Rally Sweden 2014

Its the same snow weather that hit us while driving home. When we stopped for a couple of hot dogs at
the gas station in Hällefors it was sort of a semi rain/snow thing that fell from the skies but when the
started driving again and left Hällefors heading south towards Nora and Örebro and onwards, the snowing
was really really intense between Hällefors and maybe 30km north of Örebro.

Anyway I was at Skärskön (spectator area 1 at Fredriksberg stage) for both loops.
It was a very good place with many good curve combinations I also did some filming at it
I'll see if I can get it upped tomorrow.

Also if you want to go to this spectator area be aware that it can be tricky fining the entrance road (unmarked)
and the road is maybe 5-6-7km long narrow forest road. It was poorly ploughed and it had some quite
steep slopes so you'll need a AWD /4WD car to get to this stage via this road.

Also the so called "organized parking space" was just a small lot with just enough room for 7.8 carsö

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

VW drivers reflecting on this morning loop:

"Sébastien Ogier is a man who speaks frankly, even about his own mistakes. “It was on a relatively slow section, perhaps that’s what caused me to lose concentration for a split second,”

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U lose concentration? You nearly gone off plenty off times and just lucky not crashed. And it's your fortune lose concentration for a split second and couldn't save you.

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Originally Posted by Munkvy

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Given the worsening track conditions, Andreas Mikkelsen is resting his studded tyres. “For each of the remaining tyre changes, I now have four brand new tyres at my disposal. I’m ready to go head-to-head with Jari-Matti.”
However, Mikkelsen is not about to be reckless while doing battle with his Finnish team-mate. “My aim is to get on the podium. If Jari-Matti can increase his speed again, I’m not going to give 110 percent trying to keep up with him.”"

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That sure sounds like team orders... If he wants to win his first ever WRC event, he needs to go harder, not slower...

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I'm not aiming another pointless discussion for VW team orders, but if I understand right he is driving enough to get 2nd place at this Latvala pace. Anything more would be stupid in this Rally.

nice photos from Timo Anis
http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.php? ... otograf=79


last day start list
http://www.rallysweden.com/wp-content/u ... y-2014.pdf

Start list into third leg - http://rally-base.com/2014/rally-sweden ... TypeId=417

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Originally Posted by bluuford

Like I told, it should end in the morning (big snow ends in the night), just before the stages. Little snowfall during the morning,later temperature increases and it will be pretty wet.

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Big question is will that snow be on ground, or just melt. Temperature on ground +1 +2 at night?

Starlist for tomorrow : http://www.rallysweden.com/wp-conten...ruary-2014.pdf

so far rally sweden has been great to follow. this rally is just dropping surprise after surprise so it hard to predict what will happen at any one point which makes it exciting. i can't say i'm surprised that hyundia is having "teething" issues in these 2 rallies, i kind of expected it as its a relatively new car. But so far it think the car has potential and can be competitive.

i think the snow virgins are learning and holding their own too- - meeke and evans are keeping it on the road, RK has been off but just minor mistakes so that's ok in the circumstances

i'm a bit surprised that mikko and mads aren't more competitive on this surface

based on RMC and sweden, i'd say VW is a very very strong car, and fast too

this is onboard from kubica's first stop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPohvtGZNoI

here's a movie from his second stop
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=80 ... =2&theater
the car was saved due to about a dozen of polish spectators

and one story about it, not nice behaviour from norwegian spectators...
story from a guy who was pulling out the kubica's car,

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we heard a car stopped about half a kilometer away from us, we started running to this place, we noticed kubica's car and his co-driver desparately trying to do sth and two norwegian spectators standing next to him and doing pictures of him!
once we approached the car, started to dig it out, after some time we managed, but it was hard

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Originally Posted by bluuford

Like I told, it should end in the morning (big snow ends in the night), just before the stages. Little snowfall during the morning,later temperature increases and it will be pretty wet.

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Big question is will that snow be on ground, or just melt. Temperature on ground +1 +2 at night?

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Snow will stay even if the temperature is above 0 if the snowing is intensive enough and
continues long enough.