorrow to head up including me. If the highway is closed that won't be happening. Ray
At least one stage is affected at the moment. A stage commander let me know and will keep on updates.
Conditions are expected to be worse on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. With Australian liability laws, think everyone is more likely to be in a hotel swimming pool next week than out doing recce. (quite some 'in-car' video)
https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw...60b8895619d399
Will it go ahead after all?
Extract from article below.
“We are seeing situations in NSW (november 2019)with these fires we have not seen before and of course concerns remain mainly around the Glen Innes area and also Port Macquarie and Taree regions and the townships around those communities.”
https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw...aa7919606a9832
Mr VOR (canny scot figured out which event to go to) in Vic, Aus - targa high country day 2. (Would have been cool to have had a Formula Libre wrc aus event, wrc cars being chased on tarmac by dodge vipers.
https://youtu.be/Xn9tRs3Folo
Usually pretty bad if 'out of state' fire personnel are moved in. ACT fire people go to nsw
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/64...G2Qg3x_7L9Rscw
Road closures
https://www.news.com.au/national/ful...e63545fd04c094
Bulletin issued last night to the national competitors, the National competition running behind the WRC field has been cancelled due to the fires. The WRC competition will continue.
https://i.redd.it/fgwp9s2arnx31.jpg
Earlier, another bulletin was issued outlining changes to the itinerary which would make the event a 2-day event (Saturday/Sunday only), potentially using some different roads. This was issued for the National competitors but I would imagine also applies to the WRC side of things:
https://rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-con...ublication.pdf
(source for both updates are from https://www.reddit.com/user/BengalDamian/ on Reddit)
EDIT: from another person close to the event: "We have been told rally will be cancelled totally if fires are still bad this week as they cannot run with fire and emergency services committed to fire"
Obviously sorry for the people there, but thank goodness the Drivers Championship was sorted in Spain at least...
Very true.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Also the PR of a Rally taking place against the background, doesn't look good for anyone.
So sad for Paddon if the rally is cancelled...
Some reports say the Saturday stages are mostly affected, so the alternate two-day itinerary could have Friday stages moved to Saturday.
Yeah, almost unbelievable unlucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL