Swiss drivers Olivier Burri and Pascal Perroud in 207 S2000s from OffShore Limited team in Monte ;)
I guess Oliver's son will be in DS3 R3 :confused:
Renaud Poutot found an agreement to drive Sainteloc's DS3 R3 as he wants to win 2WDs :p :
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Swiss drivers Olivier Burri and Pascal Perroud in 207 S2000s from OffShore Limited team in Monte ;)
I guess Oliver's son will be in DS3 R3 :confused:
Renaud Poutot found an agreement to drive Sainteloc's DS3 R3 as he wants to win 2WDs :p :
Bouffier - Citroen DS3 WRC PH Sport
Franck Sias possibly on the new 208 R2 in Monte :)
WR Cars for Monte:
1. Loeb DS3 WRC
2. Hirvonen DS3 WRC
3. Sordo DS3 WRC
4. Bouffier DS3 WRC
5. Ostberg Fiesta WRC
6. Novikov Fiesta WRC
7. Neuville Fiesta WRC
8. Hänninen Fiesta WRC
9. Prokop Fiesta WRC
10. Latvala Polo WRC
11. Ogier Polo WRC
That is all?
Abu Dhabi Citroen WRT will enter all rallies, even if Khalid Al Qassimi only does 8 rounds. Will Bouffier enter under the Abu Dhabi banner?
I hope not. Just 11 WRC's and no Rally 2...Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
Sordo, because Loeb is in with Hirvonen at Official TeamQuote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
Citroen had a budget for 9 rallies for Neuville. So, now when Neuville changed to Ford they have basically 9 rallies budget. two of them can go to Sordo, one to Bouffier. six more left for the remaining season. But they said that Sweden is not likely for Neuville.. So.. there must be problem with logistics (next event is on the other side of the world.
I think for an event like Ypres for most top Belgian drivers the notes are only a little vaue, as Snijers, Loix, Thiry etc will know all the stages from memory, they are usually the same each year. I agree - much more important for Corsica etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
I think it was Mikkola who said that 9 out of 10 corners are actually quicker than you would expect - but you have to know the 1 that isn't.
WT
They always said they could only offer him 4-5 rallies. Now he has signed his contract with M-Sport, they say 7-9... Not really fair I think :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
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I didn't want to go into discussion about home Belgian drivers in regard to Ypres. Unfortunately Belgium is famous for illegal recce and it was even worse in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasted Talent
Loix his notes are for sure very precise for Ypres..Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasted Talent
The notes in Ypres are in fact at least as, if not more crucial than in other events. In mountain rallies or when driving in forest you have the mountains or trees to guide you. Even with big crests like in Finland you have the trees to know where you (should be) going. In Ypres everything is flat and there are no trees, and many corners look the same, the grass is often high so you can't really estimate how sharp a corner is. In some corners you must cut, in some corners you can cut, in some corners you can not cut, the asphalt changes of grip several times... If you don't have good notes, you're out. And yes, drivers as Snijers and Loix know the stages more, but the stages change 30% every year for the last few years (next year also), you can't remember everything.
This can be illusive sometimes, ask Atkinson :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Actually some of the best guys can! Vic Elford was reknowned for his photographic memory, once he'd driven a stage he 'knew' it. He memorised every bend on the Picolo Madonie circuit of the Targa Florio. I'm sure that those that have this ability don't publicise the fact or there would be attempts to change the stage routes every edition.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
I think all top drivers back in the day knew all corners of the Targa Florio..
Didn't they drive it again and again weeks before the race start?
Just during the week before and then in standard road cars, as they had full schedules in those days, Elford driving F1, Sports Prototypes, Saloons and Rallies in 68, dropping the rallying in 69. Only the locals knew it really well (Vaccarella) but the other top Sportscar drivers were mixed in their ability to remember (or otherwise) EACH bend - Brian Redman is very entertaining on the subject.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Kosciuszko will he there with a MINI.
WRC or WRC-2 (S2000 1.6T)Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
WRC. Source is from photographer Colin McMaster's twitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Tomas Kostka will start with Skoda Fabia S2000.
Yep just posted it on our page, and his Co confirmed it then :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Nice. And he already had a test?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
http://www.imgdumper.nl/uploads6/50d...kosziuszko.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Finally it'll be Clio R3 from Chazel team :mark:
Mini WRC comes from Motorsport Italia apparantely..
Maurin also starting with the Fiesta WRC like some already thought.
Will he be eligible for WRC-2 points?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Everybody is eligible, no registration needed I thought.
No, you have to nominate the event to take pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Ok thanks. :) In that case, ignore my last post. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pucky54
I think he will be eligible. Entry fee for 2000 euro is not so much...
84 crews at the entry list, 13 with a WRC. These are supposed to be the WRC drivers:
DS3 WRC: Loeb, Hirvonen, Sordo, Bouffier.
Fiesta WRC: Ostberg, Novikov, Neuville, Hanninen, Prokop, Maurin.
Polo WRC: Ogier, Latvala.
Mini WRC: Kosciuzsko.
Provisional entry list: http://www.rallye-sport.fr/wp-conten...arlo-20131.pdf
Juha Hanninen (!) and Neuville for Qatar WRT. nice :)
I am ultra happy to see Bouffier and Hänninen in MC, both behind the wheel of very compeditive WRCars :-)
EP Lappi also there... Nice...
Who is Bruno di Pianto?
Motorsport Italia's boss!Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
Yeah, I literally just Googled his name. So I'm guessing Kosciuszko is using an ex-Portugal Mini, then.