LOTOS 73rd Rally Poland 2016

**Rally Power** · 1st July 2016, 19:38

Amazing stuff! Close fights at every category: WRC, WRC2, JWRC and even DMack cup!

Outstanding performance from Tanak (well done DMack) and it’s great to see that WRC manus are nowadays really matched. VW isn’t the dominant force it used to be; Hyundai’s clearly on their pace and even Ford (like Citroen with Meeke) is showing they can fight for the win with a top driver at the wheel. Fantastic!

**dimviii** · 1st July 2016, 19:40

Originally Posted by itix

I'm honestly a bit disappointed with Bergkvists times... Was expecting better than that. He needs to up his times a bit (while keeping it on the road) to be a serious contender...

(and yes I know he is not running the Evo kit but still... Expecting better times from him)

why do you expecting faster times? because he was fast with Adam? Would you expect also Griebel and Ingram to be fast with r5 cars against Tidemand Lappi and Sunninen?
Dont take seriously Rallyper big expectations.

**dimviii** · 1st July 2016, 19:43

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Latvala and Sordo in their top cars being put to shame by Tanak in the old Fiesta.

In fact all of them !

you still name fiesta ''old''?
as you saw all cars are so close and capable to win as i ve told you plenty of times,thats up to drivers and right setup at each rally to win or not.
No more excuses for slow fiestas,stopped development,and not works team that lucks money.

borl video day1
https://youtu.be/b4Dda5te6m8

**itix** · 1st July 2016, 19:44

Of course not but he has done rallies in sweden in an old group N Mitsubishi and he has done seriously good times...

He was also fast from the get go at his prize drive in the ERC, but maybe it is like NOT impolitely suggests, that the level is worse.

Maybe the level of the ERC and swedish national rallying is that shitty after all.

**N.O.T** · 1st July 2016, 19:46

Originally Posted by Lundefaret

To call any of these guys slow...

we call them slow compared to the competition... we do not compare them to yourself.

**JUF** · 1st July 2016, 19:50

I'm not dissapointed of Bergkvist at all. He just has a shitty car (especially for gravel). Look at the times of Gilbert for example. He isn't that slow normally.... Moreover, Emil has little experience in R5 cars and WRC events. What do you expect?

**dimviii** · 1st July 2016, 19:56

nice pace from Tanak,i was expecting to be fast at Poland,but not so fast! For sure dmacks evolute,and thats only good.Ok not a high temp rally,but its a start.
Malcolm maybe he had ''use'' with wrong manner Ott.

**itix** · 1st July 2016, 19:59

You have people of pure genius like Ogier and Loeb that are fast from the get go...

Camili could maybe be in that category of drivers as well if he continue to develop in the same way.

...and for Bergkvist to count himself to that category he needs to up his pace or he will be another Østberg