National Rally championships News

This weekend will be held "Rally Žemaitija 2018", 2nd Lithuania's rally and 2nd rally-sprint event. There will be 64 crews in total. 110km of SS in this rally, 50km of SS for rally sprint crews, and 75km for historic participants. Full entry list: http://autorally.lt/?m=2&l=2 ,also, there will be results in that page. No big names from another countries (except Janis Vorobjovs, this time with BMW M3, but he's like local in Lithuania's rallies :D ), but almost all fastest locals will be there.
For those, who might have interest in national rallying at various levels, and have some free time to watch results (maybe between ERC Cyprus stages), I recommend follow crew #66 Evaldas Gezevičius/Šarūnas Gumauskas with Opel Kadett, as it will be my first official start in rally event as a co-driver.

Good luck electroliquid! Fingers crossed! :)

electroliquid good luck and i hope to enjoy this rally.for sure it will be a very special moment for you.

Germany today/tomorrow:

http://znts.de/zeitnahme/lives/364/l...bnis_adac.html

https://app.rallysafe.com.au/Event/PublicView/2580

Estonia, Viru ralli 2018
KKSF HD video with crash and some nice jumps and : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drft6_8TErE

Rally Žemaitija, my first finished official rally, and for my driver it's also first official rally as a driver (before this, he was co-driver few seasons). We had total ~50km 4 stages, 1st stage took very easy, actually too easy, 2nd was especially dusty and we manage to show better speed. After service we showed 3rd time in class, and after last stage we lost 4th place in class by 0,1 sec. Main goal was to reach finish, and not destroy a car, not thinking about position, so we complete our plan, even won Junior class for drivers :) 5th place in class out of 10 finished crews, and 13 started. There are some Lithuania's rally-sprint event left this year :) It was very fun and interesting to see rally from other point of view. Full results http://autorally.lt/?m=4&ft=1&l=2 (we compete only in LARSC).
Other impressions: Lithuania's Dakar rally driver Vaidotas Žala there was with Škoda Fabia R5 for first time, with new co-driver Andris Malnieks from Latvia, and win rally over 2 and half minutes. After adaptation process is over they should be even faster. There was some talks about Žala/Malnieks in ERC, but probably not this year. Fun fact: "Žala" in Lithuanian has same meaning as "Škoda" in Czech - "Damage".
V. Švedas with old Evo N4 had great speed until gearbox broke. he had super scary moment in shakedown, when lost brakes at very high speed, before sharp left corner. https://www.facebook.com/v.svedas/vi...2179548519567/

Székesfehérvár Rally, 4th round of the Hungarian Championship was this weekend.
It was won by Vincze, who was back with a Fabia. He was very fast throughout, and could keep this speed without mistakes, unlike the others. 2nd was Velenczei, his best result for a long time, and 3rd Turán, so 2 Hyundais in the top 3. They both challanged for the lead, but spins and small offs cost them a lot of time. Hadik only finished 4th after losing 40+ seconds when his Fiesta stopped on the stage and couldn't restart it. Results:
1. Vincze-Farnadi, Skoda Fabia R5 59:14.4
2. Velenczei-Szedő, Hyundai i20 R5 +28.2
3. Turán-Bagaméri, Hyundai i20 R5 +42.6
4. Hadik-Bacigál, Ford Fiesta R5 +53.5
5. Bodolai-Popovics, Ford Fiesta R5 +2:22.3
6. Rongits-Hannus, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +2:34.7
7. Osváth-Nemes, Skoda Fabia R5 +2:37.0
8. Trencsényi-Verba, Skoda Fabia R5 +2:44.8
9. Matics-Németh, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +2:56.6
10. Maricsek-Bán, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +3:06.9

ORM Schneebergland Rallye 2018 - final results:
01. N. Mayr-Melnhof / P. Welsersheimb Ford Fiesta R5 1:39:46.9
02. G. Aigner / M. Hübler Ford Fiesta WRC +4:39.7
03. H. Gassner Jun. / U. Mayrhofer Mitsubishi Lancer R4 +5:09.9
04. K. Rosenberger / C. Ettel Ford Fiesta R5 +5:44.8
05. J. Keferböck / I. Minor Škoda Fabia R5 +7:39.4
06. M. Kalteis / M. Zemanek Mitsubishi EVO VII +7:53.5
07. H. Gaßner / J. Kramer Mitsubishi Evo X +8:26.7
08. G. Rigler / B. Hofmann Ford Fiesta R5 +11:10.0
09. K. Klausz / B. Csanyi Peugeot 208 R2 +11:58.7
10. C. Zellhofer / T. Schöpf Suzuki Swift S1600 +13:25.0

Gerwald Grössing / Sigi Schwarz had a tough fight with Niki Mayr Melnhof during the event, but crashed their Fiesta WRC heavily in the final stage. Both had to be hospitalized. Grössing suffered a two times broken sternum, Schwarz a broken hand.

