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I think that the car isn't that much better but it's huge difference to be privateer with one own car and limited budget against a works team with unlimited testing, spare parts, spare cars, data from thousands of testing kilometers etc.

Anyway You can see that difference of Kresta and Pech on Malonty is "standard 17+/-1 seconds like almost every year. It's just Kopecký who is faster. Now Jan had some problem, maybe puncture on Kohout.

Yesterday in the night Pech had puncture and Tarabus run one stage on 3 cylinders (disconnected wire).

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Originally Posted by Mirek

I think that the car isn't that much better but it's huge difference to be privateer with one own car and limited budget against a works team with unlimited testing, spare parts, spare cars, data from thousands of testing kilometers etc.

Anyway You can see that difference of Kresta and Pech on Malonty is "standard 17+/-1 seconds like almost every year. It's just Kopecký who is faster. Now Jan had some problem, maybe puncture on Kohout.

Yesterday in the night Pech had puncture and Tarabus run one stage on 3 cylinders (disconnected wire).

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Well, as I respect your opinion I must say that I can not totally agree with you on comparing Kopecky and Kresta. I do not belive in any differences in both their cars (maybe tyres, what informations have you on this topic??) and also about testing: Kresta is one of the most experienced European drivers and he is extremely familiar with Czech stages and so he does not need so much testing as one unexperienced driver. Let's be honest: he is a profesional driver. 99% worldwide drivers can yust dream to have such conditions as he has. Kopecky is simply faster. I do not belive in fairytale stories that Kresta sometimes lifts his right food yust to avoid possible go-off....he pushes as much as he can.
On the other hand-one is always slower...in this case is Kresta.
Speaking of disappointment: what is your opinion over Pech? When he was in an un-competetive evo9, he was also behind first two-three S2000. Now is the same story....Do you have any informations comparing his previous stage times with this season times in Mini?? Is he any faster at all with this ugly car??

Well, it's not like You think. Roman Kresta isn't professional driver but professional team boss and that is a difference. His main job is to run cars for others like Tarabus, Trnovec, Adolf etc., to help them with setups, testing. Of course he has good conditions for a privateer but still for example he has less budget for this season than he had last last year without Kopecký in the championship and with more events (that's why he skipped Jänner). If You think that some thousands of testing kilometers which Kopecký has per year is for nothing, You are very naive. And yes, he drives more careful because he doesn't have two three spare cars to continue season with. It's maybe his last season this year and he's no more the crazy guy he used to be. His last crash happened two years a go. That's just impossible if You drive flat out all the time...

Times from Krumlov can't be compared with last year. Completely different weather, also most of the stages is at least a bit different.

Kopecky wins again after his small blip. I think he can afford to go to Ypres now?

All the reasons Mirek states about Kresta are of course valid but IMHO Kopecky is the better driver, even though I like Kresta - sorry to hear he might retire from competition soon.

I too would have expected more from Pech in the Mini.

Now sure Kopecký is faster than Kresta. But as I said it's a complex thing, not only talent what matters.

I still like Kresta more because he came from nothing, from family with no rally/racing background, from a mechanic job, through a car for few Euro to a works team. Everything he knows about setups, dampers, springs, tyres and why he is respected test driver, he learned himself, he doesn't have university education. Kopecký with all respect for him is a "golden child" whose father made him a racing driver. Everything was easier for him and that's why I may be a bit annoying with my personal views ;)

Anyway now I think we will see Kopecký in Ypres and that's sure good news for the IRC :)

But there is a bad news from Krumlov, after crash crew Pelech - Zimolka on Malonty II died coodriver. RIP

Unfortunately it's true. Aleš Zimolka died in the evening in the hospital from internal injuries. Malonty once again took its toll :(

The crew Petr Pelech - Aleš Zimolka with their Civic Type-R has been a long time top-contender in class N3 even winning rallysprint championship...

http://www.autosport.cz/img/clanky/b...e89efcba90.jpg

My condolences to family and friends. Horrible that these news are coming in again.

My condolences specially to family and friends, it has not been a good month.

It's strange, it was no big crash. Seems more it was a really bad luck or something was terribly wrong...