Czech rally news

[Mirek]

You're focusing on the safety issue as an excuse to not consider there's a way to get a fair BoP matching different cars with R5's.

No, I only want that same rules apply for everybody. Period.

N+'s cars are providing equal performances to R5's in some countries, but no one is considering them as a safety risk.

FIA does and so is our ASN. The fact is that far majority of all grave accidents all around the world happened with gr.N car and our country is no exception.

Actually many people here were even against 33 mm restrictor which was allowed by FIA some years a go to level Gr.N cars with S2000 (obviously for gravel events). It went so far that after a series of tragic accidents our ASN went back to 32 mm for the national sprint series (only last year they allowed again 33 mm).

[Mirek]

The possible rivalry from Gt-cars against cars from "traditional" manufacturers is the key question in my opinion.

No, the point is that until GT manufacturers are interested in rallying nobody has any reason to push for them. And those manufacturers won't be interested because there is obviously nothing to gain for them there. As I wrote in another thread - there is no point for Porsche to fight with Škoda or Peugeot. They are premium manufacturers who need to fight with other premium manufacturers not with some garbage for masses. The worst thing for their marketing is to loose with these cheap cars. Why shall anybody with at least half of his brain even think about that? It makes no sense at all.

[Mirek]

Talks aside, great video of the rally:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSp76I1phMg

[Rally Power]

The possible rivalry from Gt-cars against cars from "traditional" manufacturers is the key question in my opinion.

Yep. It’s somehow understandable that FIA tends to protect manus directly involved in international rally, but ASN’s should have more liberal national rules, allowing private teams to run other kinds of competitive cars, besides those developed by official manu tuners.

[Mirek]

But that's what ASN do, isn't it? Far majority of countries where GT compete don't use FIA rules but their own more free ones.

[itix]

Yes, I was being a bit naughty with that statement, especially keeping in mind he is now in an R5 car, but I do think Tidemand is a faster driver than Mads.

Agree with you there... He seems consistent as well. Maybe matured a bit late and maybe not champion material but who knows, he can become a new Østberg or Sordo.

He is still beaten by Kopecky on Tarmac though and he is occasionally slower on gravel... And slower than the Finnish kamikaze pilot as well so I doubt he has a long career ahead of him.

Who can tell the future though?

[Ucci]

Talks aside, great video of the rally:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSp76I1phMg

Stunning video, thanks for sharing it.

[Mirek]

One of the reasons why Malonty could not be run...

[WUff1]

One of the reasons why Malonty could not be run...

A new Jänner Rally just 30 km northwest of it´s old area

[Mirek]

First full-stage onboards are online. Both SS2 and SS3 are very difficult stages worth watching.
http://www.mediasport.cz/rally/onboardy.html