Great! The ice is most important. There was some snow before and it seems it stayed long enough to form good ice layer. Very small or nearly missing snowbanks is the factor that makes it tricky for the drivers!Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
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Great! The ice is most important. There was some snow before and it seems it stayed long enough to form good ice layer. Very small or nearly missing snowbanks is the factor that makes it tricky for the drivers!Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Thanks for your weather reports Bluuford! Always nice to hear an expert!Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
Do you also happen to know if Orsak got his driving license back? ;)
http://www.fiaerc.com/news/detail/id...-Erc-programme
Maybe he only drives the stages - and his co-driver inbetween.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Peugeot rally academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZkCi21h3ZI
Tests Rally Liapaja Robert Consani - Maxime Vilmot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKvr2uf2TwE
Tests Rally Liepaja - Martin Hudec - Petr Picka - GPD Orsak Rally Sport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqW_1tAqyuc
Chris Ingram ready to go in the Junior ERC...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9ENUNfIMAAlD10.jpg:large
Also good luck to Lukyanuk ;) #WEWANTPEACE
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9BeXJHIgAEZS2c.jpg:large
Nice Hirschi onboard test: Snow & winter sun, pure sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdUdA7CxZD0
Most of the stages are frozen ice and snow. Only exception is shakedown...
City SS 12 will be cancelled due to weather conditions.
This is the right positioned camera.wrc promoter do you hear?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reis Eduardo
Lets see if the Pirelli's are as good here as on the Janner ...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9KCVZoCAAEu4Qu.png
Acording to latest forecast, Sunday will be very windy and with spoty heavy snow. I gues strong wind gusts also can affect driving somehow!
Gusts ap yo 22-24 m/s are forecasted in the region (around Liepaja).
Actually in Liepaja is +2 and more windy than in previous days.
Free practice is on! You can follow crews on gps map - http://gps.autorally.lv/
Shortly about the weather. Quite unexpected warm weather has arrived to the region. But be aware that stages are more inland and the wind is not so strong there and temperatutre is also lower.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
So, Shakedown, temperature is between +1 and +2, wind 5-6 m/s from NW and W
Ss1 and 2 Cloudy, no major precipitation, temperature +1 wind 6-7 m/s
This +1 should not be too bad for Ss2 and 4 but it more dangerous to Ss1, as it is more in open fields and together with strong wind, the snow melts faster. So, drivers must save their studs there (next stage is more in forrest).
Ss3 Temperature around +1 degree, major part of the stage is in the forrest, so, there should be no big harm for the snow and ice layer.Wind is from West and 6-7 m/s
Ss4 and 5 Temeperature is still around +1 or little less, wet snow might start to fall during the stage or just before the stage goes live. Wind is still 5-7 m/s and from West
Temperature drops below zero overnight. And snow continiues to fall.
SS6: Wind picks up, turns to NW and N and there will be proper snowstorm with widnspeeds 9-11 m/s temperature will be around -2 (windchill factor together with wind will be huge, its should feel like -15!). I expect around 5 cm of fresh snow in the forrest and some snowpiles on the road for the first cars at the end of stage (more open landscape). Should be huge disadvantage for the first drivers.
SS7 and 8, wind picks up even more and it is now 10-12 m/s, temperature is still between -1 and -2. Snow continues to fall. Both stages are semi-open landscapes and it means nice flying snow and some snowpiles on the road.
Last stages: 9-11. Wind is still almost the same 10-12 m/s, from North. Temperature should be around -2 and some sun might appear for short periods. Just some snowshowers are expected. However, due to strong wind and flying snow, you might not be able to see the sun or that it is not actually snowing :-)
So, Take ultra warm clothes with you and make sure they are windproof and waterproof (for tomorrow). Be careful in the traffic and stages, visibility can be very bad due to snowstrom and you might not hear rallycars due to strong wind on the stages!
Very nice. Łukasz Kabaciński is far from everyone. Any problem for him?Quote:
Originally Posted by sindroms
I bet Pirelli does not have advantage against Michelin when competing Scandinavian tyres (with the 7-8 mm studs). If there is no snow and only frozen gravel then Pirelli will have ad bdue to it´s different type of manufacturing method.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
But we´ll see. I hope this will not be a tyre gamble...
Last year there wasn't much snow but the winner was on Michelins. I remember the "fireworks" from studs hitting the gravel on night stages.
So true Mirek! But then it´s also matter of driver ;) ;)
He was normally on stage. I think he forgot GPS in recce car or it is mistake of system.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
Fastest on free practice were Lukyanuk, Kajto and Plangi.
Breen's here to win acc to Peugeot-Sport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxInKLO-x-s
It is 2 degrees and the qualifying stage is about to go live... The stage is now mainly gravel coming through the snow and ice.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9Ks4gnCQAAIzwz.png:large
QS - Lukyanuk just ahead of Breen by 0.05s !
Ha ha, just got a mention on ERC Rally Radio !! :D
Good qualifications for Craig this time, he didn't make his mistake of Jänner ;)
Complete times of qualification stage on http://www.fiaerc.com/
Sirmacis fastest Junior ahead of Zawada and Adielsson ;)
Pictures from Shakedown
P.S. Stages are full of snow, but shakedown was on gravel
http://www.go4speed.lv/lv/photo/rall...as-atrumposms/
This is how they get grip on the ice... 384 of these studs in a studded rally tyre !
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9LOwHGIEAEZjJr.jpg
also they use one of these to turn the wheels of the car.... wow amazing info...
Weird starting order for tomorrow saturday: Aleks Zawada(Junior)first of all on the road !!!! :eek:
Drivers are using different tyres with longer studs here than on the previous Janner Rally, you sarky beaut. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Info & pic was from Julian Porter at the event.
Ingram on the QS:
https://vine.co/v/OFI2jOFHvVh
They were right - not a representative stage for the rally with little snow, mostly gravel ...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9LJxZMIcAIhO-7.jpg:large
That info itself is not very interesting indeed. More interesting is "how on earth rotation motion turns into linear motion to turn the wheels on one side or the other".:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
This picture from one of the Liepāja ERC rally SS https://twitter.com/Go4speedLV/statu...051584/photo/1