Rally Liepaja 2015

[Mirek]

Can somebody somehow reasonably explain why are R2 so fast? It's not in the road position when Sirmacis drives among the first and the rest much later and all are so quick. I don't think that drivers like Jeets are so slow...

[Fast Eddie WRC]

SS5:

[br21]

Can somebody somehow reasonably explain why are R2 so fast? It's not in the road position when Sirmacis drives among the first and the rest much later and all are so quick. I don't think that drivers like Jeets are so slow...

Regarding Sirmacis I can say he is really crazy fast! Two weeks ago in Latvian national rally - Sarma, he finished very high, between 4wd cars. Week before he won local rally in evo9 with top gpN drivers. So he is really fast! Many other R2 drivers are also fast and their starting position is good. We will see tomorrow if Sirmacis will have advantage over them regarding tire management - today he should save some tires driving first loop not on gravel like other R2 drivers.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Sirmacis after SS3: "Saved my tires, like brand new!"

[RICARDO75]

Gryasin and Griebel stoped on SS4

Edit: Gryasin continue

[RICARDO75]

Orsák stoped on SS5

[cosmin_sb]

Orsak stop on the SS5, Gryazin finish the SS4 but is the last

[dimviii]

Lukyanuk crash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7vvuqKjxBo

[bluuford]

Can somebody somehow reasonably explain why are R2 so fast? It's not in the road position when Sirmacis drives among the first and the rest much later and all are so quick. I don't think that drivers like Jeets are so slow...

Hi, finally back to computer.. seems that snow arrived exactly at the right time, as expected yesterday :-)

The roads are cutting up badly (ice breaks and first cars have to sweep the broken ice-slush) and later cars are driving on ruts and almost on gravel. Another reason is that these cars are lighter and studs are not suffering so much and stay longer in the tyres. So, when there are icy sections between the forrest, then light R2 cars should have huge advantage. And R2 cars in Baltic states are used to drive in ruts (starting last in rallies):-P On the second roud you can see that R2 cars are much slower, buts stil quite fast. So, road is cleaner but they are still having betters studs.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Kajetanowicz stopped in the stage ?