[IRC][ERC][BRC] Geko Ypres Rally 2012

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Originally Posted by titi_62

Now Consani is a member of the ukrainian federation because he is suspended in France.
Indeed, one of the person who check the special stage and give informations to the driver before the start of the stage (I don't who to call that type of person in english, sorry) wasn't a member of the federation and it is forbiden.
It's a bit stupid but it's like that, and this is why Consani didn't participate to the Tour de Corse. ;)

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Thank you! :) Why was he suspended in France?

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Originally Posted by tolis

Anyone know the reason why Robert Consani had an Ukranian flag?

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legionnaire ;)

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Originally Posted by titi_62

Now Consani is a member of the ukrainian federation because he is suspended in France.
Indeed, one of the person who check the special stage and give informations to the driver before the start of the stage (I don't who to call that type of person in english, sorry) wasn't a member of the federation and it is forbiden.
It's a bit stupid but it's like that, and this is why Consani didn't participate to the Tour de Corse. ;)

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Interesting... So in France rules allow safety/gravel crews (?) for competitors?

In the French championship, competitors can have 2 persons ("les ouvreurs" in french) who run on the stage just before the race (like in WRC tarmac events) to change the pacenote (if there is a lot of mud on the road for example).
In the case of Consani, he said that his father use the car of theses persons to go to the SS (as a simple spectator), there was a check and Consani was suspended because is father wasn't allowed to be an "ouvreur".

I don't know if it answers to Juha's question ?

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Originally Posted by titi_62

In the French championship, competitors can have 2 persons ("les ouvreurs" in french) who run on the stage just before the race (like in WRC tarmac events) to change the pacenote (if there is a lot of mud on the road for example).
In the case of Consani, he said that his father use the car of theses persons to go to the SS (as a simple spectator), there was a check and Consani was suspended because is father wasn't allowed to be an "ouvreur".

I don't know if it answers to Juha's question ?

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It does, thanks. :)

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Originally Posted by titi_62

... is father wasn't allowed to be an "ouvreur".

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Why is that?

He may be allowed, but if he is not one of the two persons who were assigned to do it, he isn't I guess.

Its the same in WRC, in Spain we met some people who drove with the gravel crew car of van Merksteijn to watch the stages on the gravel day Friday (so no gravel crews allowed) and they were not allowed to get in a certain range of the start and finish of the stages.

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So what does you IRC-followers think of Flodins performance? First race in New car, New series and on tarmac makes Me think he did ok.

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Originally Posted by Sso

So what does you IRC-followers think of Flodins performance? First race in New car, New series and on tarmac makes Me think he did ok.

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To be honest, I expected him to be slower, I'm glad to be proven wrong :) but maybe it's juist me :D