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Rallyesprint came to an end today, and DRS championship ended too. At Rallyesprint great surprise: Felix Herbold won at his first time with Ford Fiesta S2000 in front of two Fabias S2000 of MWallenwein and Kahle! :eek: Promising battle for next season!. At DRS Dobberkau finished 6.9 sec ahead Werner (problems for Dobberkau with an accident on last leg, that almost gave title to Werner), and Muschiol third.
I hope that Felix will go abroad. German championship isnt enough for him...
With german saison just finished, it´s time to think a while about what´s over and to come. German DRM needs more rallyes in calendar. Five is not enough, and a gravel one as Lausitz would be ok, although championship would become maybe quite a little far expensive for teams.
There are some good drivers although rather aged to make international career: Kahle, Gassner sr, Dobberkau, Werner, Muschiol, Mysliwietz, etc. Better young ones are probably Mark Wallenwein (23 y.o.), Felix Herbold (25 and very impressive weith Fiesta s2000 at rallyesprint this weekend) and maybe C.Riedemann (23). Gassner (21) is fast and young but I would see him jumping to a new 1.6 T to face his real pace. WRC results arent too much convincing. I find Burkart (28) as a perfect driver for championships like ERC or regional cups. He´s got JWRC title at last, but I think this will be his highest success in WRC, although I wish I was wrong. I would like to see him at the wheel of a more powerful car too :)
To complete last post I must say that other two things else are probably very necessary. On one hand a new point system at DRM with more points to rally final scratch and less to class results, and perhaps leg points aside. On the other one, more german teams should race outside Germany and not only at cups as Mitropa or Lausitz, but ERC and IRC. Well, it´s just only a money matter now... :D
here´s my video from the very nice rallyesprint.eu 2010, have fun :)
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7...ustehr2010.jpg
hd videolink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIYgDcjqnuw&hd=1
Thanks for a great video once more. I have been following this thread so many times already but just haven´t given a go to write anything yet.
Anyway can´t wait to spectate some events in Germany at the future as I will be moving from Finland to Mülheim an der Ruhr to live with my girlfriend when the paper war is done. In the end my first ever national experience to German ralllying at national level was at last year in some event at Hildesheim when my girlfriend was still living in there.
Hopefully the next season will be good and the regulars and maybe even a few more drivers to top classes could sign in. As has been said I also think that the championship needs some changes for the system and maybe an event or a few more. What comes to cars,an increasing numbers of S2000´s worldwide still looks promising.
Will surely keep checking this thread for updates and rallyes.
Thanks, very nice video.
Very nice video Darkstar ;)
You´re welcome Mixa ;)
Next season DRM will begin with Wikinger rally on 24-26 March. Eifel is out and two more rallyes probably in, so a season with six scoring rounds
Germany gravel cup came to an end last weekend with High Forest Rallyefestival. The round was won by Wilfried Brunken (Evo 6), and second place for Jaakko Keskinen, finn, with Evo 10. Keskinen is now gravel champion here in Germany. Is he a well-known driver in Finland? Anyway, congratulations to him :)
No,he isn´t if I´m not mistaken. What I was reading from some news before this his earlier championship were from rallysprint series here in Finland 11 years ago. He also said on the article that he got so many trophies and the German´s really seem to love them. Also on the news was this:
For the championship Keskinen earned for himself a nice amount of price money. The Finn still made a noble thing and donated the price money back to the series organiser.
"We made an agreement with the series organiser that the price money will be used to deveploment of the series and for some sort of stipend system. One possibility would be example that from Germany someone could come to drive one gravel rally for Finland." Keskinen were wondering.
Still keep the news coming. Can´t wait to hear how DRM is taking shape for next year.
Hello guys! I was spectating a historic Rallye Koeln - Ahrweiler on the last weekend in Germany. The weather was ****, but the event itself was very nice. I just thought that someone of you would like to see some classic Audi Quattros, Porsches 911 or Toyota Celicas. In this case here is my photo gallery. Enjoy! :)
http://rallyonline.pl/g.php?1&pg_[de...T[id]=5068
Great pictures! Great cars! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Up by now we have only 2011 DRS calendar (a bit like second division championship):
DRS-Kalender 2011
12.-14.05. AvD-Sachsen-Rallye Zwickau
03.-04.06. DMV Rallye Thüringen Pößneck
05.-07.08. ADAC Rallye Wartburg Eisenach
26.-27.08. AvD-Niederbayern-Rallye Außernzell
01.10. ADMV Rallye Zwickauer Land Reinsdorf
13.-15.10. ADMV-Lausitz-Rallye Boxberg/O.L.
28.-29.10. Rallyesprint EU Storndorf
There are problems to choose rounds for DRM 2011, so let´s wait and see :rolleyes:
great you guys liked the video :) hope to get some more good one´s from germy next year!
