Rally Norway 2009 2nd thread

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

I missed all the stages today. Anyone know how much the engine/gearbox problems hit Petter?

As in did he say the problem was a bad one, or was he just generally quite slow?

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Yess, any comment??

I also missed afternoon stages...

Ok find it...

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Petter Solberg [PS WRT-Citroen Xsara WRC]:

[Speaking after SS15] "We have a leak in the gearbox, we can't find it but you can smell the oil. The car went on to three cylinders on stage 14 and it's still not running properly. I hope we can make it back to Hamar tonight."

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Crash.net

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Originally Posted by AlfaWRC

although it is the same result below the line I think the correct approach is that Loeb is just a class of his own. Mikko has a fantastic speed, but Loeb is just a little bit better.

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Well, with Grönholm just sking and Petter on a 2001 car you could say Mikko is second best. But why is Loeb able to maintain better speed without mistakes? Maybe because he doesn't have to do 100%

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Originally Posted by COD

Well, with Grönholm just sking and Petter on a 2001 car you could say Mikko is second best. But why is Loeb able to maintain better speed without mistakes? Maybe because he doesn't have to do 100%

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Petter is in a 2006 Xsara.

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Originally Posted by Psycho!

In wrc.com it says 50 percent possibilities for snow....Any more precious information?

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Well.. I managed to find internet near to the start of my Marathon and I can give you a weather update for tomorrow:

My maps are saying..

The snow starts approximately at 7:30.. first it will be light snow but it becomes moderate hour and half later. Moderate snowfall continues until the end of rally.
Temperature stays between -5 and -10 degrees whole day
So.. by the second pass of the stages there should be a few up to 5 centimeters of fresh snow covering the stages.

Local site must be wrong this time. to forecast 10 hours is usually very exact

Highlights from day 2 Was at Ringsaker, The Mountain and service today :)

http://upload.streetfire.net/video/R...y-2_636212.htm

Pictures from us official photographers of rally Norway.
I am by the way Benjamin A. Ward :)

http://www.rallynorway.no/no/publikum/bilder-2009.html

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Well, it's 13,2 sec to tomorrow (minus anything made on SSS). It's doable but for that Mikko must have faked his speed today. If not, it's Loeb's game.

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I hope that the snowfall I expect makes things more interesting tomorrow:-) Unfortunately.. the start of my race is at 9 AM according to Estonian time:-) So.. you can beat me up in this forum if it is not snowing tomorrow morning;-)

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Originally Posted by bluuford

I hope that the snowfall I expect makes things more interesting tomorrow:-) Unfortunately.. the start of my race is at 9 AM according to Estonian time:-) So.. you can beat me up in this forum if it is not snowing tomorrow morning;-)

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It will not snow, maybe cloudy but the snow will appear at monday.

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Originally Posted by VFTS

It will not snow, maybe cloudy but the snow will appear at monday.

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I will buy you a beer if it is not snowing tomorrow morning!