Ireland 2009

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Surprising the results of 1st SS. Different tyre strategies? What's the weather conditions?

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Originally Posted by AndiG

Can anyone post the times of the first stage, can´t get into WRC page from my company account! Thanks in advance! :)

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Times also here http://www.vysledky-rally.cz/vysledky/?rz=1&filtr=

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I don't think he set one fastest time on the Monte - he just didn't make any mistakes, and was left in the lead.

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He won only one stage. The first stage on third day. It was his home road and under very thick snow cover.

oder hier: http://www.ewrc-results.com/results_main.php?event=388

Next stage :)

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Originally Posted by RS

http://www.vysledky-rally.cz/vysledky/

has tyres choices. You are right, Rautenbach on winters.

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According to site there is:

- Gravel tyres! (Loeb reportedly with them)
- Snow tyres (Latvala, Aava, Reutenbach)
- Wet tyres (Hirvonen)
- Rain tyres (H. Solberg)

It's not reported on what tyres Atkinson and Sordo are. I guess Atkinson have same tyres as Loeb but not sure about Sordo, has he wets or gravel ones?

Obviously "rain tyre" and "wet tyre" should be indentified with each other.

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Originally Posted by Roy

If he is the winner of first IRC rally. IRC is nothing.

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Could you please hold your fire and be pation. Thank you.

. Jari-Matti LATVALA 12:44.0

2. Urmo AAVA 13:01.6 +17.6

3. Mikko HIRVONEN 13:15.5 +31.5

4. Dani SORDO 13:16.7 +32.7

5. Henning SOLBERG 13:19.9 +35.9

6. Sebastien LOEB 13:26.0 +42.0

7. Gareth MACHALE 13:30.0 +46.0

8. Eamonn BOLAND 13:35.7 +51.7

9. Chris ATKINSON 13:36.5 +52.5

gravel tyres? no no

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Originally Posted by bluuford

I have always thought that Ogier is very good on gravel and snow and bit average on tarmac. He got most of his advantage in Monte while driving on pure snow.

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And you got this sophisticated analysis based on only one stage, run with (probably) wrong tyres?