[IRC] Ypres Westhoek Rally 2009

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18th June 2009, 08:40
Tom206wrc

Today is shakedown...can't wait for more news :)
18th June 2009, 09:20
noel157

What time is the SD on today?
18th June 2009, 09:37
MartijnS

Tonight. I think from 19 till 21 hr.
18th June 2009, 10:24
noel157

Thanks Martijn. Will you be making a video of it?
18th June 2009, 12:41
Ondra WRC

is some reference to the results of today's shakedown?
18th June 2009, 14:28
MartijnS

No, we will only be there at saturday.
Shakedown times:

19u-20u30 : First 25 cars
20u30-23u00: Everybody
18th June 2009, 15:16
Rallye_106

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartijnS

No, we will only be there at saturday.
Shakedown times:

19u-20u30 : First 25 cars
20u30-23u00: Everybody

These are CET times or GMT? I'm too lazy to check it out. :D
18th June 2009, 15:22
Kurt L.

some pics i took from scruteneering

http://foto.zita.be/1647344216
18th June 2009, 16:35
Tom206wrc

Wow thanks Kurt ;)
18th June 2009, 17:26
Luis Pacheco

What a rallye will be!!!
Have fun guys!
18th June 2009, 18:30
Mirek

Shakedown live: http://s01.ypresrally.com/live?indexName=special
18th June 2009, 20:17
Tom206wrc

:)
18th June 2009, 20:54
RS

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]Shakedown live: http://s01.ypresrally.com/live?indexName=special

I guess the top cars are all done now, this is going to be one close rally!
18th June 2009, 21:03
HaCo

Guy Wilks had a litle off just in front of where I was standing, nothing bad, just a bit too fast.
Was a nice shakedown, lots of runs by the top drivers, very spectacular because they were attacking...
18th June 2009, 21:10
noel157

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaCo

Guy Wilks had a litle off just in front of where I was standing, nothing bad, just a bit too fast.
Was a nice shakedown, lots of runs by the top drivers, very spectacular because they were attacking...

I know SDs don't mean too much but from what you saw tonight who would be your winner and 2nd and 3rd? (forget about the times).
18th June 2009, 21:53
Tom206wrc

Thierry Neuville seemed to have done a very study shakedown, no ??? :confused:
18th June 2009, 22:17
Kurt L.

Some of my foto's from the shakedown.

http://foto.zita.be/7646354167
18th June 2009, 22:20
Integrale

Yeah, saw Wilks go off too on the same place. Indeed a bit too fast, but better now than during the rally. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by noel157

I know SDs don't mean too much but from what you saw tonight who would be your winner and 2nd and 3rd? (forget about the times).

My bet would be..

1. Loix
2. Kopecky
3. Duval

with Basso, Neuville (impressive!) and Vouilloz as dark horses
18th June 2009, 22:23
Tom206wrc

I don't see Basso ahead of Meeke personally :mark:
19th June 2009, 01:52
J4MIE

Can someone post times/stages that will be live on Eurosport? Unfortunately I will be away this weekend but will try to get someplace that is showing it :D

Hope everyone that is going really enjoys it, it's looking good so far :up:
19th June 2009, 05:43
RS

Quote:

Originally Posted by J4MIE

Can someone post times/stages that will be live on Eurosport? Unfortunately I will be away this weekend but will try to get someplace that is showing it :D

http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?sid=0&stid=7939

Times stated are CET.
19th June 2009, 06:08
RS

Shakedown video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSHL5pRhEk
19th June 2009, 06:12
HaCo

Quote:

Originally Posted by noel157

I know SDs don't mean too much but from what you saw tonight who would be your winner and 2nd and 3rd? (forget about the times).

Very hard to tell, they are all close. Loix and Duval will be fighting for first, some other might be as well as I think some will make mistake and go off. I you see the skoda's, it's nuts: they throw the car a lot but that's something not to do in Ypres with all the ditches (although it's nice to see). With this driving style on my stopwatch they were fastest and at the endm just before leaving, Neuville and Loix did a very agressive pass as well, don't know if there fastest times were realised then.
Let's all hope that spectacular driving brings fast times and then we might see a very spectacular rally!

