MRF and Spanish crews were mostly low placed. Maybe they'll do better on the proper stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
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MRF and Spanish crews were mostly low placed. Maybe they'll do better on the proper stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
That new Welsh girl presenter is from S4C Ralio.
Seems stage gets drier
Looks like i got that wrong lol, maybe cooler/damp conditions helping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Clearly drying for latecomers on SS2...every car was faster...and now sun on SS3 :D
You all got that wrong, but Llarena got it right ;)
He had to start in 22nd position, but was confident of making plenty of progress up the leaderboard throughout Friday and Saturday:
“For sure the rally is not over,” Llarena stated. “This is not like gravel, if this happened in gravel for sure you are done [from this position]. If the weather is normal it will be the same being fifth, 10th or 20th. My favourite number is 19 and I could almost choose this but 22 is okay.
“Now I have 45 minutes extra [in bed in the morning] but that’s important because we can see what the weather is doing. Six or seven years ago there was some humidity in the morning so maybe being 45 minutes behind is not bad.”
Today he wins SS2 :)
source:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/news/erc/...lifying-crash/
Broken driveshaft, disaster for Ostberg.
South-Europeans have dominated the rally so far. Only Spaniards, Frenchmen and Italians in top 6.
Csomós had propoer accident. Skoda lost the engine, literally.
https://twitter.com/eWRCresults/stat...49837520109578
Luckily the crew is OK. Did he break the guardrail?!
Řstberg has some drivetrain issue, apparently 2wd.
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He certainly did ! I guess they're not designed to take that speed of impact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
The other drivers must be a bit shaken up after seeing that.
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/news/erc/...slas-canarias/
UPDATE: LLARENA PENALTY HANDS BONATO THE LEAD
Efrén Llarena has been dealt a 10sec time penalty by event stewards for not following the correct route during SS1, Las Palmas, on Thursday evening. The decision drops the Spaniard from first to fifth overall, and promotes Yoann Bonato into the rally lead with a 5.0sec advantage over Andrea Nucita.
Csomos from another angle
https://twitter.com/RallySolo/status...51459717488641
from ss
https://twitter.com/AutoCanario/stat...71030297346052
Csomos' accident reminds me of this... can you remember? :O
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXfClBq5MQ
The thing is, that was a proper corner and the rail held. With Csomos it only seemed a sight bend and yet it broke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
I wonder what road traffic is normally allowed on that road ? It can only be cars as it seems anything bigger would easily go through that barrier.
Updated leaderboard for the rally, following Efren Llarena's incurred penalty:
SS5: PRE STAGE STANDINGS
Y. Bonato FRA 28:20.8
A. Nucita ITA +5.0
H. Paddon NZL +5.5
E. Llarena ESP +9.3
J. Pardo ESP +12.1
E. Cruz ESP +13.7
If the incar I've seen is from his car and is anything to go by Csomos barely lifted so not surprised he went through. Is the engine in the Fabia designed to part company so easily as thats 3 or 4 times I've seen one minus its motor?
Did Cole's engine stay in ?
https://scontent.fman4-2.fna.fbcdn.n...PQ&oe=645A9745
It seems its only extreme full-frontal impacts that get it loose.
Found this on his daughters FB. Seems the engine stayed in place...
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...&sfnsn=scwspmo
Seems like a brutal rally this year.
has it been wet/damp all day?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cr3uw...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
One of the more bizarre incidents..
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cr3ym...hid=YmMyMTA2M2
Ponce's off in his Yaris GR
Brilliant time by Bonato on SS9, extending his lead.
This is what a wrong pacenote looks likeQuote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again
It was only like that in the morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Its been worse today with most stages damp with some rain and low cloud / mist.
Amazing win from Bonato!Clearly faster all days.
Impressive win by Bonato and another good result for the C3 Rally2. Pity he's not doing the full Championship.
Paddon the real winner in terms of points towards the ERC title. A great drive on his Canarias debut and on a surface that's not his favourite.
Llarena solid but never challenging - not great for the 2022 Champion.
No points for Ostberg, even on the PS, means this will have to be his dropped round.
And congratulations to Jon Armstrong in the Fiesta Rally3 Evo - a good drive with no mistakes and a fine time on the PS.
Not a single stage win by new Fabia. (Arguably didn't have a lot of good tarmac drivers).
Bonato one of the few on Michelin. On tarmac Michelin is usually better in damp conditions (worse when it is very warm).
also michelin had a new tyre for this rally
What I like here is competors list is long :)
Additionally, top3 - all with different cars, different tires, different nations
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2023/?s=415873
And compared to WRC - if someone makes really good/bad stage time, they usually also win/lose places. Not now I'm 20sec closer to this place (far away anyway) before me...
How I perceived this round:
Well done to Bonato and Boulloud, perfect rally from start to finish, and got revenge for losing out on 2nd place on the powerstage last year.
Paddon really impressed me, in a car pretty unknown to him on tarmac and a new event. He was very consistent, and made a big step towards a good shot at the title.
The new Skoda was maybe a bit too big for the tight and twisty sections.
As for the Hungarians competing: well done to the 2 crews that finished the rally. As for Mixi, I am afraid that this crash might mean he's done for most of the season, as they didn't have the complete budget for the year.
Experienced Paddon driving smart with the Championship in mind.
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/news/erc/...e-is-at-stake/
I bet he's glad he didn't use Canarias as his dropped round now.
Day 2 Highlights | ERC Rally Islas Canarias 2023:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c-O56EaI1U
Day 3 Highlights | ERC Rally Islas Canarias 2023:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew_g5CrZIxQ
Video showing pictures of Csomos crash in detail:
https://youtu.be/hZ_PX_KVPgM
Csomós Mixi's short film from Rally Islas Canarias:
https://youtu.be/-L-0J0vkwFo
You can watch with English subtitle.
Thanks for posting this great film.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciko
It's good to show behind the scenes and how tough this sport can be on competitors and their family & friends.
I really hope they find a way to continue, both financially and emotionally.