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They want to try to challenge the new Skoda Fabia R5?:)
Actually that will be very useful for Skoda to have a top driver in a R5 car to run against.Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
So Skoda is really starting?
That was the plan bu I have no idea whether the car was really homologated or not...
A 2015 teaser of Jan Černý. You can try to identify the sound at the end :p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=NZbMElKlBno
Fabia S2000?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Yes, I think so.
for sure fabia s2000
Czech season starts next weekend with Valašská rally. It's part of the Rallysprint series and Cup 2+ which were newly formed out of previous rallysprint championship and cup. Despite quite poor rally route for 2015 the entries are very good thanks to many foreign drivers which use the event as testing. There are nearly no Czech top crews though...
Entry list: http://www.valasskarally.eu/index.ph...ovni-cisla-pdf
Timetable: http://www.valasskarally.eu/index.ph...vy-harmonogram
Calendar of Czech Opel Adam cup including five local rallysprints and German 3-Städte rallye. As You can see on the entry list for Valašská rally there is six crews entered there with Peták and Vraj jr. being favorites. Peták as an old fox shall be also a kind of mentor for the cup crews.
10. - 11. 04. Valašská Rally
24. - 25. 07. Rally Vyškov
07. - 08. 08. Rally Agropa Pačejov
18. - 19. 09. Rally Jeseníky
16. - 17. 10. Rally Vsetín
23. - 24. 10. 3-Städte Rally
Live results of Valašská rally here: http://rally-base.com/2015/valasska-rally-2015/
First stage starts at 9:37.
This rally was an epic disaster of the organization. First stage canceled because it was unprepared, second due to big crashes (that's valid reason) and sixth due to another organization issue (officially too high average speed in the first pass). Therefore two of six stages were not run by anyone and another was canceled for the crews after No.26. That means everybody with higher number did only 3 stages and nobody did more than 4. Moreover there were big time delays and the stages were let's say the worse from previous editions of this event. Altogether it's especially shameful with such a great number of Polish and Slovak guests.
When it was running it was spectacular though. Polish and Slovak drivers were running the show as expected as most of Czech top crews was missing. Odložilík had some issues with the car in the morning and didn't manage to fight back.
The results with a complete podium for foreign guests and Fiesta R5
1. Koči (SVK, Fiesta R5) 24:38,6
2. Grzyb (PL, Fiesta R5) +5,5
3. Habaj (PL, Fiesta R5) +9,7
4. Melichárek (SVK, Fiesta WRC) +10,5
5. Odložilík (CZ, Impreza WRC S12B) +15,0
6. Nivette (PL, Fiesta R5) +29,9
7. Oleksowicz (PL, Fiesta R5) +40,6
8. Vlček (CZ, Fabia S2000) +50,3
9. Kasperczyk (PL, Fiesta R5) +1:00,6
10. Ševčík (CZ, Evo IX gr.N) +1:26,1
Here some spectacular things!
Biggest jump of the rally by Lukasz Habaj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=TvnE0F05rXU
Huge crash of Jaroslaw Szeja (again a jump with gr.N car...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNDgHVY5Ih0
And a spectacular video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIWLGyaj1Bw
In the end the results are no more as I wrote them. Many crews retired after the last stage as a protest against the organization, namely Odložilík, Melichárek, Oleksowicz, Kasperczyk, Nivette, Hladík, Březík, Vavřík, Hanuš, Lichovník Jiří and Václav, Hordossy and maybe also Trnovec.
[QUOTE=Mirek;1047897]This rally was an epic disaster of the organization.
Every year the same problem there, isn't it.
My gallery from two Czech events this weekend
Friday pictures from Prague Rally Revival
http://mirousxl.rajce.idnes.cz/Valasska_rally_2015/
and Saturday in Valašska Rally
http://mirousxl.rajce.idnes.cz/Valasska_rally_2015/
I feel like it's getting worse. I think that they shall end. The last editions of this event are not worth of the rally name. At least in the past they had some very nice stages...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiat-131-Abarth
Some of those polish crews just retired as before finish there was very long regrouping and rally was already delayed a lot. As it was pure test for them they just wanted to come back without waiting 2 hours for final podium, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Thanks for the clarification. Were You there personally as well?
No, unfortunately I was some 5k kms away:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Maybe fortunately. It was really like a bad joke ;)
Nice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu5QPxUe_jk
And great photos of DoN: http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/valasska-rally-2015/
http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/valassk...-fiesta-r5.jpg
Again a Fabia S2000 for Cerny? Some years ago, I thought he is a good driver, but I don't like the way he changes cars and plans every year. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
He will drive a car from Kresta's team just like Tarabus and some others. It's the best S2000 he can get here.
Is there a reason why Skoda entered Rallye Sumava with a Fabia S2000 an not R5?
They will start with R5. I'm 99% sure about that. I think they only sent the entry form before the car was homologated. They can freely change the car within the same class.
Like Mirek wrote, they will start with R5 car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fiat-131-Abarth
Nice onboards of Martin Koči
http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/onboardy/7437.html
http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/onboardy/7392.html
Entry lists to Rallye Sumava Klatovy and Historic Vltava Rallye published - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=17144
Direct links to entry lists: Sumava, Vltava
Pech tests for Sumava.Change to Pirelli tyres or just testing?
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2015/photo...e_dsc_4079.jpg
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2015/photo...e_dsc_4107.jpg
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2015/photo...e_dsc_4168.jpg
http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.p...04&fotograf=43
I don't think he would test on other tyres just for fun. I will keep it in sight during the rally but I guess he switched.
After Rally Pribram 2014 Pech said he tried Pirellis there (because he had nothing to lose being already czech champion 2014) and he was surprised and happy with its performance. So as Mirek said... ;-)
This new ERC Pirelli tyres are not worse comparing to Michelin.
In a book I have from 1967 in the chapter of ERC rallies says that Vltava Rallye was first time an ERC rally in 1965. Also in the book International Rallying (1965) by Stuart Turner the rally is mentioned. I have the Finnish version of the book from 1967.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
The rally starts with a circuit stage called Čínov. It's a boring stage for modern cars but it's absolute classic of the event. The most famous corner of the stage is called Munari's corner. Here You can see why :)
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2008/history/vltava5.jpg
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2008/history/vltava6.jpg
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2008/history/vltava7.jpg
That was in 1973 but as You can see even after 40 years it's still the same :p
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/mcr/s...acek%20(2).jpg
http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/mcr/s...pech%20(5).jpg
Great photogallery from test of Černý. Already with livery which confirms that Kresta made him his successor as most of the sponsors are Kresta's personal ones.
http://www.jirizapletal.cz/photos/ra...va_cerny_2015/
http://www.jirizapletal.cz/photos/ra...ny_2015/25.jpg
BTW. Look at these pictures...and THAT is what my signature here below is talking about :D
Do Kresta Racing have plans to upgrade to R5?
Cerny going for National title, ambiton doing International rallies are gone for now?
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According to Kresta they need to see if the cooperation between his team and Černý works. For the start they will do four events in Czech championship and based on the experience they will decide whether to continue or not and how. Kresta said that the cooperation may be years long if both sides are happy.
At any rate a big chance for Cerny, maybe one of his last chances (money) - what do you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek