[WRC] Rally Estonia 15-18 July 2021

[AnttiL]

I looked at the power stage again and thought that maybe we'll see Rally2 cars getting power stage points? It's a very narrow and twisty stage with nothing where the WRC cars can take advantage of their excessive power (with so low grip on a soft road) or aero (all low-speed corners), but they are instead struggling on the tight turns with their center diff. The average speeds on this stage will be very low, something like 70 km/h maybe?

I'm still amazed FIA and WRC Promotoer has accepted this stage as power stage.

[Tauri_J]

I think you are reaching a little. New part is faster than old one and I have seen that they are watering the stage frequently. Aava himself said if some rain comes before the rally then everything should be fine. It will make that fine gravel rock hard.

I think PS winner should average 80kmh.

[AnttiL]

I think you are reaching a little. New part is faster than old one and I have seen that they are watering the stage frequently. Aava himself said if some rain comes before the rally then everything should be fine. It will make that fine gravel rock hard.

I think PS winner should average 80kmh.

What do you mean with old and new?

[Tauri_J]

I mean the new powerstage. It consists last year's micke mouse stage(59,8 kmh) and this years new section. Obviously its narrow and twisty but they should average over 80kmh. Just my opinion so I could be wrong.

[AnttiL]

I mean the new powerstage. It consists last year's micke mouse stage(59,8 kmh) and this years new section. Obviously its narrow and twisty but they should average over 80kmh. Just my opinion so I could be wrong.

Yes, but even the "old" section, the super special, is almost completely new from last year.

This year's power stage will contain 13 hairpins and 17 square corners. In six kilometres. Even on wide tarmac that would be slow. The longest straights are 300 and 200 metres long.

It actually gets wider once it joins the super special. And at the same time I have to admit I was surprised last year how slow the super special was in the end!

[EstWRC]

SS10, the first one on Saturday







SS11








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[mknight]

I'm still amazed FIA and WRC Promotoer has accepted this stage as power stage.

I seem to recall there was something in the sporting rules saying the PS should have the same character as the rally. But as you say in the end it's down to FIA and promoter accepting it.

Wonder if some drives/teams do some very special setups for it compromising rest of Sunday. But on a rally like this differences are often small so it might be risky for anyone who is not in superrally.

Not sure about Rally2 cars doing well. Sure they likely won't have many disadvantages, but can't see that many advantages either since it likely won't be crazy narrow between concrete blocks like that famous 2017 germany stage.

[Tauri_J]

I think that was at Wales Rally GB, when Great Orme was to be power stage. That was totally different from other stages because it was on tarmac. At least here, we still on gravel.

[EstWRC]

Kristian Sohlberg
@Krisse_Sohlberg
Interesting SS10/14 in @RallyEstonia
Mostly very narrow, starts more technical, a just over 1km highway section after 16km, back to narrow. A similar section towards the end before narrows again. Very nice and difficult stage. Lots of artificial cutstoppers. Lots of loose #wrc

https://twitter.com/Krisse_Sohlberg/...745844237?s=20

[cali]

Seems like a better road selection than 2020. Interested to watch it, but this time I will watch it at home.

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