Plowed or unplowed, cleaning effect will be worse than in gravel rallies in both cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
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Plowed or unplowed, cleaning effect will be worse than in gravel rallies in both cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Lets see, I'm hearing the base of Brattby is much better than last year at least, it was crazy how big the ruts and dips in the road became after 2nd run last yearQuote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
A drive through on some of stages with description of road conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZyqc-GATw
Thanks Jörgen.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Will be tricky anyway for the drivers.Very narrow in places. Not many rear bumpers will survive. ;)
Not a lot of snow this year so far
What do you mean "not a lot of snow"? There is tons of snow, between 50 and 80 cm.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Indeed. Even if one by mistake had looked at where Rally Sweden used to be, there has been plenty of snow, this from a national sprint-rally using one of the stages that was used for years in Rally Sweden(In Norway) a couple of weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llUzR-7oMK8&t=1sQuote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
And now it's forecasted more snow down here as well, just like up north.
It's in general been a nice amount of snow this winter.
Cant wait to see the fight between Kalle vs Ott.
I guess Kalle will smash everyone. Good starting position, well done pre event in Arctic...Quote:
Originally Posted by spyros
5 days is a very long time. Latest forecast shows No snow for friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
I hope that Esapekka will be there too. I think, he could be even quicker than Ott considering his start position.Quote:
Originally Posted by spyros
I can see a lot of overnight snow from Thursday to Friday on Yr.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
But I don't know if Yr is trustful source
From Hyundai's side Lappi has to push on Friday to get in top as he is starting after Kalle..Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Now it has completely changed and there is no snow for FridayQuote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
It was about 6 - 7 years ago during Karlstadt days, when the forecast promised +5 degrees on Thursday for the Friday morning and Friday morning we woke up in a cabin wondering the -25 temperature outside.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
The main met model is a cooperation between NOR, SWE and FIN met offices so it's the best there is for the area.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
There is snow again on Friday afternoon/evening... Lets see.. I don't believe the forecast more than 3 days before, lol. Or is it just because of this location, there are so so many changes in weather?
Weather in Scandinavia is generally very difficult to forecast due it's very unpredictable nature, just the way it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
Less than 48 hrs to make your Pickems for Rally Sweden. Closing time Thursday 1900 CET.
New Hyundai livery in Sweden
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGPUanDX...pg&name=medium
what a surprise.. no orange/red wheels once again :O
Although.. white rims with that big N(euville) decal would match nice in Sweden.
Creo que es mas bonito que los anteriores y las llantas en naranja no le vienen bien,,asi como esta,,me gusta,,por cierto la ''N'',,vale para TaNak,,tambien...
OMG from beautiful to absolutely hideous, at least on this pic but the picture isnt the best with a lot flash.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
it was a bad livery reveal overall today, in F1 Ferrari revealed their car and looks worse than previous and in MotoGP Repsol Honda revealed theirs and is ugly as well.
I mean, in my opinion it looks a little better without those red/orange wheels. Dont get me wrong it is still uglier than monte livery, but it helps a littleQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Seems like there´s gonna be a shiny sunny weekend with some degrees below zero. Good for spectators and the rally.
Except Friday afternoon, it will be trickyQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Yeah, heavy wet snow between the loops. Disaster for front runners.Quote:
Originally Posted by CeskyOndra
hah, yr is now showing rain and snow mixed on Friday 6AM.. Im predicting Neuville loosing 2 minutes after Friday
How are the conditions on shakedown stage for tomorrow?
But on the other side of the Hyundai garage, and of the snow plow debate, is Esapekka Lappi. He’ll start the first full day of Rally Sweden action from eighth on the road and if conditions remain the same, will get the benefit of a perfectly swept road on which to make a flying return to WRC.
“If it’s not plowed too much that would be a very big advantage on Friday,” he confirmed during the recce. “So let’s hope it stays as it is. I will not push [for it to be plowed] at all, I will stay silent.”
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/the-s...-drivers-mind/
Recce interviews https://youtu.be/NfOKCN8vNM0?si=ajuQYJrSPAl9p-Zq
Contradictory from others...
Potentially mirroring last year, the cars will quickly wear through the gravel beneath with their tungsten-tipped studded Pirelli tires. And in some areas, the ice is already gone.
“There’s a lot of gravel,” Toyota’s Elfyn Evans told DirtFish. “I’m not sure how long the roads have been open but there’s not so much ice about the place.”
Shakedown link
https://www.youtube.com/live/3xJbDZb...KJMr9e9SRL2rov
Morning guys. Here we go!! Let´s have a wonderful exciting weekend!
Wow haven’t seen such a wintery conditions in years
Looks so loose, nightmare weekend for Thierry I bet
I´m not sure but should say last part of SD is driven on road not used much. make the surface loose and mostly non ice under the snow. So hopefully stages are more icy and also a bit wider.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J
But still, hard work for Thierry on Friday...
Lol 5 seconds
We all know who’s gonna win this one, barring any issues.
yes, pickems going to be easyQuote:
Originally Posted by Tauri_J