Traveling to the event now, will be at the service park by midday. Last WRC of the season....
Last event for this generation WRCars....
Who will be world champion, oh wait, it is Loeb again.... :D :D :D
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Traveling to the event now, will be at the service park by midday. Last WRC of the season....
Last event for this generation WRCars....
Who will be world champion, oh wait, it is Loeb again.... :D :D :D
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Unfortunate that Margam couldnt be used for this years shakedown, but totally understandable why. Cardiff Barrage stage was not representitive of the conditions that will be faced this weekend, but none the less a bloody good watch yesterday evening. After the usual aclimateisation runs , everyone appeared to be `on it`, and frightingly quick! A most rewarding evening, even though it was `brass monkeys`. Oh and, thanks to Alison (WRC Tog from London)- very nice company indeed. ;)
Travelling down to Hafren tonight - should be good. If you're going, have a good and safe one!!
What's the atmosphere like down in Cardiff/Swansea? Been having a trawl through the net, and there isn't much about the event - even less than normal. Sad,...used to get national recognition, now very little. Well done to the FiA....
Dont quite know how to put it really, but Swansea isn't figuring this year so I have need need to go there. Cardiff was OK last night for S/D but a little; quiet. I think we are all getting used to the WRC format, and having S/D on a wednesday (again) threw people and not everyone had arrived. The location for main teams service is good, for SWRC / Privateers its still some 100 metres away, but come the weekend it should be buzzing, with all those restaurants round the service area, right by Cardiff Bay. Certainly not the farmers mart at Dolgellau or Mach.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
It seems that Spyros Pavlides won't start the event.
Mikkelsen will drive a Fabia and not a Fiesta this weekend.
Final and correct shakedown times:Quote:
Originally Posted by Valets
http://www.walesrallygb.com/document...Time_Order.pdf
So, Mikkelsen is collecting points for Czech National Ford Team and is driving with Fabia?
Cute ;-)
Well kept secret from Mikkel!, well the car is Czech anyway but run by an Italian team :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
There goes my hope seing him in the same car as Ketomaa.. but what the hey :-)
http://www.andreasmikkelsen.no/news/...-for-2011-irc/
Some more photos from service park are HERE:
http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogalle...&fauthor=&ftxt=
More photos of that original Focus in the Ford service park please?!?!?!
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Originally Posted by Jafry
"Saffy" first Focus to win a wrc rally :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
Start SSS in about two hours...
Let's hope it'll be a great rally for the tribute of current WRC era :)
Nice photos..
I wish the rally wouldn't start so late... Nearly 2 am for me!!
Any pictures of Mikkelsen on SD? I assume he drove the Fiesta on SD and has changed overnight? If so, surely it will create some problems regarding lack of testing and scrutineering?
I'm told the superspecial is a sell out tonight with no tickets left.
Andreas was in the Fabia last night on shakedown.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
My first thought was the Focus was yet another back up for Mr Block and M-Sport had been down to the museum to find him something to drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Viking
Other non-startes according to official startlist are Albert Llovera (Punto S2000), Giovanni Manfrinato (Lancer Evo), Karl Kruuda (Swift S1600).Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis11
Steve Lancaster will drive the Impreza at the start ramp instead of Spyros Pavlides and Al Shamsi will drive the Abu Dhabi Fiesta R2 instead of Al Jabri.
Ken Block behind the wheel of THAT car would have been disgraceful!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeakiwi
Again Loeb..
Its tarmac today so thats normal.....not sure if he will be that dominant in wet and muddy gravel tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
We'll see..
Litlle problem for Brynildsen with the chicane
Andreas off to a good start in his new Skoda :)
I like it. If he finishes then I think he should win the S2000 category which will put a spanner in the works of Ketomaa and Pons!Quote:
Originally Posted by nr7wave
pons has nothing to offer and showed nothing the whole year... bye bye...Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
If mikkelsen manages to be close to ketomaas times then thats a very good indication that he actually has a real future in this sport...and i mean in the sports reality not the one that norwegians live in.
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Originally Posted by N.O.T
???
YUP YOU HEARD HIM! THE REALITY THE NORWEIGANS LIVE IN! IT'S ANOTHER REALITY THAN THE SPORTS REALITY!!!!!! ALL NORWEIGANS START FACING THE REAL REALITY INSTEAD OF THE REALITY YOU ARE LIVING IN IN NORWAY!Quote:
Originally Posted by VFTS
(sigh :rolleyes: )
Kruuda is on the rally. My mistake.Quote:
Originally Posted by harriswrc
yes, that sums it up pretty good...Quote:
Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem
Not sure if it's been posted already, but here's video of Block loosing it in testing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlbFDe6-K2I
Well, since us norwegians live in our special kind of reality, I will shear with you the what will be the podium on sunday in s2000: 1. Mikkelsen 2. Brynhildsen(his disqualification last year still bugs me) 3. whoever!(I dont care who it is, because it's my norwegian reality)
:)
the norweigan reality cant be so different from the swedish one, or can it?Quote:
Originally Posted by nr7wave
I don't know, you tell me. What's your reality?Quote:
Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem
Wow, thats an existensial question!Quote:
Originally Posted by nr7wave