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Sorry, it is bluufor, not Blueford!! Please let us know our weather expectations, windguru says very little rain for thursday noight, and more on Friday. Time for that little rain is very important, please teach us your expert opinion on portugal rally weatherQuote:
Originally Posted by ZequeArgentina
amazing photo!
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6102/7...594e31e2_c.jpg
Nobre withdrawn. Damage too bad.
Video, shakedown: Rally de Portugal 2012 Practice(Shakedown) & Qualifying - YouTube
Mikko from Mexico to Portugal! :D
Mexico to Portugal - YouTube
what happened to Petters front wing?
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6038/7...665739a9_b.jpg
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Originally Posted by tolis
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Tomorrow it will be interesting. I think Ford's decision was a bit risky but it might pay off.
It hasn't rained for months and I dont think one day of rain will be enough to damp all the roads. The ground will take all the water quickly and I believe Latvala and Solberg might have an advantage with the road much cleaner. Otsberg and Novikov are not tourists so I think 3 minutes is enough if there is a little breeze, and it has been windy in the last couple of days.
His crash might have something to do with his illness.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Kevin Abbring on Facebook:
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It unfortunately wasn't a regular and easy recce for me this time. I apparently picked up a virus on the way towards Portugal. After spending over 7 hours in the hospital on monday evening after recce day one everything is improving now. I'm in very good medical hands here. Nothing to worry about anymore and nothing I could do about it. Hopefully it's gone soon so we can focus 100% on the rally. Like I said, it starts to get better. Let's see what happens on the shakedown. (12:00 local time) Thanks
If not reported yet, but good news for our good friend here named NOT. Nobre won't start tomorrow it seems..
The last one is the most close stage and the start of the first one is very close too. Santa Clara and the last part of Gomes Aires are more open, so there's less danger of troubles because of the dust in the air.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Is that the Polo WRC who's hiding in Portugal?? Can't really tell..
Will waiting for Abbring to arrive, I spotted this hiding aro... on Twitpic
49 crews start tomorrow: http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/Handle....pdf&menuid=60
No Hen.Solberg, Nobre, Abbring, Aasen, Kruuda, Donnelly, Lemes, Haigh-Smith.
pics from today:
rallysport.hu - Rally de Portugal 2012 - teszt/kvalifikáció
Bad news indeed for Abbring, rollcage seems to be damaged too..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?p...81112608634555
What heppened to those Academy kids? The cheque to M-Sport got lost in the mail?Quote:
Originally Posted by tolis
Seems weather is going to play Ford in hands:
According to yr.no and Faro (I know Faro is not where stages is but still...)
Thursday windy, no rain
Friday less windy and rain
Saturday rain.
Weather prediction is tricky. Lets say that there is slight possibility of light rain tomorrow evening and more during the night. So, Citroen did some risk limitation decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZequeArgentina
If the rain arrives, position nr 1 and 2 is good. If it does not arrive and dust halters lower starters, then position 1 and 2 are ok. If it does not rain and there is as much wind as forecasted, they are going to loose some time. So, that helps them to start earlier tomorrow. There might be pretty much rain overnight, some more during the Friday and that might make the roads very bad for the later runners... for those who were winners on Thursday.
So, I think that their strategy is not to win the rally on Thursday but to win it by Sunday.
Fords decision is another view. There will be plenty of wind tomorrow, so I assume the dust is no problem. They hope that watering the stages makes the road slippery for the first drivers and by the time they reach there, the road is clean and much more dry:-) But the happiness might be short-lived.
Hang on about the rain. I know every other forecaster is saying it will rain but that might not be the case. If it rains, it wont be strong rain. And this applys tomorrow and for other days aswell.
If they are smart, they will use saltQuote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Thanks!! Good info.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
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Originally Posted by Kevin Abbring
and another pic with our "jolly good fella":
http://www.bgnrc.info/images/stories...son-MH-001.jpg
So, this is gonna be a Nobre-free rally. Thank god! He is really getting on my nerves....
yes but now we have 1 WRC less on the stages to watch.... the rally lost its interest for me....Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD
http://www.wrc.com/features/660/Nobre120309.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
my god...
http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/360/PAPHOTO4_375257.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
There's one real driver on this picture: Marko Martin.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
My photos from today:
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