Ypres would of suited the R5's alot more as there are alot of tight junctions where the Turbo will help massively. On Finland there faster/flowing nature of the stages will help the cars be closer as the turbo wont be as helpful.
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Ypres would of suited the R5's alot more as there are alot of tight junctions where the Turbo will help massively. On Finland there faster/flowing nature of the stages will help the cars be closer as the turbo wont be as helpful.
Well, he's 3rd in the driver standings, with only VW's in front, so... :) Anyway, I don't believe that the R5 is muuuuch faster than a S2000-car, it may be a bit faster, we have to see, but in Ypres it were definitely not the cars that made it so impressive... In Finland, with these fast flowing stages, I wouldn't be so surprised if a driver with S2000 can beat the R5 cars. Also drivers' opinions are very divided on the competitivity of the Fiesta R5.
In addition to MC jr's point a sick dog in an R5 won't beat a young pup (Lappi) in an S2000
But the R5 seem to be very slow out of corners, due to 5 speed gearbox and lack of aggressive ALS (just speculation??). So maybe there is not so much of an advantage compared to S2000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad cat jnr
Surely NORF is totally different in character than Ypre, so we cant really read much into it at the moment.
Definitely not 2 s/km. That's huge. Ogier with S2000 was often around 1-2 s/km down to top WRC drivers last year. In whole first leg of Ypres Neuville was just few seconds faster than Loix. Times on shakedown were very similar (don't forget Neuville did 6 runs and Loix only 3). Second day Loix was cruising and the comparison doesn't matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
Yes, they doesn't seem to be fast out of slow corners. In the shakedown comparison onboard there was a slow junction followed by some 10 seconds of acceleration and both Loix and Neuville were in same place after those 10 seconds. The difference in acceleration was zero. But that applies on asphalt straight where it's easy to keep S2000 in the best rpm and also with the very latest 2013 Škoda engine which is according to my information really very strong (for NA engine). In twisty sections and on gravel torque matters much more.Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Thanks. It is always something :) I have a question regarding Himos stage. Are there any interesting parts there ? When I'm looking on google street view it's look like highway :) I don't know how looks this downhill near finish, this can be interesting.
Regarding R5, Jan Sykora was using R5 Ford in last weekend in Rally Bohemia in Czech. Times was rally good he won even one stage but still Kopecky and Kresta in S2000 and Pech in Mini RRC were faster. Maybe this is becasue Sykora was using first time this kind of car and he has to get more practice.
BTW he crashed at the end of rally.
I know this won´t be significant and exact, but just for getting an idea about speed of R5: Sykora with Fabia was 0,37s/km faster than Odlozilik in same car (Fabia) during Rally Krkonose (part of czech rallysprint championship) and then after first leg of Rally Bohemia Sykora with Fiesta R5 was 0,64 s/km faster than Odlozilik with Fabia S2000. So difference on technical tarmac could be (in my eyes and I won´t be too far from true) about 0,25-0,3 s/km. Definitelly not 2s/km, not even on gravel , I don´t expect it.
Lappi and Paddon are both driving customer Fabia, not factory Fabia.
so I think R5 will be faster car than Skoda in NORF, but R5 versus RRC, hard to say.
Official rallyguide is out:
Jyväskylän MM-rallin virallinen katsojaopas ilmestyi | Tuulilasi
some parts also in English!
Am I correct that both will have same cars from BRR?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Lappi will drive his Norvegian managers Even Rallys car, but service is from BRRQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
(same car that Mikkelsen drove in Arctic Rally 2013)
According to the latest official news, the participation of Julien Ingrassia is still uncertain in Finland. The final decision will be made during the tests and consultation of medical personnel.
Well that would be a handicap - Giraudet would. Be a candidate, who else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
If Ingrassia can't participate, it'll be Nicolas Klinger in the office most probably.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
but where can I find some guide (spectators zones first of all) in the internet?
Can´t find it from internet...Quote:
Originally Posted by marcin75
Forget Giraudet, he is part of Novikov's management/gravel crew.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Anyone know if Fred Miclotte is free / Is Klinger already doing gravel crew for Seb - has to be a francophone co-driver to minimise the performance degradation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad cat jnr
There are no gravel crews on gravel events, so there's nothing to stop anyone from being drafted in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Having said that, Klinger having been involved in testing was I'm sure had a bit of contingency planning behind it. It is a German team after all....
Thanks for the reminder (duh!). So nothing really to stop a request to Denis G. Question for those closer to it than me - is Klinger reckoned to be the best available francophone co-driver? Prevot must come into the reckoningQuote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
We will do some tests in ten days to see if I do Finland rally or not. “For sure I want to be there, and I’m training in this way now, but if the medical staff say that it would be dangerous or stupid to go, then I'd have to be clever and think to miss one event to be sure to do the rest of the season.”Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
World Rally Championship - News - Race against time for Ingrassia
As Klinger is the Ogiers codriver in testing, it will very probably be him. Prevot would be a good choice, but Klinger is as good I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Summer holiday starts now... In next week, two days of testing and then preparing for recce... I feeeeeeel good, dada dada dada da!!!!
Today maybe bottle of red wine and few beer in sauna...
Best moment in holidays is last fifteen minutes at work...
Ps. Sorry of topic;-)))))))))))))))))))))))
I still have four pages of this essay to write... Then I'm going to pack my stuff and head towards Central Finland. The fuse has been lit. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by donlorean
How I cant wait to be surrounded by these next week and on ;)
Ogier in trouble with new co driver. In Finland against the fins finest in home territory which they are known to be fierce.... I'm smelling a high-speed crash
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I'm quite confident about Nicolas Klinger's ability to do the job. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by andyone
Didn't he make a pace note error on the first stage with Novikov last year?Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
How many mistakes has Novikov done? Everybody is doing mistakes and to blame someone for one is... stupid, sorry. Nicolas won IRC and and plenty of rallies with Nico Vouilloz, also did many rallies with other drivers so he must know his job.
I missed smth, what is the reason for Ogier to change co-driver?
Julien Ingrassia broke his collarbone in a fall while mountain biking in Corsica at the end of last month.Quote:
Originally Posted by uranium
Just to echo Mirek's point I believe there is now a group called 'The Inverted' comprising all of Novikov's co-drivers! Correct me if I'm wrong but I think every one of them has been 'on the roof' at some time with him!
So back to main topic: In which corner or which stage shall we help Novikov this year in NORF? (I do hope it´s not gonna happen, but still)
Can´t wait, just over a week before we enters the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki.
Maybe this time he'll complete the backflip ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
What a shame that Leustu doesn't include that jump this year :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
I'd suggest the Kakaristo field-corner where Breen crashed last year. If he manages to get that far, that is...
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Tommi Mäkinen Racing's Subaru testing the new jump in Ouninpohja at the moment. Photo courtesy of Kai Tarkiainen.
That Superb will jump as well? :D