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One of the greatest this sport has ever seen, the original Flying Finn, Timo Mäkinen, has sadly passed away at age 79. Rest in peace Maestro.
Rip
Very Sad news R.I.P. Timo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Very sad...R.I.P.
Maybe we could have one thread in which we could getting know more about rally drivers from past, while they still alive? Here are rally fans from all over the World, and they could share knowledge about legends (like Timo), codrivers, local heroes, team bosses, engineers and all rally people. I pretty sure everybody on this forum know what Timo was, but there are many others. It's sad and bit a shame when we remember man, only when he died...
There is a Thread now on WRCQuote:
Originally Posted by electroliquid
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...-for-2018-slot and they want the calendar to have 16 events by the time we get to 2022, like it used to have back in 2004-2007.
The Croatia rally sounds interesting! Although I'd love to have NZ as well.Quote:
"We could look at a mixed event with a day on gravel and two days on asphalt and we could even look at something new - some sort of a hillclimb event being included in the itinerary.
I think 16 events is too many. With more events, the value of a single event decreases. Fans always say that they want more, but you always risk oversaturation. For analogy, you find a delicious dish and you want more. But if you'll have it too often, it becomes just a regular dish. Or having the legendary races like Le Mans 24h, Monaco GP or Indy 500 five times a year. They lose their special appeal and become just another round event.
From the perspective of a financial director it would be great. The more money coming in, the better. But look at F1, the master of money milking Bernie has created a situation where long time circuits are having big difficulties and the grand stands seem to be rather empty most of the time.
Instead of increasing their income by adding more rounds, I'd prefer if they'd develop and polish their product so well, that it would attract more fans without expanding the calendar.
Very! If it is a mixed event are teams allowed to change tyres and suspensions?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Get New Zealand back in the calender where it belongs. We don't need another European event
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what about bringing back longer events? It seems that there are less and less competitive km... and the events are over before we get excited.
Doubt it'll happen, but I hope we could at least go back to having a full days rallying on a sunday. 3 stages at most on a sunday morning is pathetic, considering they are usually shortish stages as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
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Yes, Watson. Spain is currently that kind of a rally, where cars go from gravel kit to asphalt after day 1.
Interesting, cheers man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
I was browsing old itineraries and I stumbled upon the fact that early 2000's rallies had more unique stages rather than two identical loops of three each day. When did the stage variety decline?
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Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
When people believed the morons saying things need to be made comprehensible for the TV viewers...
When they forgot that media people are subordinated to almost any other living thing, except Greek Lab Rats in basements in England...
In the early 90's Rally Finland had no repeated stages. Probably because the roads would be in too bad condition after 200 cars to run again. In late 90's the competitor number came down and repeated stages came back. Also the service park rule tightened the route. And I would think it's cheaper and easier to run a stage twice than to run two individual stages.
In the past repeated stages was more an exception than a rule. 1986 1000 lakes had a stage that was repeated even three times (Ehikki) http://juwra.com/finland_1986_itinerary.html . San Remo 1987 had also a lot of repeated stages http://juwra.com/sanremo_1987_itinerary.html . FIA wanted also to cut the days when rallies were run to 3 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
From 1997 with the introduction of world rally cars rallies became more clover leaf format with few stages in the morning and return to the service. Then a lunch and a “take a dump” break and in the afternoon morning stages repeated. The service became also more centralized with no remote service. The total stage length has also decreased during the years. Nice statistics from juwra.com http://juwra.com/stats_event_stage_mileage.html . 1977 New Zeeland with 2157 km of stages.:)
Maybe organizer could run the stage in 1 direction in the morning and the reverse direction in the afternoon? Theoretically 2 different stages, but only 1 road to secure and provide TV arrangement... Same for the spectator...
Actually they were all a bit different versions using partially same road but having different sections and turning to different directions from some junctionsQuote:
Originally Posted by OldF
You will have 1 dead per rally if you do that. At least.Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
No, You won't. Such arrangement while not ideal is used quite often in national events and even in some international ones. I'm pretty sure some IRC/ERC events had the same stages in different direction one day and another day. Here in CZ parts of some stages are used in different direction in Rally Hustopeče for example (again in different leg). Even Barum sometimes uses same road for shakedown and than in opposite direction as part of one stage (not in last two years but before it was sometimes like that).
