Skoda have confirmed Hanninen: http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?stid=8997
The Clerk of the Course has said that the number of S2000 entries has reached double figures, which is an improvement on last year already.
Printable View
Skoda have confirmed Hanninen: http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?stid=8997
The Clerk of the Course has said that the number of S2000 entries has reached double figures, which is an improvement on last year already.
Also Daniel Barry will take part with his Evo IX.
There were only about 4-5 last year, so yes, it’s a big improvement. A lot of the other European rounds are also National events, and attract the national Championship drivers – which adds to the entry. So last week in Sanremo there were about 25-30 20 S2000 cars, unfortunately, we only have 1 S2000 in the BRC, so it wouldn’t make much difference even if it was part of the BRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Meeke, Hänninen, Wilks and Neuville are sure on the list
I'm sure Wilks was happy about his sponsor helping Hanninen to enter.......
I presume one of the S2K cars will be Breen in his Fiesta.
Mathew Wilson would love to start, and gain from his experience of last year as 0 car, but he can't get a car ready so soon after Rally Catalunya. But the Fiesta model will still be represented with Andreas Mikkelsen entered in his M-Sport-run example. Meanwhile Scottish driver Dave Weston Jr, who normally rallies a Subaru Impreza, has been linked to a run in Henning Solberg’s Fiesta S2000.
Juha Haninen - Skoda Fabia
Guy Wilks - Skoda Fabia
Kris Meeke - Peugeot 207
Thierry Neuville - Peugeot 207
Andreas Mikkelsen - Ford Fiesta
? Breen - Ford Fiesta
Dave Weston - Ford Fiesta ??
Alister McRae - Proton Satria
Keith Cronin - Proton Satria
Daniel Barry - Mitsubishi Lancer
Tom Cave - Proton Satria
Last year I think I got maps of the stages on google maps anyone have this years stages on google maps?
When is the entry closing on this one ?
24 competitors total by now:
http://www.msaevents.co.uk/ros_competitions.php
What is the difference between national and international? Do the national crews drive all the stages as well?
Unfortunally another poor entrylist for Rally Scotland. I visited the event last year and it is very nice rally, so pitty the enttry is rather poor. The evnet certainly deserves a better entry. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
I do wonder whether instead of instigating a new event they should have used a current event, e;g the McRae Stages, gone to 2 days and guaranteed a better entry, by being part of the Scottish Championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
Maybe you are right about that one, should certainly give a far better entry. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
National crews only do the first loop of the last day, following on from the first pass by the Internationals, though with the change to the stages that day I don't know if this affects it, or if they are given a refund of the entry fee or something. It's a national rally so drivers don't need to have an international license and cars do not have to be homologated (and less strict safety requirements, ie no HANS as this is not compulsary in the UK). They are not allowed to do a recce but are given pre-prepared route notes.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
The problem with that, is that the Scottish Championship is not run to FIA regulations and so a lot of local people would not be able to enter without spending a significant amount of money upgrading their cars to meet the requirements - mainly HANS, seats, harnesses, etc, but also the cars have to be homologated. I think this is a big reason why more national drivers haven't entered, prior to last year's event I had heard that it would be around £6k to get everything up to scratch :sQuote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
The other issue is of course available space for servicing etc which is limited as it is. It is a shame so few crews have entered but being so close to the end of the year and with the IRC allowing dropped scores there is always the risk of there not being a championship to still fight for, if it was closer I'm sure there would be a couple of others. The stages used are all really nice and very scenic, and very difficult to drive, especially if it is wet. I just hope that Drummond Hill is not too rough having been used just two weeks ago. I will be there whatever!!
Thanks for the information!
Siim Plangi is doing Saaremaa rally this weekend. And I think he is using same car in Scotland :-) Nice logistical task for him. Rally ends on Saturday evening and he can leave the Saaremaa Island on Sunday morning. Kruuda is also doing Saaremaa rally but he is using different car in Scotland.
Hopefully the car stays on the road and lasts:-) We have so tight competition in 2WD category in Estonia that usually top three is in 10 seconds by the end of the rally. By the way, Plangi won the last rally in 2WD and second place was only 0.5 sec behind :-)
GOOGLE EARTH MAP & PROGRAM
http://planetemarcus.free.fr/scotlandirc10.htm
Weather
It looks to be very uncharacteristic.
Currently it looks highly likely that the weather in Scotland will be nice and the possibility of rain is not very high. But the possibility of fog is very high.
Good news is also that Plangi won 2WD in Saaremaa rally and his car is still in one piece :-) If he stays on the road and there is no rain, then he might finish in top 10 (Overall).
Anyway, go Meeke gooooo !!! :bounce:
His sucessfull outing in Italy last week-end(rally Costa Smeralda)may have been usefull as training for Scotland this coming week-end :D
Danny Barry is to run DMACK tyers on this event on their Irc debut
Its cruel for the organisers the lack of interest this event has generated, I hope it survives another year as it seems a decent event.
ANyone know what Craig breen didnt enter? I'd have thought after a season in the Fiesta he would be ready to try his hand against similar cars by now? He'd have had a good chance of a top5 finish
Kronos Scotland test with Meeke, Neuville and Cetinkaya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPOR17rmB1M
I would've thought too that Breen would enter.Quote:
Originally Posted by cut the b.s.
Are they doing shakedown today, and will the times be published anywhere ?
Craig is doing Rally GB thats the reason better rally and alot more competiton to gauge your self against.thats the simple reason for ye.
7. ShakedownQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
There will be no Shakedown at the RACMSA Rally of Scotland.
Exclusive private testing can be arranged during the rally week through the event organisers.
Please contact: [email:tow6hw8v]rallyoffice@rallyofscotland.com[/email:tow6hw8v] or +44 (0)1753 765100.
Yes there is no shakedown here but I hear there were a few teams testing earlier this week. I am just on my way to the airport now so will be able to see what's what. Should be dry for the whole event, maybe even dusty as I don't think it's rained recently (maybe a light shower earlier today if any). It's meant to be cold on Saturday night but I'd say no serious ice to worry about.
Now that I have interweb on my phone I may be able to post some photos up during the event :)
Yes there is no shakedown here but I hear there were a few teams testing earlier this week. I am just on my way to the airport now so will be able to see what's what. Should be dry for the whole event, maybe even dusty as I don't think it's rained recently (maybe a light shower earlier today if any). It's meant to be cold on Saturday night but I'd say no serious ice to worry about.
Now that I have interweb on my phone I may be able to post some photos up during the event :)
Will McCormack start the rally ? he is on the entry list of the Rallye d'Antibes :confused:
Vino, he's changed his plans, Citroen Sport fitted the latest spec drive shafts earlier this week (he's had a few breakages) and he's now in Antibes in his C2.Quote:
Originally Posted by vino_93
Where did the times come from? Hänninen fastest, Oliveira second on SS1 They appeared on live timing, now they are gone again.
But I guess the event hasn't started yet.
Times were on, then disappeared. Oliviera hasn't even started yet, weird.
If positions stay much as they are, Hanninen and Meeke will be happy to follow Wilk's tyre tracks tomorrow.
Tomorrow the start list is the same as today. Hänninen first.
Thanks B, presumed they started as per current results.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
thank you :pQuote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Hanninen went wide onto the grass on the first proper bend right in front of all the spectators and lost a few seconds I'd guess. Wilks looked really nice and smooth and great sounding car, much better than Meeke's 207!
Here's a few pics:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...1_648552_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6862349_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5899373_n.jpg
First proper stage done with, mcrae stopped for a few seconds but has lost 11 minutes, hanninen very wide, first few cars started in the dark so not so good, meeke now leads. Heading to ss4 now...
Did You catch what was Alister's problem? Broken throttle cable?