Neither. :) Just seizing the chance to try some dubious humour, there. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Erki
But not entirely without point. I do wish Reid would return, 'cause Atko would probably benefit greatly from his company.
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Neither. :) Just seizing the chance to try some dubious humour, there. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Erki
But not entirely without point. I do wish Reid would return, 'cause Atko would probably benefit greatly from his company.
Colin's one to six refers to gears not corner angle. There is a video around somewhere where he explains his system.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennizw
I saw an interview with Chris on Australian T.V. this weekend. He made it very clear that the decision was Glenn's and no one else's. He also made it very clear that the accident in Portugal was driver error. The pace note was correct and read perfectly by Glenn. He said he was concentrating too much on what was wrong with the car setup instead of concentrating on the stage.
He should have positioned the car on the right of the crest for the following left hander, but they were in the middle of the crest, which makes a big difference at 200kph.
I would agree that Chris's pace note system seems complicated to me but that is irrelevant. It is purely the drivers choice of what system to use, and the driver will choose whatever system works for him/her. Everyone is different.
In fact one of Chris's mentors from his early days once said that one of his big strengths was his ability to make quite accurate notes on the first pass of his recce. This ability allowed the second pass to be more or less a checking exercise rather than having to adjust or re write notes.
Personally I think Petter's notes are just as complicated. Even though he uses 1-6 ,which I prefer, he has an incredible amount of descriptions for each note. He has admitted himself in the past that he sometimes tries to fit too much in his notes.
Me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by jidoka
It's corner speed, not the angle or gear. 1 is the slowest, 6 the fastest. ANd yes, there is that video where he explains it. Focus sounds really nice in that vid...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stig
I did mean gears and speed, not corner angle, sorry if my choice of words made it look that way :) It can very easily be linked to gear notes, but I guess many times you can take a corner in a higher gear than in the notes.
some people in the aussie media are suggesting that its possible glenn was pushed by the SWRT, and some within the team are blaming him for the accident and Atko has just been covering for him by saying it was his fault. I dunno if this is the case or not, Mikkey T is saying its not because of the crash and he is usually right so i dont know what to think..
as far as his replacement goes, word is that nicky grist is at the top of the list of potential co-drivers, and apparently there should be a new co-drive in place before the next SWRT test session, of which chris will be taking the lead of and doing 3 days of testing compared to sohlbergs 2, the concentration being on finding a set-up for the new car which matches atko's driving style, apparently the one they are currently working on feels "horrible" for chris (ie its probably a sohlberg setup)
anyone have this video?Quote:
Originally Posted by Erki
The rumour that I have heard is that the new codriver has recent ARC experience not WRC experience. Narrows it down a bit, a few of the candidates lurk on here occasionally.
Ray