Rally Poland 2014

[Eli]

What is wrong with Mikko??? He is the most experienced wrc driver at the moment and blames the notes...

it looks like the fire from last time has took out his fire and will...

[Hartusvuori]

What do they really mean about this???
Never heard before that corner cutting is against regulations

"More than two wheels outside its limits". I think is not against cutting, but more so against when cutting turns into short cutting. Last year in Rally Finland, SS Painaa 1, one of the last corners (left) had a grass area on the inside of the corner and few top drivers drove over it, cutting the corner. For the second run of the stage (Ppowerstage) a stewards' communication was issued that prohibited such action.

[jonkka]

Drivers are already complaining about the ruts. I wonder how bad it'll be on second run... will it again be carnage stage?

[Eli]

is the next stage live on BT Sport or something?

[MartijnS]

Probably due to this kind of cutting. https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=724314050960031

[makinen_fan]

is the next stage live on BT Sport or something?

this says that it is live http://www.locatetv.com/uk/listings/bt-sport-2-hd
but they show the repeat from yesterday

[Lundefaret]

In regards to cutting: In contrast to racing, rallying takes place on public and private roads. The destruction of the roads, and the surroundings, can lead to the owners of the roads, the farm fields etc, refusing to lend out the roads to our sport. Tires with to much friction, and cutting is two "probems" in this matter.
In Sweden they are already developing a gravel tire that is to cause less wear on the roads.

[bluuford]

Probably due to this kind of cutting. https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=724314050960031

That was a stupid cut... I guess it was not planned and it was drivers mistake. First time I can see someone cuting across the potato field..

[Mirek]

In regards to cutting: In contrast to racing, rallying takes place on public and private roads. The destruction of the roads, and the surroundings, can lead to the owners of the roads, the farm fields etc, refusing to lend out the roads to our sport. Tires with to much friction, and cutting is two "probems" in this matter.

True. Here in my country organizers have to place a lot of anti-cutting obstacles purely because without them there would be no permission to run those stages. On the other hand we used to have here some crazy cuts like 10 meters far from the road...

[Langdale Forest]

There has been a clamp down in corner cutting in BTCC, but it seems a bit unnecessary in WRC (within reason).