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19th December 2018, 11:44 #1
[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2019
First infos about route with changes, friday will be back to centre zone.
Shakedown at Baltar
Ceremonial start at Coimbra
Lousã, Arganil and Góis x2
SSS Lousada
Vieira do Minho, Cabeceiras de Basto and Amarante x2
Street Stage Gaia
Montim, Fafe, Luílhas, Montim and Fafe
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19th December 2018, 13:14 #2
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It’s great to have Arganil back in the rally; it was the most iconic stage/region of Portugal Rally in the 70’s and 80’s. It’s also great to have the rally starting on another Portuguese Unesco’s world heritage town, this time Coimbra.
I just can’t get the option of having Lousada SSS on friday, when they’re coming from the south and Gaia on saturday, when they’re coming from the north; it’d make more sense the other way around (friday Gaia; saturday Lousada).
Anyway, fingers crossed for another exciting Rally de Portugal; it'll be hard to wait untill the end of May!Rally addict since 1982
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19th December 2018, 13:36 #3
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19th December 2018, 14:17 #4
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19th December 2018, 14:43 #5
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19th December 2018, 14:45 #6
The most caotic traffic day is friday. Smart choice too.
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19th December 2018, 15:11 #7
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We had Porto and Braga being run on a Friday and no one complained; besides, Gaia streets will be closed some days before the event to build the 'circuit', which most certainly will be ready more than 24h before stage time. Anyway, to avoid some extra kms on an already long leg could only be positive.
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19th December 2018, 15:33 #8
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I suppose that the drivers are not allowed to recce the stages after shakedown and with the usual recce cars, and If they do it with the rally cars the rally must start at Porto or Gaia and all the km from Porto or Gaia to Coimbra will count to the total distance of the rally, and that is probably what they want to avoid.
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19th December 2018, 18:04 #9
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Does anyone know where the service is expected to be? Same as last year?
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19th December 2018, 18:07 #10
Yes, Exponor
Great that Kopecky finally has some competition in the Czech Championship, Barum should be mega!
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