Gardemeister next year at IRC and in Lausitz rally with a BMW M3 :D
http://www.rallye-magazin.de/top/top...art/index.html
Some advances in next season DRM calendar: It will have probably five rounds plus two first days of Deutschland rally at the WRC. Now GT cars are to be allowed, problems seem to disappear... :rolleyes:
I don't think Dobberkau's Porsche doesn't go with the rules.. Adjustments will be made then on the carQuote:
Originally Posted by morganmilan
Why not?? His 911 GT3 is almost standard, not much of changes on this car....this is not a Cup car reversed into rally car....Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
I think that 996 was almost stock car but 997 isn't. Stolzel and Werner use also sequential gearbox, don't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ucci
With the upcoming R4 and some S2000, things might get very interesting. I hope Germans will build GT's to new FIA rules.
yes stözel and werner drive sequentiell!
Chaotic and sad situation for rallying in Germany. Up by now, there isn´t any deal between organizers of DRM and DRS. So , next season, it appears to bring two championships, without clear structure, and with totally different calendars :mad: . Important rallyes are now in DRS calendar already published as Wartburg, Sachsen or Lausitz. So, they can´t be eligible scoring rounds for DRM, unless an ultimate agreement be possible :rolleyes: .
The worst thing is that important teams as Skoda (Kahle and MWallenwein) or Robotracing (Herbold-Ford s2000) are thinking about not running DRM. Even there are rumours of Skoda Deutschland making IRC :eek: . DRM calendar is going to be known soon anyway. Let´s see... :confused:
the same thing is happening in Cyprus since 200? an I can confirm that things are going from bad to worse. Stupid egos and of course limited money around... for the results in the long term just check what happened in the US open wheel champ after CART-IRL split. NO WINNERSQuote:
Originally Posted by morganmilan
At last, DRM calendar for 2011:
25. – 26.03.2011 ADAC Wikinger-Rallye 15. – 16.04.2011 ADAC Hessen-Rallye Vogelsberg
06. – 07.05.2011 ADAC Pfalz-Westrich-Rallye
22. – 23.07.2011 ADAC Rallye Baden-Württemberg
18. – 21.08.2011 ADAC Rallye Deutschland
24. – 25.09.2011 ADAC Saarland-Rallye
Big surprise is the entry of Deutschland rally from WRC (only two first days). It will be held a championship for 2WD teams
Rather dissappointing calendar :( . Problems to create a real german rally championship went on, and, now we have DRM with only 6 rounds (and one of them, Deutschland rally!!) and with 4 rounds on Southwest Germany!! and DRS with very important rallyes too, much more on East Germany :mad: . And main teams must know decide what they are going to do with this disaster :rolleyes: .
2011 Mitropa cup calendar (with two rallyes in Germany) and link:
Mitropa Rallye Cup 2011 www.mitropa-rally-cup.de
11./12.03. Rally Ljubljana
08./09.04. Lavantal-Rallye/A
13./14.05. Rally Saturnus/SLO
27./28.05. CASTROL Rallye/A
22./23.07. ADAC Rallye Baden Württemberg/D
26./27.08. Rally del Friuli e Alpi Orientali/I
23./24.09. Rally Città di Bassano/I
21./22.10. ADAC-3-Städte-Rallye/D
Alpi Orientali will be one week later.
OK thnx PLuto ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Most recent rumours aim to a withdrawn of Skoda team from german championship. A program at IRC becomes possible, but all is uncertain up to now. Without Fabias and, possibly without Herbold´s Fiesta, german scene appears to be very devaluated next season :( . Let´s see...
What about german team ROMO with project of a second S2000 for IRC(after Interwetten let Franz Wittmann down) ???? Is it over for them too :confused:
I was writing when they publish their "article" about second car, that it is funny article...
I have no idea indeed (although with one less sponsor ...) but, if Skoda definitely out from DRM, there´re free places for new german crown contenders :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Link to new rally car classes rules in Germany, valid for 2011 (adapted to new FIA ones):
http://www.top100-rallye.de/download...en2011nata.pdf
Timo Bernhard (circuit works driver for Porsche) will run next DRM with a 911GT3
I've read this info yesterday-DRM will definitively gain a lot from this very spectacular car. As Timo is used to drive rear-wheel driven 911's, we will be able to see some sideways action and also hear nice sound from exhaust. Dobberkau, get ready!!http://www.motorsportforums.com/foru...cons/spin2.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by morganmilan
Don't think Bernhard will drive the championship. Dobberkau won't according to his homepage. More and more German drivers seem to like fun & fans more than ASN plans.
Why not? Have you gote some news about that? It´s certain we´ll have probably less topteams this year at DRM, but we must wait and see what both DRM and DRS bring. And, wether german top drivers don´t run home to make it abroad instead, we have really no problem. The goal is keeping on the run, wherever it isQuote:
Originally Posted by CWJ
This is the new priority ASN drivers list from DMSB for 2011:
Alexy, Carsten
Burkart, Aaron
Corazza, Peter
Dobberkau, Olaf
Gaßner, Hermann jun.
Gaßner, Hermann sen.
Herbold, Felix
Kahle, Matthias
Kremer, Armin
Mohe, Carsten
Mysliwietz, Lars
Noller, Rainer
Riedemann, Christian
Schwarz, Armin
Stölzel, Maik
Wallenwein, Mark
Wallenwein, Sandro
Werner, Anton
And DRM 2011 sets off next 24th March with Wikinger rally, as it was last season. Link to the rally:
http://www.wikinger-rallye.de/
with provisional entry list online. The most important entry so far up to now is Felix Herbold with his new Ford Fiesta s2000