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Since May I guest. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
Cronin stopped on stage. Times very slow to come through.
Must say that I am cheering a bit extra for McRae and Proton for this one.
I hope the latest upgrades are working well, and makes it able to match the two on top.
And that Proton sees this as an oppotunity to expand in europe, and pushes some money into the MEM project !
Meeke fastest from Alister, and Wilks - Cronin gone missing.
Really nice Live Coverage on Eurosport!
Cant get the radio to work here, how are the conditions ?
Anyone know where I can see a live stream, don`t have eurosport at work :)
Stages are wet and slippery, but the weather today is fine.
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Originally Posted by Sulland
ISC down, Eurosport rules..
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Originally Posted by mm1
Thanx
Nice live stage but in my opinion Eurosport still has room to improve.
The sound was something out of line compared to the images and the constant exchange of cars become confused sometimes particularly when the images are almost onboard.
At least we have some live rallying..
the "battle of the brits" seems to be a "duell of the brits" ;)
nobody else can follow the speed of meeke and wilks!
hope guy wilks can get a proper car for next year (maybe he can stay with the fabia??) this would be another great challenger for the titel..
Completely agree, but anyways I enjoyed it. Even if they had some problems, mistakes etc. Fantastic to see rallying live, pity that we did not see live what happened to Cronin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
the live show was a gould fest he got more live time than wilks or meeke,but yea the live coverage is some job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
As of the BRC this year ali fisher and the boys are beating Gould no probs even tarmac man Eammon Bolland is breathing done his neck
But still, Boland is even behind estonian 2wd boys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
Cronin reportedly punctured 10k in and got the car beached by the side of the road. Managed to get going again and finished 8th on SS4 but way down overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
What do you guys think of the Icelandic guy? Never heard of him but i know icelandic people are amongst the thoughest on earth!
Kris Meeke continues to lead the Rally of Scotland, but is currently unable to shake off main rival Guy Wilks, who remains just four seconds behind.
Peugeot driver Meeke had dominated last night's superspecials, and was quickest again on Craigvinean, the first full-length stage of the rally this morning.
Wilks (Skoda) lost 3s to Meeke on SS3, but responded by winning the following Blackcraig stage to bring the Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion's lead back down to 4.1s. Alister McRae is third in the MEM Proton, 25.4s down on Meeke.
The other main S2000 contenders have hit trouble. British Rally champion Keith Cronin's Abarth stopped on SS3, while Adam Gould lost a lot of time when he spun the BFGoodrich Peugeot on SS4 and had difficulty turning the car around.
Dave Weston Jr is now the leading Group N driver in fourth, ahead of David Bogie. Alastair Fisher has fallen back to sixth having clipped a log pile on Blackcraig.
Leading positions after SS4:
Pos Driver Car Time/Gap
1. Kris Meeke Peugeot 20m18.1s
2. Guy Wilks Skoda + 4.1s
3. Alister McRae Proton + 25.4s
4. Dave Weston Jr Subaru + 1m02.4s
5. David Bogie Mitsubishi + 1m19.4s
6. Alastair Fisher Mitsubishi + 1m23.4s
7. Jonathan Greer Mitsubishi + 1m25.7s
8. Jock Armstrong Subaru + 1m27.7s
9. Adam Gould Peugeot + 1m36.8s
10 Daniel Siguroarson Mitsubishi + 1m41.0s
Source - Autosport.com
Cronin was a puncture?
Yes, i know what happened to him and we saw the picture after he was in a ditch. I would've hope to see it live on tv.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Ok, keep your hair on, just trying to be helpful.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
hes done some rounds of this years uk evo challange hes uk evo winning co driver irishman Martin Brady on board this weekendQuote:
Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem
they were to busy showing gould they didnt even flinch when one of the main players droped out of the rally that slightly pisses me off,but then again we had to hear robert reid waffling on about the great gould.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
dont get me wrong its great to see live stages but give every one a fair share of coverage
Is it just me or are we hyping up this rally too much? Rally Radio, live TV etc etc.... Let's face it there is no quality of entry whatsoever. 2 minutes between 1st and 4th already? Maybe WRC isn't so bad
gould maybe out could be water pump
eammon bolland has a broken driveshaft
graig breen gone off cars are suffering big time with punctures
Just watching back SS3 live now. Not really very impressed. Don't think the stage really lent itself to live broadcast. Some decent heli stuff following Gould but there wasn't enough of that.
Don't get me wrong I am grateful for Eurosport but it could be massively improved. It's hardly must-see coverage.
The main story of the stage was Cronin and they did nothing with it. They had a camera in the car so what's the excuse?
Yeah, completely agree. It looked for me as a waste of resources.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Cronin crashed on SS 6...
Weston and Bogie both visited a small ditch on the same corner on SS7.
Pretty nice live footage althought there's some room for improvement. Pretty large gaps between drivers resultwise but it was expected.
I just wish Jakke could give some room for original audio too...
Jakke who? Who is commentating in Finland?Quote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Just watched the live stage on Eurosport this afternoon. I was very impressed with the driving of the top three through this stage, very committed in very difficult conditions.
It is a shame the entry list is poor here, but having this live tv is still important for the rally and Peugeot/Skoda UK. Hopefully next year the entry will be better.
I agree with you, I feel sorry for the organisers and Eurosport - the entry list was indeed poor, and nor helped further by the retirements of Gould, Cronin, etcQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
Also, the weather hasn't helped - where is the cold, crisp weather? It's the 3rd week in November......
For me this is what all live broadcasts should try and emulate. This clip is just merged highlights but it gives an idea of what the coverage was like.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
Blenheim Special Stage '99 - BBC coverage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxEDejVy6RU
Obviously BBC had a budget to do this but this is really what I call good coverage. I was at this stage too they should bring back stages like this.
Rallyes are not a product made for television. For me the important thing is to enjoy a good radio coverage.
We don't seem to get seasons here in the UK anymore. It is about 11degrees and raining most of the time!Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Rally Scotland is mainly the victim of being last event of the season. I think everyone is concentrating on budgets for 2010 now...
Yeah but good luck trying to sell cars and give sponsors exposure over the radio...Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
I disagree. I think it is hard to make a highlights shown sound exciting without going stupid like the do on the WRC stuff but live stages are great (providing there is a fight)Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Pacheco
Just imagine a rally coming down to the wire and the top three drivers are seperated by 9s going into a final stage.. If it is done well they can cut between drivers showing split times right to the end and you can see the battle unfold not only on your computer screens.