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Official web: http://www.cyprusrally2010.com/
Golden Stage web: http://www.goldenstagerally.com/html/
There are big prize money from organizers in overall standings but also in separate Gr.N and 2WD competition.
I heard about Thiery Neuville, Andreas Mikkelsen, Nasser Al Attiyah or Khalid Al Quassimi to compete. I can also promise several Czech drivers. First of them officially confirmed are Roman Kresta with Gr.N Evo IX and Jaromír Tarabus with Fiesta S2000. More to come soon ;)
Local hero, Nicos Thomas will drive his new car, a Peugeot 207 S2000!!!
Yes, Kresta and Tarabus told it in interviews today...
http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=11228
Franz Wittmann is also expected to participate
Would be very strange a better entry in Cyprus than in Scotland, I wouldn't understand it at all :s
Also Prokop with his Fiesta S2000 is confirmed!
Still some more Czechs may come :)
Are these Czech names doing the main rally too or just the "Golden Stage"
Whole rally. I think that it's not possible to enter only Golden stage.
Well, jut checked the website and found that there is no itinerary. There is no information about the length of the special stages. There is no information about the surface... sounds like secret rally :-P
Who will replace Meeke at Peugeot UK for this event :confused:
There is no secrecy. The itinerary was published yesterday in the local edition of top gear magazine. Entry list is expected late today.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
That's ok for national event but doesn't help foreigners at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by Leon
Indeed, why don't they have the itinerary published in their website? It's only 10 days before the event... :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Well, my point was actually very simple. If there is possible international entrant. He wants to rent a car for this rally. He needs to know at least the length of the SS-s, the surface etc. (To calculate your approximate costs, discuss with the sponsors etc.). Complete itinerary is not so important, but you even dont know how many kilometers are there 100? 200? 300? 1000? Is it fully on gravel/tarmac? Mixed surface? How can you plan your budget? What kind of setup or spears you need etc.? Now you just know that there is a rally.. on the island.. there is possibility for accommodation.. you know how much is the entry fee.. and that is pretty much all. Ok, now we know that there is at least two superspecials 2*2.45 km.. probably on tarmac :-)
For international event it is not the way it should work.
On the rally website they write "entrylist available after the 25th october"...does this mean we will get it on 26th october(tomorrow) :confused:
No Meeke here?
No, Scotland was his "good bye" event with Peugeot.
Sounds like the entry for Cyprus may be better than expected according to press info from IRC:
"The IRC is gearing up to a spectacular end of season finale at the 2010 FxPro Cyprus Rally (4-6 November) as well as at the inaugural Love Cyprus Golden Stage Rally (7 November).
The final round of the season will form an IRC swansong for Peugeot UK's defending champion Kris Meeke, who was recently supplanted by Skoda's Juho Hanninen. Skoda though is unlikely to make the trip to Cyprus, having recently sealed both championships, which gives an opportunity for some other stars of the championship to end the year on a high.
Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah will be a strong candidate for victory with Ford, while Belgium's Thierry Neuville will be looking to score another podium in his impressive debut IRC season. PROTON is also considering an entry on the IRC series finale, having shown great promise so far.
Other provisional entries include the Bryan Bouffier, Daniel Oliveira, Franz Wittmann and Burcu Cetinkaya, all driving Peugeots. Andreas Mikkelsen and Martin Prokop will drive M-Sport Fords, while a number of local drivers will be at the wheel of Mitsubishis"
Another podium? He was only once on the podium until now in an IRC rally. In my opinion his debut IRC season isn't so impressive as he had also a lot of tests.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Bouffier at Cyprus too ???? :eek:
Yes, he will be there.
This will be an interesting rally :)
To watch on Eurosport also.. :)
Main entries (from press release):
Peugeot 207 s2000
Nicos Thomas ex PSD
Burcu Centingaya
Daniel Oliveira
Bryan Bouffier
franz Wittman
Ford Fiesta
Nasser Al Attiyah
Andreas Mikkelsen
Martin Prokop
Tarabus
Harri Hunt
Roman Kresta Lancer Evo
Karl Kruuda Suzuki S1600
Roger Feghali Skoda S2000
a local driver with lada S1600
and loads of Mitsu Evo and Subaru
Is Harry Hunt in a Fiesta S2000?
Decent number of S2000 cars but with fairly weak drivers compared to normal IRC events.
No Al Qassimi?
Assume Hunt will be in one of his usual R2 Fiestas as I think he can still win the 2wd award in teh championship...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
What to expect from Nicos Thomas :confused:
The entry list is not on official site ?
NOTHING!!!! is on the official site.... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by cvhi
very poor and not a good sign for organisation...no timetable, no maps, no entry list....zero information!
Entry list will published tonight.
Very strange...
Kruuda with #6, Oliveira #5, Wittmann #38, Feghali #39 and Bouffier #40?!?
Those are no start numbers.
Does anyone know why Khalid al Quassimi isn't on the list? It's MERC...
Nicos Thomas finally in Mitsu :confused:
Why? :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
From what he told me 2 mins ago, it is 207 S2000. Where did you hear that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
He will drive a Peugeot 207 S2000 from the italian Munaretto Team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc