Because then there were splits but anymore. Paddon's own words and i agree with him.
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Because then there were splits but anymore. Paddon's own words and i agree with him.
Mexico, Argentina and Portugal, if Ogier wouldn't be the first on the road, we had won all these.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
So this year, we would had 5 in 5 for Ogier.
I wouldn't be happy with this.
I'm against to choose the road position, we should have a format that is fixed for all rallyes.
Thats utter madness. It's 2017, not 2007.....it wouldn't say much for the WRC if they all came back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Only to precise that in 2014 positions were fixed. Me too I don't like quali format.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
Driver lunacy aside - I wonder if Colin has heard that 3 car teams are confirmed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Although this weekend takes place the Rally of Sardinia 2016 and by lining up three vehicles there one would think that Volkswagen Motorsport is fully focused on this round of the World Rally Championship, the brand has been commissioned to remind us that has long decided to focus its efforts to prepare the 2017 season, leaving intuit on your Facebook page these days will test an advanced version of its new Volkswagen Polo R WRC.
According to the publication of Volkswagen Motorsport in the social network, camouflage decoration photo can be seen on Sunday in Baumholder, one of the most traditional sections of Rally Germany. It is hoped that in the logic absence of their race drivers the German mark again resort to Marcus Gronholm, who is carrying on his back a large part of vehicle development 2017.
Although it is common for brands to test their new vehicles after the dispute of a rally in order to make comparisons with stopwatches in hand, Volkswagen seems to have opted for the calendar inverse test: without going any further Autosprint published a few days ago the new Polo was rolling in Sardinia, alternating pilots from the German current World Rally Car and newly minted. The Italian weekly ventured to announce that the difference between the two is around two tenths per kilometer in Italian special as Terranova, Monte Olia and San Giacomo.
http://www.diariomotor.com/competici...fin-de-semana/
It's not Rally not even real racing, but Higgins time attack on Man TT circuit was the first time Prodrive worked for Subaru since their WRC leave (this time via Subaru USA).
Full report and videos on Mark's amazing new record (207.17km/h average speed, if I didn't mess conversion) from Autocar:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/Subaru-Isle...ampaign=buffer
John McGuiness still 32 seconds faster ;)
And Dunlop 42...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
http://i.imgur.com/ZEoL1U4.jpg
According to official webpage it's McGuiness who holds the record: http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/TT-...p-Records.aspx
and according to the races that took place this past week its dunlop...but feel free to argueQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Thanks for correction, I haven't noticed that. Sorry
you are forgiven.
Ian Hutchinson broke the record (from a standing start!) at the superbike race, the first race of this year's event then a few seconds later Michael Dunlop broke it again, doing the first sub 17 minute lap and I believe in the senior TT on friday (superbike race 2, but under a different name) did the first 134mph average lap. Ian Hutchinson also did a lap on the superstock bike that beat John McGuiness' old outright lap record.
Dunlops record is 133.964mph not 134 !!! In the first superbike race Dunlop broke the outright record of Mcguinness from a standing start with 133.369 and then again on lap 2 with 133.393... Hutchinsons record was 132.892 on his standing start lap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
For your eyes only infidels...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nlzxR6lN7Q
in a few minutes time Becs Williams interview with PJ Johnson the Chairman of Rally NZ will be replayed on WRC live radio
Tune in now to hear how about how the NZ bid is progressing and what the Kiwis have planned for a 2018 WRC return to NZ http://www.wrc.com/live-ticker/live_popup_radio.html
My mistake, here's a good article on the technical details of the car http://www.pistonheads.com/features/...cord-car/34282Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
600hp version of a prodrive WRC engine...
http://www.crash.net/wrc/race-report...yRFbjEbuBKW.99
No real loss...Quote:
Martin Prokop ended up 11th, but after being given a 5-minute penalty at the start remained deeply unhappy: “This is my favourite rally of the year but from the beginning we struggled with the penalty decision. This is a nice rally but I will leave the championship now. I do not like the atmosphere and I am not happy with this situation.
good riddance...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
i'm not to sure about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doon
there's much talk about ogier, but the most important thing i've noticed the last few rally's is that although latvalla doesn't have to clean the road, he hasn't been able to beat the hyundai's. this means that, or latvala has become a lot slower, or the hyundai's are on pace with the volkswagens.
Hyundais are quite close but Latvala is always like that when he ufks up... he is slow on the next few events..... then fast..... then ufks again and so on....Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Latvala won in Mexico, and in Argentina was leading when something broke and sent the car off the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
In Portugal had problems, and in Sardinia was beat by Neuville with pure competition.
I think you are only right about Sardinia, the other three events he was fast.
Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Colin heard what Jost Capito said about the 3 car rule, and obviously tried to say something with so many non-sense as Capito. :D
Latvala is a crazy driver. I think he can't be a benchmark for any kind of reasoning.Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
I would rather compare their performances with Mikkelsen's
PRokop quits WRC after 5mn penalty in Sardegna => http://goo.gl/IR8d0y
It's not because of the penalty.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
Article is wrong. For sure he is not leaving because of this 5 min penalty. This decision was made much more earlier. You can see it with his absence in Poland...Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
yes No Poland .. but maybe he wanted to drive other event ... . Prokop speak here the reason and confirm he's angry against penalty and he leaves.. https://www.facebook.com/MartinProko...type=3&theater
Jeremie, he was speaking about leaving for a long time. He bought a circuit GT car, he is building Dakar car and during this season he endtered less than half of the WRC events. He may now try to use this penalty as an official reason to leave but it's hardly the real reason. Anyway I don't get the whole circus about the situation. His team made a mistake, got a penalty. Period. The Earth keeps rotating.
Ok Mirek..
Agree with u about official reason (penalty) to leave ;)
But it helps cause he told that want FIA allow him drive the 2017 spec car recently.
Ahoj lidi, jak to tedy je a co se děje? Sardinie nás jako každá jiná rally stála obrovské množství sil, času a zejména finančních prostředků. Celou soutěž jsme projeli z obrovským sebezapřením a pocitem křivdy, to zklamání z nesmyslného postihu bylo opravdu silné. Rally je však dá se říci celý můj život a přes to, že se nyní se budeme připravovat na Dakar, rally je pro mě stále disciplína číslo jedna a jsem tělem i duší soutěžák. Až jednou nastoupím do své svou opravdu poslední soutěže ve WRC, pojedu ji, jak se říká „v obleku“, se vztyčenou hlavou a s úsměvem, ne s nafouklou pusou a hlavou plnou myšlenek na vše ostatní kromě rally. Ano ještě se do šampionátu WRC vrátím, to můžu sobě, svému týmu a hlavně fanouškům slíbit, třeba to bude ještě tento rok, kdo ví. Auto a celý ansámbl okolo máme přeci jen parádně nachystán a secvičen. Teď budeme už jen z principu bojovat s FIA o stažení pětiminutového trestu, který je podle nás neoprávněný a křivdí nám. Chtěl bych poděkovat všem fanouškům, kteří fandí našemu počínání ve WRC a podporují nás i nyní, když nebojujeme jen na trati proti časomíře.
Zatím se mějte fajn, Martin.
P.S. Ještě si asi zajdu k zubaři nechat si zkontrolovat plomby ;)
Hi folks, what the hell is going on? Like avery other rally, Sardinia cost us a huge amount of energy, time and money. We did the whole race with extreme self-denial and feelings of injustice, the disappointment of senseless punishment was really strong. But rally is still my whole life, and despite the fact that now we will prepare everything for Dakar, rally is for me still the number one discipline and I am a rally driver with my body and soul. Once I start into my really last WRC race, I will do it with style and „in tuxedo“ , with head up and happy, not angry and with head full of ideas on everything other than rally. Yes I will get back to WRC, this is what I can promise to myself, my team and especially fans. Maybe it will be even this year, who knows. The car and everything around is ready, prepared and rehearsed. Now we will just on principle fight with FIA for the withdrawal of the five-minute penalty, which we believe is unauthorized and injustice against us. I would like to thank all the fans who cheer our actions in the WRC and support us even now, when we are not fighting just against the clock on special stages. Cheers Martin
I was thinking about driver markets for next season...
about young guys i see about at same level with some pro and contra
Evans,Lappi,Suninen and Tideman...
maybe i will give an official car su Pontus, seems ready for this...i like Lappi too but he need to be more consistent.
Suninen maybe with highest potencial, Evans i think he will have other chance in m-sport...
So i go to Pontus till now:) also if next rallies will say more...
Other doubt...about citroen, maybe will decide too give the official C3 only to one between Breen and Lefebvre...in poland we will see who deserve more
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...fter-aero-test and the next test will be in France
The driver market is quiet because it's still early and people are waiting for Citroen's announcement. VW is full. Maybe after Sordo decides between Hyundai and Citroen things will get moving, but I think we will have to wait until December to know all the main drives for next year because Citroen can take their time and said they will not rush the driver decision. Also still interesting to see if Neuville got his head back in order or it was just a lucky rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by BicioWrc
Far too much bodywork on that thingQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Does anyone know which rally's wil stay - go - or enter next years calendar?
I really hope Sardinia will stay, hope it will be back in October like it was some years ago.
And wasn't it sead that Germany was about to move to an other region?
Rally Sweden signed a new three year contract during this year's rally Sweden.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duvel