Guys has this been shown on Satellite yet ? It was on Motors TV last year , i think that is now called Motorsport TV ...so us guys in Ireland can view :-)
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Guys has this been shown on Satellite yet ? It was on Motors TV last year , i think that is now called Motorsport TV ...so us guys in Ireland can view :-)
What car? How did things end up??? Was that good for you guys?Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Check out this YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY6...l_9BGIZwRl8IEAQuote:
Originally Posted by irish_tiger
English highlights edits on there - probably what would have been on Motors.
An Opel Kadett with 2.4 engine. Giving the limited experience of my driver (only his 5th Rally) I think the result was very good. Some very good stage times with faster cars behind us in the morning (when it was still a bit wet). When it dried out we lost some places, but overall very happy with the rally :)Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Opel! I like Opels! I kept that last Opels competing in USA/Canada going some years back...We got Kadett A which mercifully nobody bother with and then Ascona and Manta A with the CIH 1900...And one friend bought what i believe is the only Ascona B in America which was brought over for Olympus WRC and then stayed here..Built a good motor for that one in 1987 and last year re-did the bottom end with new even longer rods and much shorter and very light pistons, then made him a couple of steel flywheels....that one is 1965cc and then next one will be 2020cc-----if the guy ever pays his bill..
What can you tell me about how that one got to be 2,4? Normal iron head? What clutch? What gearbox? I want to see photos!
I love Opel too. Built two Ascona B which I rallied in late 80´s and 90´s. ANTE Malmgren built the engines, 2,0 with 48 Weber. The 2,4 litre I believe is a bored 2,2 litre engine which was in the model Opel Rekord. Or else it´s the 16V which was in 400. I don´t know ...Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
It's a 8v 2.4 engine from an Opel Omega. Explained it all to Jan in PM, not to further spoil this topic. It's the Belgian Rally News topic, not Dupanton Rally News :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Very nice entry list for the 2nd round of the Belgian Championship this weekend.
Cherain (DS3 RRC): my favorite for the victory
Princen (Fabia R5): won first round and can challenge Cherain
Verschueren (Fabia R5): 2nd in first round
Abbring (208 R5): 3th in first round but here the car is less important than in Haspengouw.
Dilley (Fabia R5): First time with Fabia, but top 5 is possible
Demaerschalk (DS3 R5): Talented but not much experience in an R5. And it's a DS3...
Allart (Fabia R5): crashed in Haspengouw
Debackere (Fabia R5)
De Cecco (208 R5): Could be around 5th by the end of the Rally.
Lim (I20 R5): Curious to see what he will achieve
Fumal (DS3 R5)
Maeyaert (Fiesta R5): New car for last year Historic champion. Only tested the car last weekend in a Rallysprint. He wasn't slow but there is still a lot of progress possible.
Fernémont (Fiesta R5): competitor for De Cecco, Debackere etc
Kenis (Mini RRC):
Albert (Fabia WRC): only WRC at the start. Can maybe finish somewhere around 5th.
Also 4 Porsches at the start (Snijers, Duez, Bouvy, Claerhout) and a lot of fast FWD cars:
http://sparally.com/fr/node/104 (liste engagés BRC)
2x2 stages on Friday, mostly on and around the Spa Francorchamps Circuit. 3x4 stages on Saturday.
watch Abbring at 0,50sec
https://youtu.be/1J2CeCfDvJw
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Ready for the rally of Spa! I'll be leaving around noon, looking forward to this one! :D
This was also the shakedown... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1QzygMmFSo
Still get blown away by the noise of those Porsche's !! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Kevin Abbring smashes the opposition and leads Spa Rally with over 1-minute advantage after just 4 stages! What's wrong with the other drivers?
Spa Rally after SS4:
1. Kevin Abbring/Pieter Tsjoen (NL/B) Peugeot 208 T16 39.51,5
2. Chewon Lim/Martijn Wydaeghe (ROK/B) Hyundai i20 R5 +1.08,9
3. Cédric Cherain/Jean-Pierre Delmelle (B) Citroën DS3 RRC +1.20,8
4. Kevin Demaerschalk/Bram Eelbode (B) Citroën DS3 R5 +1.35,7
5. Melissa Debackere/Didier Bostoen (B) Skoda Fabia R5 +1.39,0
6. Guillaume Dilley/Stéphane Prévot (B) Skoda Fabia R5 +1.41,1
7. Benoît Allart/Kevin Fernandez (B) Skoda Fabia R5 +1.46,6
8. Armand Fumal/Michael Louette (B) Citroën DS3 R5 +2.12,1
9. Kris Princen/Peter Kaspers (B) Skoda Fabia R5 +2.15,9
10. Frédéric Bouvy/Jean-Louis Hottelet (B) Porsche 997 GT3 +2.17,5
Chewon Lim ahead of Cherain?
Princen 9th?
Some strange stories about Princen. Apparently he got showed a yellow flag so he slowed down for the rest of the last stage, but nobody else got that yellow flag so he lost a lot of time.
If he has an onboard he shall get a notional time. What happened to Verschueren?
Verschueren did one 'lap' too many on the first stage I believe.
Abbring took a lot of time at ss2 too
http://speedactiontv.be/Spa_Rally_ES...s-19450-1.aspx
timing
http://spa.liverally.be/spa2017/result.jsp?r=1&s=1
time of Princen corrected btw
Chewon Lim in second place?!
Wow impressive and not expected at all.
I thought he would struggle to make top 10
you are not alone...belive me. Even those who hate 911, have a smille when they hear this melody.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
He broke wheel in SS6 though :(Quote:
Originally Posted by leighton323
Mirek, do you have a link to the timings?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
EDIT: Ignore, I see it's posted above
The gap is now down to 20 seconds. The fight for the victory may start again.
Abbring missing?
abbring smashed a wheel. probably the end of the rally for him.
https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...c4&oe=596E7CF9
My picture :-)
I'm quite disappointed by Abbring,
He is fast, but he makes so many mistakes. Was hoping for a victory for him and the Peugeot team.
I was standing quite close to the point where he ripped of his wheel. It was a fast left hander.
Yesterday evening, on the last stage he spun in front of us well. At that point Verschueren was right behind Princen who switched to road mode after seeing a yellow flag.
The stages will resume 45min later then planned to compensate for the delays in between the cars.
I hope for a big fight between Princen and Cherain and I hope Cherain wins it to motivate him and his sponsors for the rest of the season.
Regards from Spa :-)
Do You know what happened to Verschueren on SS12? Puncture?
I'm struggling to understand why Abbring seems to be a bit of a loose canon lately...
Mirek, He had 2 punctures today, I think that was one of the 2.
Crazy time gaps now on the last stages. So short stages and sooooo huge gaps.
video including Abbrings mistake onboard
https://youtu.be/MUgj-AohxdQ
Cherain wins!
Princen of the road on the last stage!!!!!
What a rally!
My video :D
Action !!!
https://youtu.be/g23uPi2-oQ4
Some completely mad times from the last stage. What happened? Only timing glitch or did Princen go off and blocked the road for others?