so now you got the long version and the short version. :D
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so now you got the long version and the short version. :D
strange to not see Ketomaa.. Greece was in his program...
he would be a nice addition...maybe the dream is over for him after his terrible results...now maybe only has budget for Finland.
What is the story with Hennings team? Will we see the HSWRT :p Good to see him back!Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
just finished my "recce" plans
the stages i am going to do to find places are
ss1 Kinetta
ss3/9 Thiva (just the first 10 kms)
ss4/8 Elikonas
ss5/7 Bauxites
ss12/16 Kefalari
ss13/17 Ziria
i will post pictures and kms of the places i find in here to help those who need a more inside info of the stages...
Lets hope the weather doesn't derail my plans....
Waiting for it very much....if you see watersplash please note it, + Elikonas interest also, thanks for the effortsQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
ok...
unfortunatelly we have elections the following sunday in Greece, so i will visit those stages on the weekend 12-13 of May.
great thanks !!!
for sure i look for a watersplash too ;)
Maybe we find water now, but not in the end of May....Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
That is also true... but the weather is not that hot though still at sea level...let alone in the mountains...
The problem is that there are not many water splashes in the event as far as i know... but will have my mind for them.
In 2009 there was no watersplash, I know because I had time to "recce" the stages. In 2011 there was some but I think those stages are not in the route this year. So the only hope Elikonas and the ZiriaQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
As long as it is hot, dry and dusty I don't mind if there is a watersplash now and again :p :
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Yes guys!!!!I am counting the days!!!Less than a month!!!
Argentina got my veins pumping so a slight alteration in my plans...
tommorow i will visit ss6/7 Bauxites, so expect a report for the stage tommorow afternoon :)
Mads says on his homepage that he will increase the risk in Hellas, due to the results so far this season.
Hopefully he will still be able to stay on the road and avoid damages on the car. Lets see how much more tempo he has in him!!
good news and also nice that refers to our country with its true name :)
@NOT
i'm planning to visit vauxites for sure during the rally.I'm thinking to see the stage when it starts to go downhill.The stage starts to go downhill after 7 kilometers(aproximately) from the tarmac part of the stage(in that place there are no trees)(ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting).If you visit that place please tell me your opinion,if you post photo of that place it would be perfect.
ok i will keep it in mind... the previous times i visited bauxites in the early 00s when it was used as shakedown was always in the first 2 kms of the stage which was a nice place and i think it still is... pino can confirm it :)
i will post pictures of every place i find interesting.
maybe it is too optimistic.. but with the timetable.. what do u think about this program ? .. DAY1 QS+SS1 .. DAY2 SS2+SS3+SS5+SS7+SS9... DAY3 SS10+SS12+SS14+SS16+SS17 ... too much ? thx ;)
hmmm...
to be honest i was never a fan of watching more than 3 stages per day... so i am no expert to say that the program you set is doable...
ss2 and then ss3 sounds a bit crazy i do not think it can be done... maybe if you just watch 10-15 cars and then go to next but still the schedule is tight...but ss5 ss7 and then ss9 is doable.
as for day 3 the stages are close to each other but again the programming is frantic... if you stay just for the WRCs and then go maybe is possible but still you must wish you do not encounter any difficulties with traffic..
someone who prefers to watch many stages would be more suitable to answer.
yes .. SS2 and SS3 maybe too crazy, i'm agree.. i have to look more details in map, but maybe to SS2 or SS3 .. and after SS5+7+9 .. we will see ;)
So do u know the time between each rally cars ?? 2mn or 3mn ?? .. if 2mn.. then 30 first rally car.. and go other place.. we will see..
it usually is 2 mins...maybe they will give 3 mins if we have very dry weather with no winds in order to avoid dust...Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
but from the weather predictions i doubt it...we still get sporadic rains and storms and they plan to continue throughout next week...
ok thanks.. ;)
We're going to try and to the same, but skip 2 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
Saturday we did 5 stages last year too including nightstage, but will try to do 4 at least too this year :)
We will also try the same, leaving after Mikkelsen ;) Was thinking of SS2 also but the sun won't be out that early, we will see...