On the other hand I agree that if such scenario is run in just couple of hours it would be pretty difficult to make new taping, move all spectators, beertents etc. to new safe areas (I don't think that You can create a universal setup for both directions) and to clean some dirt from cutting in opposite direction.
You are right. Every run of Ehikki had a bit different length. Stage 3, 29 and 46.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/i...psit6heqgm.jpg
It will also double the time spent on the recce.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
No it won´t, they have to go back to SS anyway... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
and even if it does, it´s not a bad think. Rally should be more driving, less PR stuff.
1/3 BREAKING NEWS: @jkcodriver will miss @rallydeportugal on doctor’s orders after aggravating an existing hip condition in Argentina. #WRC
2/3 @sebmarshall will step in to replace @jkcodriver as @haydenpadon’s co-driver at #RallyPortugal. #WRC
3/3 We send our best wishes to @jkcodriver, who will still be in Portugal supporting the team! #WRC #HyundaiWRC
https://twitter.com/hmsgofficial/sta...06542339862528
Looks like WRC Poland and Finland is now confirmed for Teemu Suninen (no Sardinia). He says it’s going be difficult due to lack of test days.
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http://www.urheiluuutiset.com/sunise...aran-peitossa/
Google translated
https://translate.google.com/transla...a%2F&edit-text=
Just adding that those two WRC starts were confirmed for him from the beginning of the season, it was just unsure whether he would drive also Sardinia or not, and now it turns out he's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF
Nasser Al Attiyah made the competition debut of the Fiesta R5 Evo 2 and was fastest on every stage at the MERC Jordan Rally, winning by over 16 minutes, some four seconds a kilometre ahead of the Mitsubishi opposition.* *
“I tried to go flat out on one stage to see if I could beat the time I set in the stage last year in the Skoda, but I had the same time to the second,” he reported
http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home...lly-news-may-8
Paddon about his problems http://www.autosport.com/news/report...t-a-career-low
Hayden Paddon says he reached a World Rally Championship career low in Argentina last weekend, 12 months on from his maiden win there.
The Kiwi's troubled start to the year continued in Argentina, when he rolled on the second stage and then suffered mechanical issues with his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC for the next two days.
He ended the event a distant and despondent sixth.
"Winning in Argentina last year was definitely the high point of my career, but this event was the opposite," he said.
"It's a real low point. We have some work to do now."
Paddon will use a two-day test in Sardinia to start making wholesale changes to his i20 in an effort to bring the car set-up closer to what he wants.
His driving style differs to that of team-mates Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo.
"The team and the engineers are fully committed and focused on helping me get the car how I want it," said Paddon.
"I drive the car a lot from the rear and that's quite different to the other two guys.
"My style's not as smooth as Thierry's, but we've spent time trying to adjust my driving style to match his and it hasn't really worked.
"Now we're going to work more on the car. The team has got some good ideas that we can try at the test."
Team principal Michel Nandan is confident Paddon can return to form.
"I can understand how disappointed he is," said Nandan.
"But you have to consider that in every sport you have ups and downs.
"We will help him to recover and get back to success."
Kalle Rovanperä drives now under Red Bull brand: http://www.moottoriurheilu.tv/red-bu...le-rovanperan/
What will it mean in particular in the nearest future?
The nearest future I can think of is tomorrow and Kalle is supposed to drive under a Red Bull livery in his next Italian event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
WRC champion Ogier to drive VW Polo again in Colin McRae tribute
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...-mcrae-tribute
I don't see any link VW and Mcrae. With so many Ford cars related to Colin, strange decision.
The idea of the event is to pair the drivers with the cars they drove at the prime of their career. The Colin tribute part is just that all world champions (at least co-drivers) are present.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Article also has an explanation for Carlos' not appearing to the event.
Was a bit strange to see MN put the RallyLegend news as their cover story, the best part of two weeks after it was announced.
Looks like there will be a lot more stars there in addition to the world champs - Meeke, Alister McRae etc.
I'd highly recommend the rally to anyone thinking of going - but it looks like the champions parade is just on one single stage. These guys aren't doing the entire rally. Although maybe a few will.
It's just a shame the 'Legend' stage is, let's be honest, a sh*thole around factory grounds. This kind of display is fitting of a bit better backdrop in my opinion. But kudos to the organisers and Moya for making it happen.
Why he driving the Polo if he could driving a Fiesta WRC17 with Martini's throwback livery..?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
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