Rally Sweden 2016

Looks like Wales in Colin Clark's Periscope video...

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Originally Posted by nafpaktos

An iconic event is already out(Acropolis).If a second classic event leave the calendar this means the true decompostion of the wrc.

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you can always watch the sunset if you want romantic moments, the WRC is about spectacle, if iconic events cannot evolve they should burn.

Surely frozen mud and gravel will be different to drive on with studs than on ice ?

Many times I have wished an edition of WRC Finland covered with snow. Like in 1990, it looks like Ullr has switched things...
I hope what has happened this year will mean that this event will go northern once and for all.

https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...79&oe=573050F3

Sorry, but this conditions looks terrible. Wonder how they will look after 1st loop...

Ok, Powerstage looks even better :)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca2AuqZW8AA5fNn.jpg:large

Conditions will be very tricky indeed. Tonight everything freezes, and tomorrow night it will be even colder, so, nothing bad happens with the roads (do not panic with that) but for the studded tyres, it will be a challange. Those places where they have small ruts from today, those ruts are going to freeze, this will add additional interest, imagine when the ruts are not in ideal line and you are crossing them in angle? Even better when they are under very thin snow layer, which is likely. Snowfall is crossing the area from the east and north east and it is not yet know how far it reaches, if it reaches to the stages then there will be like snowstorm.
By the way, where is the stage on that picture?

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Originally Posted by SubaruNorway

Have you been to Russia? I have, not going back :p

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I second this... you couldn't do those roads with Dakar suspension travel.

So far it looks like Pirelli will have considerable advantage.

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Originally Posted by itix

I second this... you couldn't do those roads with Dakar suspension travel.

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Off topic again... but Dakar 4WD have a lot smaller suspension travel than WRC cars because of their rules ;)

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Originally Posted by Lundefaret

The "snow line" also has a lot to do with altitude. There are places in Scandinavia, in Norway especially, where there is a close to 100% guarantee of snow, and they are no more north than where the Swedish rally is orgianized now.

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Also this is true... My parents has loads of snow over night... and they live in southern sweden (close to Värnamo).
Here's a video from today on värmullsåsen :(

I was happy when my mom said it was snowing at their place... now I am not so happy anymore.

http://iconosquare.com/p/1181846458438327745_261829422

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Originally Posted by Mirek

So far it looks like Pirelli will have considerable advantage.



Off topic again... but Dakar 4WD have a lot smaller suspension travel than WRC cars because of their rules ;)

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Really? Had no idea... they seem to move around so much in their body work. You learn something new every day!