Rally Sweden 2016

[Mirek]

Here's my video from a pretty decent Swedish Rally in the end!
Good job by the organisation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1LzC_DTYKQ
Too tired to do the podium this time, sorry!

Wow, awesome job!

[dimviii]

14 February
BREAKING NEWS
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BREAKING NEWS:

New three year contract with WRC Promoter for Rally Sweden.

The negotiations have been going on for almost six months and today Rally Sweden can confirm that a new three year contract with WRC Promoter has been signed.
– One week ago we were more dead than alive and couldn´t see any future for the event.
Now, once again, we have managed to put on an amazing event and it is an amazing feeling to be able to confirm that we have agreed on a new three year contract.
We have an absolutely amazing organization that proves that we can pull through the hardest of times. Closer to magic, simply put, says a very pleased Glenn Olsson, CEO at Rally Sweden.

http://www.rallysweden.com/2016/02/breaking-news/

[Sulland]

Must also congratulate Henning with a very good result.
Has not been driving rally for å year, no PET, and a quarreling gearbox, that he fixed banging on the air compressor

He still has the speed, and would be cool if he could get one testrally, full PET and a top notch car in 2017, that would be utterly cool. Maybe he should buy a R5 for the Norwegian series, but I guess the focus now is on Oscar and Pontus !

But all in all, not a bad result for an old man!! And his interviews are still epic!!

[Micke_VOC]

Hello Micke_VOC, as I said I always suspect self infliction when there is a lot of "bad luck."

If Pontus drive shaft issue was self inflicted or not, I dont know. You say there was a nut that broke, and it was just bad luck. I believe You, but I would like to ad that a nut very rearly brakes with out any forces acting upon it.

I know what happen, and that the nut brake was wrong word. Pontus couldn't do anything about it and there we end this discussion.

[Rallyper]

Well deserved three year contract for Rally Sweden!

[dimviii]

borl video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF8p...ure=youtu.be&a

[BleAivano]

14 February
BREAKING NEWS
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BREAKING NEWS:

New three year contract with WRC Promoter for Rally Sweden.

Good news.

My wishlist for the next three years:

• Service area in Hagfors with a smaller remote service on Friday in Norway
• Skip Karlstad altogether and have the entire rally in northern half Värmland/south western Dalarna + the current Norwegian stages.
  The RS organizers + the promoter needs to realize that Karlstad is too far south.
• At least two more stages on Saturday and two more stages on Sunday. Preferable at least one full "night stage". Would love to see Vargåsen
  or Rämmen being used as "night stage". In general too few stages. Silly to have the final stage on Saturday to start at half past 3 in the afternoon.
• No SSS in Karlstad, possible one SSS on the Rallycross track in Höljes and also one SSS in Hagfors, but at the most
  two SSS in the entire rally. Three is too many.
• A couple of more stage cams then just Colin's crest.
• Better dialogue with fans and drivers.
• If possible have one or two back up stages in case some stage cannot be run because of weather.

That said, I think it's very unlikely that any of this will happen but at least one can hope.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Quite awesome win for Ogier, even by his standards. To open the road here for basically the whole rally and still take a clear win is some feat.

The problems and mistakes by the others (Mikkelsen, Meeke, Latvala, Neuville) certainly helped but Ogier was going flat-out for the win despite the road conditions he faced.

If anything he is becoming even more dominant and I think he's now at his peak. The rest are nowhere.

[BleAivano]

Quite awesome win for Ogier, even by his standards. To open the road here for basically the whole rally and still take a clear win is some feat.

The problems and mistakes by the others (Mikkelsen, Meeke, Latvala, Neuville) certainly helped but Ogier was going flat-out for the win despite the road conditions he faced.

If anything he is becoming even more dominant and I think he's now at his peak. The rest are nowhere.

Personally I think that he is yet to reach his peak. He's only 33 this year and I think he have another 4-5 years minimum
until his peak and then at least another 4-5 years on a very competitive level. I don't think Loeb had declined that much (if anything)
when he retired and unlike in many other sports, in motorsports in general and in rally in particular being 40+ isn't that much of a deal.

So in Ogier's case I think it's more a matter of motivation then age that will decide when he retires.

[EstWRC]

Great drives from Paddon, Ogier and Tänak.
Mikkelsen was totally lost at this one, so many mistakes!
Breen did better than i expected. Henning was pretty good too.
Camilli? i think WIlson has set him goals to just finish the rallies and get experience but he cant even do that at the moment.

Evans also suprised me at this one but imo we didnt get to see straight fight between him and Skodas.
Suninen and Bergkvist very good! Suninen especially!