Video 12 Min: https://vimeo.com/276726691

My gallery: http://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_best...llye_2018.html

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Grössing announced that he stops rallying.

Final results Veszprem Rallye 2018 (Hungary):
01. Herczig Norbert, Ferencz Ramon (Skoda Fabia R5) 1:12:25.1 *(Herczig retired after finish ramp to not affect hungarian championship battle)
02. Kazár Miklós, Tóth Zsolt (Skoda Fabia R5) +13.6
03. Turán Frigyes, Bagaméri László (Ford Fiesta R5) +23.2
04. Balogh János, Szoke Tamás (Skoda Fabia R5) +31.0
05. Bútor Róbert, Tagai Róbert (Skoda Fabia R5) +40.2
06. ifj. Kiss László, Kissné Varga Zsuzsanna (Ford Fiesta R5 Evo) +1:34.5


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Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018
Pre Event Tests, Kaur Motorsport, Ford Fiesta Proto, Misso
KKSF HD video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArWqWQ3psV4

My photos from Gruppe-B Rallyelegenden 2018 in Austria at https://www.rallylife.cz/gruppe-b-rallyelegenden-2018/

https://twitter.com/planetemarcus/st...02828276531202

passes from different crews at same corner
https://twitter.com/Karlip1

times from shakedown anybody?

Not published.

Rally Estonia
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#RallyEstonia - SS12 "Puugi 1" -
Breen 4:59.06
"Unfortunately we had a problem in the service. I had a really, really big spin and we went into a field, backwards in 6th gear." before the spin, GPS recorded 181 km/h.

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Rally Estonia
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#RallyEstonia - SS12 "Puugi 1" -
Breen 4:59.06
"Unfortunately we had a problem in the service. I had a really, really big spin and we went into a field, backwards in 6th gear." before the spin, GPS recorded 181 km/h.

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It's a shame, he had a nice battle with Paddon, although he was mostly faster than him. Not big gaps on stages, but Tänak had built a nice lead.

Video of Breen's spin.
https://www.facebook.com/andris.spil...9700883456787/

As a bonus SS7 Egidijus Valeisa (Ford Fiesta R5) crash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcAERmpZA0U

Spectacular crash of Dann Girtofan during Raliul Perla Harghitei
https://www.facebook.com/alexandru.t...2032021876343/

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Spectacular crash of Dann Girtofan during Raliul Perla Harghitei
https://www.facebook.com/alexandru.t...2032021876343/

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And final results of this event:
1. Simone Tempestini/Sergiu Itu (RO) Citroën DS3 R5 1:00.37,5
2. Bogdan Marisca/Sebastian Itu (RO) Ford Fiesta R5 +53,0
3. Florin Tincescu/Alina Pop (RO) Abarth 124 Rally +3.26,4
4. Sebastian Barbu/Marc Banca (RO) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII +3.46,8
5. Valentin Porcisteanu/Dan Dobre (RO) Skoda Fabia R5 +4.25,6
6. Constantin Aur/Silviu Moraru (RO) Skoda Fabia R5 +4.39,9
7. László Kelő-Gere/Ágnes Erdélyi (H) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII +5.40,9
8. Mihai Manole/Florin Dorca (RO) Ford Fiesta R5 +6.23,5
9. Bogdan Nastase/Alexandru Popidan (RO) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +6.24,3
10. Cristian Dolofan/Mihai Sandu (RO) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +6.40,2

Surprise of the rally - Citroen wins and the first Skoda is down in the 5th position.

https://i1.wp.com/raliulharghitei.ro...40%2C800&ssl=1

More photos from the event:
https://raliulharghitei.ro/foto-2018/

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It's a shame, he had a nice battle with Paddon, although he was mostly faster than him. Not big gaps on stages, but Tänak had built a nice lead.

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Though to be fair Paddon was treating it as a test for Finland and experimenting with different setups on every stage. Not sure if Tanak and Breen were doing the same or not? Sounded like they all enjoyed themselves anyway :)

rallye du rouergue 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Dl...5CeXltb7FXR7V3

good viewing and remember to subscribe

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rallye du rouergue 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Dl...5CeXltb7FXR7V3

good viewing and remember to subscribe

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sanglieeeeeeerrrrr!!!

