SS13 allocated time for wrc2 crews 14.00.00
Ogier winning time was 11.32.3
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SS13 allocated time for wrc2 crews 14.00.00
Ogier winning time was 11.32.3
Its already raining
Only by some miracles the Hyundai's survived and got back to service. It's still a massive challenge for them to continue let alone win or podium.
Will be tough for Hyundai despite the fact that we are going to have more rain
Those clouds look ominous.
Armstrong's co-driver is getting hammered by the bumps !
And puncture now :(
And water pressure alert... what a nighmare.
He started again after 20 mins ! :)
2 Hyundai's through but Neuville stopped, puncture.
Was a double puncture and now a 3rd... game over. :(
I love hankooks. How is that even possible
Soon whole field is empty.
Must have been something else for Neuville the second time.. he could have cruised to the end with puncture, but stopped right away..
Poor Pajari, first driving in Neuville's dust and then Jon starts dusting him :D
Stage times almost irrelevant now, almost just a question of checking which drivers actually made it through the stage
These events have been part of the championship since the 1960’s. They belong in the calendar. If you like motorsport in even conditions, same 15 kind of corners in different countries, racing is more for youQuote:
Originally Posted by BleAivano
Even if he made it to finish, two more stages to go so no pointQuote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Pajari will prob get time back
Pajari will win
Rallytv is showing this rally having total 19 stages. I understood there is total 20 stages?
I have said it previously and I say it again
This rally doesn’t have a place anymore in modern wrc. You can drive slow and trying to manage the car and situation but still it isn’t enough
Ridiculous
There was 20 stages but running of SS3 (repeat of SS1) was cancelled and for some reason, stage has been removed from itinerary (as opposed to marked as cancelled). Stage number has been retained so there are stages SS1-2 and SS4-20.Quote:
Originally Posted by trykmann
Completly disagree, variation is what we need in the championship, not similar evets 14 times. F1 is for thatQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
This kind of rallies did run in the past, but the world changed, rally changed, audience changed, everything changed since then. Also a big part plays here this shitty tyres, as Ogier said. It's complete rubbish of tire. Each event after the event it's worse. We can expect Saudi to everyone retire on first stage because they will run out of supply or what? Until when they have contract in WRC? Man I wish they will consider cancel them soon. This is not exciting at all.
So you want to say all 14 events look the same? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by COD
These conditions have been extreme even for Safari, but it's still a cool event and a massive test of driver, car and team.
Just a shame to lose top cars with alternator issues but others made it so no excuses.
Well at least the rally2 cars seem more reliable, maybe because they are not made of plastic? Some hope for next year
Dont worry, when Hankook will finish, MRF will step up...Quote:
Originally Posted by deephouse
Many issues and big time gaps are not new, even in the past with better team prep and Michelin/Pirelli tyres.
Check out last Safari Rally before it's comeback (2002) ...
https://ewrc-results.com/event/86-sa.../final-results
SS 16 is cancelled...
The safety caravan assessed the stage and considered it challenging for the rescue vehicles to be able to operate between km 2.5 and 11. After the afternoon rains, there were four separate sections with deep water filled ruts.
Well there is rally racing and there is the art of rally. If every event is [expected to be] 100% rally racing then all 14 events [will] look the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
So we have kenya rally and they have prepared stages, but will be cancelled because they haven't thought about how/if rescue or ambulance will get thru the stages..
Wonderful
What a disasterQuote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
14-15km more and wrc2 will have half points :D (50-74.99% of total SS km)
At first total SS km was 350.02
SS3 cancelled 24.50km
SS4/9 shortened by 6.09 (x2 = 12.18km)
SS13 cancelled for wrc2 18.41
SS16 cancelled for all 18.41
Wrc2 not driven 73.50km
this kind of event could have a place on the calendar if the teams would be allowed to adapt their cars for it. but the whole homologation bullshit prevents them from doing so. so now we have cars that have to perform on all rallies, and must go slow to try and survive safari.
And they're allowed more protection at the front which couldve saved the Rally1 Cars a lot of trouble.Quote:
Originally Posted by COD
Katsuta ahead of Fourmaux by 1mn25 and Pajari by 5m29.
If he doesnt win here will he be able to handle the disappointment...
The rally is really caught between two stools. It’s rough like the safari of old, but the stages are sprint stages so they have to go faster than they should to look after the car, that and the fact they aren’t allowed to build ‘safari’ cars, means for me that the cars aren’t suitable for the rally, and the rally isn’t suitable for the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Have the WRC2 cars had it a bit easier because stages were cancelled before they went through?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
If they could just raise the cars, strenghten the suspension, put extra spare wheels in or on the cars and make something to protect the engine bay from mud, this could be a suitable rally. or just let them use tyre mousse again.Quote:
Originally Posted by doubled1978
Just to put some things into perspective, I counted only 11 crews have not retired. People have also died in Kenya due to the recent extreme weather.
Neuville had only two punctures ...
"We had an impact on the front left at the start of the stage, then suffered a double puncture.
After changing the wheel and continuing, the driveshaft broke a few kilometres later causing further damage and forcing us to retire for today.."
Did anyone have on pickems that rally2 will win this event, since it's a very high possibility it will happen
I wonder who is going to be thinking about Sunday points, and who just wants to get the car home. I expect the weather will have something to do with it. Is there a forecast for tomorrow?
I believe that Taka, Fourmaux and Lappi will bring the car just home..
Hyundai scoring 1-3 for manus and Neuville maybe try something extra for the team..
Top3 will be divided between Evans, Solberg and Ogier as they are fighting for the title..