Weather forecast looks dry.. :)
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/mobile/regional-forecast/ni
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Weather forecast looks dry.. :)
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/mobile/regional-forecast/ni
Seeded at 152 Dessie McCartney Thats interesting and good too .How old is Dessie now ?
THURS - 13.38 (UK) Qualifying Stage for Priority Drivers; 18.00 Start order selection.
Thank you guys!
First pictures from service - http://www.autosport.cz/fotogalerie....1192&autor=ALL
any live stages?
Think he's 70 this year. His late brother Ronnie won the the event 50 yrs ago this year, in 1964.Quote:
Originally Posted by driveace
Julian Porter @The_Rally_Guru 6 λεπτά
Just to add some spice to the QS stage it's started to rain, think most drivers are on a hard tyre!
QS, Wiegand (2:27.6): « Really very difficult stage, very slippery and very easy to make a mistake. Try to stay on the road.
QS, Abbring (2:27.4): " Any grip, so slippery, car can slide every time… but very exciting! Any idea where is the grip."
QS, Lappi (2:28.2): « quite slippy! hard tyres. Some shiny black tops, trying my best
QS, Breen (2:26.220): « Gard slicks, easy to make a mistake »
Cars flagged away for practice and Q stage, short video: https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/712...FC6wZ6rggJdcxH
Courtesy of Ditchslapped @ Twitter
So far class after 5 cars in QS: Barrable (2:22.3), Breen +3.8, Abbring +5.1, Wiegand +5.3, Lappi +5.9
Interesting QS for Robert Consani :)
Bit of an unusual time with rain and tyres.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Cars back after QS...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Blbl10vCUAAB_-i.jpg
Great time for Barrable in the Fiesta !
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlbE6tdCQAA9eRo.jpg
I think Breen will be happy considering...
Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT) Qualifying -
"That was interesting, we are on a hard slick. We made a complete mess of the first hairpin and spun the car. It was a survival stage, just get through. Not exactly first on the road, but somewhere close."
Barrable promises to “push hard” for a top result against Europe’s best on Circuit of Ireland ...
Robert Barrable has promised he is “going to push hard – we won’t be driving just for a finish” when he contests his home round of the FIA European Rally Championship, the Circuit of Ireland (April 17-19), in his unmistakeable Tunnock’s World Rally Team Ford Fiesta R5.
The 26-year old Dublin driver was the first to place an entry to secure a place in the starting line up, which sees Europe’s top rally teams and drivers compete against the Irish elite.
A recent Tarmac test outing on the West Cork Rally didn’t go to plan, with a misfire and early retirement, but Robert will head to Belfast next week match fit, having just finished the gruelling Rally Portugal. The Tunnock’s Fiesta R5 left Faro immediately after the finish on Sunday and arrived back at CA1 Sport in Carlisle on Tuesday night, where it was converted from gravel to Tarmac specification in preparation for a pre-event test in Ireland next Monday.
The Circuit of Ireland was the second rally Robert ever did in his career, contesting the 2009 event in a Fiesta ST. He returned the following year in a Citroën C2 R2, but it wasn’t until his third attempt in 2012 that he recorded his first finish – coming home 6th in the IRC (8th overall) in a ŠKODA Fabia S2000.
Robert: “This year’s Circuit of Ireland is going to be fantastic – a challenging event with a lot of tough ERC and Irish competition, and it will be very interesting to see how the new Peugeot 208T16 compares to the Fiesta R5 and Fabia S2000s. And for those reasons, it’s hard to predict what our pace is going to be like until we get to the Qualifying Stage. But one thing’s for sure, it’s going to be a very tough rally.
“Even though they’re relatively close to home, I don’t know the stages so well. I might have done one or two of them back in 2009; Hamilton’s Folly stands out and I’ve definitely done the stage near Banbridge and the Lisburn spectator stage. I’m sure Bobby Willis [event director] has picked some really good and very challenging stages. There are some very nice rally roads in that area – not so narrow and bumpy, but fast and flowing.
“I’m really excited to be doing such a high-class ERC event an hour and a half drive away from where I live in Swords, and I hope the fans come out in force to support us and enjoy the event. We’re going to push hard – we won’t be driving just for a finish, we’ll be aiming for a good result.”
Maybe also soft tyre like Barrable?Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
No holding back in qualifying... :crazy:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Blb1rtxCIAESIpk.jpg:large
Great SD pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thegin...7644038035536/
Skoda QS... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W58zYHAFErU
Dont forget to make a pickems, deadline is today midnight - MAKE YOUR PICKEMS
Simpson making a mess of the 1st hairpin !
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=734375286585593
Meeke joining in at the press conference
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlcHC9OCIAAOQSw.jpg
Start order for Leg 1 : J. Moffett, S. Moffett, Consani, Breen, Barrable, Abbring, Wiegand, Lappi, Simpson
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlcJnTaCMAE-YTU.jpg:large
Start order
1. Josh Moffett (Mitsubishi)
2. Sam Moffett (Ford)
3. Robert Consani (Peugeot)
4. Craig Breen (Peugeot)
5. Robert Barrable (Ford)
6. Kevin Abbring (Peugeot)
7. Sepp Wiegand (Skoda)
8. Esapekka Lappi (Skoda)
9. Neil Simpson (Skoda)
Complete start list to the first leg - http://rally-base.com/2014/circuit-o...TimeTypeId=433
Anyone getting the iRally app radio to work? Or is there any other places i can tune in?
fiaerc.com radio won't work either
Good morning guys! Let's have a good rally :)
Good morning ;)
Morning all.. SS1 is live !
Abbring is awake :D
This rally definately fits the Fabia!
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Good solid start by Breen should help him to relax as he has all the pressure and local expectations.
Lappi :eek:
Well, that's what I call a surprise...
where?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
So far class after 9 cars in SS1: Lappi (3:54.0), Abbring +2 , Breen +3.0, Wiegand +4.0, Barrable +6, S. Moffet +8, Consani +12
Quite wrong times, better version is here: http://rally-base.com/2014/circuit-of-ireland-2014Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
http://www.circuitofireland.net/results.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
http://www.fiaerc.com/events/live/id/18
http://rally-base.com/2014/circuit-o...014/?ssId=2277
Choose what You like :) If You meant live on TV... it's not :(
Great start for Černư! Let's see other juniors :)
they really should have made it live!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek