Meeke on Pontus pace. Already securing positions ((
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Meeke on Pontus pace. Already securing positions ((
The tarmac at the end gets dirtier with every car
O. Solberg stopped again
EDIT: Lol was in the stopline, my bad for not switching stages on the map
Vital for Toyota that he secures that position. If he doesn't their chance of a double is gone he really can't afford to bin it hereQuote:
Originally Posted by KKS
Yep, but as Meeke fan and Ogier losing his pace - I want him to battle with Ogier for a place. But he on teamorder for sure (Quote:
Originally Posted by wia5958
There's a saying in Finland: the person whose bread you eat is the one whose songs you have to sing.Quote:
Originally Posted by KKS
Greensmith had slippers on his racing shoes ? lol
Glad to see Petter and Phil again in rally car
This brings back memories! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...66432e414d.jpg
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Sun 09:15 - Great Orme stage cancelled
Unfortunately SS20 - Great Orme has been cancelled due to insufficient safety cover. Competitors will now head directly back to service in Llandudno.
There goes the tire plan of the guys who took softs to gain time on ss20...
(Mikkelsen, Ogier as well as Lappi and Tidemand had either full softs or half-softs)
A short Sunday cut even shorter..
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bad news for MIkkelsen
If it's spectator safety again, they deserve to be dropped from the calendar...
agreed, its been quite a mess this year organizing wise. the haybale case, two stages cancelled before today already, people standing everywhere they want etcQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Do the drivers have to drive the stage anyway? im looking on wrc plus that they could turn right to the service park but everybody turns left and go to the stage. Lappi is through it already
The roadbook should have an alternate route.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
One rumor on twitter is that the sea is too stormy for a lifeboat in case someone would drive off the cliff to the water.
Wales Rally GBQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
@WalesRallyGB
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GREAT ORME CANCELLED
Due to rough sea conditions, we are unable to have our safety diving team positioned off the Orme. Without the team in place, we are not able to run the stage.
The safety of the crews must come first.
The statement says “insufficient safety cover”. That sounds like there are not enough Marshall’s to cover the amount of spectators that have tried to watch the stage.
I fear we are getting to the point like in the McRae/Burns era where the popularity of the event is overtaking the ability to safely control it. You can bet that next year there will be far more stringent spectating rules in place.
Not sure if this is true, but I read on a facebook page that Aberhirnant cancellation was due to a group of about 20 Belgian guys who refused to move and then threatened the marshalls.
So not because of spectator https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c30a1993fe.jpg
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Edit.
Just seen the note about the divers, that’s fair enough.
So SS20 underway, and apparently in reverse order! That's against the rules! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d997f715e6.jpg
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I think it's not fair enough. "Stormy" sea came as surprise? Fair could be make this decision before the loop I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by doubled1978
I thought GOAT wasn't entered in this rally ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Katvala
Big shame for the fans there and for Visit Wales who promote the area.
SS20 Great Orme will be traversed non competitively. Weather has beaten us and we cannot get the divers out to protect the crews in case there was an incident. #WRGB
Watching this Wales Rally GB 2003 highlights, those were the days! Wish we would had that number of teams and top drivers!
I know what you mean, but the organisers may have had to be pragmatic in that they don’t suddenly want all the Orme spectators heading over to Brenig/Alwen as that might result in those getting cancelled as well. Alwen in particular is risky as it’s easy to get everywhere in the stage as it keeps doubling back on itself so doesn’t cover much area.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Interesting to watch the South Welsh roads, so different character to what we have now. Much drier conditions, also wider but softer and rougher roads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japé
GREAT ORME UPDATE
Anybody with a Great Orme ticket will be able to use this for FREE access to Brenig.
#WRGB #WRC https://t.co/2g6qpgc9Ib
Sounds like a recipe for traffic chaos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
More maunufactorers indeed, but just four were relevant, with a big distinction between the pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by Japé
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Imo the WRC "Alllive" coverage this weekend has been particularly bad. Most of the media zones (around service) were not shown at all, even though they were breaks between.
Delayed stages off course caused some of that but the "adaptation" has been to just cancel and cut short stuff.
This rally was more targeted toward "live TV" and it showsQuote:
Originally Posted by mknight
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Driving the Great Orme on road speed means that photographers didn't go there for nothing
https://twitter.com/colmcklein/statu...73309274832896
The map froze with drivers quite a bit from the start.
Starts to smell like delay or cancellation of SS21.
Breen has started actually
It was...Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
Fan Tweet
"If the sea was too rough at 9:30 it was too rough at 7am when I arrived. Early notification would have let spectators plan sensibly. Instead you cram the spectators in for the ££ then create travel chaos on the way to Brenig..."
Breen is on the stage
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Just live coverage malfunction