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Originally Posted by Simmi
Real one finally. It's in Motorsport News today.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
the best livery by far IMO.
Evans interview at Autosport Show:
https://youtu.be/TsJbi-dhw30 starts 5 mins in..
yeah im with you...Evans strongest side is tarmac but it is Dmacks weakest side...On gravel Evans is average IMO...we will see, last year in Monte the dmacks were awful and Evans with an R5 with Michelins was almost as quick as Tänak. But they have completely new tyres now for Monte and Sweden so it is really exciting to see if they have made significant step. The winter tyres last year were actually quite good in right conditions but were destroyed on frozen gravel.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
Interesting but for Evans i predict though times ahead.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
way better dmacks livery
And they have progressed.. first ever win on tarmac ! Evans the right choice. Amazing. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
After 6 years of trying, we win our FIRST stage on asphalt!!!! Big thanks to our tech guys, their development, @ElfynEvans + @danielbarritt https://t.co/kKlVKj2lst
Its a great Advertisement for DMACK for sure, they should capitalise on it since on monte tyres are very very important to win a stage.
And thank you Ott :).... very happy for them
What settings or tyre choices were wrong yesterday, when Evans had very little traction?
The tyre brand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
overall a great rally i think...on dry tarmac Evans was class of his own but like always the tyres arent as stable as michelin, btw on which tyres he was on saturday while winning stages?...way off the pace on slippery stuff and in snow. but they have made big progress.
New Dmack studded tyre for Sweden:
https://medium.com/@rallyinguk/dmack...3a1#.dnttedgn8
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3wCH4PWIAA-CFl.jpg
If anyone is critical of him so far this season, please remember that Elfyn Evans has moved from an R5 straight to WRC17 rally car this year. Hell of a change to cope with.
Not seen anyone writing Evans off just yet. It's Hanninen and Lefebvre's turns at the moment it seems...
His and the tyres' least preferred surface and still a solid points finish - will be interesting to see how he fares on gravel.
To compare...
Tanak's DMACK record in 2016:
2 / 2nds, 2 / 5ths, 2 / 6ths, 2 / 7ths and 1 / 10th from 13 events. Note that in Poland and GB tyres were ultra competitive.
Slightly off-topic, does anyone know if DMACK are entering a BRC team this year? I've got fingers crossed for Osian Pryce to get a few rounds on top of his WRC2 entries.
It appears they are entering and rumours are that it will be with Keith Cronin and perhaps AN Other...Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
Check out the BRC thread for updates.
There was a story in MN a while ago that they weren't going to bother repeating the two car team they had last year. But would be supporting driver(s). So like Eddie says the rumour now is Cronin with M-Sport/Dmack backing.Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
2017 DMack livery looking good on the old Fiesta in DiRT Rally ! :)
http://www.racedepartment.com/attach...ic-jpg.173138/
Maybe the second driver could be Osian, because it's very quiet around him..Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I bet on Price ;)
BRC twitter:
Defending BRC1 champion DMACK will be eager to defend its title in 2017. Rather than running its own team, the Carlisle firm has opted to spread its knowledge and support several teams this year in the pursuit of success in all classes.
hats off to dmack for making a huge progress within a year....Evans lost 8.41.8 to winner but 5 minutes of it was due penalty so if we take it out, he would have lost 3.41.8 and would have been 6th, just 10 secs from Paddon and Evans was one of the first guys on the road on saturday and sunday and lost time also because engine overheating...the tyre doesnt seem to go off suddenly on the longer stages like it did last year...last year they where nowhere in Mexico and Tänak lost over 9 minutes without any penalty or issue but last year's route was also longer.
Now comes their weakest point tarmac, IMO Corsica was one of their worst rallies of last season, Tänak was competing with WRC2 frontrunners until final day, so we will see how much progress have they made with their tarmac tyre.
and Evans has done a lot better than i thought before the season, credit to him too.
EstWRC, keep in mind that DMack introduced a new gravel tire later in the season last year. Was it from Portugal onwards, when they had the new one ready? Before that, it was some older tire.
I really hope Dmack have produced a decent tarmac tyre this year as Evans has shown some good speed on this surface at times.
He also deserves some good luck as he's had nothing but ill-fortune so far...
Fingers-crossed for the TDC.
Or Evans is just better... It will never be clear cut where the tyres are better or worse. Maybe the new Michelins this year have helped Tanak? Who knows...Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Bit pointless postulating about tyre performance between one year and the next with different drivers. Evans and Tanak are both good drivers, Evans showed his speed to be faster than Tanak on some rallies in 2015 but was more inconsistent than Tanak so was dropped. Maybe he is more consistent now or still the same, again who knows...
If you're making that comparison don't forget Paddon lost a couple of minutes with engine problems too, and didn't have a great road position for Saturday-Sunday either.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I agree that Dmack have improved a lot though. :)
i know, i mentioned Paddon because he was closest to Evans if we take out his penalty.
maybe Evans is better and maybe it is pointless postulating but i like to make this comparisons and they definitely have made progress
As well as the penalty, Evans also lost 1.36 on the first gravel stage with road cleaning and overheating issues...
He was happy with the tyre progress though..
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/march...--12-12-.html#
One of my Chakras tells me that the silhouette in the pic below doesn't seems like a champ material...
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id482543366
New DMACK Hard for arduous asphalt adventure
https://medium.com/@rallyinguk/new-d...faa#.blry6az22
DMack boss confident of gravel tyre on all events:
https://beta.motorsport-news.co.uk/n...ht-everywhere/