2011 Rallye de France , looking for info...

Really like the colours of Fiesta !!!!!

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Originally Posted by cali

These poles aren't gonna stop drivers from cutting corners. Absolutely useless IMHO. First one who touches them and poles are thrown away.

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Loeb damages car in Rally de France recce - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

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Originally Posted by bluuford

Also Baldoni was penalized with -25 points due to missing his first event. When missing second event, he will be DSQ. He has 1 point left now.

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You know what happened to Baldoni? He just didn't show for the rally??

I think it's a bit strange...last weekend he won his home event on the Argentine Championship.

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Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen will start Rally de France with his Ford Fiesta RS WRC in its most aggressive asphalt trim yet as he attempts to end Citroen's domination of its home round of the World Rally Championship.

Hirvonen to start Rally de France with aggressive asphalt trim - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

is lobotomy the standard procedure to become a British rally reporter nowadays ??

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

is lobotomy the standard procedure to become a British rally reporter nowadays ??

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i think yes
"It is back to basics for me," said Wilson. "We've gone a few steps backwards on the dampers, nearly to the start of how the car was. I knew how the car feels on those dampers, I did testing and I have driven the car in this specification.

Wilson 'back to basics' with Fiesta - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

About the poles,its not safe to attack them with a car.
Loeb hit 4-5 poles and immediately had a leak from the oil cooler of his recce evo9.

Loeb damages car in Rally de France recce - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

Slowson is the biggest disgrace the sport has ever seen..

Ken Blocks gravel crew is Hayden Paddon for France

Q & A with Ken Block - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

i really hope that chinless American means financial help when he refers to help Paddon progress...

short video from sd
: : RallySport.hu - Rallye de France Shakedown : :

meh...looked more than exhibition show rather than shakedown.

At 13,00 on Friday we are going to be live at wrc,but today the videos don t play for me.
Are they playing for other mates?

they work fine for me..at least this one i tested right now

World Rally Championship - Video - Onboards - France 2011: Sordo quick again for MINI

you have to wait a few seconds (like 10-20) but they play fine.

Maybe you should update things like flash players ects.

Thanks NOT .i ll try but i have waited way more seconds without success

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Originally Posted by Voice of Rally

Guys,

I’ve been out to have a look at those metal poles. Here’s what i think!

Colin Clark previews Rally France - YouTube

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Thank you Colin for that teaser of rally France!

Will listen to you and Becsy the whole weekend. Where did I put my name to win the bag of rally France?

I would love it if one of the Ford's could finally be faster than the Sebs on tarmac... people would be so freaked :lol:

http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-conten...o/imgp5682.jpg

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More pictures of the first day : Photos Rallye de France 2011

See my gallery from Rally France

http://www.worldrally.ru/newwr/uploa...c_fra2011d.jpg

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Originally Posted by Voice of Rally

Guys,

I’ve been out to have a look at those metal poles. Here’s what i think!

Colin Clark previews Rally France - YouTube

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"Fine beer!" :D Yes!

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

I would love it if one of the Ford's could finally be faster than the Sebs on tarmac... people would be so freaked :lol:

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The time difference at the end of the last stage totals less than 1%, so they're for all intents and purposes, same.
The rules are strict and govern virtually everything, so its not surprising they're effectively the same speed.

Its down to Team and drivers.

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Main reason is that this was probably requested byt he teams to avoid punctures like in germany where there was severe cutting...

rest are just Bull fed to us by the organisers...

for 20+ years most tarmac rallies used no poles and minimal obstacles when it comes to cutting corners and it was encouraged by the authorities to leave stages are "pure" as possible in international events... suddenly the french decided to sterilise their event...maybe they add curbs next year or maybe Michelin RND department actually work harder and make a tyre that lasts instead of asking their fellowcountrymen to doo stupid things like that in order not to look like complete fools like in germany.

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There are rallies in Holland and Belgium who're doing it and like Mirek said u do it or u don't run stage, promising to repair it? U know for sure that Rally Organisations aren't super rich with hundred thousands of euros in budget so those bills to repair roads are frigging high and could kill organisation and trust me it really would. Have been alot of discussion around years ago about that. It's not cool and nice to see but if the authoritities of the city where stage is been done are not want to work very friendly with u but instead make it more difficult u can't do anything against besides obeying what they want.

First stage of the day is going to be live soon. I hear Coin is ready for the action, what about you guys?

Miko is loosing allready more then 5 sec compared to Seb

Yeh

First 2 stages before work :( Loeb up on Og and Hirv at 1st split :(

Very good start for Seb1, running with two spares in the back.

Make that on stage time - this seems familiar! WRC site times are slow in appearing! Doesn't bode well for the video!

Ogier is faster as Loeb on last split on stage 2, is he going to attack Seb1 once more?

Ogier now just 0.1 sec behind Loeb in overall standings, they are going to fight each other?

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Originally Posted by wwbroe

Ogier now just 0.1 sec behind Loeb in overall standings, they are going to fight each other?

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They're French in France - what do you think!

Mini again faster than Ford

Tänak faster than Hänninen on SS1

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Mini again faster than Ford

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Again for the first time in this rally - but ain't that what we want, fight for the 3rd place.

Sordo 2nd on second ss

Sordo won huge time from the end of SS2.

SWRC: Al-Attiyah and Turan already out in SS1?

Really great time by Juho Hanninen on second stage. Looking forward now to the longest stage of this rally with 36 competitive kms.

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Originally Posted by wwbroe

Really great time by Juho Hanninen on second stage. Looking forward now to the longest stage of this rally with 36 competitive kms.

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Tänak must have a some kind of small problem form the 2nd stage end, he was on last split faster.

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Originally Posted by Raini

Tänak must have a some kind of small problem form the 2nd stage end, he was on last split faster.

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Livetext should work better, or some kind of info route for this kind of situation. It doens't need much to loose that 8 seconds. Battle rages on :-)

SS3 delayed?