Hayden Paddon: We’re trying to do something that hasn’t been done before in 70 years in terms of a non-European winning ERC:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/news/erc/...sh-in-the-erc/
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Hayden Paddon: We’re trying to do something that hasn’t been done before in 70 years in terms of a non-European winning ERC:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/news/erc/...sh-in-the-erc/
It's clear that he'll win the title, as Sesks is not fast on asphalt... but could someone tell Paddon that he's too late for that 70 years record thing? Simon Jean-Joseph is French but from Martinique, so he's effectively the first non-European to win the ERC (twice!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Good point! I was wandering if anybody would bring it up! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
Famous Finnish actress goes rallying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz0IQqYKqAc
delighted to have a few erc drivers in my hometown rally this week in preparation of Rome.
besides italians Campedelli and Mabellini, very surprised to have Sesks in the entry list! I'll try to keep you posted!
Sesks was announced to do full season before Fafe. There could be much bigger surprise, but let's wait for entries.
EDIT: Sorry did not spot that you are talking about local rally!
yep, Rally della Lana, Italy. here is the entry list: https://www.rally-lana.it/blog/tag/c...lenco-iscrittiQuote:
Originally Posted by Tom K
EDIT: don't know why is not on the main page, ma here's the ewrc entry to follow results:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...lly-lana-2023/
Sesks must be getting good funding to be able to do rallies as practice for his next ERC events.
my guess is that it's an mrf operation. campedelli is there anyway for the italian championship, so they added two youngsters that need experience: mabellini and sesks...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Good for him! I hope he doesn't end up like Ralfs Sirmacis...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile...alfs-sirmacis/
Delighted to see this. Rally fans to the rescue again.
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/news/erc/...es-erc-return/
brief recap:Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
hard to judge sesks as he was driving a rally2-kit fabia. looking good from outside, can't tell how much is the driving and how much is the car in loosing 2s/km from mabellini. then he retired on ss4 (mechanical).
mabellini really really good expecially on fast and large roads, a bit less on technical slower roads. in the lead or fighting for until a puncture lead him to retirement on the penultimate stage.
average race for campedelli, second in the end, not very much in the real fight.
let's see what happens in roma!
Irish driver joins ERC with Hankook Tires:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/news/erc/...ipped-erc-bid/
Chris Ingram is planning to enter Barum Czech Rally Zlín as prep for the WRC Central European Rally.
Re the comeback of Alexey Lukyanuk at Rally di Roma
Were any interviews done with him or any statement made on the reason for his return to competition in the ERC ? I didnt see and cant find any.
I've got nothing against him as he's been anti war in Ukraine for many years. But I thought more would've been made of his return and under the Cypriot flag.
There was only a short interview on regional czech website
https://www-drbna-cz.translate.goog/..._x_tr_pto=wapp
Very good performance overall, Hayden and John!
You can vote for The ERC Most Improved Driver of the Year award at https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26680...ImprovedDriver
Now that the season is over, I decided to count all the stage winners:
Martins Sesks 17
Hayden Paddon 14
Oliver Solberg 10
Yoann Bonato 8
Andrea Crugnola 8
Mads Ostberg 7
Miklos Csomos 7
Craig Breen 6
Erik Cais 5
Jan Kopecky 4
Andrea Mabellini 4
Mikko Heikkila 3
Robert Virves 2
Jan Solans 2
Simon Wagner 2
Miko Marczyk 2
Ricardo Teodosio 1
Adam Brezik 1
Simone Campedelli 1
Alexey Lukyanuk 1
I didn't double check it, but you get the overall picture.
Points of note:
Solberg got the third most stage wins from participating in just a single rally;
Breen would have definitely been up there;
Paddon had a very consistent and strong season without pushing when he didn't need to;
Former champion Llarena did not get a single stage win.
That's interesting to see Sesks with so many wins. He must have scored most of them in gravel rallies in Poland and Latvia.Quote:
Originally Posted by eddy707
I agree with your conclusion about Paddon - very consistent driver.
Llarena's lack of wins perfectly sums up his bad season.
2022 BRC Champion Osian Pryce explains his 2023 ERC struggle...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/what-next...allying-dream/
Just posted this on the British section of the forum :D Hopefully he can give a better account of himself next season in the i20 if that relationship continues…
It is difficult to be champion at home. But if you are going abroad, it is even more difficult to be competitive on high places. Competition in ERC is very high and it is not easy to fight for lets say top 5. Especially when you are starting in the middle of the season, when all your rivals did plenty of events before and are in a good rhythm...
Campedelli wins Quote of the year award :D
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26839...ERCsCampedelli
The past 70 years of the European Rally Championship have created many legends. But who was the greatest driver ever? A new voting on the official website begins on November 7 and ends on December 1:
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26930...-everERCdriver
Aaltonen, Kopecký, Zanini and Darniche eliminated.
Rossetti, Kajetanowicz, Zasada and Snijers in the quarter-final :)
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w26955...stDrivervoting
Giandomenico Basso is ERC Greatest Driver ever ;)
https://www.fiaerc.com/a/news/w27037...testDrivervote
Alexey Lukyanuk/Yuriy Arshanskiy test Day in Cyprus…hope for him a come back to ERC
https://youtu.be/bcLGSaYT6mE?si=teEbjfzRk0jF39ed