Btw Meeke had I puncture on his first real run (at least that is what we could see), but apparantly it was worse...
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5...eelding524.jpg
http://autosportforum.be/showpost.ph...postcount=2845
19th June 2009, 07:17
wwbroe

Shakedown was very nice to see, and i must agree with HACO, i also think that drivers like Meeke and Hanninen were cutting to deep. If they continu doing that during the rally, i think it will be hard to not have any puncture or even worse.
If you had a look at the times after first two runs, then the fastest ones were Loix and Kopecky with Duval being 1 sec behind. Also Vouilloz and Neuville did very well. Disappointing times by the two Punto's and also for Snijers in the Polo.
After many runs Duval set equal fastest time as Kopecky and Neuville, very impressive by Neuville, first time in 4x4 and only 21 years old. He might have brillant future in front of him.
We will see during rally, but then you have only one run and you have to be fast right away, so my bet goes to Loix, Kopecky, Vouilloz and Duval. :)
19th June 2009, 07:51
Moriarty

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

Thierry Neuville seemed to have done a very study shakedown, no ??? :confused:

He will dive winners Peugeot with IRC207 plate.
http://autosportforum.be/attachment....8&d=1245392080
19th June 2009, 09:02
noel157

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaCo

Very hard to tell, they are all close. Loix and Duval will be fighting for first, some other might be as well as I think some will make mistake and go off. I you see the skoda's, it's nuts: they throw the car a lot but that's something not to do in Ypres with all the ditches (although it's nice to see). With this driving style on my stopwatch they were fastest and at the endm just before leaving, Neuville and Loix did a very agressive pass as well, don't know if there fastest times were realised then.
Let's all hope that spectacular driving brings fast times and then we might see a very spectacular rally!

Btw Meeke had I puncture on his first real run (at least that is what we could see), but apparantly it was worse...
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5...eelding524.jpg
http://autosportforum.be/showpost.ph...postcount=2845

Meeke went wide at a corner and broke the wheel and then of course the tyre went.

Meeke's car is a new Kronos car I think?
19th June 2009, 09:18
Moriarty

Quote:

Originally Posted by noel157

Meeke's car is a new Kronos car I think?

He used it at Monte
19th June 2009, 10:21
Mirek

Was it Tanghe who rolled his blue C2 R2 in that city chicane?
19th June 2009, 10:28
HaCo

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]Was it Tanghe who rolled his blue C2 R2 in that city chicane?

No, it was Lefevre, who normally drives a beamer in belgian rally championship... ;)
19th June 2009, 10:37
Mirek

Thanks, here is video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4mZX2UsPII

And another one from shake: http://www.dailymotion.com/search/ra...edown-irc_auto

It's nice to see that drivers used handbrake more than last year :)
19th June 2009, 10:39
Tom206wrc

Can't wait for this evening 6.04pm(gmt+2) :bounce:

I'll watch the split times, as they will be available :p :
19th June 2009, 10:43
J4MIE

Quote:

Originally Posted by RS

http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?sid=0&stid=7939

Times stated are CET.

Thanks :up: Will try and watch first half of SS3 in the airport this evening :s
19th June 2009, 10:51
Veekaa

some pics from shakedown

http://rallyephotos.be/fotos2009/bk/...large/0004.JPG

http://rallyephotos.be/fotos2009/bk/...large/0052.JPG
19th June 2009, 10:51
Rallytourist

Quote:

Originally Posted by noel157

Meeke went wide at a corner and broke the wheel and then of course the tyre went.

Meeke's car is a new Kronos car I think?

Here's a Steward with the wheel and the Tyre . No real damage at the tire or the wheel . Meeke said he didn't toch anything . :p
19th June 2009, 11:00
noel157

Another video of SD from MartijnS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSHL5pRhEk
19th June 2009, 11:04
Fri

and one more video from the shakedown:

http://www.rallysport.hu/images/2009...pres_teszt.htm
19th June 2009, 11:24
Buzz Lightyear

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rallytourist

Here's a Steward with the wheel and the Tyre . No real damage at the tire or the wheel . Meeke said he didn't toch anything . :p

when did he say that?
19th June 2009, 11:28
Raven

Quote:

Originally Posted by noel157

Another video of SD from MartijnS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSHL5pRhEk

Not from MartijnS, he offers better videos ;-)
19th June 2009, 11:38
Tom206wrc

http://s01.ypresrally.com/timingForSplits
http://mmcr.vysledky-rally.cz/rallysport/2009/erc/ypres

;)

Edit: result links don't work anymore on my computer :mark:
19th June 2009, 12:34
noel157

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

Not from MartijnS, he offers better videos ;-)

Ooops.

I should have realized when I saw the sausages on the BBQ.....

Martijn is rallymedia and Dutch, the video is from mediarally and Belgian.

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