[IRC, ERC] Barum Czech Rally Zlin 2010

[eloyf1]

I'm arriving in Prague at 26. and leaving at 29. in the morning. The problem is that I'm with a group (my school class) and a bus. I'm 18 so it is possible to separate from the group but the transport is very hard.

I was in the same situation as you last year, and apart from the help PLuto, Mirek and other Czech fans gave me for accomodation and going to Shakedown, transportation was easier than I thought.

There is a slow train (some four hours, half an hour more than expected) from Praha hl.n. to Otrokovice, and then you can go to Zlín with trolleybuses.

This link will help you to see buses and trains horaires:
http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyauto...i/?lng=ENGLISH

[Walach]

Skoda Motorsport had a test today :
http://www.youtube.com/v/GiIWYHrs1Hwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQE2JsExwqE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1lmqBxbG0g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nh70RUku84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiIWYHrs1Hw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QOIkYBy1cg

[Pinto]

]Cave is 18 years old. He could have hardly achieved anything so far...

Mirek cave has been round a while he started rallying in 07 in that time hes never in my oppinon had a outstanding event he has done plenty of rallies, has he sidesteped all the uk one make series and we havent seen him commit to any decent championships i think for cave to be going forward you have doing these things at this stage,yes ok he won his first rally a few weeks ago against average clubmen drivers,
you take Craig breen he is not much older and see what he has done.

[Mirek]

Ok, thanks for clarification but still I would give him time to show. It's not that far when I was 18 and I remember what a spring chicken I was

[Mirek]

Photos from test of Kopecký by DoN: http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/test_sk...rsport_zasova/

[mousti]

Well, he was world class. World Champion, in fact!

I know very well was with a car from Jos Boon Racing

[noel157]

Mirek cave has been round a while he started rallying in 07 in that time hes never in my oppinon had a outstanding event he has done plenty of rallies, has he sidesteped all the uk one make series and we havent seen him commit to any decent championships i think for cave to be going forward you have doing these things at this stage,yes ok he won his first rally a few weeks ago against average clubmen drivers,
you take Craig breen he is not much older and see what he has done.

Would agree to some extent. Cave has yet to show any real spark. As mentioned he has been rallying since he was 15 in Eastern Europe (Latvia I think). But he's young and hopefully can get things moving. Not sure a jump into the IRC in the Proton was a good move.

As for Breen I can't really make my mind up on him. He embarked on a Fiesta based strategy last year which worked out well for him with the publicity gained from winning 3 of the Fiesta championships but with limited numbers in each I'm not sure how competitive they were. On the positive side he has gained a lot of experience at home and in Europe so that has to be good for him.
I don't think he adapted too well to the Fiesta S2K in the early part of the season but seems to have gradually become more comfortable with it and 19th in NORF after his recent accident in Ireland appears to be a good result.

He's in Sweden this weekend in the European leg of the Pirelli Star Driver programme running in the Snapphane Rally. Like Cave he has youth on his side so time will tell.

[Ondra WRC]

Video from today test Jan Kopecký - Petr Starý:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvBBw92UWeU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgrfAZfiDA

[m.lowe]

Excellent pics and video guys
total Skoda fan

[Tom206wrc]

Just heard that Loix here again will start with the Skoda works Evo2! Sanremo same story aswell!

Right...let's prepare us for at least a new Skoda 1-2-3-4-5 at the end(Kopecky, Kresta, Valousek, Loix, Hänninen) !!!!!