Azores Airlines Rallye 2018

**Rally Power** · 24th March 2018, 13:44

Originally Posted by KKS

Stage interrupted due to car No. 15 blocking the route. Affected crews will be given a notional time.

again

It’s a miracle not happening often, as Açores stages are tricky and narrow. Hope today the organizers will give sensible notional times. The guys blocked yesterday by Kasperczyk in the second pass on Sete Cidades got their first pass time, the one that was covered with fog at the top. Without any fault, they loose 30 to 40s to direct competitors…

At the front it seems positions are now getting stable, but the second loop can still bring surprises. Besides Larsen, Sousa is also out and Vieira is in slow mo due to a damaged rear suspension. The good news is to see Gago back to U27 lead!

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 24th March 2018, 14:09

Shame the puncture for Ingram. This added to his engine problem yesterday will probably cost him a podium.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 24th March 2018, 15:08

Very slow with the times from the SSS ... Koci beat Ingram by 0.7s.

RS · 24th March 2018, 15:50

I guess top three will just try to hold position going into the final 3 stages. Could be a battle for 4th.

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 24th March 2018, 16:40

Chris Ingram's Toksport team-mate, Turkish Orhan Avcioğlu, with an accident on SS11...

**JUF** · 24th March 2018, 16:53

Molinaro faster than Lukyanuk on SS12...

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 24th March 2018, 16:59

SS13 to start 15.33 local time; 16.33 UK; 17.33 CET.

**Jarek Z** · 24th March 2018, 17:55

Originally Posted by RS

Sensible, hopefully he will be able to go to another event instead. Shame he will miss Canarias which would probably be the strongest event for the 208.

According to Griebel himself they are on a tight budget:
https://www.fiaerc.com/griebel-withd...rlines-rallye/