Startpositions so far: 3de Rossetti 2de Craig Breen 4de Abbring 5de Loix (according to Collin Clark on twitter)
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Startpositions so far: 3de Rossetti 2de Craig Breen 4de Abbring 5de Loix (according to Collin Clark on twitter)
Full start order:
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Find it hard to understand why not to pick first start position: if you are first there is no dirt on road from cutting (you hear that every year in ypres), certainly when it has rained. Second, if it starts raining you have more chance for a dry stage since you start earlier. What am I not seeing? :-)
He's got a 5 minute penalty due to not driving the Qualifying Stage so no need to put him back in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Even with 5min penalty he can reach top5. Was it not due to motor chance he got this penalty?Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
Very nice pic from Eastern Belgian rallydrivers:
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Future - Present - Past
Although I hope to see Bruno Thiry a lot more on Belgian rally stages!
Thanks for that, any idea what caused the fire? Is the turbo or fuel lines on that side of the car? Seemed to flare up very aggressively?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Whenever I have set a rally car on fire its always been more smoke than flames!
Lappi picked to start first..
i read that the fire was due to oils from broken engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munkvy
Breen +26 from Lappi-Rox why?
edit find it.
[SS1] Dikkebus 1
Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT)
Front left puncture - "I do not know where I got it, no idea..."
Nice time from Abbring,lets see Loix now.
Abbring always fast out of the box,at every rally he has participate.
Bernd Casier stoped. Lost a wheel
[SS1] Dikkebus 1
5 Esapekka LAPPI (SKODA)
"Not easy, the grip is not so high, we lost the tyres quite easily on the braking point and also all the cuts on the road, but it is nice."
2 Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT)
Front left puncture - "I do not know where I got it, no idea..."
1 Luca ROSSETTI (SKODA)
Grass in the front radiator grill "Something on the front right in a cut, we do not know" - Hit something in a cut, has clipped the wheel on the front.
6 Kevin ABBRING (PEUGEOT)
Appearing with some small front bumper damage - "I saw something sticking out, I think we can live without wing, but I do not know where it happen." - Some damage also to the font wing, but mainly cosmetic
3 Freddy LOIX (SKODA)
Big slide coming into the finish, all looking good. "It is a good start..."
16 Cedric CHERAIN (FORD)
"It is is okay for me."
17 Robert CONSANI (PEUGEOT)
"Hard to begin, the tyre is good, the car is good, a long rally to begin..."
10 Vincent VERSCHUEREN (CITROËN)
"Difficult, very bumpy road and the car is very bumpy here, maybe I have to soften the car. I saw him (Casier - damage to front wheel) on the stage with a wheel off."
11 Bernd CASIER (FORD)
Stopped on stage with front wheel off
7 Sepp WIEGAND (SKODA)
"I really tried my best, but I have to get rhythm and have to get feeling."
4 Xavier PONS (FORD)
"Brakes are hot..."
8 Pieter TSJOEN (PEUGEOT)
"Very difficult, we did a straight on, the car is very bumpy impossible to keep on the road."
Bad start for Breen... :(
Breen 12:58.3 in SS2: « It’s not ok, we have no brakes since the puncture
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Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT)
"We broke a brake line when we got a puncture so we have no brakes. I am absolutely gutted. I was really up for this weekend, we only lost 20 in that one so that's not so bad..."
what a time for Lefebvre at ss1 with 208 r2!! -22 sec from Crugnola-Cerny.
I must say that it was a great job by marshals. That was a big fire and they saved a car. Peter must buy them a beer ;-)
SS2] Wijtschate 1
5 Esapekka LAPPI (SKODA)
"At least I do not have any braking points marked on the road, I have to decide myself. Maybe there is a small dust, but it is what it is. I have to remember to brake early, but it is going quite well. It felt a bit too soft on the first one but now it is good. Crazy cuts!"
2 Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT)
"We broke a brake line when we got a puncture so we have no brakes. I am absolutely gutted. I was really up for this weekend, we only lost 20 in that one so thats not so bad..."
1 Luca ROSSETTI (SKODA)
"On first stage we were moving too much with the car. I decide to change the set-up a little bit harder, but in this stage it does not work, I have some trouble on braking."
6 Kevin ABBRING (PEUGEOT)
Quite a lot of grass in the wheels again. "Brilliant, we are having a lot of fun. I tried to push on the first stage a little bit to find the limit of the tyre. On this one I am backing off a little. The balance of the car is nice."
3 Freddy LOIX (SKODA)
"Kevin (Abbring) is fast, the new generation. I am enjoying and I have the feeling that I can go a little bit quicker. These young boys they immediately put in the pace. I know I can go a little bit quicker, but how much I do not know."
17 Robert CONSANI (PEUGEOT)
"For the moment it is okay. I take confidence with the high speed. The car is very good set-up. The Pirelli tyre is very good for this tarmac, but is very long."
7 Sepp WIEGAND (SKODA)
"I am not happy, I try my best, now for the driving and for the roads. I try to avoid mistakes, the rally is long.
4 Xavier PONS (FORD)
"A little better but it is not easy here. But it is important to finish the stage and I am finishing the stages."
Breen sounds totally despondant after SS3... 1 min down already.
Abbring was getting all the bad luck early in the season, now its Breen..
Puncture in Ypres is mostly own fault instead of bad luck..
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SS3] Mesen 1
2 Craig BREEN (PEUGEOT)
"I have rear brakes most of the time, some time front brakes. The road sections are so short and there is not time to do something. We have a broken front brake pipe, I just capped it."
1 Luca ROSSETTI (SKODA)
"I have to find a rhythm. First stage I was pushing too much, the second stage a slow down to much. It is just a question about the rhythm, but stage by stage I will find it."
6 Kevin ABBRING (PEUGEOT)
Comes to the finish with a lot of grass in the wheels... "After the stage, there is still some grass in the wheel arch between the discs and the pads, if it catch fire we have problem. This stage I was playing a bit with the brakes. We did a clean run."
3 Freddy LOIX (SKODA)
"Okay, medium, could be better but okay. I know from myself it is not me, it is more me that has to be more wake-up."
16 Cedric CHERAIN (FORD)
Went straight on at a junction and had to come back on to the stage.
17 Robert CONSANI (PEUGEOT)
"Good, it is short, but difficult, very slippery, but no problem."
10 Vincent VERSCHUEREN (CITROËN)
"Better, but the car does not feel very well, we have to work a little and find the good set-up. I do not feel confident with the car."
7 Sepp WIEGAND (SKODA)
"Its better and better when I am driving. Especially this stage as the tarmac was more slippery. It will be better after some more kilometres."
4 Xavier PONS (FORD)
"Not confident, first time here, first time in the car, it is not easy for the moment. But it is improving." - Small knick in the tyre.
8 Pieter TSJOEN (PEUGEOT)
"Its difficult, I do not feel confident, the back is really sloping, I am braking much too early. We are going to change the set-up a lot, when it is bumpy it is impossible to keep the car on the road."
18 Neil SIMPSON (SKODA)
"It is a bit hot for the tyres, we had our tyres going off in there. Other than that we are enjoying that."
20 Andy LEFEVERE (MITSUBISHI)
Front left puncture
Abbring before ss4 changing tyres
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But breaking a brake pipe as well.. ?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
And why dont tyres have mousse to seal up punctures or isnt it allowed ?
yes broken tyre = broke the brake pipe.it happens.Mousse is not allowed for many years.
photo before service
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Mousse is long time banned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Brake pipe broke because of puncture. That happens quite often when you have such a big puncture that you finish the stage without any rubber. Small mistake, but costs a lot. This is Ypres, this is rally.
Really hoping for a good result for Abbring, to make up for recent problems...
Rossetti is pretty impressive so far in a private car after so long away from E(I)RC.
Do not jinx it.. uups you already did it?Quote:
Originally Posted by RAS007
"I hit a bird and rear window broke (07:56.5)"
Both works 208 drivers feeling instability at the rear of the car.
Looks like Abbring didn't lose any time?
No, just a window;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Time was wrong first, corrected now :) Really good job so far!!
Abbring very impressive.Same for Rox.