Rally Japan 2010

[Tomi]

Yes, very funny, in 2004 (1st WRC Japan) the spectators where taken by 50 busses to the spectator point.
With the well known Japanese way they all walked from the bus to the open area which the spectator point was. They all got comfortable for the passing of the first cars when a bear came out of the woods.... (must have smelled the food )
Light panic from the spectators , what to do ? They have to stay inside the marked spectator zone.... but the bear must have thought to much noise and people and he turned around and walked back into the forrest...
But that was when the event was in Obihiro, now it is near Sapporo but still near the stages plenty of bears....

Maybe they should include bearings in the rally japan rally package, just throw the bear with bearings it helps.

[GigiGalliNo1]

Haha bears!

When I went to Rally Japan with WRCfan I asked if there were Panda's to be careful of! HAH

[WRCfan]

Matt you tool! Haha!
But there is magical unicorns hiding in the forests.

[jbmarcus21]

Program, Entrylist, Mobile Live Results and Google Earth Map : http://planetemarcus.free.fr/japon10.htm

[ProRally]

Also #76 Fumio Nutahara with Fiesta , is it 'the' Fumio Nutahara ex PWRC ?
Or just same name ?

Saw Fumio in WRC Germany, it is him who will drive the Fiesta.
He was in Trier to have meetings and he will do IRC Barum next week with Evo9

[bluuford]

Saw Fumio in WRC Germany, it is him who will drive the Fiesta.
He was in Trier to have meetings and he will do IRC Barum next week with Evo9

He drives 2wd fiesta, because in WRC it is allowed to use only Pirelli tries for 4WD cars. So, by driving 2wd non priority car he is able to use whatever tires he likes.

[harriswrc]

He drives 2wd fiesta, because in WRC it is allowed to use only Pirelli tries for 4WD cars. So, by driving 2wd non priority car he is able to use whatever tires he likes.

So maybe Yokohama tries to enter WRC next year?

[6789]

If anyone finds shakedown times can they post it here please. Thanks

[6789]

Latvala fastest
Wilson 5th fastest

Thanks too StobartWRC on Twitter

http://twitter.com/StobartWRC/status/23976178438

Shakedown times – Rally Japan
Latvala, Ford 2.33,1
Loeb, Citroën 2.33,5
Sordo, Citroën 2.33,7
Ogier, Citroën 2.34,0
Wilson, Ford 2.34,7
Petter, Citroën 2.34,8
Hirvonen, Ford 2.35,1
Raikkonen, Citroën 2.35,1
Henning, Ford 2.35,2

http://www.pettersolberg.com/html/20...n-rally-japan/

[pantealex]

http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/ralli/uut...010/09/1183726

Räikkönen crashes in shakedown. He says that somebody moved "concretebarrior" and his front wheel hit it, so broken suspension!