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I´ve looked at Emils FB which btw was locked a while ago (maybe my fault). However there´s a new funding to get him to start of Rally Sweden which they say is a must making this first step. They earlier had an other funding for the whole season of 2016.
On the other hand they tell the world Emil got four offers from worksteam or near worksteam after his ERC3-victory. They claim he still is hot stuff on the market.
(I´m asking myself then - why isn´t he in the middle of the market already???)
Malcolm - are you reading this?
Maybe he already has a program but not for WRC2? ;)
Hello everyone!
I recently moved to Sweden from Barcelona. I've been looking forward to go to this rally for a long time but a lot of questions arise.
Is the rally-pass mandatory? I mean, do you have to pay to see it out in the open roads?
Isn't it allowed to go into the road the night before and camp in there like we do where I come from? I know it's cold and all that but we are planning to go fully prepared.
We have a little camper-car and we've done it several times in spain but I do not know how it works here... :S
And finally, anyone going from gothenburg by road on the friday afternoon in a similar situation as mine and wants to join forces?
Thanks in advance!
Jaume.
If you plan on entering at the spectator areas you will have to use a rally pass or pay for that stage only. If there is lot's of snow the other (non spec area) access roadsQuote:
Originally Posted by Jaume
to the stages might not be ploughed so it might be hard to get into the stage.
But sure you can use your camper van if you like. There is usually a couple of them at the spectator areas. Roads are normally closed from early in the morning the day
the stage is run so it might be possible to go into the stage on the evening before (Friday in your case). I don't have any personal experience of camper vans or access the day
before so I can't give you anymore specific info in case it's incorrect or so.
Last year when we drove through Värmullsåsen on saturday to recce it after coming back from Fredriksberg or something they were about to close the road and tried to stop us. I think i have seen 16:00 the day before but they can't watch all access roads all night so should be possible anyway.
Last year we also wanted to drive Torsby around 16 O'Clock the day before and the road was already blocked. It's clear that the organizers don't want any trouble caused by spectators being stuck the night before the stages. I don't know if there are passes for single stages and how much they are? That may be an option if you are not doing a lot of stages. Also I don't think it's possible to do a lot of stages with a camper van. Keep in mind that distances between stages are always much bigger and take more time than they look on the map... :)
What is the status of the crowdfunding for Emil Bergkvists Swedish Rally participation?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaume
There are more than enough very nice access roads to the stages and spectator parkings, from where you can walk into the stage wherever you want.
But it makes no sense to drive with a camper into the stages and may get stuck or find no parking place either.
Previous years they have had single stage tickets (for like 200kr) but it seems that there aren't such tickets anymore andQuote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
thus you have to buy a full day ticket for 300SEK which can be bought when you enter the stage.
http://www.rallysweden.com/sv/boka/biljetter/
Monte Carlo is over, looking forward to my first visit to Sweden Rally in three weeks :)
Patiently awaiting news on Shakedown and also a few of the more 'at risk' entries on the entry list.
Yes news on the new shakedown location would be more than welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Bergkvist just confirmed on his FB page that he found the budget for Rally Sweden!
He is trying to get the budget to do 5 more rallies in WRC2.
Awesome news!Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
According to Rally Guide 2 Road closing schedule, all SS-roads are closed at 16.00 the day before. We have for some years tried to get in at 18.00 without any luck but as SubaruNorway states it might be possible to sneak in during the night?Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
As the temperature is moving up in South Värmland, it will be more and more difficult to maintain a shakedown in Karlstad area as it was initially planned. I bet they will go back to Råda for shakedown...
Temperature in Värmland: http://www.yr.no/place/Sweden/V%C3%A4rmland/
Snow Cover : http://www.smhi.se/vadret/vadret-i-sverige/snodjup
Quote:
Originally Posted by ruesluporp
Weather forecast for the nearest 10 days: http://www.smhi.se/vadret#ort=270921...0.033333/13.65
Saw that the firm he rents the car from, also has a Fiesta, maybe he should request that one. Lessons identified from Norway is that on gravel/snow it is way better than the DS3!Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
I don't think they will do that. They have 2 cars running in Sweden, but have only 1 Fiesta R5 and 3 DS3 R5s (afaik). So it would make sense to run the same cars, for spare parts etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Also, he might have some support from Citroën Sweden??
