Rally Wrc France-Alsace 2014

[wwbroe]

If people like Jonkka can't judge the speed of Abbring, leave them alone. For me, it's a very positive sign good drivers can become in the picture of the manufacturers. KA didn't have the big sponsorship on his career but was doing very good drives in the lower classes and each time he has a good car, he won or did remarkable times. Volkswagen already notices the speed of KA and contracted him for 2012 (to drive the Skoda Fabia S2000) but for some reasons he didn't got the WRC-car. Hyundai gave him two days of (secret) testing in the i20WRC and that was not for the fun.

He drove the French championship R3 class last year because he was left without a drive and saw a chance for a new step in his career because the winner got the drive in the Peugeot 208 T16 in some ERC-rounds. He won it and this year KA is very impressive in the ERC.
Now in France, his first time out there, he beats local & talented drivers like Gilbert & Chardonnet, hot wanted drivers like Tidemand and experience drivers like Pons and Sousa. And halfway this rally his advantage is almost a minute !!

KA is by far the most impressive driver this season, think 95% will agree with that here on the forum especially after the first 1,5 day in the Rally France.

Yes, he's like me a dutchmen and i'm really over the moon we will have for the first time a driver who will have a 100% workseat next year and the years after, read my words! It can be the the third or fourth car @Hyundai, maybe with VW or PSA will hold him as a worksdriver and gave him a Peugeot for the ERC (and some rounds in the WRC) or to compete in the WRC2 or maybe a third Citroën to compete in the WRC.

I am not a Dutchman myself, but i agree with you that he should have a decent seat next year.

[dimviii]

What is more important is the right column. If counted together with R5/S2000 cars they would be 4th and 6th. That's good.

is it good 1,5 minute at half rally?

[Mirek]

is it good 1,5 minute at half rally?

Do You seriously believe that Dumas and Delecour would fight with Abbring if they had same car? I don't think so. With others the gap is small, only Abbring is one minute away.

[Francis44]

Yestarday on the daily highlights I swear I saw Daniel Elena co-driving someone on the DS3 R5 and it isn't Chardonnet, since in the entry list he is partnered with his usual co-driver.

A quick look at the entrylist and I dont see him there.

Am I losing my mind or what?!

[dimviii]

Do You seriously believe that Dumas and Delecour would fight with Abbring if they had same car? I don't think so. With others the gap is small, only Abbring is one minute away.

Of course Abbring is at a different league,but dont forget that this rally is dry and that suits gt cars.At Barum ie they would be much slower.
In any case i dont find any interest about gt cars at rallies for many reasons.

[Mintexmemory]

Surely this is by far the more suitable rally for RGT cars, maybe only a full-tarmac Catalunya rally will suit them more (as it was in 2000s).

Looks like it will be full tarmac Catalunya in 2015 as it's in the R-GT Cup series - Fancy going?

[KKS]

Next stage will be LIVE on ESPN

[EightGear]

Looks like it will be full tarmac Catalunya in 2015 as it's in the R-GT Cup series - Fancy going?

No it isn't: MC, Ypres, Germany, Valais and Corsica.

[Mintexmemory]

I am not a Dutchman myself, but i agree with you that he should have a decent seat next year.

Since Catalunya 2009 I've been following KA's career - At that time I thought both KA and Hans Weijs were the quickest J-WRC driver (Prokop and Burkhart were in the event). What has impressed me is that KA has driven whenever and whatever he could, and hasn't used 'lack of cash' as a reason for not competing even though he might have felt entitled to a IRC/ERC drive. In my view VW made a big mistake in overlooking his potential, but then, they were desperate for Wiegand to succeed to the exclusion of common sense.

[Mintexmemory]

No it isn't: MC, Ypres, Germany, Valais and Corsica.

Damn - just hit 60 3 weeks ago, clearly the mind is going!!!!

Valais might be a nice trip with an out of season gite