It's actually second time ever for factory car... since January 2009.
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It's actually second time ever for factory car... since January 2009.
Lappi Twitter "Retire after SS4, technical problem. No restart on saturday. #RallyeCeskyKrumlov"
Odlozilik didn't start today? Technical problem already before start?
Odložilík also retired with engine problems (he was complaining whole day about low power). Tlusťák broke wheel on the first morning stage (most likely wet and muddy with with fog). Pech took 7 seconds from Kopecký there. Koči had a minor off and lost the 2WD lead to Smékal.
Now usually decisive stage Malonty ahead (although shorter than the most legendary variant).
Many new onboards including Lappi: http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/onboardy.html
Great fight on the top.
Kalista is flying again, now up to 5th overall. Really makes you think if all this modern cars are worth so much money.
Pech takes the lead with 1 second.Lets see if Kopecky can react at 2nd loop.
How an old Subaru Legacy can be 5th overall :confused:
He is now 4th after Jelínek retired with broken steering (I guess he hit an infamous rock on that stage which caused plenty of retirements and punctures in the past). Kalista is now probably highest placed historic driver ever in our national events. Hopefully he keeps it till the end!
Tom, there are several reasons. First is really big number of retirements. Second is that historic cars can drive with proper rain tyres unlike modern ones (it's raining today). At least I think it's like that. And the last one and the most important is that Kalista is better driver than many of those with modern cars.
By the way the Legacy is half-group N car. Kalista once said he had gr.A engine (but with 34 mm restrictor according Czech rules - he said he had little over 280 Hp with it) but he had no money for Gr.A gearbox which starts a chain of gr.N parts on the car - for gr.N gearbox there are gr.N driveshafts, for them gr.N uprights...
Another thing is that he is eating all the mud from modern cars today. Especially in first passes it's disadvantage for him.
By the way the temperature on SS13/14 must be close to zero even now and I bet it was bellow zero in the night (in upper parts).
Edit: Historic event is one stage shorter, so Kalista has no chance to write history of Czech rallying :(
my gallery from friday stages and service of Rally Český Krumlov.
http://mirousxl.rajce.idnes.cz/Rally..._Krumlov_2014/.
included Jakeš mistake in first corner of SS1
Kopecký has just crashed... Škoda fiasco is finished. Pech and Invelt will be cheering next two weeks!
wow!! didn t expect Pech to be so competetive! is it 1st time that Pech is clearly faster from works fabias Mirek?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
edit so Kalista 3rd overall?
He was often in close fight and sometimes ahead but I think he never finished ahead.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
EDIT: Kopecký broke suspension. Not exactly crashed.
Unfortunately not. The historic rally is one stage shorter so he is not in the overall results :(Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Btw. according to my friend there is some wet snow falling on the last stage...
from autosport.cz
https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/...00&oe=53C4F417
Hmm, still very un-Kopecky like performance, slow and making a mistake.
Not like the last two years when everything he touched turned to wins!
Strain showing as Fabia starts to show it's age and the team are busy with Fabia R5 development too?
I think that one particular problem is that Kopecký is driving very few rallies now. Hell, his last asphalt event was Croatia last year. That's more than half a year already! Add that he has always been much faster in dry conditions than in wet...
Final results
1. Pech (Mini S2000) 1:35:40,3
2. Jakeš (DS3 R5) +3:12,9
3. Štajf (Impreza STI gr.N) +6:44,0
4. Frycz (Impreza STI gr.N) +7:52,5
5. Hozák (Evo IX gr.N) +8:16,9
6. Koči (DS3 R3T) +8:48,9 (made a decisive lead over Smékal on SS13)
7. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +9:07,9
8. Votava (Evo IX gr.N) +9:14,5
9. Adolf (Fabia S2000) +10:47,0
10. Firla (Impreza STI gr.N) +10:57,3
The carnage... Lappi (Fabia S2000) - engine, Kopecký (Fabia S2000) - accident, Odložilík (Fiesta R5) - engine, Jelínek (Fabia S2000) - accident, Dohnal (207 S2000) - accident, Tlusťák (Fiesta R5) - accident, Kurka (Fabia S2000) - accident, Trojan (Evo IX gr.N) - engine, Gryc (Evo IX gr.N) - accident...
For record results after SS13 when historics ended.
1. Pech (Mini S2000) 1:24:21,2
2. Kopecký (Fabia S2000) +9,4
3. Jakeš (DS3 R5) +3:09,7
4. Kalista (Legacy RS) +6:15,6
5. Štajf (Impreza STI gr.N) +6:22,1
6. Frycz (Impreza STI gr.N) +7:14,1
7. Hozák (Evo IX gr.N) +7:36,6
8. Koči (DS3 R3T) +7:53,0
9. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +8:13,8
10. Votava (Evo IX gr.N) +8:24,1
Really many retirements on this rally. Pech and his team will be celebrating this evening, after second position at Jänner now winning at Cesky Krumlov.
Nice pictures, thank you!
Accident of Kopecký: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjZV16eM_CA
So he actually crashed and then broke suspension :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Another good rally for Sebastian Frycz. I'm surprised. After such a long brake he returned to regular rallying and was 8th in Swidnicki (1st in class 3) and now 4th in Krumlov (2nd in class 3). Not bad! :)
Pretty bloody unlucky that "thing" was there, but that's rallying! I guess he was pushing to close the gap on the final stage and failed..Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Kudos to Skoda for congratulating Pech so heartily: "We are really pleased that we were able to appear in front of our home fans again this weekend – thanks in no small part to the support of our sales department here in the Czech Republic,” said ŠKODA Motorsport Director Michal Hrabánek. “We saw a captivating battle. At this point I would like to congratulate the winners Václav Pech and Petr Uhel. You have to congratulate them on a performance like that."
Frycz was good and nice to watch but frankly all gr.N drivers were shadowed by Jiří Kalista in historic Legacy who was constantly faster than all them. It's kinda funny to read a speech of Štajf how they fulfilled their task to be fastest Subaru in finish when the only reason for that was historics ending one stage earlier (those double events again!) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
he was lucky that he didn t impact to a tree,after so many meters outside the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
i read that at autosport.cz and was laughing..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Crash of Dohnal braking the electric lines in the darkness with fireworks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=AQa1MY4k67M
Just caught up with this. Incredible to be so fast in a Legacy!
But, if as you say, the rain tyres allowed in historics are much better and there was a lot of rain, then that would make a significant difference. Either way, really he deserved 3rd overall if they had let him finish the whole course...
Thanks for sharing, really interesting to hear about other parts of the world.
Mediasport today uploaded onboard of Kalista with legacy from his last stage (SS13): http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/onboardy/6195.html
Munkvy: Only Saturday was for rain tyres. Friday was dry/damp but his pace was similar to Saturday ;)
Rally Český Krumlov:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEU...fWvboHDBEHzY_w
My photos from Rallye Český Krumlov 2014: http://www.motolevel.com/fotogalerie...o-ondra-krajca
Thank you all for those great pics and videos.
Must watch onboard of Pech from famous Kohout stage!
http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/onboardy/6191.html
... and not less crazy onboard of Pech from not less famous stage malonty!
http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/onboardy/6197.html
Kopecky destroys suspension
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater
Pech is really pushing!!! And his Mini is working really well!
Crazy Pech going flat out :-)