[IRC] 2012 Tour de Corse

[RS]

Tour de Corse is looking like the first event of the year which will have a really good entry list, expecting Skoda to turn up with Hanninen and Kopecky for the first time plus I guess Peugeot might put in an effort for this one (Bouffier & Neuville?), and finally two strong drivers in the Fiesta too with Basso and Flodin.

Skoda:

Mikkelsen
Hanninen
Kopecky
Gassner
Wiegand (?)

Ford:

Basso
Flodin

Peugeot:

Breen
Arzeno
Bouffier (?)
Neuville (?)

[liposh]

I found Hanninen and Kopecky together quite logical...Skoda has never won any famous rally (and they were 3 times so f..king close on Monte) Try to tell your friends about Skoda and about fabia s2000 being best IRC car. They will ask you: "We are not experts but we know Rally Monte Carlo, Rally San Remo, Rally Tour de Corse. Has Skoda won one of those? No? Oh, what a losers" ...and now try to explain them the truth
P.S. This is true story and it happened to me. Exactly as I wrote.

[RS]

Yes, I am sure it will grate on Skoda that they haven't won any of the "big three" and it must also mean Peugeot want to defend that title. I think another thorn in their side could be Basso this year though!

[noel157]

Don't know if we'd see the 3 Fabia works drivers on one rally? But you never know.

[Mirek]

Sure we will - at least in Barum But I agree that I don't expect them all in Corsica. I think it's more likely going to be only Jan and Andreas.

[noel157]

Hmmm, apart from Barum.

[RS]

I'm sure I read a quote from Hrabanek somewhere saying they would run two cars on Corsica, Barum and Sanremo.

Anyone know if Corsica will have live tv this year?

[PLuto]

I'm sure I read a quote from Hrabanek somewhere saying they would run two cars on Corsica, Barum and Sanremo.?

It is possible, because Corse is in the middle of nothing (comparing to championship which are priority for Juho and Jan). And live TV coverage is expected...

[vino_93]

I think that Jean Matthieu Leandri will take part of this event with the 207 S2000.
I don't know what will do Campana (Mini or Peugeot ?), neither if Succi will start the race.

[shaperzrally]

As far as I know three stages live (one on friday, two on saturday), all of them are on Eurosport International.

I'm sure I read a quote from Hrabanek somewhere saying they would run two cars on Corsica, Barum and Sanremo.

Anyone know if Corsica will have live tv this year?