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    Thanks for the info Mirek, I was exactly asking myself if René and Jan Dohnal were from the same family

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    Pech leading with 4,3 sec Kopecky after day 1

    https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2020/?s=294271

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    Pech is winner again, this time on very fast stages of Kowax ValMez Rally (usually called Valasska) - https://rally-base.com/2020/kowax-valmez-rally-2020/

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    ValMez rally was a bit strange in several aspects. Unusual date, both rallysprint (only 1st leg) and MČR event in the same time and also the route was a bit improvised and therefore some stages were a bit too flat out. One stage was even calnceled because of too high average speed in the first run (135 km/h).

    MČR:

    1. Pech (Focus WRC) 1:11:14,6
    2. Kopecký (Fabia R5 Evo) +5,3
    3. Mareš (Fabia R5 Evo) +1:04,6
    4. Černý (Polo R5) +1:10,5
    5. Jakeš (Fabia R5 Evo) +1:51,8
    6. Semerád P. (Fabia R5 Evo) +2:15,7
    7. von Thurn und Taxis (Fabia R5 Evo) +2:49,1
    8. Jelínek (Fabia R5) +3:56,1
    9. Bisaha (i20 R5) +4:22,5
    10. Adolf (Fabia R5 Evo) +4:28,6

    MČR 2WD:
    1. Dohnal J. (Clio S1600)
    2. Stříteský (208 R2) +1:50,2 (30 sec penalty)
    3. Stejskal (Clio R3T) +3:03,2
    4. Lukašík (Fiesta Rally4) +3:38,8
    5. Pohlídal (208 R2) +3:42,2

    Rallysprint P2+:
    1. Jakeš (Fabia R5 Evo) 38:20,2
    2. Semerád P. (Fabia R5 Evo) +20,2
    3. Bisaha (i20 R5) +44,0
    4. Trněný (Fiesta R5) +45,6
    5. Jelínek (Fabia R5) +1:03,3

    Rallysprint 2WD:
    1. Dohnal J. (Clio S1600) 40:48,9
    2. Dohnal R. (208 Rally4) +37,0 (one spin)
    3. Stříteský (208 R2) +40,1 (two slow punctures)
    4. Smékal (DS3 R3 Max) +41,3
    5. Gargulák (208 R2) +53,8
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    Ok, I will throw the ball of fire first...
    This championship is getting interesting discussion wise...
    Everybody loves the upset of the works driver loosing from the privateer but this “window of old cars” I think could damage the championship long term...
    The Czech championship for me was one of the “TOP” advertisements for FIA! Always new spec cars and actually a lot of them in all the rallies which is the reason that made Barum, Bohemia, etc, some of the top international rallies outside WRC. The local entries are the ones that bring a rally to a higher level...
    If this situation continues I have a feeling that next year the number of these WRCs and S1600s will rise all of a sudden...
    I don’t have anything against these cars but I believe each era has its cars and this is going the wrong way for a championship I simply love and try to follow for many many years...

    I would really like to hear the opinion of the locals over there...

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    I was against the rule as it was set in 2014. At that time the number of crews in the international championship (MMČR) was rapidly decreasing and the popularity of the sprint events with mix of all cars was growing at the same time. So ASN decided that the WRC cars (and other older or national cars) can start even in the main championship even if that means to loose the international status. That would be quite fine for me but the issue is how they did it with the WRC cars. They simply decided to freeze the situation as it was. In October or November they released a rule that the cars which have Czech registration till the end of the year can start in next seasons of the MČR but nobody expected that Dohnal would be able to buy a Focus WRC in such a short time before the end of the year (nothing against him, he used the window which was there). Therefore instead of some old Fabias, Octavias or 206 (which really aren't competitive anymore) there was this one Focus, was perfectly legal and nobody could buy a similar car to compete against it because that is forbidden by the rules. When Dohnal was driving it, he was fast, occasionally able to win but he was not Pech who is yet another level. In between another strange thing happened. The Focus burned completely two years ago but M-Sport gave Dohnal a certificate that his second Focus chassis (used for spares) is the same chassis as the burned one. Everybody knows it's new chassis but the paper is always right. Now with Pech the situation is completely weird. At the end of the year it's possible that Škoda works team will leave MČR because they don't want to loose against a privateer with 12 years old car (simply that's how it is) and everybody else is forbidden to buy a car able to compete with Pech in the Focus. ASN will be forced to react on that somehow but banning the car will be obviously pretty bad for a large part of the public. I don't know what they will do. All solutions are bad for someone.
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    The funniest part is that nobody else can buy a similar car...
    Is this the same for S1600 too?

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    My opinion is simple. Pech won two rallies, but has zero points in the championship. How much sense does it make sport-wise?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarek Z View Post
    My opinion is simple. Pech won two rallies, but has zero points in the championship. How much sense does it make sport-wise?
    Pech has full points. You are wrong.

    Quote Originally Posted by atsiotras79 View Post
    The funniest part is that nobody else can buy a similar car...
    Is this the same for S1600 too?
    No, S1600 cars are completely free but that's ok for me. They don't count into any Peugeot cups, junior trophies etc. which are relevant for the young drivers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarek Z View Post
    My opinion is simple. Pech won two rallies, but has zero points in the championship. How much sense does it make sport-wise?
    It'd be better if that were the case. Let the rich guys play with their toys and entertain the spectators. Keep the actual competition fair.

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