They are not that heavy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Rules have minimum weight of car and basically every Rally2/R5 weights more.
170kg is difference between minimum weights. Car/Car+Drivers
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They are not that heavy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Rules have minimum weight of car and basically every Rally2/R5 weights more.
170kg is difference between minimum weights. Car/Car+Drivers
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Lappi car being prepared
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Bulletin1
-rally is now bit longer (SS km´s are same as before)
-PowerStage has maximum time of 30min (+30min max lateness) so SS time over 1h will get competitor out of results.
-2 bubbles Stage/Servicepark, same people can not attend both
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Bertelli with M-Sport livery...he bought a car, but now he's renting from M-Sport?
Maybe cheaper to rent than getting his own car to the latest spec?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Like Gross had to do last year before Rally Estonia..
He tested with M-Sport test car but can compete with other. He allready tested with M-Sport test car in the past.
Long term forecast showing temperatures around 0 ?
Yup very warm weather coming in next week over Europe.
Temperatures should still be under 0 degrees troughout the week in arctic circle.
Brrrrrrrrr...
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Can anyone tell me where to download the race map,It's been password protected on the official website,
It's password protected for a reason. No spectators.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1988senna
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Could be even warmer now.
https://www.foreca.com/100638936/Rovaniemi-Finland
Foreca is forecasting a dip to the plus degrees on Thursday, and a touch at zero on Friday. I think the roads will be softer with possibly some gravel being exposed on the second run? Difficult to say because the Arctic Rally stages have rarely been driven twice (and never with this many this powerful cars)
https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...e-frozen-northQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...and-rovaniemi/Quote:
“The roads are in absolutely perfect condition, they look fantastic. If we do get a lot of snow, we will run the plough through.
“Obviously we’d rather not have to do this after the recce, but if it’s necessary we will do that. I think the drivers would rather we ploughed the roads as close to the lines as we possibly can rather than leaving them to deal with 20 or 30cm of fresh snow.”
We’re asking this question for a Mr S. Ogier: how much would a ploughed road clean?
Kai said: “The plough does a pretty good job of shifting a lot of snow and, with the weight of the machine, it makes a good surface. There would still be some snow around on the surface though.”
One of the great debates in recent weeks has been whether or not the organizers will water the stages. They won’t. Kai told me.
Why, when it’s been -30, would they need to generate ice? It’s a good question. Here’s some more science: it’s too consistently cold. And dry.
Year-on-year we bang on about the perfect winter rally road recipe: cold spell, heavy, heavy snow, couple of days above zero to melt some of that snow, then massively deep freeze – like -15 for weeks. Then a bit more snow to make it look pretty and generate that vortexy swirly snowy picture I painted at the top of this story.
Those conditions make for a solid ice base, giving the studs something to grab hold of.
The temperature in Rovaniemi hasn’t been north of nought (Celsius) for a while now. There’s been no melting.
Instead, what we have is piles of compressed powder. Introduce 1,536 seven-mil studs on four spinning Pirellis and those Sottozeros will slice through the snow like a hot knife through butter.
Watering the stages a week or so ago would have generated that base of ice – something that was done on some of the test roads used by the teams.
“We decided not to do it,” said Tarkiainen. “We talked to the teams about it and they said they would prefer not to. The ice that generates is quite… artificial, if you like, and gives a different sort of grip.
“Don’t forget, the roads here have been sitting at minus temperatures for a long time and they really are packed hard now. The snow might be swept off the line by the cars quite quickly, but what’s underneath is solid ice; there’s a lot of moisture around the gravel in the road and that’s what freezes.”
very good article.
Tarkiainen says the first stage will be among the fastest ones but I would guess it's the second-slowest stage of the rally (Mustalampi the slowest). However, he's correct that it's the only one resembling Jyväskylä, especially on the first section with its rollercoastery feeling.
Three persons attending Arctic Rally Finland from separate non-Finnish teams have been tested COVID-19 positive upon arrival, although their tests were negative at their home country. 14 persons have been quarantined.
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Do you know something since you posted it in this thread? I assumed he was just testing ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Us44
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Originally Posted by AnttiL
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Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
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Final servicepark layout, Printsport is servicing 11 cars.
From Russia with love! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Us44
Strange for Gryazin to test the Fiesta WRC in snow when there's no more snow rallies to come in this car. Maybe just to have a general feel of the car.
I'm pretty sure he is driving one..Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
M-Sport wouldn't risk losing another car before rally for just letting Gryazin test one on snow/ice.. + Gryazin getting totally different driving feeling..
