He was also battling for third place overall in ERC Rally Latvia this year but he had to retire after a minor off into a frozen snowbank. That was also with gr.N car.
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He was also battling for third place overall in ERC Rally Latvia this year but he had to retire after a minor off into a frozen snowbank. That was also with gr.N car.
Thanks, guys. I don't get too much coverage of anything other than the WRC, and having recently list my dedicated internet connection, I get even less coverage than before.
If he's as good as has been made out, then I'd love to see him in the WRC.
Is he rich?Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Would be nice to see white whale vs. green whale battle...in other words Nikara vs. Lukyanuk in group N cars. Preferably a new event for both also. That would mean serious trouble for some S2000 guys. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
I had the privilege to talk to him a couple of times at NORF, and more than being incredibly fast on stage he was also the most down to earth driver in the service park, caring a lot for his fans and always with a smile on his face.
Right after SS6 where he set the 8th time overall (right in the middle of WRC/S2000 cars.. but he did start when the track had cleared), he told me "was I any fast? I thought I was going too slow!" :)
Also mechanics and support at ASRT seemed really happy to be there, photo guy beat my time pretty hard in the rallycross simulator hehehe
As much as I want to see him drive at top level I'm afraid all this warmth and closeness might fade away if he starts competing on world-class championships. Same goes with onboards obviously, I wouldn't have heard of him if it were not for those incredible demonstrations of how to drive a 1.5-ton tank very much over the limit :D
i think he´s not really rich, first time i heard from him he was driving an old astra f, maybe 2 years ago only. then he switched to that evo.
No, or at least not enough to drive several WRC rounds a year. I hope some oligarh will like him and begin supporting him, because he seems more promising than Novikov IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIMI44
Novikov has potential, but he's unfocused at times. When he's on form, he can set a blistering pace. He reminds me a little of Ari Vatanen, who either won the rally or crashed out.
excuse me, Novikov reminds you to Vatanen?, even a little bit, you can't be serious about to name those names in one...
excuse me, Novikov reminds you to Vatanen?, even a little bit, you can't be serious about to name those names in one...Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Have you seen Novikov's stage times? When he's on form - when he's Novikon - he can be extraordinarily quick. But when he's Novikoff, he's usually wrapped around the one object that seems impossible to crash into.
Anyway, a thought occurred to me about Alexey Lukyanuk: Nasser al-Attiyah controls the purse strings at Ford, but he seems to be happy to trust to Malcolm Wilson's judgement. If Wilson is genuinely impressed by Lukyanuk, then it should not be hard to convince al-Attiyah to put him in the car, even if it us only for a limited campaign, like Hanninen.
Wilson would better try him out in ERC/WRC2 first ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Probably. But at the current rate, the only way anyone is going to catch Volkswagen is to take a gamble with their driver line-up.
Lukanuk was very impressive in ERC LatviaQuote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Just out of interest what is the top speed of the Evo compared to an R5, RRC, or S2000 car ?
Jumping from GrN to WRC won't be easy. If Wilson would like to build top level driver, I agree he needs some experience with class 2 first, to see how it goes. Probably after successful year or two he could do WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Top speed around 200 km/h-220 km/h IIRC (depending on gearbox ratio), so on par with WRC cars on straight roads. But cornering speed, agility, braking and of course acceleration are much better on a S2000/R5/RRC/WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasS
Cheers .Quote:
Originally Posted by miniwintz
I know finland is characterised by fast flowing stages , Latvia looked similar in that regard . Of course with ice and less crests ?
Everyone knows he is fast on snowy and gravel stages that are fast and fluent, like in Latvia/Finland etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasS
But how will he perform on slow and rough gravel stages? Or on Tarmac?? WRC is more then Finland and Sweden (and maybe New Zealand is similar). A lot more!
True.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
So he's a one trick pony then ?
I would say no. Yes, he don't have rough gravel or tarmac experience, but... He is some kind of golden nugget or diamond which may become brilliant, believe me. Besides he have right attitude - quality that some of his compatriots lacks very much. Now he needs to move further.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasS
So far it all reminds me way how Marcus Gronholm came in to WRC...
I don't say he is. I just say we don't know, and there for Wilson better try him out first in ERC/WRC2 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasS
Well, Baltian rallies have atleast some slower/rougher sections, although they're often quite sandy-based so not "rough" in the meaning of car-pounding rocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
I can only imagine how precise he can be on slow roads if his lines are so crazy/precise while going 5th – 6th gear... And btw, Lukyanuk has tarmac experience from one rally in Russia, "Rally Masters Show".
Another one who suffered this kind of injury after the HANS was brought in. Those were very rare before. Here we had like 20 cases of broken lumbar vertebrae in compression shocks (such as hitting something from below, going to a ditch, big jump etc.) since HANS was introduced and almost none before.
The traditional HANS system is very bad for your shoulders and spine! In rought stages with lot's of bumps and rocks "kills" you! There are a new system, that is not so hard on the shoulders at least, but I didn't try it yet. Anyway, I must say that in my two big crashes (a big roll in Latvala style, and a side crash to a wall) the Hans did what it's suposed to do! My shoulders hurted yes, but my driver that was not using it suffer a lot more than I do!