Rally Estonia 2018' - photos - http://janisasaris.com/jaunumi

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Rally tests crash in Latvia: http://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/ralli...jas-sportisti/
no deaths, some injuries.

Photos Rally Estonia 13-15.07.2018
(shakedown, day 1 and day 2)

https://samzon.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Rally+Estonia+07.18/

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sanglieeeeeeerrrrr!!!

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sanglieeeerr !!!

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Though to be fair Paddon was treating it as a test for Finland and experimenting with different setups on every stage. Not sure if Tanak and Breen were doing the same or not? Sounded like they all enjoyed themselves anyway :)

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All were testing different setups, simulating situations (old worn tyres for example) that was the point of "wasting" money.

Here's another nice video from Rally Estonia 2018:

http://motorsunsports.lv/video/rally-estonia-2018

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Rally tests crash in Latvia: http://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/ralli...jas-sportisti/
no deaths, some injuries.

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it reminds me what happened last year with Lucky!!

Rallye de Ferrol(spanish tarmac championship)currently running ;)

Also it's the third event of the Peugeot Iberica Cup(after Rali de Portugal and Rali de Castelo Branco)and spanish driver Vitor Senra is dominating portuguese drivers Diogo Gago and Pedro Antunes ;)

Overall Ivan Ares is leading for Hyundaï ahead of Pepe Lopez(DS3 R5)and Antonio Suarez(Hyundaï) ;)

Miguel Fuster(Ford)just retired with mechanical problem :(

http://www.atodomotor.com/

Pepe Lopez (DS3 R5) won! Second Suarez (Hyundai i20 R5)+9,1 and third Ares (Hyundai i20 R5)+41.

Rallye Weiz 2018 (Austria) - final results:
01. Hermann Neubauer/Bernhard Ettel A/A Ford Fiesta R5 1:38:28,0 Std
02. Niki Mayr-Melnhof/L. Welsersheimb A/A Ford Fiesta R5 +33,8 Sek
03. Ondrej Bisaha/Martin Turecek CZ/CZ Ford Fiesta R5 +4:03,0 Min
04. Krisztian Hideg/Istvan Kerek HR/HR Skoda Fabia R5 +5:16,0 Min
05. Gerald Rigler/Martin Rossgatterer A/A Ford Fiesta R5 +5:40,6 Min
06. Tomas Pospisilik/Jiri Hovorka CZ/CZ Skoda Fabia R5 +6:19,4 Min
07. Johannes Keferböck/Ilka Minor A/A Ford Fiesta R5 +6:22,5 Min
08. Günther Knobloch/Jürgen Rausch A/A Subaru WRX +8:58,7 Min
09. Luca Waldherr/Tobias Unterweger A/A Opel Adam R5 +10:50,8 Min
10. Willi Stengg/Jürgen Klinger A/A Opel Adam R2 +11:15,7 Min

Video 15 Min: https://vimeo.com/281161833

My gallery: http://www.ir7.at/content/fotos_best...weiz_2018.html

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gANlPHUVfYk

nice video from last weekend Rally Estonia (includes Breen`s high speed spin)

This weekend will be 3rd Lithuania rally sprint championship event, and 4th Latvia's rally sprint championship event Rally around 7 lakes, in Zarasai district. Entry list: http://www.akseleratorius.eu/2018/LR...ka%20NAUJA.pdf
Many crews there preparing for Samsonas Rally Rokiškis, which will be next weekend, and will be 3rd Lithuania rally championship event and 2nd Baltic rally championship event. Entries: http://autorally.lt/?m=2&l=2 with T. Asunmaa, T. Gardemeister, R. Sirmacis, K. Torn, E. Kaur.

My photos from Eifel Rallye Festival 2018 at https://www.rallylife.cz/eifel-rallye-festival-2018/

Rally "Around 7 Lakes" final results: http://www.lasf.lt/lt/sportas/ralis/...ly-rezultatai/
Unfortunately only in Lithuanian. There is LT sprint, then Teams results, then each stage results, then overall Rally sprint results, then Samsonas motorsport cup results, and finally LV sprint results.

Simon Wagner will drive a Fabia R5 on his home event, the Mühlstein Rallye in Perg, a round of the Austrian Rallye Challenge (2nd league) next week.
https://www.motorline.cc/rallye/chal...R5-218961.html

Erik Cais will start with a 208 R2

Seeded entry list of the Mühlstein Rallye:

http://www.muehlsteinrallye.at/2018/DOK/nennliste.pdf

Quite nice with 7 R5 cars. Jaroslaw Szeja is also starting (no 68).