Czech rally news

[sete]

my gallery from friday stages and service of Rally Český Krumlov.
http://mirousxl.rajce.idnes.cz/Rally..._Krumlov_2014/.

included Jakeš mistake in first corner of SS1

[Mirek]

Kopecký has just crashed... Škoda fiasco is finished. Pech and Invelt will be cheering next two weeks!

[dimviii]

Kopecký has just crashed... Škoda fiasco is finished. Pech and Invelt will be cheering next two weeks!

wow!! didn t expect Pech to be so competetive! is it 1st time that Pech is clearly faster from works fabias Mirek?


edit so Kalista 3rd overall?

[Mirek]

wow!! didn t expect Pech to be so competetive! is it 1st time that Pech is clearly faster from works fabias Mirek?

He was often in close fight and sometimes ahead but I think he never finished ahead.

EDIT: Kopecký broke suspension. Not exactly crashed.

edit so Kalista 3rd overall?

Unfortunately not. The historic rally is one stage shorter so he is not in the overall results

Btw. according to my friend there is some wet snow falling on the last stage...

[dimviii]

from autosport.cz

[RS]

Hmm, still very un-Kopecky like performance, slow and making a mistake.

Not like the last two years when everything he touched turned to wins!

Strain showing as Fabia starts to show it's age and the team are busy with Fabia R5 development too?

[Mirek]

I think that one particular problem is that Kopecký is driving very few rallies now. Hell, his last asphalt event was Croatia last year. That's more than half a year already! Add that he has always been much faster in dry conditions than in wet...

Final results

1. Pech (Mini S2000) 1:35:40,3
2. Jakeš (DS3 R5) +3:12,9
3. Štajf (Impreza STI gr.N) +6:44,0
4. Frycz (Impreza STI gr.N) +7:52,5
5. Hozák (Evo IX gr.N) +8:16,9
6. Koči (DS3 R3T) +8:48,9 (made a decisive lead over Smékal on SS13)
7. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +9:07,9
8. Votava (Evo IX gr.N) +9:14,5
9. Adolf (Fabia S2000) +10:47,0
10. Firla (Impreza STI gr.N) +10:57,3

The carnage... Lappi (Fabia S2000) - engine, Kopecký (Fabia S2000) - accident, Odložilík (Fiesta R5) - engine, Jelínek (Fabia S2000) - accident, Dohnal (207 S2000) - accident, Tlusťák (Fiesta R5) - accident, Kurka (Fabia S2000) - accident, Trojan (Evo IX gr.N) - engine, Gryc (Evo IX gr.N) - accident...

For record results after SS13 when historics ended.

1. Pech (Mini S2000) 1:24:21,2
2. Kopecký (Fabia S2000) +9,4
3. Jakeš (DS3 R5) +3:09,7
4. Kalista (Legacy RS) +6:15,6
5. Štajf (Impreza STI gr.N) +6:22,1
6. Frycz (Impreza STI gr.N) +7:14,1
7. Hozák (Evo IX gr.N) +7:36,6
8. Koči (DS3 R3T) +7:53,0
9. Smékal (DS3 R3T) +8:13,8
10. Votava (Evo IX gr.N) +8:24,1

[WUff1]

Really many retirements on this rally. Pech and his team will be celebrating this evening, after second position at Jänner now winning at Cesky Krumlov.

[dimviii]

http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.p...38&fotograf=35

[WUff1]

Nice pictures, thank you!