WRC Germany 2011

Indeed...why not take Neuville, Hannien and Weijs. No more of a gamble than J-ML right now

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Haha if proof is ever needed that Wilson won't make it it's losing to Kuipers! Although, to give the Dutchman some credit he has shown good pace for a gentleman driver in Germany - much better than any previous round.

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Presumably because of his S2000 experience on the same stages last year

Indeed, Weijs Jr is doing a very good work :)

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Question if latvalas problem is indeed the cyclinder...can they repair it ?? or it is not allowed to repair internal engine blick parts during a rally ?? I remeber a few years back the mitsubishi team had to change the cylinder head of one of their cars but i do now remember if they got a penalty or not.

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It would depend on what is wrong with the cylinder. If it's a matter of the spark plug that's easy. If it's a coil there's either a simple mechanical fix or a more complicated electronic one to make sure it's firing the plug. If it's a piston ring or bearing that's going to take time or not be possible to fix. I know gearboxes and suspension bits are easy to add and remove, but tearing into a motor?

And is a cylinder head considered part of the motor if it has to be replaced? I would think it could be done without too much drama if it was allowed.

Ouch !!!! Not a good time from Campana in SS5 though(almost 2 minutes off Loeb) :s

And in the Netherlands thay only have tarmac rally's

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

Indeed...why not take Neuville, Hannien and Weijs. No more of a gamble than J-ML right now

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Actually JML is proven WRC winner and clearly the only driver with the pace to match Ogier on the loose, Hanninen might make a good No 2 to JML but Neuville and Weijs have a long way to go to be considered as all-round choices. Both are currently behind Tanak and Haydon Paddon in the ratings imvho

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

Indeed...why not take Neuville, Hannien and Weijs. No more of a gamble than J-ML right now

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currently latvala in a proper wrc car beats these 3 with a blindfold and 2 hands and 1 leg tied behind his head....

JML is a safe bet for VW, to me is very close to Ogier as far as speed goes and i must say his mistakes are not that often this year.

And what about Abbring for VW now 3rd overall in the france gravel championschip in a front wheel drive car beating alot of 4wd, and weijs is just as fast

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Originally Posted by Gregor-y

It would depend on what is wrong with the cylinder. If it's a matter of the spark plug that's easy. If it's a coil there's either a simple mechanical fix or a more complicated electronic one to make sure it's firing the plug. If it's a piston ring or bearing that's going to take time or not be possible to fix. I know gearboxes and suspension bits are easy to add and remove, but tearing into a motor?

And is a cylinder head considered part of the motor if it has to be replaced? I would think it could be done without too much drama if it was allowed.

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the question remains...are they allowed to fix internal engine block things without a penalty ??