Ott Tanak and Jari Ketoma testing in Ireland today in the d mack r5, Tanak was mighty!
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Ott Tanak and Jari Ketoma testing in Ireland today in the d mack r5, Tanak was mighty!
What for? Just a tyre test?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nelly
Yeah it seemed so, they even watered the stage half way trough the day, which is a bit strange for Ireland!! Pity they won't be out next weekend.
Gryazin to switch to a 208 T16 ??? :confused:
I meant this always was the plan for him when starting the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Christian Jensen at the start of Grand-Prix Rally this coming week-end in the 208 T16 :cool:
Strange how the privateers with the 208T16 have the 80's-style 'Peugeot Sport' livery and the actual 'factory' drivers (Breen / Abbring) dont ...
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That broken gearbox which is mentioned in the article was visible in Eurosport report. Have a look at 13:37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp7QoFHCMX0
Ahh yes!
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Originally Posted by WUff1
So Breen's victory in Acropolis would be mainly due to LUCK ??? ;(
Let's see if Jensen can finish the second round of danish championship this coming week-end :rolleyes:
So that's it...Christian Jensen finished the second round of the danish championship today saturday(he took the 2nd position overall in the last stage) ;)
No idea if he had any kind of problems during the race though :confused:
Finnished second on this rallysprint before two: http://ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=...rand-Prix-2014
Maybe only driver difference in this case.
Michelini 2nd in DS3 R5 by 2.5 s in Rally Valdineivole.
http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.ph...dineivole-2014
Car of Jakeš, the premiere will come on Friday :)
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It seems project of Opel to do a R5 is dead, due to lack of fund :(
I am little bit confused. They said they will do Adam cup firts of all, then Adam R2, then Corsa R3T and then Corsa R5. They are little bit late in comparison to their press releaases from the very beginning, but those Adam projects are going very well and they also put two young drivers into ERC in factory R2 cars, which is good sign.
From sure source (PM if you want to know more), nothing is done now. They've done the CUp, they've done the R2. But for the rest, there is no fund for the moment. No R3, no R5 in development.
They'll see at mid season what they'll do, but there isn't a lot of hope to have a bigger car.
Opel has to go on what they´ve started. The brand itself is said to be more and more sportif, so they must prove it with just go on to R5, which I believe is the most proper class for the future (with small adjustments).
At the small sprint-event (it's all done within the confines of a tarmac factory) he complained that the car was too low, and that he was a bit scared of the kind of reaction the car would have to the more bumpy sections.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
I wasn't in Vejen, but no major issues were reported from there. What I do know is that the stages were very challenging, and that Christian has a tendency to take a while to get going, both in a new car and after a winter break.
Ib Kragh on the other hand has already done two real rallies this year (Tank S in the Netherlands and Wikinger in Germany), so he is up to rally speed for the year. Also, the rally was made by his codriver Mie Petersen, who no matter how many times she's said that it won't make any difference.. Ib has always done well in her events.
That being illegal recce (she vehemently denies that) or just stages that are well suited to his driving style and car setup, I really don't know, the results are just there. More so previous years than this year though, it has to be said.
To get a real feel of the speed of the 208 on Danish stages, I would wait until at least the fourth round in Slagelse and perhaps even later in the season - Christian has already had all the excuses out, so is playing down expectations..
Driverwise, Christian should be a bit faster than Ib, if results in somewhat equal 207s are anything to go by.
Chassis 17? Ex Cracco's car?
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Beautiful photos from test of Jakeš by DoN: http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/citroen...ek-jakes-test/
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and video from Jakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnlRF3Bxqg4
Looks very careful. I think he would need two-three events to get used to the car. In the past he did only two short events with Fabia S2000 besides driving Lancer gr.N and a C2 R2...
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Nice livery for Jakes :)
From this article: http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=16283
Translation of Jakeš's words
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We did around 120 kilometers during the test near Vyškov. The engine is fantastic and the same feeling I have about brakes. It's big difference for me because I can compare the new Citroën basically only with my last years Lancer. The worse thing is suspension. The setup we got from the French is totally useless for Czech roads. The chassis is extremely stiff, it could work only on circuit or on some their French asphalts. When we drove over straights it was quite ok but when some bumpy part appeared the car was very nervous. I didn't try any real crest so I have no idea how the suspension will behave in landings. Anyway the only chance to improve especially to set the suspension properly is to test and test. I strongly believe Rostislav Šašek will help us with dampers. He is preparing dampers also for Mini of Václav Pech.
No one know if those numbers are the chassis? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Interesting. Confirms why the Peugeots were below expected performance in Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
yes its chassis number.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Anyway, interesting battle of R5s in Targa Florio next week, with Basso(Ford), Campedelli(Ford), Michelini(Citroën)and Andreucci(Peugeot) ;)
I'm pretty sure that Peugeot didn't do Ireland with default customer setup ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Well if they used a fancy one it didn't work :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Thanks :) So the car is used.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii