Drove without enough blanking in the front so the engine ran too cold i heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
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Drove without enough blanking in the front so the engine ran too cold i heard.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
In the official Printsport press release they said that one of the fuel injectors broke down. Nothing about too cold weather.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Actually it was much colder in the saturday morning stages than in the afternoon stages when he was forced to retire due to technical problems...
BMW recce cars nice!
Ahh good point, he probably has done little or no testing for them yet, Will good to see him though, he seemed fast in that season with VW in the s2000 when he got a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by kirungi okwogera
Jirvelius (Fiesta S2000) will not start, due to engine-failure last weekend in Swedish Championship.
Nice story from the Netherlands.
These 2 guys went to Rally Sweden last year as a spectator for the first time and decided than that they would drive there this year, even though they never did any rally before. Driver did some circuit racing before. So last year they drove a number of rallies in a Nissan Micra and now they entered the Historic rally this weekend in this Golf 1 :)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...8b118090dfac3c
In about 14 hours first car start shakedown. I am waiting so much !
If that are any forumers there so come and say hello. (i will wear a turquoise Pontus Tidemand cap =)
Last weather forecast show around zero and cloudy the whole weekend.
Colin Clark swden rally preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkP...ature=youtu.be
@Colin - Maybe we should have one more winterrally in WRC then? Why not Arctic Rally in Rovaniemi, Finland?Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I liked the Norway-Sweden combination... :)
Just released : Kruuda's programm 8 WRC2 rallies year : Portugal, Sardaigne, Pologne, Finlande, Allemagne, France, Espagne, GBQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Fully agree, push Monte for spring or summer time, start with two snow rallies.
Push Monte to spring and lose the most iconic rally of them all? Nearly as good idea as to switch from cars to tandem bikesQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I like also the idea of 2 snow events after Monte, but that would be only possible with bigger calendar.
It will never happen thats why i offered it, the second solution would be to start the season earlier. But this is another topic.
Well RMC was out from the WRC some years ago, donīt you remember? Could happen again if we want two proper winter rallies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
Winter is long enough and you can have two events in February, considering they would most likely take place in the Nordic countries. First February weekend round 2, third weekend round 3. Even Hyundai can move their monster construction in that time. Round 4 would be sometime in the second half of MarchQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Per, we didn't talk about not having Monte at all. But as EstWRC ironically suggested to move it to spring/summer.
wrc.com talking about stages and conditions http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/febru...2--12-12-.html
Since it's supposedly the 'World' Rally Championship, how about a winter event in North America?
Yeah, "Tall Pines" is very nice
Are spikes even allowed in US?
No in US. A few normal road car studs per tire are allowed in 2wd classes in some Canadian events..Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
It is ridiculous. Like everything else rally related in USA.
When "the best" is no faster than 2wd club competitors in Sweden, driving 20 year old Golves and 25 year old Volvos?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly_Half
Where will the entries materialized from?
Won't manufacturer entries suffice?Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
Will SD-times be published "live" somewhere?
That's for the moment:https://twitter.com/F_Gustavsson/sta...608576/photo/1
Nice progress of Abbring:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9oNpsLIAAA9WCf.jpg:large
Solowow
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9oOUUDIcAAB8lm.jpg:large
Shakedown is stopped (paused). Acc to Swedish Radio a photographer is injured and transported to hospital.
Solowow hit the photographer.
First reports says the photographer seemed pretty OK and Shakedown will be restarted soon.
Cheers, any updates appreciated, medical guys were there quickly.
Stage has been stopped quite a while now though.
If Kubicas time on the first pass is correct, its Worth a notice to say the least.
Seems to have re-started, Tanak on the stage.
His viking beard is giving him additional speed, cheating ! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Lundefaret
Seriously, great time, will be interesting to see in the rally
Meeke in SD:
http://instagram.com/p/y_g5N8lVVX/
Crazy Robert ! :) Also Protasov looks very fast on shakedown
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9oed1bIcAAYLXb.jpg:large
Pirelli with clear advantage here? Kubica is no surprise, but Protasov kind of proves that.