[IRC] Ypres Westhoek Rally 2009

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Originally Posted by RS

Hanninen has had the legs on Basso today, good performance by him, but I wonder whether this shows more the speed difference in the Fabia vs. Punto than the drivers?

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I think the cars are almost equal, it's just the drivers (Hanninen better).

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Originally Posted by Helstar

I think the cars are almost equal, it's just the drivers (Hanninen better).

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On tarmac?

Amazingly close times of the top 3 drivers over 31km!

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Originally Posted by Helstar

I think the cars are almost equal, it's just the drivers (Hanninen better).

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I don't agree. It's only 5th time for Juho on tarmac in his life and 3rd time on dry. Basso is very fast tarmac driver but Punto is now slower than Puegeot and Skoda unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by RS

On tarmac?

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Basso is not that good IMHO

Never achieved something remarkable in his career.

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Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]I don't agree. It's only 5th time for Juho on tarmac in his life and 3rd time on dry. Basso is very fast tarmac driver but Punto is now slower than Puegeot and Skoda unfortunately.

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Look at Targa Florio, Rossetti (Punto) beated Travaglia (Skoda) by ample margin.

Meeke 0.2s late on Loix after SS11 :eek:

I agree with Mirek, the Punto has been off the pace all year, no matter who has driven it.

Basso won a few events last year on tarmac, and the tarmac drivers in IRC are very fast.

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Originally Posted by Helstar

Basso is not that good IMHO

Never achieved something remarkable in his career.


Look at Targa Florio, Rossetti (Punto) beated Travaglia (Skoda) by ample margin.

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That was Travaglias first time in the Skoda, and anyhow I think Rossetti is quite a lot faster than Travaglia on tarmac.

Why dont FIA see this, and adopt this class as WRC, instead of making something new again, and we might loose a lot of manufacturers again.

Or maybe it is good, so we at least keep one exiting series !

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Originally Posted by Helstar

Basso is not that good IMHO

Never achieved something remarkable in his career.


Look at Targa Florio, Rossetti (Punto) beated Travaglia (Skoda) by ample margin.

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Heh... Travaglia was driving new car for him, without setup and without test. He crashed early on shakedown and started making setup for his car after SS3. They also didn't have enough spare parts and the car was repaired only provisionaly. At the last section he had oil leaking from dampers. That can't be compared in any way.

Basso is european champion, multiple italian champion, winner of several IRC rallys (Sanremo, Asturias, Ypres for example) and was able to fight for IRC title last year until the last rally. Have You followed IRC before?

Punto is slower, unfortunately it's fact. Almost any rally result in the world is a good proof. One win for Rossetti changes nothing on dozens of other results...

I also agree with RS that Rossetti is faster than Travaglia. Basso and Rossetti defeated Travaglia in almost every rally in last couple of years whey they were starting often with same cars.