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Rosseti changing a puncture after an off inside the stage
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I presume everyone is using their longest gearboxes here?
Kevin Abbring going very wide in Wijschate and just avoiding the ditch! #ypresrally
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Geko Ypres Rally @gekoypresrally · 26 δευτ.
FLASH: Consani on fire on SS6 Wijtschate ! #ypresrally
King Kevin at it again.
Great drive by Abbring!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6riAmSOJM0A
what was the problem of Lefebvre at stage 6?
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[SS6] Wijtschate 2
Stéphane LEFEBVRE (PEUGEOT)
Completed the stage with some front damage
[SS7] Mesen 2
Stéphane LEFEBVRE (PEUGEOT)
"I made a stupid puncture on the last stage (SS6) after 1 kilometre from the start. This rally is long and I am pushing.
Yes I realised the puncture lead to the broken brake pipe... But that is unlucky as every puncture does not normally do this as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
So Breen not only lost the time from the flat tyre but then also for 3 more stages due to no brakes - all from one 'mistake' which may not have been Breen's error at all, just bad luck.
But no-one actually knows the cause.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Every driver is taking big cuts so Breen wasnt doing anything different...
Abbring
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Another pic of Tsjoen on fire !
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Eddie usually this problem occurs when you decide to go some kms in the stage with the flat tyre.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
If you choose to change it because the stage has plenty of kms more,you avoid more problems from the ''flat tyre''
if you have some ie 4-5 kms to the stage end, usually you continue with the flat tyre because you will loose less vs change it which cost about 2 minutes.
But when you decide to continue with flat tyre you take the risks.When tyre will explode to pieces its normal to destroy everything near that place.And thats not the only risk,they can be more damages with flat tyres, like differential problems (due to the shorter diameter from the wheel )with the flat tyre.
#ERCJunior #YpresRally Final Día1
1-Dilley
2-Crugnola +7.9
3-Zawada +28.1
4-Griebel +40.9
5-Lefevbre +1:01.8
6-Bux +1.21.8
7-Cerny +1:30.8
Thiry retired?
Heli footage including Casier's accident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6riAmSOJM0A
Fair point, but I've seen many times drivers continue with a puncture and much of the corner of the car is destroyed... there appeared no damage to Breen's.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
How far from the end was he when it happened ?
Anyone followed my splits? On langemark I was at the finish and compared to the real results my splits were accurate, and almost real time.
Was a nice day on the stages, good weather, nice battle. Pitty Roxx made a mistake and I'm feeling very sorry for Casier. Good rally from Cherain and super rally from Abbring! Anyone knows what happened with Thiry, he didn't pass in the last stage.
It was a bit more difficult with the 2 minute gapQuote:
Originally Posted by HaCo
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I am just back after a nice day in Ypres. The most friendly drivers that I met were the Czech drivers, the Hungarian drivers, Esapekka Lappi, Bruno Thiry, Petter Kristiansen and Spencer Wilkinson. I had an old postcard (from 1981) and pressphotos of Ari Vatanen with me and Ari signed them, really happy about it. :)
In SS4 Langemark, #34 Philip Barbier went in a ditch in front of me. It was impossible to bring the car back on the road there.
It is also clear that the R5 cars, and especially the 208 T16 cars, are having a lot more torque after slow corners than the S2000 cars. The biggest surprise for me is Neil Simpson, who is much faster than I thought on this roads. Most spectacular drivers where Tibor Erdi jr., Esapekka Lappi, Luca Rossetti, András Hadik and Jaroslav Orsák.
I guess you are the only one who consistently knows it seeing as you are from his country but I do not understand how Kevin Abbring does not get more praise on here. He is hugely impressive with his speed and if not for the mechanical woes of the Peugeot then things could have been a lot different.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
He has been out doing Craig Breen on every single event this year before the mechanical issues have sunk in.
This man deserves to go further in the sport.
Is he as good on gravel as he is on tarmac?
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by leighton323
Had a good first day, seen 3 stages, 3 times very fast place. Very impressive driving from Abbring indeed! Also a very positive surprise has been Rossetti. On the 6th stage we've seen him have an off due to puncture. Then he replaced the wheel and continued. Both Rossetti and Consani's pace proved that Pirelli tyres can't be bad, by the way. Consani his car is visibly slower than those of the opposition. Freddy Loix driving consistently for second, there's no visible difference between his car, rossetti's car and the factory cars. Freddy said that he was impressed by Abbring's pace, but not surprised. :) From Belgian drivers Cherain is really quick. It's also clearly visible that he is the only Fiesta R5-driver who has a really proper set-up. From all other Fiesta's the car is completely diving and all weight comes to the front end, somehow Cherain doesn't have it, or at least not so much. Vanneste is driving very nice as well, but there is a visible difference in speed between his car and the cars of the people he's competing against now.
Did anyone notice that the 208 R5's had a broken rear window again? I think it may be because the rear wing is pushing on it, and with some vibrations and bumps it may crack easily.
We've seen the R2 cars as well. Kristiansen was very spectacular but crashed, unfortunately, but it was not a surprise. After seeing him on SS4 we were wondering when he would crash, not knowing he crashed only 5 corners after... Lefebvre fast as always. Demaerschalk is doing a great event again, I hope he can keep his place. Also Northern-French Heuninck is very nice to see with his 'old' C2. The Opel Adam's were nice to see also, both Thiry and Griebel. The chassis of the car is amazing, even compared to the 208 (which was claimed to have the best chassis of R2-cars) it is much more stable. Shame Bruno Thiry had to retire. Apparently he hit a big stone in the middle of the road. Some rumors say it would be some sabotage, but I doubt it...
watch the broken rear window at Abbrings 208,also the bird at the front grill
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Cherain
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More photos from DAY1 in Ypres HERE: http://www.rally-mania.cz/photogallery.php?id=1272
More damage to Abbring's car than Breen's, but he got away with it...
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Lappi off road?
Something wrong with Abbring on SS9? Did he lose 5 minutes or is it a mistake?
Lappi off road, Loix and Abbring had to stop !" Lappi rolled. Crew is ok!
"Because of the crash of Lappi there will be no provisional results of SS9 Vleteren-Krombeke 1"
Better start today by Breen - 3rd on SS8, fastest on SS9 although still some brake problems...
But now lost 20s on SS10 having to reset the car in stage... :(
Breaking News - Lappi reported off the road, Abbring and Loix stopped... whats going on ??
Breen stopped his car on SS10, but continues:
"We stopped for 20 second, the car stopped for 2-seconds, we don't know why and we had to do a full reset. It was at a junction."
So Loix & Abbring held up on SS9 ? Will their times be corrected ?
EDIT - "Official: Stage Vleteren-Krombeke 1 has been neutralised" "Because of the crash of Lappi there will be no provisional results of SS9 Vleteren-Krombeke 1"
Breen been stopped in SS11... more resets :(
R5 problems with brakes
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