[ERC] Geko Ypres Rally (19. -21.06. 2014)

SS2] Wijtschate 1

5 Esapekka LAPPI (SKODA)
"At least I do not have any braking points marked on the road, I have to decide myself. Maybe there is a small dust, but it is what it is. I have to remember to brake early, but it is going quite well. It felt a bit too soft on the first one but now it is good. Crazy cuts!"

2 Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT)
"We broke a brake line when we got a puncture so we have no brakes. I am absolutely gutted. I was really up for this weekend, we only lost 20 in that one so thats not so bad..."

1 Luca ROSSETTI (SKODA)
"On first stage we were moving too much with the car. I decide to change the set-up a little bit harder, but in this stage it does not work, I have some trouble on braking."

6 Kevin ABBRING (PEUGEOT)
Quite a lot of grass in the wheels again. "Brilliant, we are having a lot of fun. I tried to push on the first stage a little bit to find the limit of the tyre. On this one I am backing off a little. The balance of the car is nice."

3 Freddy LOIX (SKODA)
"Kevin (Abbring) is fast, the new generation. I am enjoying and I have the feeling that I can go a little bit quicker. These young boys they immediately put in the pace. I know I can go a little bit quicker, but how much I do not know."

17 Robert CONSANI (PEUGEOT)
"For the moment it is okay. I take confidence with the high speed. The car is very good set-up. The Pirelli tyre is very good for this tarmac, but is very long."

7 Sepp WIEGAND (SKODA)
"I am not happy, I try my best, now for the driving and for the roads. I try to avoid mistakes, the rally is long.

4 Xavier PONS (FORD)
"A little better but it is not easy here. But it is important to finish the stage and I am finishing the stages."

Breen sounds totally despondant after SS3... 1 min down already.

Abbring was getting all the bad luck early in the season, now its Breen..

Puncture in Ypres is mostly own fault instead of bad luck..

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SS3] Mesen 1

2 Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT)
"I have rear brakes most of the time, some time front brakes. The road sections are so short and there is not time to do something. We have a broken front brake pipe, I just capped it."

1 Luca ROSSETTI (SKODA)
"I have to find a rhythm. First stage I was pushing too much, the second stage a slow down to much. It is just a question about the rhythm, but stage by stage I will find it."

6 Kevin ABBRING (PEUGEOT)
Comes to the finish with a lot of grass in the wheels... "After the stage, there is still some grass in the wheel arch between the discs and the pads, if it catch fire we have problem. This stage I was playing a bit with the brakes. We did a clean run."

3 Freddy LOIX (SKODA)
"Okay, medium, could be better but okay. I know from myself it is not me, it is more me that has to be more wake-up."

16 Cedric CHERAIN (FORD)
Went straight on at a junction and had to come back on to the stage.

17 Robert CONSANI (PEUGEOT)
"Good, it is short, but difficult, very slippery, but no problem."

10 Vincent VERSCHUEREN (CITROËN)
"Better, but the car does not feel very well, we have to work a little and find the good set-up. I do not feel confident with the car."

7 Sepp WIEGAND (SKODA)
"Its better and better when I am driving. Especially this stage as the tarmac was more slippery. It will be better after some more kilometres."

4 Xavier PONS (FORD)
"Not confident, first time here, first time in the car, it is not easy for the moment. But it is improving." - Small knick in the tyre.

8 Pieter TSJOEN (PEUGEOT)
"Its difficult, I do not feel confident, the back is really sloping, I am braking much too early. We are going to change the set-up a lot, when it is bumpy it is impossible to keep the car on the road."

18 Neil SIMPSON (SKODA)
"It is a bit hot for the tyres, we had our tyres going off in there. Other than that we are enjoying that."

20 Andy LEFEVERE (MITSUBISHI)
Front left puncture

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Abbring before ss4 changing tyres
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Breen
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Hudec
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Ingram
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Originally Posted by mousti

Puncture in Ypres is mostly own fault instead of bad luck..

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But breaking a brake pipe as well.. ?

And why dont tyres have mousse to seal up punctures or isnt it allowed ?