Maybe I'm wrong after all..
E: Russian rally driver Nikolai Gryazin tested the M-Sport team's "Ford Fiesta WRC" in Lapland on Monday. As Grjazins admitted after the tests, who will start in the Lapland rally with a "Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 car", then "Cool sensations." An interesting machine. The roads were slippery, so I couldn't show all the potential, "says Nikolai Gryazin.
Some reactions (google translate) from Gryazin - Go4speed website. I did not see anything more. No words about the start. Maybe Gus will not start and the car is free to use but only for this kind of activities. If they need second scorer for rally, can just "upgrade" Bertelli.
"Cool sensations." An interesting machine. The roads were slippery, so I couldn't show all the potential, "says Nikolai Gryazin.
'What surprised me was that the car drove smoothly. At least that's how I felt while sitting behind the wheel, but when you watch the video, you realize that driving is faster and more unusual compared to an R5 car. Yes, in slow corners the speed is the same as in the R5, but in the fast sections the driving is very different, because when you watch the video, you realize that you would not be able to drive so fast with the R5. This is something you have to get used to when driving a WRC car. '
Seems like testing day :) Fourmaux also tested WRC car.
Great day in the cold and the snow. It was Fiesta WRC on the menu today! The learning continues little by little. Back to Rally2 tomorrow for the pre-Arctic Rally testing!
MSportLtd
Testing ahead of this weekend’s #ArcticRallyFinland continued today with @AdrienFourmaux taking to the wheel of the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC this morning.
Don´t forget PICKEMS . Closing time almost same as FantasyWRC, 1400 CET on Friday.
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25-28 February 1999: First Factory WRC event for @Petter_Solberg in Kenya!
25-28 February 2021: First Factory WRC event for @OliverSolberg01in Finland!
Oliver: Unfortunately we did some bad news as Aaron got a positive test for COVID-19 so can’t compete this weekend
Gutting for Aaron and the team, but very thankful to @sebmarshall
for standing in!
The first winner of @RallyFinland is @OttTanak fastest in ice karting and the winner of a Pirelli Calendar book! And the real action doesn’t even start until Friday #Fit4WRC #WRC #ArcticRallyFinland
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Due to a false test it seems like, that man must be the worlds most unluckiest co-driverQuote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
"Hi Everyone,
Unfortunately I will not start Arctic Rally Finland this weekend.
I did a Covid Test before leaving home, which was Negative.
I did the mandatory Covid Test upon arrival in Finland on Sunday, which produced a positive result. However, the lab did not provide me with any evidence of this, bar a phone call.
Yesterday I did another test, which returned a Negative Result.
I am currently awaiting results of a 3rd test.
Under FIA protocol, I am now Self Isolating, but I will not be allowed to start the race, due to this anomaly.
I wish Oliver & Seb the very best of luck, along with the whole Hyundai Motorsport Team.
Today’s News is tomorrow’s chip paper!"
The amount of covid tests that are not false is so low that this is basically russian roulette. The covid insanity needs to stop. Wake up people... Another healthy/asymptomatic/non contagious individual badged sick. That's completely absurd...Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
"Update: Aaron has since had 2 negative tests, but due to FIA regulations he's still unable to compete this weekend... but he'll be back next time out in Croatia!"Quote:
Originally Posted by bisak
Fastest of the Hyundai drivers it seems.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Hyundai:
Ott 1:22.8
Craig 1:23.2
Ford:
Teemu 1:17.5
Gus: 1:18.4
Toyota:
Seb 1:18.6
Kalle 1:17.3
Taka 1:18.2
Elfyn 1:19.0
Others:
EP 1:19.2
Asunmaa 1:19.7
Salminen 1:20.2
So it's Kalle with the first stage win of the week :p
Rally Paradise
@rallyparadise
Nice livery for @janproracing
´s #Ford #FiestaWRC for #ArcticRallyFinland! Janne Tuohino is aiming #WRC points & this is already his 14th #ArcticRally. They were testing 3 days before the event, so great homework. Photos by Virva Viitanen. @RallyFinland
@MSportLtd
@pirellisport
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Rallying in Africa
@RallyinAfrika
Coincidence??
25-28 February 1999: First Factory WRC event for @Petter_Solberg
at @wrcsafarirally Kenya!
25-28 February 2021: First Factory WRC event for @OliverSolberg01
in Finland!
#safarirallychallenge