Rally Acropolis 2018 (June 1-3)

[Mirek]

you can find more rough stage parts.Some stages ,or parts of stages,always were like that.

But this is Acropolis. And always was. Very rough, not so much about speed, but mainly about to survive.

Some drivers did get zero (0) punctures, you just have to drive slow enough. This is Acropolis.

Yes but it's also a primary reason why there is not the U27 there or why there is not larger interest in the rally among more teams. And also a primary reason why I don't enjoy following the event, sorry (not only this year).

[dimviii]

But can we still call it a rally sport event or is it some kind of a survival event? Something is wrong when the slowest driver leads, isn't it?

most of drivers at wrc are inexperienced.They havent competed at plenty events outside their homeland.
Drosochori stage is run for decades,its not something a new stage.

[Jarek Z]

Yes but it's also a primary reason why there is not the U27 there or why there is not larger interest in the rally among more teams. And also a primary reason why I don't enjoy following the event, sorry (not only this year).

It's basically a car killer:

Habaj Łukasz: "The car is working, but the conditions are really tough, killing the car. We tried to go continuously and easy. I think after this rally we have to change a lot of parts in the car."

Brynildsen Eyvind: "The road is so rough, I have never seen something like that."

Magalhães Bruno: "This is all about surviving. I have never seen in my life something like that. It wasn't so rough previous year, the rocks are everywhere. Enjoying, but suffering in once."

[dimviii]

Yes but it's also a primary reason why there is not the U27 there or why there is not larger interest in the rally among more teams. And also a primary reason why I don't enjoy following the event, sorry (not only this year).

these drivers are not choosed Acropolis because it is ''rough'' if they step at next level,they will find similar rocks and rough situations at other wrc events.
You have to know how to survive.
Rally is not only about Fin and Estonian smooth stages.
Except that are not all stages rough.Yesterdays stage Thiva is smooth and wide for example.
You choose where to push.

[PLuto]

Rally-base.com say that Lukyanuk retired after SS 4. Is it true?

Yes, it is true. For today.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Despite Lukyanuk losing the rally, Maghalhaes now has a bigger lead than he had ...

But with this event anything can still happen.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://www.fiaerc.com/erc-leaders-c...ropolis-roads/





Can you take more than 2 spares ?

[PLuto]

Of course so rough road affect the entry list. But I like to have also similar events, where it is not only about speed, but mainly about endurance. Because I think that rally in this age is so much focused to speed, there is less kms of SS on each event... So one similar event is good to have in championship. To show the drivers they dont need only to push, but also to think.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Are these local and historic cars also doing today's stages... I feel sorry for them if they are.



http://acropolisrally.gr/2018/index....y4a0393405a-61

[PLuto]

Are these local and historic cars also doing today's stages... I feel sorry for them if they are.



http://acropolisrally.gr/2018/index....y4a0393405a-61

Yes, they are doing. Like every year. No problems for them.