Re the weather:
The marketing slogan for the rally this year is ``Land of the Long Dust Cloud'' so obviously the rain will go away and the stages are going to be dry and hard by Friday.
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Re the weather:
The marketing slogan for the rally this year is ``Land of the Long Dust Cloud'' so obviously the rain will go away and the stages are going to be dry and hard by Friday.
Event programme in NZ and UK times
Thursday 28 August Cars in action (UK BST)
Shakedown at Mystery Creek Event Centre 8.00am - 12.00noon (9:00:00am - 12:00pm 27/08/2008 - Wed)
Ceremonial Start, Hood St, Hamilton 6.30pm - 7:30 pm (7:30:00am 08:30pm 28/08/2008 - Thu)
Day 1 Friday 29 August - Pirongia/Waitomo
SS1 Fusion Pirongia West 1 9.18am (10:18:00 pm 28/08/2008 - Thu)
SS2 Castrol Waitomo 1 10.21am (11:21:00 pm 28/08/2008 - Thu)
SS3 Fusion Pirongia West 2 2.07pm (3:07:00 am 29/08/2008 - Fri)
SS4 Castrol Waitomo 2 3.10pm (4:10:00 am 29/08/2008 - Fri)
SS5 Mystery Creek Super Special 1 5.03pm (6:03:00 am 29/08/2008 - Fri)
Day 2 Saturday 30 August - Franklin /Te Akau
SS6 Ryco Port Waikato 9.08am (10:08:00 pm 29/08/2008 - Fri)
SS7 Possum 9.46am (10:46:00 pm 29/08/2008 - Fri)
SS8 CRC Franklin 10.24am (11:24:00 pm 29/08/2008 - Fri
SS9 Mystery Creek Super Special 2 12.37pm (1:37:00 am 30/08/2008 - Sat)
SS10 ACL Te Akau South 3.03pm (4:03:00 am 30/08/2008 - Sat)
SS11 Champion Batteries Te Akau North 3.46pm (4:46:00 am 30/08/2008 - Sat)
Day 3 Sunday 31 August - Raglan
SS12 BP Ultimate Te Hutewai 1 9.23am (10:23:00 pm 30/08/2008 - Sat)
SS13 Whaanga Coast 1 9.51am (10:51:00 pm 30/08/2008 - Sat)
SS14 BP Ultimate Te Hutewai 2 11.28am (12:28:00 am 31/08/2008 - Sun)
SS15 Whaanga Coast 2 11.56am (12:56:00 am 31/08/2008 - Sun
SS16 Mystery Creek Super Special 3 2.00pm (3:00:00 am 31/08/2008 - Sun)
Ceremonial Finish, Mystery Creek Events Centre 3.00pm (4:00:00 am 31/08/2008 - Sun)
SS2 Castrol Waitomo will now be SS2.1 and SS2.2 and SS4 Castrol Waitomo will now be SS4.1 and SS4.2. However the official results system will show consecutive stage numbering with the regular stage number in brackets
Fusion, BP, Castrol... I miss a Karcher and Abu Dhabi stage.
Whaanga Coast : RallyQuote:
Originally Posted by cosmicpanda
Wangan Coastal Expressway : Streetracing
See, it's not that easy! I always get it wrong on youtube...
I miss the Motu Road stage. Awesome!!!
World Rally Radio Times NZ & UK
Friday 9am - 10pm 28/08/2008 - Thu
Saturday 845am - 9:45pm 29/08/2008 - Fri
Sunday 9am - 10pm 30/08/2008 - Sat
It reminds me of going to the RAC in the 90's when the mickey mouse stages all had individual sponsors.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy
So do they get a combined time for the Waitomo stages? I feel like I'm being a bit thick but I dont really get the explanation they gave. If you crash on 2.1 would you get a 5min SupeRally penalty for missing 2.2?
No, both parts are complete, independent stages. So, stage count has been increased by two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Thanks jonkka. Looks like Castrol have ended up with double the amount of stages they paid to sponsor lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by jonkka
You should also be able to get tickets at Mystery Creek during Shakedown (although you might have to pay to get into Shakedown!)Quote:
Originally Posted by ITC55