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Originally Posted by MartijnS
Indeed for Princen, no problem in SS3 for him it was not serious ;)
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Originally Posted by MartijnS
Indeed for Princen, no problem in SS3 for him it was not serious ;)
Loix retired, broken crankshaft.
Langenakens, van Woensel and Fast Freddy already out :mark:
what kind of stage is this? airfield?
Princen is flying,won ss 5 as well
engine problem for Tsjoen
Princen have won almost all stages.More than a minute from 2nd crew
He lost over 40 seconds on the last stage but it was still enough to win by a big margin. Positive point is that all five PSA R5 finished!
He was probably cruising, although when he passed somewhere in the middle in front of us, he was on speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Really, really happy for him! A clear warning for Fast Freddy!
At least Princen had a brake problem on last stage and Tsjoen complained about power loss (turbo?).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
We saw a good rally, I will write a full report tomorrow or Monday, when I find the time.
Happy for Princen :) He has quite a strange career, now it's time to be back in business, at equal car ! (like Guigou in France, he looks like he stayed too close from Renault, and "spoil" his career due to this).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY6ni2uFVDo Nice video from yesterday. ;) Wasn't a bad start of the season. A bit too dry for the type of stages in my opinion (except the gravel parts on SS Zepperen of course). I'll post some resume and photos later.
I hope Kris Princen will become the "Belgian Paolo"(Andreucci)of Peugeot now :D
The car already has the looks. :p I doubt he could have won if Loix didn't retire, of course, IF. Well deserved victory for them. It's good to finally see him driving with a proper car in good conditions (lots of testing etc), he sure is driving in the best circumstances at the moment. I hope Cherain and Tsjoen can pick up the fight when they get used to the cars more. Both drivers started a bit unprepared, Cherain changed team only just more than a week ago, and Tsjoen knew he was going to drive for just over a week as well. Cédric Cherain said it's a big step from Fiesta R5 to DS3 R5, the DS3 is much more nervous, the Fiesta was much easier, more predictable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
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Zepperen was quite rough, maybe on the limit on some parts, check this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdnRCNee8_w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB7d...ature=youtu.be Onboard from Zepperen. As you can see this stage isn't made for cars with tarmac set-up... ;)
Cherain drives with one hand.
Yes. Not sure if it's posted here, but a part of the time-loss of Tsjoen, Cherain and Grooten is caused by them using a short gearbox in stead of the longer one (which was used by Princen and Verschueren).Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Nice video of JM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPHz...ature=youtu.be
Since last year, I try to share my splits on twitter from the stages.
Here is a comparision of the (quite chaotic) SS10 Zepperen 3:
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8567/...b393c960_c.jpgrallystopwatch by HaCo81, on Flickr
My splits were taken right before the last corner.
Even if you don't have a twitter account you can follow the splits here: https://twitter.com/hashtag/RallySplits
Rwd historics are much nicer to watch!
Photos Rally van Haspengouw online on www.bvrallypics.be
http://bvrallypics.be/?p=836&wppa-al...0&wppa-occur=1
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Ouucch! What a waste on such a good car..!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Well, it wasn't wasted :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
The car survived quite well :p
Used it too regularly yesterday, works very good!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
my vidéo of rally van haspengouw 2015:
brc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=cfr7VOHiZGk
criterium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la1S2yTj3QU
My little report of the first rally of the Belgian Championship 2015. It was a good rally for us, saw some decent action and fast passes.
Loix (Skoda S2000): Only saw him passing once, didn't look fast there... But had the scratch on that stage by a real big margin (I don't know anything about rally). Without his retirement, he would have won for sure.
Princen (208 R5): Good rally, some mistakes in the beginning (we saw one, a braking on gravel where he put 2 wheels on the grass and spon) but won easily in the end. I think he should be able to fight with Loix later on in the season (depending on the speed of the Fabia R5 ifcourse)
Snijers (Porsche): Didn't convince me, hadn't any concurrent in his class and retired pretty early on.
Verschueren (DS3 R5): Used his experience with the car from last year to finish a very fine 2nd! Could finish quite high in the championship, but will not take the title.
Tsjoen (DS3 R5): little rusty, barely any preparation, got a puncture and some ECU software problem. I expect him to become faster later in the season, maybe an outsider for the title, but I don't think so.
Cherain (DS3 R5): Disappointed about his performance. Seemed to struggle a lot with the behaviour of the car, seemed much faster with the Fiesta last year. I hope he improves during the year, because he has the speed, and can challenge for the title.
Grooten (DS3 R5): Carefull beginning of the season, he should improve a lot during the year.
Becx (Fiesta R5): Suprise of the rally, lot faster then with the DS3 R3 last year. Some mistakes and a puncture, but could improve during the year.
Van Woensel (Lancer WRC): Fast from the beginning, could have won even without Loix' retirement, but suspension collapsed on SS2).
Allart (Fabia WRC): good rally with a well-deserved 3th place.
Otherwise, Colsoul (EvoX grN, no rythm but still fast), Streel (EvoVIII grA, very spectacular driving style), Diels (M3 E36, very spectacular too), Vandenberghe (BMW 130i, clean but very fast, 9th overall with even a 5th time, only 2nd time in the car) were other names that stood out.
Young guys weren't very impressive in this rally. De Maerschalk (DS3 R3) was fast on some places, but I expected more from him. In R2, Geussens, Pacolet and Dolfen (no Junior) were fast but nothing special. Level in Junior category will be quite week this year i'm afraid...
Next up, the return of the Spa Rally in 2 weeks. Quite similar entry list, with Bonjean (Impreza S12 WRC), Casier (Fiesta R5) and some GT cars added.
Hi guys, it's been a long time since my last visit to motorsport forums :p
I'm planning to go to TAC Rally, anyone knows where I can find a map with the stages??
Thanks in advance :)
I am afraid it is still a little bit to early for the stage maps of this years TAC rally. You can send me PM if you are interested in last year's stages, mostly they don't change much. I think by the end of the month the stages will be public.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulo Freitas
Cherain => no pre tests, first time in the DS3 R5, new team just before the rally => 2x scratch + 3x 2° time. Made some mistakes, but the speed is there. When he gets used to the Citroën he will probably beat Tsjoen & Verschueren! We will see!Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Has anyone here ever visited the Rally de Hannut?? I am interested in going this Sunday but I can't find the exact timing. Can somebody help me? Thanks in advance...
I've been there 20 times. Stages are not the best in Belgium but usually, the entry list is ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
I'll send you the timing as soon as I have it.
Need help of Belguim specialists. One team on Portugal bought an Astra of Opel Team Belguim in 2002, used by Bruno Thiry. Someone know wich events they did, and pictures?
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...7fe4951a491c9b
They told me that bought the car from french driver with french plate.
Good question... Bruno Thiry did a season (1993) with Opel Astra from Opel Team Belgium, mostly international events. But to find somebody who knows which event was done with which chassis will be nearly impossible I think. Don't forget it's 22 years ago and it's likely most of the people who worked for the team then aren't doing anything in rallying anymore... ;) I think the only chance is to get in touch with Bruno Thiry or Stéphane Prévot themselves, if you are extremely lucky they may remember something from it, both had a long career. :)