from the web site yes but the lack of recent information makes me think the problem is what you wrote...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
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from the web site yes but the lack of recent information makes me think the problem is what you wrote...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
That's not an issue... his family didn't buy the seat, but just give some extra funding and he was given the drive by Peugeot-Sport based on previous successes...Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
"We will try and come back tomorrow to see if we can fix it. Its a new car and I am not disappointed with the people behind me."
Great run by Sarrazin, Dumas and Camilli today, totally surprised. t16 can't suprise me.
What are you on about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Honestly Rallyper, you sometimes seem deluded. It seems even Mikko disagreed with you about his own career.
Well I´m not suprised about Sarrazzin. He was third there last year and is a local hero like many others in ERC, e.g. Baumschlager at Jänner, Loix at Ypres, or Pech at Barum.
#FIAERC Drama for @KevinAbbring on the road section, unknown failure at the moment!
https://twitter.com/FIAERC/status/53...108608/photo/1
Oh no!Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
Wonder if it can get any worse for Peugeot... It is a total joke, it must be really hard for both Craig and Kevin
Abbring now.. Jeez. :(
Kronos were present at the Condroz rally last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by manthey
yes, I can agree with 208T16 beeing not reliable. they made upgrade of front diff housing, and it was looking it's better, but now it's question mark if that was the problem in car of Breen? now in Kevins car it looks like power steering or alternator belt?
in case of Fiesta I don't agree with all your complains. Look how many those cars are running around the world. Most technical issues with that car happen because of preparation/servicing mistake (I'm not telling it's like that in case of M-Sport Poland and their car) or simply bad luck. That car - Fiesta, has one known problem - steering rack, but it lets you finish the stage and not forcing to retire. Same with recent wastegate problems. And it's not happening so often, trust me. Broken driveshaft is more like bad luck, as it happens very, very rarely in that car. Same like fire in engine bay - only once I heard about it in Fiesta. Stuck throttle from Janner was more like silly mistake, not a problem of the car.
I'm not trying to save Malcolm or something, just trying to be objective. I agree with Mirek that in general R5 class rules affect cars performance and reliability, but it's not that bad as some of you think. I know about few cars which done over 2,5k ss kms each and had no big problems, only one was terminal.
You have also to remember about one more thing - some of Fiestas are becoming older (in terms of ss kms), some done two years of rallying, some one full season. And at the beginning, when car is new, it is really reliable. And then it's how the car is prepared... and luck also of course...
Winning 208 cup in France is getting u more rallies than winning a European Championship :p. Although level is also very high!Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
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Kevin reached parc fermé in time.
My overall impression for Fiesta R5 is the same. It seems reliable enough for R5 specification.Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
Sad end to Lappi and Skoda's season.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarriK
Anyone have any insight as to whether Skoda will start 2015 with the Fabia S2000 before moving to the R5?
Consani rolled out... another sad end...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B12x64TIYAAHMf3.jpg:large
Consani with really bad luck in the second half of the season.
And Lappi: With 3 silly crashes his ERC-title is aligned with some bad points. Wonder how championship would have ended if 208 T16 would have been more reliable or Bouffier doing more rallies ...
About Mikko - his own decision. Still his abilities can´t be questioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
About questioning - ask Mirek.
Loix will start his Belgian season next year in the Rally van Haspengouw with the Fabia S2000 of this year and when the R5 is ready, he will drive that car in competition. I think the factory team will do the same in the ERC 2015.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Do we know what the scoring rules are for ERC 2015? Maybe Skoda can't afford to miss the first couple of events?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
I mean that Skoda probably will compete with the Fabia S2000 in the first event(s) of the ERC next year and when the R5 and the homologation is ready, they can compete with the Fabia R5. I don't know what the scoring rules are for ERC 2015, maybe even PLuto don't know this yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Yeah, only crashes and slow but still manages to win the championship... So surprising :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
My conclusions after leg one.
Bryan with only 30 km test is just 1.7 seconds behind the top.Amazing driver.
Dumas did some amazing times with porsche against rally cars (with good drivers),which means the car has potential at tarmac(dry).
Camilli is a bright driver and maybe more talented than Lefebvre.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who posted pictures!
Totally honestly , Rallyper, in november 2016 we will meet here and discuss it once again. I trust Lappi more than I trust Breen or Abbring. ...and Lefebvre is fast, but I haven´t seen him with 4wd car, so who knows? ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
There's no need to be petulant, Mirek merely pointed out that he had crashed too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
I expect that if Kopecky had been here he would have won the title again this year.
I do think Lappi has improved this year though, and hopefully will continue to do so next year.
I'm happy too of seeing Dumas driving Porsche also on rallyQuote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
we have to keep in mind that he is a top top racing car driver, also Porsche due to his engine's disposition adds difficulties to extract the best for non-porsche drivers
with which car?thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by John Williams
Kronos also organisez Belgian Circuit Series BRCC: http://www.brcc.be/default.aspx?lang=nl
Saw Marc VDalen on a meeting in Zolder few weeks ago.
You are maybe right about Breen, but Abbring is very fast and he hasn't a single crash this year I think!Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
Next year it will be 7 best results from all events. Season is not divided into halfs like this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza
So Skoda could miss the first two rounds and be ok. On the other hand they may want to get some safe points in the bag with the S2000 in case their R5 has teething problems like the others.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Wasn't Malghaes a much faster driver in the past?
I think they´ll start at Latvia because of the car market there. But they´ll probably skip Jänner and Cyprus - like this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Sarrazin will take this home if nothing extraordinary happens.
Bouffier seems to be not in excellent form like last year, as we have already seen in this years Rally Germany and Alsace, where nearly everyone would have rated him to perform a bit better.
I think he is not comfortable with 208 T16. And maybe long break before this season didnt helped also.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
Question is who will drive for Skoda next year...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
No restart for Breen?
And what are the possibilities? :-D Both Kopecky and Lappi are under contract. I don´t know who will drive which championship, but both are "powerful weapons" for European championship. ...and Skoda will present its R5 in ERC, there is no doubt. So do you, Pluto, know about somebody else? Third driver? Will be Wiegand replaced? Or is Wiegand also under contract?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto