[IT] Rally beta Oltrepo

Quite an amazing entry for this event....Gigi is in and Scandola in a diesel powred punto...

Tom must be happy with all the 307s and the 206s in the event... :)

By the way...why all the stages have the names of Italian drivers ?? Is this considered a show or a true rally event ?? why don't they use the real stages names?

Yeah, I'll support Marco Silva and Roberto Botta :D

I hope Fabia from Felice Re will work properly, so that Felice will finally show to others he is still the fastest. Not forget, he won last year tarmac championship...

Rally starts tommorow...here is the entry

http://www.betarally.it/elencoiscritti2007.pdf

and live results

http://62.101.83.30/ficr/risultati/R...701/index.html

Thanks for the infos NOT ;)

For sure I will follow this rally :)

Gigi back in action again!

Have a look on http://www.piemontrally.it !! You have pics of assistance and shakedown... ;)

I like the blue whale livery(Roberto Botta) :p :

Some really colourful liveries there.Looks like being a great event!

No times for ss1 yet !!! :( :( the live time system doesn't work :( :(

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Originally Posted by Tom206wrc

Yeah, I'll support Marco Silva and Roberto Botta :D

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How can you support Marco Silva when Gigi Galli is in action?! :D

P.S. The names of the stages are crazy ;)
http://62.101.83.30/ficr/risultati/R...701/index.html

Yes :) Crazy...

Gallis facus is a very old one i think from 2002.....

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

No times for ss1 yet !!! :( :( the live time system doesn't work :( :(

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Maybe all of the competitors decided to stay in the rally base? Wouldn't you do the same? :)
http://www.rallylinkserver.com/oltre...agepage27.html

Just look what Cantaluka is doing:
http://www.rallylinkserver.com/oltre...agepage36.html

Perico, Galli and Longhi... Do you think that rally cars are in their minds now? :D
http://www.rallylinkserver.com/oltre...agepage31.html

Felice Re won the first stage.....galli 9th 7 secs behind...tommorow the real event starts....

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Originally Posted by Jarek Z

Maybe all of the competitors decided to stay in the rally base? Wouldn't you do the same? :)
http://www.rallylinkserver.com/oltre...agepage27.html

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This event is really a promotion event.
Yes Jarek, I would stay in the base :D

Just look at the pictures in official site...

Galli had electronic problems with the rear differential yesterday...

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Originally Posted by jure dvorsek

I hope Fabia from Felice Re will work properly, so that Felice will finally show to others he is still the fastest. Not forget, he won last year tarmac championship...

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Re's Fabia showed once again it was a crappy car in term of reliability(this time gearbox broke apparently) :rolleyes:


Victory for Matteo Musti in his 206 WRC, helped by Marco Silva's 10s penalty(jump start)who takes 2nd place and Garosci in his Subaru Impreza WRC takes 3rd :D :bounce:

Retirements also for Gregis(punctures), Galli(punctures)and Botta(off road)... :mark:

Championship standing:
1-Marco Silva 44 points :bounce:
2-Devid Oldrati 36 points
3-Botta 34 points
4-Musti 20 points


I hope Marco Silva and his yellow whale will win the championship !!! GOOO

I have made a trip yesterday to Salice Terme, three hours and half fast driving on Italian higways and I was in Salice Terme. Very nice town and the super specials are near by, very easy to find.
About race:I have seen a lot of them, but this one is surley one of the best. Specials are sometimes fast,on clean surface, but in one km totaly different-slow,with a lot of corners, some gravel on tarmac...
Drivers in WRC cars are very spectacular, fast, specialy Silva,Musti, Botta,Oldrati and Garosci, they were faster then Italian No.1 Giggi Galli. Also nice to see fights beetwen S1600 and N4 cars, not to forget A7 cars-old clio is still very atractive(loud!!)
So, a little tired, but verry, verry happy to see this race, which is top-organised and I'm alredy in my minds in Salice Terme for next year.
P.S. Felice Re-sell this crap Fabia, buy something alse....this is less than nothing.

I'm glad you enjoyed the rally, Jure! But what happened to Galli? He should have won the rally. Technical problems?

Any photos from the rally?

Galli had two tyre puncters in one SS, so he retaired. He could not quite match other drivers in top WRC machinery, for two reasons: he drove old focus '02, which is not competetive compare to P307 or even 206 '03, or Impreza '04.
Second reason: drivers in Italian tarmac champ. know stages very well-they are the same for many years, Mateo Musti is here at home, so as I predicted, he was not the fastest until he retaired.
Pictures tomorrow.

Here are some photos, as you will see, the end was also very nice-swiming in pools, there are a lot of them in Terme Salice....

http://impreza.moj-album.com/album/8639334/

Photos rally Oltrepò Pavese http://www.avetowrc.com/Index/Index2.htm

It was an unique event for the "pre" and "post" rally, races between team mechanicians,

Top cars:
http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion...Sabato/IMG.jpg (Aston Martin-Procar)
http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion.../IMG%20(1).jpg (Ford Focus 2002-Errepi Competition)
http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion.../IMG%20(2).jpg (307 WRC 2005 ex-bsa/now tamauto)
http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion.../IMG%20(3).jpg (307 WRC 2005 ex-bozian/now tamauto)
http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion.../IMG%20(4).jpg (206 WRC-Grifone)
http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion.../IMG%20(6).jpg (Skoda Fabia WRC Evo2-First)
http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion...IMG%20(45).jpghttp://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Campion.../IMG%20(8).jpg (2004-spec Subaru Impreza WRC-Aimont)

It wasn't an italian event, but a WRC event :D :D :D What a show!