Lukyanuks mistake video. Really silly mistake.
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Lukyanuks mistake video. Really silly mistake.
https://www.facebook.com/H-Racing-1475364672737997/
I would say really stupid chicane, just like the tractors in Jyväskila, but maybe the Czech Fans will hate me now?
This is just one spectator arena on the only relatively easy stage of today - few hundred meters of 13 km. The thing is that this area is owned by one of the most important Barum Rally sponsor. The guy offered his company area for making it a spectator arena for people who don't go to the forests as it's a "corner" of the stage which actually goes from the forests into Zlín city before it turns away again. Yes, it is artifficial but people can reach it by trolleybus and it's always completely crowded. You may hate it but it makes wonders for the publicity.
Today was very hard day. Two of the hardest stages - Kašava and Pindula were expected to bring some drama and they delivered. I can't say I'm happy about the results as I was really wishing Alex Lukyanuk to keep the fight with Jan Kopecký till the end (one of the reason why we chose to spectate the last fast place before the end of the rally) and because I'm a fan of Jaromír Tarabus.
In the morning close to the finish of Pindula on very rough surface Lukyanuk was the only one who took our place completely flat out but what is interesting he lost approximately 1 second to Kopecký on this last 1-2 km. Bouffier's car had already a bit strange sound and appeared weak but he didn't comment it at the stage end so I thought it's ok but it clearly wasn't...
Video including the crash of Kopáček: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Frh16PJBI
PS Something funny... I accidentally found that some 500 meters from the service park there was a large tent of Circus Alex :-D
Includes onboard of Lukyanuk's mistake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqivQDZDILM
watch at 4,05 Luky and Jan at the flat left corner.Over the limits.
https://youtu.be/jHWq4gGDg9Q
That's exactly a moment one friend who was there described to me as something completely unbelievable and now I can see it :)
By the way watch Jan's emotions in the finish. This wasn't an ordinary victory...