WRC Rally Acropolis Greece 2021

[NOT]

went through Loutraki (first half) - Agioi theodoroi (first 9kms) - Pavliani (the first kms until after the valley...then it becomes really really rough with stones everywhere do not know if they are going to send a road roller... if they do not its going to be a tyre massacre) - eleftheroxori (the first 6kms) - Shakedown (all of it) and Thiva (all of it...its a lot different at the begining and towards the end with a totally new route from last time i visited in 2012... i liked it more this year especially the first part, the one towards the end not that much unless you like to see the cars go in straight lines at very high speed)

found some interesting spots.... mostly hairpins which i love so much.

will post them here during the weekend

[pantealex]

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Sunday times have some changes (Bulletin2)

[AnttiL]

https://motorsport.hyundai.com/game-on-in-greece/
https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/re.../rd09-preview/

[bomber21]

Official program (PDF)

https://cutt.ly/TWmGipc

[NOT]

Welcome to the Rally Acropolis 2021 spectating guide, also know as "how to stop being a pleb and a burden to society when spectating events"


lets start with the shakedown

the first spot is at 0.6km a fast S and a dip on the inside... should be nice

https://imgur.com/a/915dswe

then there is the steep downhill tarmac section with a hairpin at the top at 1.6kms

the cars come towards you on the second image... the hairpin is downhill

https://imgur.com/a/CBIx5wj

at 1,8km there is a small bump and the cars might lift a wheel or something like that or the suspension will absorb it
at 3..9kms there is a bumpy straight flat out but there is no place to sit and watch the whole straight

https://imgur.com/a/0xMFVMO

then the stage gets a bit rougher and uphill until the end.

Eleftherochori

I just did the first kms until the section where all the plebs are going to be which is at around 4km
there are a few uphill hairpins (also know as pleb magnets) at 1km
Then there is a bumpy straight section with some small bumps at 2.5kms

https://imgur.com/a/NQXjx1m

do not get discouraged by the speed of greek rally drivers... they are the most worthless drivers on the planet.. the proper ones are going to be nice on this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJq5tMgqxNs

Pavliani

a classic stage, all the spots are from this access

https://imgur.com/a/kBsrpz5

In the first kms there are a lot of fast S bends and the scenery is fantastic, there were some wild horses also but i doubt you are going to see them during the event.
at 0.1km

https://imgur.com/a/vnCE5De

at 0.3km

https://imgur.com/a/fVBFx9T

at 1km which is the fastest of them
the first photo is where the cars are coming from and the second is where they go

https://imgur.com/a/3uUl4aU

at 1.8kms there is a jump which could be interesting for the WRCs it goes downhill and if the choose a tight line they will jump more but if they do not then they might not... the images do not do justice... there is a nice drop.

https://imgur.com/a/bQrWZzS

in this incar from vovos the co-driver has the spot as jump.
at 6.46min

https://youtu.be/oNxErr7FMu8?t=406

at 2.9km there is a very fast flowing section where you can see the cars for around 20secs and there is a nice ditch on the inside of the corner they might cut...

https://imgur.com/a/pxiey5K

https://youtu.be/5fQMxdWSGqE?t=128

at 3kms there is a jump however the rollers went through this year and they smoothed it out so it might not be that big

https://imgur.com/a/EIHDxlP

Agioi Thedoroi

at 3kms there are 3 spots that might be small jumps all of them around 200-300meters apart... you cannot see all 3 so you have to choose one

https://imgur.com/a/9gmrZ0v

at 4.6kms there is also another jump which could be bigger and depending on the line they might do a bit sideways.

https://imgur.com/a/RD741nX

at 6.5kms they enter a tarmac section and i started crying so did not go any further

Loutraki

2 interesting sports very close to the start
at 0.3km the cars go where the car if facing

https://imgur.com/a/F5AsZu4

at 0.6kms there is a very wide fast left hander with a bump on the inside that they will go over

https://imgur.com/a/CC1pRnu

Thiva

At 4.9 there is a tricky left hander with a bump on the inside

https://imgur.com/a/peBkMG0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXYmgJzvlw

and at 7.1km there is a very fast downhill jump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bOHDRsFaU
https://imgur.com/a/qtFvh1w


and that concludes the rally guide... remember... do not be a pleb.

[Franky]

NOT, your pictures are missing.

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[NOT]

i know... have to find another uploader.... will get back to it

ok the problem was that the images take long to upload... will fix it.

update...they should be working now...

[NOT]

bonus images

at the start of agioi theodoroi

https://imgur.com/a/Izut0gL

the scenery over the valley at pavliani... i am sure the pro plebs will have those with a car somewhere in bottom left corner.

https://imgur.com/a/nJpcw3I

[Yugo_para_siempre]

NOT, could you please clarify the condition of the access road towards Pyra Hercules , for S.S. Pavliani?

I drove it mid July and its condition was bad, especially at the last km was very rough with many big stones at the hairpins.

I was with my old Punto HGT, so at some point we got out of the car and we cleaned the road using our hands.
I saw you drove it with a new Fiesta (was it ST?). So your opinion is important.

I hope that they improved it in the meantime.

[NOT]

the hairpins close to the access are pretty bad with stones everywhere, but passable with a normal suspension height car (yes it was a fiesta ST, the underneath of the car never touched any of the stones and there was no need to clear any of the stones)... the rest of the access is ok, some tricky places where you have to avoid stones but nothing really bad... I do not think they improved it since july.

I think if it rains there might be big problems especially if 4x4s pass through those hairpins and expose the mud underneath the stones.