I remember loads of you asking about transport.
There is the official rally bus that go from a number of swedish towns:
http://www.rallysweden.com/boka/rally-bus/
First withdrawal is Anders Grondal. Error in the entry process. He wanted to be entered in WRC2 but went down as non-priority.
Couldn't get it changed. Very strange
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...5&id=605995234
I guess their comprehensive TV coverage couldn't fit an extra car in.
That's utterly bonkers. On Rally GB last year people were changing tyres, drivers and even cars until the last minute. Losing a competitive entry with finding for something so small is ridiculous.
Very frustrating for him, probably the most important rally for him of the season and then cancel it because a administrative error.
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Very strange. As Grondal was also in early lists already not listed as WRC-2 entrant, there should have been enough time to check and change until the FIA-approved list was pubished. Afterwards I understand, that it is not possible to change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
They sorted it out, so now he can drive anyway! :)
Anders Grøndal
I have som great news!!!!!
After a super job by the Swedish Rally organiser and FIA. We will do the Rally in WRC2.
Thank you so much for the support! And thank you Rally Sweden and FIA.
Social media pressure :D
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Phew, sense prevails! So who's next to try and drop out.....? Is Kubica on the list still?
I'm going to visit Norway part of rally, SS Rojden and SS Kirkenaer. Can anybody advise me accesible points to see drifting at high speed. Are these 2 stages usually full covered with snow and ice?
Kirkenaer: you will not be disappointed!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor Osredkar
That is a spectator favorite, situated on top of the man-made riverbank offering a perfect view over the stage. From there you can see the cars for more than one kilometer, standing on the 3 km long tribune. Snow everywhere! Photo taken 2 years ago from the slope.
http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/782786DSC00681.jpg
Shakedown is agreed apparently, still just outside Karlstad (link in rumours thread)
News regarding shakedown and weather:
Have you found a new shakedown stretch:
Yes, we are verbally agreed with the landowners. Now only two signatures before we can go out and tell us where the stretch run. We want to take it in the right order to not end up in the same situation as before. But I can say that even this route is located just over one mil from Karlstad.
Weather - no storm clouds:
I'm not a bit worried. We had hoped for a thaw which then is followed by severe cold and so be it. From next Wednesday, it will be sustained cooling of between 10 and 15 minus. Dry snow on the roads, we have not taken advantage of. It means only that we are down in the gravel directly.
There is a meter on ground frost Rally route. Now waiting for the organizers only that they be transformed into ice rinks. There is no problem on the route at Färjestad racetrack either. It is enough to water there for four or five days.
http://nwt.se/sport/motorsport/2016/...s?refresh=true
Well I sure hope they manage to get those final two signatures. If I was one of those people reading that (and not a rally fan) I might be inclined to hold out for a bit of money.
Looking at the changes in climate in Europe during the latter years, and what is predicted in the years to come, there is time to move north to get more stabile winter conditions.
Maybe, the rally need to go all the way up to Østersund, where they have https://www.facebook.com/OstersundWinterrally , or even further north to Arjeplog if needed.
Is it to early to have a hint of how the surface will be at the rally and who will be advantaged?
Way too early. In two weeks we can have extreme winter conditions or even gravel roads.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Maybe in one week the picture will be more clear, but still not certain.
Not gonna happen. Road conditions might be better but it is too far from the larger population areas in Sweden and Norway which I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by M5
is the main "base area" from which RS spectators likely comes from. Moving the the rally to Östersund would likelyresult in less spectators, less sponsors and etc.
That is if Österund would be able to find the amount of sponsorship required to just be able to sign the contract.
Look at this map. The encircled area have a population of some 4-5 millions people. But you can also see that the area in-between is sparsely
populated just like the rest of western part of northern Sweden. Trondheim in Norway is a quite big city and Sundsvall and Umeå in Sweden are
also quite big (by Northern Europe standards) but apart from that this part of Scandinavia isn't particularly populated.
http://i.imgur.com/bpsMweF.png
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You mean that part of SS?