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What a poor ending to a great rally !
Really disappointing that crowd control is an issue yet again on the Monte... how many times must this happen before they sort it out ?
But its been a really 'proper' Monte and, at least in terms of driving, a great start to the championship.
Loeb keeps his legendary status on the event and Ogier shows he's the new man to beat.
Only downside for me is the demise of the Fords when it had been going so well with some top stage times.
Great Rally, but something is just not right about Monte without night Turini. We still don't know the PS points :confused:
Despite the 2 cancelled stages, it was a nice rally in general. It was a great feeling to follow the rally live during the week (from Tuesday till Saturday). I wish every week was like the last one! :D Surprised and happy to see 122 pages and more than 2400 posts in the forum! Great!
Bring on Sweden!
In finish 45 crews (of 73 on start).
Some minutes ago... Imagine the snow in the top!
http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...87002530_n.jpg
In the end it is very good result for young Sepp Wiegand. Maybe he is not the fastest around but he certainly looks like a very clever driver. He has done quite a few events in S2000, all of them first time and he finished almost all with good results. Let's see how he progresses.
I canīt see any PS in this rally. They canīt change PS just like that. Itīs not fair.
I don't even care about the results at this point. Just a huge disappoitment all-around. I sincerely hope that Monte-Carlo isn't on next year's calendar.
Well, lets wait the comments form those forum members who were actually in the Turini. I just checked the radar data and precipitation information for the rally district.. For the start time of the third Turini.. I must say that the conditions during the first two passes were like a walk on the park. Now the precipitation intensity is approximately 4-5 times more, it comes all down as a rain(even on the Turini I think).. and there is snow down on the road and big ruts already. Imagine now all the snow melting veery quickly on the mountains (due to the rain) and a lot of rain as well. Do yoy remember the flooded stages in Dakar or Portugal this year? It can become very similar rather easy and quickly.
I hope all the spectators can get away safely because the rain continues and might turn even worse during the next few hours.
Guys, belive me, I have wathced the rain radars information for years and for hudreds or thousands of hours and last time with a bit similar view was Portugal 2012. Before that.. not duirng the rally.
So the real cancel reason is the weather, not too many spectators ???
So now we have final official reason of the end of rally:
INFORMATION ABOUT SS 16
Due to road blocked before SS 17 and in the impossibility to join the start of SS 18 the Clerk of the Course decided to stop rally at the TC 16C.
We have no chance to know the real reason...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Stages being cancelled is nothing new and happens everywhere. Now it is in a WRC event and suddenly it is unacceptable? Get real people.
There will be no PS points. Official.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
122 pages in this thread as somebody already pointed out. Which was the last rally to create such an interest on this forum? I guess none for last couple of years. Monte Carlo is unique, You might love it, You might hate it. It's up to You but You can't ignore how incredibly popular it is compared to most of others in the calendar. It was most discussed event on this forum even when it was "only" in IRC.
congratulation to te french seb and big congratulation to the young german sepp!!! ;-) the first german rally driver since 2005 who catch wrc points in his 10. start in an s2000 car!!!!
And coming after last year which was marked by far too many driver and spectator deaths, it's the least they can do to err on the side of safety and not on the side of entertaining those of us who are safe at home. Especially given bluuford's assessment of the weather up there now.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
VW is the tonic :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Well as regards the last two stage cancellations,Peter Scott who was on the Turini today was told by the Police there that the reason for the stage cancellations was that some Spanish spectators who had been drinking had fallen down a hillside,and some were badly injured,and he was also told there were another two incidents as well involving spectators being injured.It's only second hand information,but he believed it to be true
Thatīs just why they canīt spoil the event like this...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
In my opinion in this health and safety BS world we live in the organisers should be given credit for at least giving it a go rather than wimping out in the first place, which I bet you would be criticizing them for ;)
Stage cancelations are unusual these days, but nothing new, grow a set and get over it.
Maybe they started to run out of champagne later in the evening. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rp
“It has been a very difficult and special Monte-Carlo, not like a normal tarmac rally at all. It has been very easy to make a mistake or lose time. Yeah I’m happy, especially because we didn’t have to go out on the Turini again!” said Sordo.
Almost epic (just like the Rally):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgf4gjStk4E
No wonder wrc is where it is, biggest F... up I have seen, people spending lots of money to see 2 stages canceled, shocking
Novikov's studs look almost shot. Probably they were right to cancel last 2 stages before someone gets hurtQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
And I cant recall seeing so many members on-line than during Monte (about 100). :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
SS14&15 resume (well probably only 14th)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW_S4ZqgFvE
Last WRC season alone there were 9 stages canceled. Last time a stage was canceled in Rallye Monte Carlo was in 2006 which is 7 years a go.Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfun
Even in Moto GP or in F1 they shorten races. Even in an ultimate thing like Dakar they canceled two legs...
Could be a valid reason, especially in Monte with narrow roads. Ive been sitting in a traffic jam in NORF and seen the crews escorted by bike polices past the jam (road wide enough).Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
The difference is that organizer in NORF have learned how to handle such things. In the past is not nowadays, not today, not RMC 2013... Big shame a must say once more!Quote:
Originally Posted by OldF