I hope to see the big cut on a right hander after start of Kefalari, I have it all mostly planned but will look out for NOT's updates with interest :cool:
The only MUST thing for me this year is to avoid climbing up so many hills, that spoiled it last time and I wasn't fit enough to run into stages at the last minute :p : Of course, parking is the key to how close you can get, I hope they let you get a bit closer than last year.
yes for DAY1 .. to skip SS2 or SS3 ... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
Compare to other rallies, is parking really far from the stage ?Quote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
SS Access are they easy ?
You're right, that's always the key !
No, not that far..
We only had to walk more than 2 km to the nightstage, all the others stages we parked within a few minutes of the stage.
at night stage i walked only 300-400 meters :D at middle of stage where asphalt part begins.But i drove more than 15km in gravel :dozey:Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
I've tried Google translate but I still have no idea what the meaning of this word is :DQuote:
Originally Posted by J4MIE
Access is really good, and usually not too rough If you have to drive on gravel. However for Klenia last year we had to walk quite far as police were stopping cars getting closer, whereas in 2009 I parked 50m from the stage. But I am more organised this time already :D
You don't want to know, death is a preferable option :bigcry:Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
Just got back..the stage is fantastic, bone dry and ready to run...very smooth surface but a lot of embedded rocks which might become a hazard after many passes.....
full report on the spots i found with pics in a few minutes...
ok here we go... for the Km distances i used the cars trip meter so they might not be dead accurate... 50 meters - +
1.2 Kms from the start there is a small steep rocky hill where you can climb with ease and have a nice view of the stage here is what you see, this is the spectating spot i used when the rally was run in early 00s as shakedown. The cars move from left to right
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2.8 from the start there is a tight hairpin
4.1 from the start another hairpin which is wide at entry but tightens on the exit
4.5 another Hairpin
4.9 there is a flat high speed section if you like that stuff its a nice spot
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6.4 there is a a high speed corner 5th gear maybe... there is a nice view of the cars coming to the corner
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8.9 there is the access point 1 to the stage and also the place where the cars go onto tarmac....now this spot was very interesting....the accent is very very steep...maybe they lift a wheel or even jump...but really do not know... i might spectate here.
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12.4 is a spot i will definately spectate it is a very fast S with 2 rather big dips...so definately the cars will be off balance or even lift their wheels...the picture unforunately doesn't give the place justice. To reach this sport enter the stage from access point 3 (after the tarmac acces points) and you have to walk around 1.6 kms opposite of the stages direction
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@ Nafpaktos i tried to locate the place you asked for but i wasn;t sure were it was neither i located something really spectacular 7 kms after the tarmac..sorry.
Some general info about the stage...It is uphill but the climb is not steep at all... it looks more like a straight than uphill on most parts. the gravel i very very smooth, but the embedded rocks might create problems after the cars deteriorate the surface.
a bonus pic from the stage at 7.9 mark
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NOTE: the above places are the best according to my opinion...different people like different things so keep that in mind.
next update on the weekend 11-12-13 with the rest of the stages...
I doubt there are going to be any watersplashes....
toawrds the end of the stage around 2-3 kms from the end there are many places to camp if you wish.... today there were many people there doing barbeques...
Too bad Sordo won't be there.
i just realised i %$%$ up big time and did a wrong turn towards the end of that stage.... at the hairpin at 16.9 mark...so i did not do the last 7 kms... i was tricked and i followed the old stage karoutes...damn.
@Nafpaktos...the place you told me to find was upwards so i did not pass it...really sorry.
also ignore post no 235
the funny part of the whole story is that on the place i did the wrong turn there was this stone indicating towards the right direction and which i ignored.....
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Originally Posted by N.O.T