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Good video. Thierry didn't seem too self-confident at the end though ;-) Loved the bit when Tommi was explaining - in a rally English no one else has - at the end: "You need to built you eye also. - - -Eye is like a muscle (masshaagle), you can train it."Quote:
Originally Posted by HarriK
Here it is - J.Semerád (Lancer EVO IX) - Swedish rally 2008 (RZ20) - onboard | Rally Videos CZQuote:
Originally Posted by Koceens
Rammen stage on board from 2008. Stage is same as this year, except small changes in the very end of the stage.
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When is Pickem coming up for Rally Sweden? It seems to be narrow time for making predictions...
hello all, i am new at this forum and have a question: all the way from holland i come visit the WRC for the first time of my life :) i am looking forward to it and want to see at much as possible. because the short time (work) i will only be there on thursday and friday. on friday we want to see much as possible and traveling by car to the stages.
but how does it work?? are you driving by car (when all WRC cars have passed) on the same track with your own car 20km further to the next stage or is that not how it goes? could you please inform me a bit so i can make a small planning. thank you in advance. regards Patrick
First of all you have to buy the RallyMagazine at a OKQ8 Petrol Station in Sweden. In the magazine there are maps of the stages with the places where you can watch and the roads that direct you to them. You will also need a Rally Pass for the day: Tickets « Rally Sweden
since the WRC cars also uses the regular roads to transport themselves between the stages & the service park you will indeed drive on the same roads as the wrc cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by dekkerm1
thanks for reply. i do have a rallypass for all days and i do have the rallymagazine. so extually you can watch all stages on that day? or is that with the time not possible?
anny tips for good places or stages on friday?
Does Lemminkainen have any meaning in Norway? I would normally associate the name with Finland. A sponsor of some kind?
Lemminkäinen is a Finnish company that does construction work and that sort of thing. It's their logo too, so sponsor it is.
Lemminkäinen Oyj - Building construction, infrastructure construction, technical building services and building products -> Asfalt og asfaltering samt pukk og grus - Lemminkäinen -> Asfalt Remix AS -> Per Brynhildsen (Eyvinds dad)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
Understand you are new to the wonderful sport of rallying. In theory you can watch all stages, in practice its impossible. You need to pick a couple of the stages on the friday, and I will suggest SS2 and SS8, as both these stages have usable access roads into the stages. In between you will have time to visit "remote service" in the middle of Kongsvinger town. SS7 is possibly the most accessable during friday with big parking places close to the main Road 20, but the stage itself isn`t representive of proper rallying as it is run on a constructed road along the big Glomma River. The stage is also very twisty in parts and will probably be the slowest stage of them all in this years rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by dekkerm1
Iskald thanks a lot for your help. we will do that. extually you don`t see a lot then :s but we will see :) it will be fun i guess.
Seeing the cars is only a small part, the journey of the rally is the addictive part because essentially you are also racing against the clock. You want to be at the next stage before the first car comes.Quote:
Originally Posted by dekkerm1
ok, well we are driving an audi TT quatro so we will make a fast time:P also SSS seems to be fun to watch i`ve seen on tv
@dekkerm1 and beware off speedcontrol because there is more police in the region.
and what is the max speed in sweden?
Me and 4 other Irish lads are going out on Tuesday,can't wait for it, third year going.
In that area 90, but very often 80 areas occur. Audi TT is maybe not the best car to have for this rally as it's too low (some of the access roads are deep in the woods ;) ) and do not speed as Swedish police is very strict + roads conditions may vary and can be very slippery. Proper winter tires is a must! We have witnessed a "dutch" off (studless winter tires) 2 years ago and had to pull them back to a road from a ditch. Just take it easy and plan your route well in advance.
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Overal staan borden, in de bebouwde kom is het 50 en soms 30. op verbindings wegen zie je soms 60,70, 80 en 90.Quote:
Originally Posted by dekkerm1
Zelf zou ik daar nooit zonder studs rijden. Je moet ook op tijd aan de KPs zijn want soms een flink stuk wandelen vanaf een parkplaats.
Vergeet het maar om alle KPs te kunnen zien iedere dag.
English, please.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother John
Rough translation, dutch to english:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother John
There are roadsigns everywhere, in the city it is 50 km/h or 30 km/h. On the main roads it is eather 60, 70, 80 or 90 km/h. I would never drive there without studs. You have to arrive at the stages in time because sometimes there is a long walk from the parking.
You can forget the idea to watch every stage on every day.
Sorry this was for dekkerm1, Here is a translation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Everywhere there are signs in urban areas is 50 and sometimes 30. on connecting roads, you may see 60.70, 80 and 90.
I personally would never ride without studs. You also have to be on time at the stages because sometimes you have to walk a long way from a parking to the stage.
Forget to see all stages every day. You are not in the Netherlands or Belgium. ;)
Even in Holland it's not possible to see every single stage ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother John
wwbroe may prove You wrong :D
it varies, from 120 km/h to 30km/h. Usually only freeways and the largest roads have a 100km/h or higher speed limit.Quote:
Originally Posted by dekkerm1
regular interstate usually have 70-90km/h limit.
However in winter conditions its recommended to go a little slower then allowed since winter roads can be very treacherous.
a few links:
Läget i trafiken - Trafikinformation
How to Drive in Sweden - Driving Tips for Sweden Travelers
Driving in Sweden - Wikitravel
Driving in Sweden, some rules and regulations
If you are only will look a few rally cars at all stages! :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
For me it is worthier to try watching the firsts cars in as many stages as possible than stay the whole day in the same stage to watch the whole field.
That might be possible if you are one or two persons knowing each other very well. A gang of ten fellows in a minbus having fun and drinking beer except for the driver... It´s impossible. I think the organiser is trying to make it as difficult as possible for spectators to move on to more than one stage a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Priorat
Organiser doesn't think about that at all.
I think they make it easier for the average man to stay and watch only one stage twice, for sure they do. Then the traffic intense will decrease on the main roads in the area of the rally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
I never realised that in Sweden tough, i was there about 10 times, but never managed to see all stages over there. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Visiting a foreign rally just to stay drunk in a samll piece of forest at -30ºC for the whole day really sounds stupid to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Believe me, in a cold below -20 you wish you would be drunkQuote:
Originally Posted by Priorat
That´s no problem. I´ve seen hundreds of foreigners and swedish guys as well, drunk and not conscious about what happens around them. If not always on stages they are in the evenings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Priorat
I don't agree in that organizers help people to stay in the same stage when there is a gap of 5 hours between the 2 passes.
No problem for me if we´re not agreed. I´ve been at SR since middle of 70´s and have seen the changes during the years. Compared to the old times nowadays it´s much harder travelling between different stages even taken the traffic situation in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Priorat