[ERC] Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2014 (29.-31.8. 2014)

[Mirek]

That's the recent rumor in CZ...

Anyway I think that this time we will see non-Škoda winner after five years.

[RS]

I guess you mean Pech..

It's a tough choice for Skoda.. do you throw everything at it or do you back down and 'prepare for the future'

Still, I believe Lappi is capable of challenging. He's come on a lot since last year.

[tommeke_B]

Pech is top-favorite yes, regarding his fast times (beating Kopecky) in Czech championship so far. But you never know what Abbring can do if his car proves reliable. He's been doing development-tests in France lately, on roads similar to Barum Rally, and claimed he did 900 kms without a single reliability issue...

[RS]

Pech is top-favorite yes, regarding his fast times (beating Kopecky) in Czech championship so far. But you never know what Abbring can do if his car proves reliable. He's been doing development-tests in France lately, on roads similar to Barum Rally, and claimed he did 900 kms without a single reliability issue...

I'm not sure the 208 suspension will be good enough for Czech roads unless they improved it significantly since Ireland?

[mousti]

They got a solution for the rear window, Plangii and Kruuda used differount mounts between spoiler and window, and it seems no window got cracked? And there were enough jumps to do that.

[PLuto]

Scandola will drive Italian championship in that time I think. I guess only standard Lappi/Wiegand duo for factory team.

Like Mirek wrote, no chance to see Scandola on Barum.

[PLuto]

They got a solution for the rear window, Plangii and Kruuda used differount mounts between spoiler and window, and it seems no window got cracked? And there were enough jumps to do that.

Was it homologated?

[mousti]

I doubt that, it were different mounts...

Picture by Hartusvuori

[Hartusvuori]

By the way, has DS3 R5s had any rear window problems? Mounting is similar to 208R5.

There were jumps in Otepää, but not as many as I expected. Bumpy Zlin roads might be harder. The proper gravel jump test will come in next week.

[Mirek]

AFAIK Jakeš had no issues with the rear window of DS3 R5 and he already did three events in CZ.

The difficulties he mentioned were connected to default differential and suspension setup unsuitable for Czech roads.