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Paddon absolutely flying
Perhaps preserving the tyres on the previous is paying off.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Now Evans also losing time at the end. What's going on?
Latvala is totally lost... How has it gone so wrong?
Paddon drops down
Ogier, Neuville and Mikkelsen have done some respectable times, Mikkelsen was not so good on the first one today but has improved. Keeping in touch.
Everyone after Sordo loses a lot of time in the ruts at the end of the stage
Even that wouldn't help if they keep dropping under 10km.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd
No one able to take a grip on the event this morning. Lots of different stage winners and leaders - and it only does one thing: benefits Ogier.
Ogier will win this
Brilliant morning by Ogier despite the road sweeping.
It is probably down to driving styles, Ogier is the best in the business managing tyres while Paddon likes to slide a bit more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
So also Tanak wonders where those rocks came from.
Front right suspension broke for JML. Unluck or what?
Are people sabotaging the stages?? That would be a damn shame.
It should be easy to see if the rocks were there for the previous cars.
Sometimes the flipside of the sweeping for early cars is reduced tyre wear from lower grip, and later cars can get more wear from having more bare rock underneath.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
Now having a break from computer. See you guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBEAb4hhBnM
Video of Tänak hitting stones. The filmer even zooms on the stones before Tänak. After he hits them, the marshalls go throw them out.
At least one of the rocks was there when Neuville went through. He passed to the inside of it (and maybe dislodged some other rocks?).
That's horrible. Plot against Tanak or Toyota?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
No just stones dislodged by the previous cars. Plus Tanak it them full on. Unlucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve.mandzij
Tanak plowed through them.... but are marshals aloud to do such things?
worthless marshals of shit...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
are those worthless waste of oxygen subhuman idiots blind ????? can't they see the stones on the racing line ???? what the f*** do they think their job is ?? just to keep the brazilian crowds in control ??
stupid idiots !!!!!! we lost one of the championship contenders because of their incompetence....
Neuville hit the sharp one too, his car also lifts at the front, not as much as Tanak's. Neuville was on the throttle, perhaps that saved him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rally Hokkaido
Yes, you are correct. You can even hear the sound of his impact.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Yeah loosing so little today and looking at his last year speed he is now the main favorite.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
That said Hyundai and Neuville especially had very often bad friday morning only to be faster and faster over the weekend.
chill.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
this isn't F1.
rocks on a gravel rally is normal.
if it wasn't this corner.. it would be another without marshals, anyway it not their job.
At rally Finland I have seen every year that the marshals throw the stones away right away. I remember one very well on ruuhimaki Shakedown one year when a big stone came out onto the racing line and the marshal jumped right away after the car into the track and threw the stone away.
The crowd all applauded
In addition to what has been said.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Rideheight vs other cars? Some definitely look a bit higher.
The car dips a bit at the front just before the hit, brakes? Ogier and Neuville dip a little bit as well at that spot, but the 4 later cars including Toyota do not.
change sport and never come backQuote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
How ridiculous is this timing? 5 hours between morning and midday loop. Do they need to hold a siesta in between or what?
That's a hard impact, but it shouln't break the bottom protection, let alone the engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Are they sick?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Wrong. It's exactly their job to guarantee the safety of the spectators + racing cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by wrc2017
If I understand the meaning right, I've heard almost the same in Bulgaria. Just the animal is NOT's favorite patient.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Are you suggesting that their job is to remove rocks from the stage?Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
The engine has broke because the oil had leaked from the cooler.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Gabbage-sized rocks in racing line shouldn`t be there, so yes. But what do you expect, when an organizer thinks it is ok to let the stage continue through a forestfire, with a place catching cars out or almost catching out.
http://www.rallifoorum.ee/foorum/dow...ile.php?id=671
Well, That only means they have placed their oil cooler in the wrong place, or their protection is not good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Anyway, it shouln't happen. A big rock may damage the suspension, but nothing else.