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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Yes, huge potential, but it's also his first WRC2 rally.
    This means nothing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by PLuto View Post
    This means nothing...
    What I mean is that the level of competition is higher than where he usually drives and the rally is also longer than what he's used to. And he'll now be around 15-20th car on the road. Well, in Finland the small class cars started first anyway...

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    What I mean is that the level of competition is higher than where he usually drives and the rally is also longer than what he's used to. And he'll now be around 15-20th car on the road. Well, in Finland the small class cars started first anyway...
    Road position may well go against him.

    However, he isn't contracted on tyres so is free to chose whatever he wants.

    He's also won 8 out of the last 11 rallies he's entered - there is nobody anywhere that is on that kind of form.

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    Yes Gryazin will be hard to beat.

    Also, what can Kristoffersson do. He has loads of training Before RS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Got Mail View Post
    Road position may well go against him.

    However, he isn't contracted on tyres so is free to chose whatever he wants.

    He's also won 8 out of the last 11 rallies he's entered - there is nobody anywhere that is on that kind of form.
    Kopecky won last year Czech championship rallies and all his WRC2 starts except Catalunya.

    Eerik Pietarinen won overall or his class last year in 6/11 of his starts, including Rally Estonia and Rally Finland. And in 2017 he won his class in everything he started in Finland (although all but one start were with Group N) with one technical retirement.

    But still, I like Gryazin and I think he's very talented. I'm just not expecting too much yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Got Mail View Post

    However, he isn't contracted on tyres so is free to chose whatever he wants.
    No he can´t. WRC2 must use nominated tyre models and amounts are given, so only thing they choose is Michelin or Pirelli.
    And in which order they use their tyres but every WRC2 driver has same amount of snow and ice tyres.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rallyper View Post
    Anyone for Emil B...

    But should be able to push for a top 5 in Rally Sweden.
    There are now 18 entries in WRC2 for Sweden. Emil B is not Top5 of those.

    Faster than Emil B:
    VW: Kristoffersson, Lindholm, Veiby
    Skoda: Brynildsen (yes, he is WRC2 now), Flodin, Gryazin, Henning, Huttunen

    I hope he can beat Takamoto
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    Quote Originally Posted by pantealex View Post
    No he can´t. WRC2 must use nominated tyre models and amounts are given, so only thing they choose is Michelin or Pirelli.
    And in which order they use their tyres but every WRC2 driver has same amount of snow and ice tyres.
    Yes - I meant he could choose Pirelli over Michelin if that is still regarded as the superior snow tyre - not a totally free choice.

    Apologies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Kopecky won last year Czech championship rallies and all his WRC2 starts except Catalunya.
    Kopecký won 11 rallies in a row on WRC2, ERC and national level combined including both of his gravel starts on Sardegna and Turkey. In fact everything between Catalunya 2017 (2nd after a puncture) and Catalunya 2018 (2nd after a wrong tyre choice). He started this year on a winning mood again despite only in a show event. He won GP Ice Race in Zell am See ahead of Romain Dumas in works Polo R5. But he is also 37 today...

    Gryazin is very good especially on loose but he never competed in WRC2 which still makes a difference. Also he's much less impressive on asphalt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    Kopecký won 11 rallies in a row on WRC2, ERC and national level combined including both of his gravel starts on Sardegna and Turkey. In fact everything between Catalunya 2017 (2nd after a puncture) and Catalunya 2018 (2nd after a wrong tyre choice). He started this year on a winning mood again despite only in a show event. He won GP Ice Race in Zell am See ahead of Romain Dumas in works Polo R5.

    Gryazin is very good especially on loose but he never competed in WRC2 which still makes a difference. Also he's much less impressive on asphalt.
    Didn't think he did too badly on Barum and the Canaries last year.

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