I'm sure he still has Ola's number in his phone..........Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
...and change back his pace note language to Norwegian. I doubt seriously..Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
He speaks very good English, why should it be a problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeppe
Does anyone know if the Simpson Hybrid HANS also has the same problem? (link below)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Simpson Racing - Hybrid, SFI & FIA APPROVED [HY] - $0.00 :
http://www.rallycarsforsale.net/photos/p65997n3.jpg
Why don't people use Simpson Hybrid?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
I believe Floene is busy with Tidemand...Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
I would turn the question. Why they are forced to use something which is not 100% and in the same time also very expensive (for most of privateers)? If it was voluntary, anybody could choose if he wanted to use it or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Why not make roll cages and helmets and overalls optional then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
We all know that the science points to Neck restraints saving lives from Basilar skull fractures , which are generally fatal. Your compatriot Vjtechcha Stajf would attest to that I'm sure.
The device is used in all forms of Motorsport and even BMX and Mountain biking downhill. For the price vs safety benefit you would be mad not to wear one.
You misinterpret what Mirek saying. For other kind of motorsport, Hans device has proved to provide extra safety, although in rallying we have plenty of examples as Mirek noted that it caused additional injuries that would not have been observed if HANS was not use (maybe?). So it's contribution to avoid injuries in rallying is a bit questionable.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasS
Btw is Kosciuszko's injury also related to this?
Well yes it could be that the vibration and shock energy is being transferred down the spine due to the wearing of neck restraints but it's also probable that incidences of Cervical injuries and complaints has decreased since the introduction of neck restraints.
The introduction of the helmet to motor sport increased the incidence of cervical injuries due to the extra mass that the neck has to support. But you don't see any suggestions that the helmet be made an optional item because of that.
Motor rallying has always had a high prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries because of it's very nature, the suggestion that lower lumbar and thoracic injuries has increased due to the use of neck restraints is at best anecdotal.
To me its academic anyhow ,having a spinal compression or fracture is still a better outcome than being paralysed at the neck or dead.
Because who already made the investment to buy the HANS, will not buy another system, at least as when the HANS have homologations. I don't know about in the rest of the world, but in Portugal HANS it's expensive, as well as the Simpson Hybrid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
ThomaS, how many of Your friends have suffered broken vertebrae in otherwise minor accidents? You can come here and tell them man to man that what happened to them is for their own good. Doubt they would agree though.
I wonder if it has more to do with it being new or because the fia homologated one is so expensive. To be honest I didn't find the older one comfortable at all which I why I went a different route. But with helmets expiring this year, I will be ordering the new Hybrid at the same time since I feel it will reduce my chance of injury compared to my current setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
I doubt he's full of ca$h. Or if he actually is rich, he manages to hide his wealth very convincingly. And he's not very young either at age 31.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIMI44
eWRC-results.com - profile Alexey Lukyanuk
He would need a handful of years to prove that he's fast on up-to-date machinery, aka other than N4 Evo X. He really is quick on fast-flowing stages, but it's not a given fact that Lukyanuk can be fast elsewhere outside the Baltic & Finland region. A comparison with Gigi Galli would come to my mind - he wasn't very young either when he finally got his chance with Mitsubishi's factory team in the top class.
That's an emotional response. And I'm not sure what your argument is. Are you saying you think Neck braces are the cause of increased incidences of spinal injury ? I'm sure you have some stories but they are anecdotes and nothing to make any inference from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
- Even before neck braces were introduced to the sport , incidences of Lumbar injury and fatigue were higher than cervical injuries.
- Neck braces have reduced cervical spine injuries hugely but they also reduce the severity of post race fatigue and pain that crew suffer during any event. Especially co-drivers , their heads are down a lot and they have nothing to hang on to like the driver.
- Crew fitness has a huge part to play in the bodies ability to cope with vibration and shock. Most amateur crews have marginal fitness and strength compared to a professional driver . A neck brace would be even more important I would have thought.
Lets face it your head is doing a great impression of a bladder on a stick.
There was a months long investigation done by our driver's association in co-operation with number of specialized doctors. As a result the association asked our ASN to change status of HANS from mandatory to voluntary as they found direct connection between the use of HANS and the new phenomena of broken lumbar vertebrae after HANS introduction (You are wrong in Your assumption that this kind of injuries was frequent before - it was very rare). The request was also directed to FIA. There was no result at all so as a next step there was a petition of drivers and co-driver's against the obligation of HANS use. It was signed by some 200 drivers and co-drivers but the result from ASN was again zero. Only repeating of same phrases like You do. Nobody denies very positive effect of HANS in case of frontal impact but on the contrary to circuits most of rally crashes are not frontal ones. Anyway if somebody wants to use it on voluntary basis, no problem. Fact is that to make HANS mandatory in all events run under FIA rules created demand for thousands of devices and that was a huge business. When that market was filled they put HANS into cross-country events where it has even less meaning, especially for truckers where it also limits side-visibility which is very dangerous when driving close to "small" competitors such as buggies or even bikes. I have never heard any positive word from cross country crews about HANS but a lot of complains.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThomasS
Anyway You are reported for constant infractions. You don't need to reply because I will not read it.