Rallye Monte Carlo 2015

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Originally Posted by Nornbugger

On this event of course he deserves his 3rd place, but the post I replied to was saying he was the 3rd best driver, he isnt.

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http://www.volkswagen-motorsport.com...php?id=789&L=1

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Originally Posted by makinen_fan

i agree with this. if it was fading brakes then he should have a bit of indication of them going off. he could have slowed down a bit earlier. i dont believe it was catastrophic failure at that moment

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sometimes fade comes slowly and you can understant it,sometimes you just press the pedal and you have very little brake power.Its scary,i ve feel it couple of times.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

sometimes fade comes slowly and you can understant it,sometimes you just press the pedal and you have very little brake power.Its scary,i ve feel it couple of times.

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So did I!
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power stage
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f..._sport?start=4

From the video it really looks like brake failure and an attempt to save it by handbrake. It wouldn't be the first crash of such kind.

For example this was a confirmed case of sudden loss of brake pressure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4uEZA8M-k

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Originally Posted by dimviii

you did with numbers out from your mind= you did nothing.

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My mind is relatively precise, I trust it

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Originally Posted by dimviii

you dont know the speed

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Just saw confirmation from Kubica posted here it is 170km/h. I was way too optimistic, perhaps because the bad video quality.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

you dont know where is exactly the flying

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The flying (I presume You mean finish) is just after the camera man, You'll see the typical red/white straps put at every stage finish in this Monte.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

you dont know how long straight is before the flying

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Not relative to the matter.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

you dont know when he started to brake

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Seems just after the flying finish, judging from the engine sound.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

you dont know what corner is after the car dissapears from video,and with how many km/h can run through

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From the crash sound it doesn't look very flat, but Kubica should know better, I am not doing Monte recce for sure.

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Originally Posted by dimviii

you dont know if there was any brake failure
you dont know how is the fade of brakes

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I see lot of smoke from the tyres, this means working brakes

Don't encourage this, might end bad;)

nice spot the asphalt one.Watch Meeke how enters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91fZ...ature=youtu.be


nice photo of Meeke
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Kubica wasn't alone in having brake problems on the stage:

Jari-Matti Latvala appeared stressed as he steered his Volkswagen Polo R into the finish (of SS14). “The brakes are horrible. I had no bite on them and it was very, very scary to drive. We only have one stage left, so I hope it will be OK,” said the Finn.

Why are Breen & Hirschi with VW in "event highlight day3" on wrc+. Is it because they finished?:D:D:D

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No chance you can make that corner going flat anyway since it's a 1 or 2 right. The front left is locked up from the cars already so obviously the brakes are working. Watching Tanak who is the only inboard before Robert he is braking 100m before the finish and just hitting 180kph.