Rally Sweden 2016

**Bartek** · 10th February 2016, 14:01

Originally Posted by bluuford

By the way, where is the stage on that picture?

I think somewhere in the middle

**BleAivano** · 10th February 2016, 14:07

Both SMHI and YR forecasts says that it still will be subzero temperatures from this evening but not as cold as they anticipated earlier in the week.

**MTA** · 10th February 2016, 14:12

Originally Posted by bluuford

Conditions will be very tricky indeed. Tonight everything freezes, and tomorrow night it will be even colder, so, nothing bad happens with the roads (do not panic with that) but for the studded tyres, it will be a challange. Those places where they have small ruts from today, those ruts are going to freeze, this will add additional interest, imagine when the ruts are not in ideal line and you are crossing them in angle? Even better when they are under very thin snow layer, which is likely. Snowfall is crossing the area from the east and north east and it is not yet know how far it reaches, if it reaches to the stages then there will be like snowstorm.
By the way, where is the stage on that picture?

I read from one that does recce now that as soon as there was zero temperatures they would skid and then watering Torsby stage. It may apply several stages.

**dimviii** · 10th February 2016, 14:31

Originally Posted by bluuford

By the way, where is the stage on that picture?

last section of rower stage according to Colin

**HarriK** · 10th February 2016, 14:37

Hagfors forecast

**Sulland** · 10th February 2016, 14:59

Can privateers in WRCar and R5 choose to use gravel Tyres?

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 10th February 2016, 15:06

BORL report on RS stage conditions..

http://en.best-of-rallylive.com/News...-Puddles-Rally

**bluuford** · 10th February 2016, 15:11

Originally Posted by HarriK

Hagfors forecast

Do not copy hagfors forecast, It is almost like Monaco for Monte

It will be -5..-6 tonight on Friday stages and -7..-8 on Friday morning, even colder on the surface. And also some wind, that freezes very quickly, if they water the stages, it helps a little. especially with wind, it freezes in a few minutes.

**drive** · 10th February 2016, 15:31

Originally Posted by Sulland

Can privateers in WRCar and R5 choose to use gravel Tyres?

no, everybody has to use studs. If cold wont come and road conditions worsen to the stage that someone would think to use gravel - that stage will be canceled for sure, as nothing will be left from the road except mud and deep ruts... thats means that no emergency crews would be able to drive through if needed, so that means canceled stage.

Think also - you could see on pictures gravel, but in some places it has to be left and some ice - you dont want to drive full speed with gravel tyres on ice, trust me

its faster to drive with studded tyre on gravel with patches of ice (sure, studs would be overheated and gone quickly), but its no way an insane driver would want to drive on a gravel with some ice with a gravel tyres...