CMR2 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

Rat has finished the Rally:
Day 1:
After a great lead up to the Rally, we started with cobwebs in the intercom! No really... Couldn't hear a thing. Although we set some good times, setting PB's all day, we were off the pace a bit..Lost a bit of time after hitting the wall hard on my side and rolled. It even gave the co-driver a chuckle saying "it was about time we hit my side!" Cheeky bugger..The SS shook us both us when I spun the Corolla the 1st time through the tunnel then rolled it on the 2nd time. OOPS.
Day 2:
This is better! Faster today and setting more PB's! No real problems apart going wide on some of the looser stages and getting lost on stage 7. We just got down to business and went hard. Found some great tyres in the back of the truck and stuck them on for the SS and went heaps better and finally found some needed traction!
The 1st day was plagued by the loose surface and getting wide on some corners. Getting all crossed up on the SS didnt help matter either. I still am wondering where the extra speed came from for day 2 it just was a magic day! No major damage! The mechanics were a happy bunch afterwards.

Me and Tuomo, PC and a wheel. I know keyboard is more accurate, but wheel is so much more realistic.

Playstation
Wingpad (sometimes a wheel!)

1.23.67

Can't find the extra speed. :confused:

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

Playstation
Wingpad (sometimes a wheel!)

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Do you note any differences in your times between using the wheel and the wingpad, Homer?

My drive was quite decent. The only stages where it wouldn't go well were 1 and 3. I smashed into something on SS4, PB on SS5, went wide on SS6 but still a good time. I threw it off again on SS 4 of day two, again a PB on 5, wide on SS7 and 8, but in all a very good drive as I avoided crashing into trees when I ran wide.

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Originally Posted by tannat

Do you note any differences in your times between using the wheel and the wingpad, Homer?

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Not especially....you can drift better with a wheel and do decent scandinavian flicks but I can make stupid mistakes with both -knowing the stages is more important than the controller.

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

knowing the stages is more important than the controller.

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I fully agree :up:

I prefer the wheel over the keyboard, but until it's fixed I'm stuck playiing with the keys..

Peugeot Sport Finland has finished the rally. I had a decent rally, few minor offs, but I managed to avoid the cliffs. Times were not excellent, but not bad either. I hope I could score a point again.

Tuomo had more difficulties. He was so frustrated with his cars behaviour (nothing wrong with his driving ofcourse) so he refused to continue after SS8: "I'm fed up with this car!" He also pointed that he will move to Ford, if things are not getting better... Maybe I'll let him do the next BRC event with Ford to calm him down.