Rally Liepāja 2017

[electroliquid]

Don't forget that JERC uses normal stock fuel and has other limitations for tyres etc. I don't know how it is iwith the nationals.

Don't know exact rules of nationals too, but Solberg looked better than most of U27. Fast and spectacular, lines bit interesting and different than others, but it comes with experience. Huttunen fast and smooth. Sesks - bit crazy, Mareš - smooth, need more aggression on gravel roads, maybe need pace notes correction for those fast roads, overall - better than expected; Zawada on 1st stage bit cautious, on 4th spectacular and quite fast. Ingram - not fastest, not most spectacular, but good driving. Nice driving from Swedish boys - T.Kristensson 4th in R2 class, and A.Westlund good times in national field, while according ewrc-results.com it is his 2nd rally ever, 1st was week ago in rallysprint Saldus.

[PLuto]

Don't know exact rules of nationals too, but Solberg looked better than most of U27. Fast and spectacular, lines bit interesting and different than others, but it comes with experience. Huttunen fast and smooth. Sesks - bit crazy, Mareš - smooth, need more aggression on gravel roads, maybe need pace notes correction for those fast roads, overall - better than expected; Zawada on 1st stage bit cautious, on 4th spectacular and quite fast. Ingram - not fastest, not most spectacular, but good driving. Nice driving from Swedish boys - T.Kristensson 4th in R2 class, and A.Westlund good times in national field, while according ewrc-results.com it is his 2nd rally ever, 1st was week ago in rallysprint Saldus.

Dont compare national field with ERC. They have different conditions, different rules for fuel, different rules for tyres, different types of tyres etc. Any comparison is nonsense...

[Essaj]

Dont compare national field with ERC. They have different conditions, different rules for fuel, different rules for tyres, different types of tyres etc. Any comparison is nonsense...

Shut up once. I remember you saying this same last year when Kalle was doing just the national event.
I can promise you that they use exactly the same fuel and same type of tyres than ERC field.
ERC crews have 18 tires available for them and there is just 3 services on this race after canceletion of todays 2 stages. So that means they will only use 15 tires with spares.
Also gap between ERC3 guys and Oliver is just 10-15 cars and those prob will just make Olivers starting position worse.
This weekend just proves that fast national guys are atleast equally fast to ERC guys on their home/preferable soil.

[PLuto]

Shut up once. I remember you saying this same last year when Kalle was doing just the national event.
I can promise you that they use exactly the same fuel and same type of tyres than ERC field.
ERC crews have 18 tires available for them and there is just 3 services on this race after canceletion of todays 2 stages. So that means they will only use 15 tires with spares.
Also gap between ERC3 guys and Oliver is just 10-15 cars and those prob will just make Olivers starting position worse.
This weekend just proves that fast national guys are atleast equally fast to ERC guys on their home/preferable soil.

I have never told that local drivers are slower than ERC guys. I have seen the potencial and speed of Kalle last year. And I can see the speed of Oliver, same like I have seen it last year with Sesks and before with Gryazin or Sirmacis. This fast gravel is very specific surface for "normal people from mainland" and local drivers, which are born on this surface, are always fast. That is no surprise. And if they will go to the tarmac rally, there will be also fast local drivers, who can be on same speed like top ERC drivers and this "gravel stars" will be nowhere. That is normal situation. But real winner of the championship can be driver, who is the best on all types of stages. Because there is big difference between gravel here in Latvia and lets say in Acropolis, same like there is big difference between tarmac on Barum and Canarias. But I am telling that it is not completely fair to compare drivers from different fields. I dont know which fuel they are using, with the tyres it is not only about amount, but also about type of tyre (ERC Juniors has only two types available), about brand of tyre (ERC Juniors must use Pirelli). Also different times to start to stage - between Sesks and Oliver there was gap 30 minutes. With the changing weather, conditions should be completely different.

But what I must say, I like style of communication and presentation from Oliver. Despite he is so young, he is "real professional" in this way like his father.

[the sniper]

But what I must say, I like style of communication and presentation from Oliver. Despite he is so young, he is "real professional" in this way like his father.

I always thought he came across very well on the British Rally Championship TV coverage this year, probably better than any of the other drivers. He seems like a good character.

Late EDIT: Yeah, wrong Solberg! But if they're anything alike, I can believe Oliver comes across well too!

[electroliquid]

Dont compare national field with ERC. They have different conditions, different rules for fuel, different rules for tyres, different types of tyres etc. Any comparison is nonsense...

Just share my impressions from stages...