2008 Acropolis Rally - official thread

If Aava didn't have a problem on SS8 where he lost 3:03, then he would be fourth, only 30 secs off the lead!

We have a new star on our hands!

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Originally Posted by Burak

How was Latvala 2nd on the road? He finished 6th place end of leg 1.
And How was Mikko 4th on the road? Can somebody explaine this?

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Starting order is made before the last sss, then they were 2nd and 4th.

And in answer to the trivia: because it makes sense?

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Because running order is based on classification after final stage, excluding Super Special Stage. Hence running order was classification after SS6, not after SSS7.

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Thanks.

SS13 in about 30 minutes ;)

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

And in answer to the trivia: because it makes sense?

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Because they dont want the frontrunners stopping on sss and making the show look bad.

^ That makes sense!

Interesting about Sordo on WWR.

If you didn't hear, then Sordo has two bad tyres i.e. punctures. He is driving to the next stage on a semi-flat tyre, changing it to a slightly more inflated tyre just before the stage, driving the stage with the flat tyre, then at the end, he has to use a slightly-inflated tyre to do the 60km back to service!
If at any point on a road section he has 3 tyres and a rim, then he has a 10 minute time penalty!
Exciting, no !

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Interesting about Sordo on WWR.

If you didn't hear, then Sordo has two bad tyres i.e. punctures. He is driving to the next stage on a semi-flat tyre, changing it to a slightly more inflated tyre just before the stage, driving the stage with the flat tyre, then at the end, he has to use a slightly-inflated tyre to do the 60km back to service!
If at any point on a road section he has 3 tyres and a rim, then he has a 10 minute time penalty!
Exciting, no !

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Yes, because you not allowed to run on three wheels only. It's not question of Police this year, but rules so far.

Well I thought it was interesting ;)