Go Pech! This will be interesting one to follow - like always.
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Go Pech! This will be interesting one to follow - like always.
Arazim is also doing great against young guns. :)
Valoušek puncture in the SS4 :(
First photos from today: eWRC.cz - Fotogalerie Agrotec Rally Hustopeče 2011
Most of Barum stages are reasonably different from Hustopeče stages. This event is traditionally strong point of Pech's season mostly thanks to the character of stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
First onboards (so far only shakedown): http://www.mediasport.cz/rally-cz/onboard-videa
Pech is indeed with Vd Heuvel the most impressive driver with a group N on International level.
Pech isn't international driver. He starts outside CZ very rarely and when, it's never in some high-profile event. I think the only exception was Antibes 2003 where he was 10 minutes behind Thiry in comparable car.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
By the way Kresta and Pech drove almost 3 seasons against each other with same Evo IX from same team. Pech won four times - once Kresta crashed while leading (Šumava 2007) once Kresta changed tyre on stage (Barum 2007 - but he almost caught Pech anyway), twice Kresta had problems with overheating and run without ALS (Třebíč, Hustopeče 2008). Never Pech defeated Kresta when both had Evo IX in a clean run for the second.
So yes, Pech is very good local specialist but he is no superstar, especially not international.
Looks like a bit more than just puncture ;)
It is incredible but true how fast Czech drivers, photographers and forum members are. :)
I meant if he's driving in Barum against IRC it's on International Level eventhough it's in his own country. But when saying that u can say that Vd Heuvel is a better Gr N driver in Ypres he seems to be unbeatable and in Deutschland rally it was the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Seems like Kopecky is well awake today, he beats everybody in first stage of today will a reasonable margin, almost 1S/km faster as the rest. ;)
Yes, like always slower start and than pushing. But this stage was circuit, so maybe some overtaking took part...
Ok, thanks for that info Mirek. Are you not "live" on the rally?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
No, I'm not there, not enough time for that.
Kopecky setting three besttimes in a rough, at stage 7 he is again massively faster as the rest, building out his lead, wich is now almost half a minute compared to second place man Pech.
No more time for Valousek :confused:
He has 5' penalty.
Mirek-as much I respect you as a true rallye expert, I can not agree with you how you underestimate Pech and his fight with evo9 against S2000 drivers. Yust stand close to evo9&X and to S2000 car. Evo's are still evolution from a normal, road car, they already look havier, less agile..compare to a true racing car, build with yust one purpose: to be the first on each rally stage! And there were millions spent for yust this purpose. So, IMHO every driver with N4 car, who achives similar stage stimes (or even faster...) as a fast S2000 driver is a real hero for me. And we all know, that this upgrade R4 parts are yust a blow in the wind...Until N4 car get's bigger restrictor and sequential gearbox, they are not on equal technical level.....And even then, the chassis itself from S2000 car is better than from a road car.
That is for driving on public road on three wheels. It is according to the rules...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
I really don't like these roads. Almost only straights and slow corners... Yesterday I watched onboard of Kopecký from SS2 and he drove 33 seconds non-stop in rpm limiter in one part, that is over 1,5 km (it wasn't completely straight but still)...
By the way Kresta took wrong tyres this morning but still I think he can't catch Pech but who knows..
Thank you again Mirek.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Now I also know why there aren't retirements in the top 20.
Peugeot team decided to retire after getting the penalty which rules out any reasonable points...
What a stupid decision by Peugeot / Kronos. They, and especially Marc van Dalen, are really bad losers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
I don't think it is their decision but of Mr. Varmuža who is paying that.
EDIT: They claimed the reason for retirement is that the penalty was given only today during second leg but not yesterday when the incident happened.
They is Peugeot / Kronos or Mr. Varmuža?
As you said, rules are rules and it is good that this is also so for the big teams.
They is Peugeot Delimax Team, it's official statement :)
Ok, thank you. ;)
In Valousek position I think it'll be indeed Mr Varmuza who's behind Delimax? Who's going to decide, in IRC Marc Van Dalen is the man who decides because both Peugeot UK and BELUX gave the power to Marc Van Dalen for on the stages I think with Valousek it's other story I think.
What a crazy last stage. Kresta kept the second place but behind... Štajf crashed and both Fabias R2 retired on same kilometer of last stage with broken driveshaft and Štefan's Clio is burning so the stage was stopped...
Funny accident from shakedown: YouTube - ‪CRASH Milan Same
Photos: eWRC.cz - po všech stránkách rally…Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
eWRC.cz - po všech stránkách rally…
Good drive by Kopecky again at home.
How come Kopecky was in the normal factory colours, I thought they were using the retro livery all year in CZ?
In this short video there is a mistake of Pech and Uhel which cost them second place: YouTube - ‪Krizovky na Agrotec Mogul Rally Hustope
Why? Team received 5 mins penalty, there were no chance for good result in top ten. So they have decided to retire. Why they should waste money and risk in 68 kms of SS for nothing? They can use saved money for tests before next event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
Photos by DoN: [url=http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/agrotec-mogul-rally-hustopece-2011/]Agrotec Mogul Rally HustopeÄ
My photos from Agrotec Rally Hustopeče: [url=http://ondik.rajce.idnes.cz/Agrotec_Mogul_Rally_Hustopece_2011/#]ondik | Agrotec Mogul Rally HustopeÄ
There was still a chance to took points. For the fans and spectators, it was also better that they didn't retired. There were only 4 SS remaining, with the money that they saved now they can't do much testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Only 5 of 7 counts - in fact 5 of 6 due to cancellation of Šumava. Valda now has all jokers gone.