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Thread: WRC2 Pro & WRC2 2019
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20th August 2019, 09:15 #801
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After his hard crash on Barum Rally Gryazin pulls out his entry for Rally Turkey. They won't fix the crashed car.
So Gryazin's next events are Rallye Deutschland and then Wales Rally GB:
https://gryazin.com/gryazin_will_miss_wrc_turkey
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20th August 2019, 10:48 #802
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IMHO this shell is worth of scrap metal.
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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20th August 2019, 17:23 #803
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Lot of interesting stuff to look forward to this weekend:
- will Rovanpera be able to fight with Kopecky also here? (Kopecky already started to talk about possible team orders btw)
- Østberg never really showed top speed on tarmac, how will he perform in this competition?
- Camilli had good speed here before, so will new Fiesta (finally) show some speed?
- Lefebvre probably has one of his last chances to show that he is fast against good competition and have some hope for a (paid) future
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25th August 2019, 17:05 #804
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The rally is over so it's time for some answers
- will Rovanpera be able to fight with Kopecky also here?
- Østberg never really showed top speed on tarmac, how will he perform in this competition?
- Camilli had good speed here before, so will new Fiesta (finally) show some speed?
- Lefebvre probably has one of his last chances to show that he is fast against good competition and have some hope for a (paid) futureLast edited by Jarek Z; 25th August 2019 at 17:09.
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25th August 2019, 17:15 #805
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Interesting fact - Nikolay Gryazin, strongly criticized for his constant crashes in the Barum Rally thread (see https://www.motorsportforums.com/sho...Dn-2019/page16), is the new leader of WRC2:
1 Nikolay Gryazin (73)
2 Benito Guerra (69)
3 Pierre-Louis Loubet (63)
4 Ole Christian Veiby (50)
5 Kajetan Kajetanowicz (48).Last edited by Jarek Z; 25th August 2019 at 17:20.
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25th August 2019, 17:38 #806
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25th August 2019, 18:03 #807
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The whole WRC2/Pro class is a joke really.. not the quality of drivers because there are some good ones but the way whole thing works, or rather doesn’t.
Gryazin in Germany was obviously under strict instructions to finish, which he proved capable of doing. But he was much slower in the process.
Ostberg’s pace wasn’t that bad actually but his punctures ruined things for him. Camilli also had some better stages but I think all that needs to be considered in the context of Kalle’s crash, and Kopecky subsequently cruising.
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25th August 2019, 19:42 #808
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Jarek you just look on how people finish almost completely ignoring the pace.
- Rovanpera was much quicker than expected relative to Kopecky imo, how "over" the limit he was is obviously another question
- Østberg was kind of ok ish, not bad not great, especially considering his tarmac experience and speed in other cars
- Camilli was actually quite good imo, certainly much better than expected after Finland
- Lefebvre had good speed which was a bit surprising, but since he didn't finish I don't think teams bosses will suddenly start calling him
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25th August 2019, 20:13 #809
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What were Camilli’s penalties about?
It looks like Kopecky did his comfortable pace and waited for others to screw up (he did that in Barum too). Not the most exciting way but it often works..
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25th August 2019, 21:43 #810
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+1. Really hoping the FIA gets back to a single WRC2 category next year as it's pretty clear the series are now less competitive than before the split; besides, in some cases the fastests private drivers (mainly Polo users) can beat Citroen or Ford works drivers and even match, here and there, Rovanpera or Kopecky.
Last edited by Rally Power; 25th August 2019 at 21:59.
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