Mexico 2012

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Originally Posted by BleAivano

what happened to ramona? did they even start on ss8?
they lost 30 secs on ss7 so do they have problems? or even an off?

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According to their newsletter a brakepipe broke in the end of SS7 so they stopped. But they will fix it in service and restart.

Regarding Ramona, they had to retire since
the brakes stopped working about 1km
from the finish of ss7 due to loss of brakefluid.

Miriam apparently was affected by a stonach bakteria/virus. After receiving medical assistance
she is feeling much better and they will restart tomorrow.

info taken from ramonas website.

also Evian your post wasn't posted when
i started writing this post. ;)

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Originally Posted by jonkka

Studded snow tyres (on snow) provide a lot more grip than you have on gravel (with gravel tyres).

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It has certainly been so in recent years, that Citroen have had more / bigger problems with tire wear than Ford in the Swedish Rally.
Has anyone on this forum any suggestions or reason for this, other than the conclusion I have suggested.

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Originally Posted by Coach 2

Has anyone on this forum any suggestions or reason for this, other than the conclusion I have suggested.

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According to Mikko, they have used completely different suspension and differential setups. Mikko changed the car dramatically but the problems were still there so I guess it's about the car's geometry.

Ken Block crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4cG4...layer_embedded

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Originally Posted by dimviii

Ken Block crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4cG4...layer_embedded

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Isn´t Ken Block used to do indoor racing with rallycars? Doesn´t look so after his mistake in 1st stage in Mexico... :s mokin:

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Originally Posted by Rallyper

Isn´t Ken Block used to do indoor racing with rallycars? Doesn´t look so after his mistake in 1st stage in Mexico... :s mokin:

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Anyway that corner is tricky as hell, it even looked like there was a bit of water there.

I wouldn't have liked being that guy standing on the corner, those cars could pingpong around if anyone lost it under breaking.

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Originally Posted by Juha_Koo

According to Mikko, they have used completely different suspension and differential setups. Mikko changed the car dramatically but the problems were still there so I guess it's about the car's geometry.

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I have also heard this, and I agree.
But it is precisely these differences in geometry, I'm aiming for.
I think Ford has gone too far in pursuit of grip, and I think this has gone at the expense of the hand-ling.

nice clip by our mate charovision:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgw8nJ-vv8

Nobre

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