Ekstrom wins it... pretty standard boring WRX final.
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Ekstrom wins it... pretty standard boring WRX final.
Agree. However Ekström one of the best drivers, no matter four wheels sport. I´ve said that before, starting about 15 yrs ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Based on speed Kristoffersson could easily have won the event - set the fastest lap of the weekend and without issues at the start he could have easily challenged Mattias. Looks like it could be a good season though - EKS, PSRX, Scheider and Bakkerud all look very impressive.
Very close, if not thrilling, opening round. But good to see the competition is where it needs to be. Ekstrom still the benchmark due to that consistency.
A couple of points.
WHY have Peugeot painted up their cars to look like the EKS Audis? I've no idea why this continues to happen in motorsport. Just look at Toyota and Porsche in WEC this year.
Secondly. Say what you want about Liam Doran. Some really good insight on the commentary.
Obviously I agree with you, Mattias seems to be able to master any 4 wheeled vehicle controlled by the 5th wheel. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Swedish TV also mentioned that he'll likely will have completely new car later in the season. Audi's factory support decision
came a bit late for Ekström to be able to fully take advantage of it. It will be interesting to see if there will be something
exciting happen in that area.
I don't know, requests from Red Bull?Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Ken Block btw should stick to Gymkhana.
Wilks happy after strong start:
http://www.cartersport.com/wilks-hap...tart-in-spain/
Also nice to see the fight between the former DTM teammates Ekström and Scheider. I would think that they are pretty good friends as well.
They are also almost the same age, Ekström is only 4 months older then Scheider.
Great race, but the EuroRX championship is looking even more interesting.
Hmmm Im kinda worried about too many factory cars in WorldRX.. but lets hope they dont destroy the championship. Erikson complained about RX Board keeping "rich star ken block" without a penalty, Bakkerud said the new rules (from manufacturers) could make RX "less RX" (punishments for hard-racing and banging doors) and Marklund also sounded weird talking about that in EuroRX he could "have fun again". Lets wait and see.
It looks like DTM skills are more valuable in rallycross than rally skills, especially when rally guys are not having clean runs and have to battle in the crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Quote:
Originally Posted by giu canbera
Well IMO, RX in general is a bit too much wild west sometimes. It's one thing if two cars are doing a little door banging down the straight
but deliberate hits from behind and other larger unmotivated hits should result in a warning.
I also think a warning system is better then just handing out black flags without prior notice because if a driver
receives a yellow card, he/she knows that he/she is being watched more closely. The driver can then choose
if he/she wants to cool down or continue to be aggressive and risk getting a second yellow card -> red card.
That used to be what the half-black/half-white flag was for.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Final was a bit weak but thought a lot of the other races were good. Seems like they're more scared of contact, other than Block who straight up assaulted Eriksson and got away with it. If that had been Timur crashing then he'd have got a penalty, so I see where Eriksson is coming from. Could be a close season, VW had pace but messed up at key points (bad start from Johan, traffic after the joker for Petter), Scheider was surprisingly quick (and obviously got a bit lucky with Q2) and seems like some of the single entrants are mixing it up with the others too.
Edit: Also agree with Simmi that Doran was actually pretty good on the co-commentary. I thought it was an awful decision (because he's a generally unpleasant person) but as long as he's talking about people other than himself he brings good insight.
Best part of the final was Bakkerud coming past everyone on the outside as they came off their joker lap. He had the extra speed but it still looked spectacular.. :cool:
Should be possible to do this electronical in 2017, so the drivers see while driving, that they have been punished by the jury, or professional referees. Preferably ex drivers that know what they are doing.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
Only not. Because Block didn't gain a position and Eriksson continued where he was to set a good time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
Shouldn't make a difference, that move was out of order. Just because Eriksson held onto the position (by his own skill) doesn't mean that Block shouldn't be reprimanded.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomhlord
Block was already on the brakes when Eriksson turned across if i remember rightQuote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8p4dzmR4jYQuote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
19:55
Yeah he's on the brakes, but that move was never on. Eriksson turns in but Ken just didn't bother.
23:35 Johan shows how it should be done.
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Originally Posted by MrJan
KE-KB first contact is IMO a race incident. KE goes for the gap and KB have already re-aligned his car towards the bend.
KE-KB second contact , KB is fully responsible for hitting KE from behind. There was no gap and Kevin was ahead but Block
just didn't care and smashed into KE on purpose.
Yep, completely agree that neither are at fault for first touch, that one was just a by product of the weird joker merge at Barcelona.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
That's the same reasoning I got home in Norway in an event, when I asked why to guy who ran into be didn't get any penalty. "He was on the brakes". Never mind that he turned me in to a wall, that broke all the engine mountings and some more on my car. It was all fine because he "was on the brakes". Imo, that's not how it works.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Can't remember what i was doing at 15 but i sure wasn't doing this...
Oliver testing a supercar
https://www.facebook.com/telemarksen...c_ref=NEWSFEED
I agree Block was absolutely at fault. But if the positions do not change, an advantage not gained and if the cars can continue, no penalty. Otherwise you'd have penalties left right and centre in any form of closed roof racing.
Now son, this one has a wee bit more HP than your go kart......
OMSE will compete with 3 Hondas in GRC...
Seb Eriksson, Oliver Eriksson (Kevin's brother) and Mitchell DeJong
Idk about Joni Wiman... I know he is a GRC champ, but meh... just Meh
Would like to see a Honda in WRX, and also Henning at the wheel of it!Quote:
Originally Posted by giu canbera
TV doesn't do WRX much good, so much more brutal in real life and in this video.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...&id=1498113996
Was fortunate enough to be in Barcelona for the opening round. I really liked the circuit, it's on much more of a gradient than I was expecting. Some great racing and a very promising start to the Championship!
Uploaded a few pictures earlier in the week, few of my faves...
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2927/3...426500fd_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2835/3...8dd23a96_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3947/3...4c53628e_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2906/3...00131555_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2927/3...59948a91_b.jpg
...few more here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/229616...57682445566686
If any of you are interested. Round 2 of the British Rallycross Championship at Lydden on Monday: can't wait!
Great shots!
For any interested some of mine (inc. Media Day) are at https://flic.kr/s/aHskTmJQu9
Nice! I couldn't get there soon enough for the media day, so I didn't get a chance to have a proper look around the new PSRX Polo. I'm very interested by their design choice, I'd love to know the reasoning behind it!Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Marcus Grönholm testing in Lousada Fiesta RX → http://bit.ly/2oIXm5c
No one will touch VW for raw pace this season. Different league. But, of course, as we saw in Barcelona, Rallycross is also about on-track tactics.
Not WRX but Oliver Solberg got a 3rd (2nd in points) in his debut in the supercar in Rally X Nordic today.
Live broadcast
https://www.svtplay.se/video/1335627...x-nordic-norge
and he is younger than Kalle Rovanperä :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Ridiculous Bakkerud missing his joker lap during qually.. how is that possible when you even have a team radio spotter ??
My guess is radio malfunction combined with too much going on on the track for him to remember to joker.
Yeah, it's usually radio. The drivers are so used to the spotters telling them when to joker and keep the overview so it quickly gets troublesome when it failes.
Kristofferson also missed one in qualifying.
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Wow, what a save by Bakkerud.:-o
Another weird one in qually Q4 when they all jokered on the first lap !
Pace this and pace that. Ekström is still the king. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tomhlord
https://twitter.com/EKSRX/status/856157705551183872
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-GuxjvXkAIBFgr.jpg:large