WRC Rally Mexico 2019

**T16** · 9th March 2019, 21:36

Originally Posted by denkimi

you stop the next car at the start, send a tow truck on the stage, remove the car and restart the stage.

basically like they do it in almost every rally. if they would cancel a stage each time a car stops on a stage the late starters would not drive a single one.

I have never know a organiser stop a stage, send a tow truck and restart again.

Also, what happens about the cars that are mid-stage?

Ten past nine in the UK... have you been on the booze?

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 9th March 2019, 21:40

Ogier going to monster everyone again.

**AnttiL** · 9th March 2019, 21:48

Originally Posted by T16

I have never know a organiser stop a stage, send a tow truck and restart again.

Sordo in Germany 2017. Was near the start of the stage.

**T16** · 9th March 2019, 21:49

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Sordo in Germany 2017. Was near the start of the stage.

Was the stage live with other drivers too? Some completed it, some in it?

Good knowledge BTW, AnttiL.

**AnttiL** · 9th March 2019, 21:52

Originally Posted by T16

Was the stage live with other drivers too? Some completed it, some in it?

Good knowledge BTW, AnttiL.

I don't know but it was 600 m from the start so easily controllable. It also resulted in exceptional times from Lappi and Mikkelsen as the stage was drying for them.

**mknight** · 9th March 2019, 21:59

Originally Posted by AnttiL

I don't know but it was 600 m from the start so easily controllable. It also resulted in exceptional times from Lappi and Mikkelsen as the stage was drying for them.

But Sordo wasn't on the road at all, he jumped off a steep hill. So they stopped the stage for some time, but then restarted, no tow truck.

**denkimi** · 9th March 2019, 21:56

Originally Posted by T16

I have never know a organiser stop a stage, send a tow truck and restart again.

Also, what happens about the cars that are mid-stage?

Ten past nine in the UK... have you been on the booze?

so what do you think will happen when a car blocks the stage or stops in a dangerous place? which happens pretty much every stage when you have a decent number of competitors. you think they cancel it every time?

i assume you have never driven a rally yourself?

**T16** · 9th March 2019, 21:58

Originally Posted by denkimi

so what do you think will happen when a car blocks the stage or stops in a dangerous place? which happens pretty much every stage when you have a decent number of competitors. you think they cancel it every time?

i assume you have never driven a rally yourself?

At WRC level, they just can't stop the stage and start it again. What about tyre wear? fuel onboard each car? What does it matter if I have driven a rally or not?

**PLuto** · 10th March 2019, 14:53

Originally Posted by T16

At WRC level, they just can't stop the stage and start it again. What about tyre wear? fuel onboard each car? What does it matter if I have driven a rally or not?

Of course they can, there is no problem about the tyre wear, pressure or onboard. Bigger problem is time delay and big gaps in the starting field. So thats why it is usual, if there is no chance to "restart" the stage in few minutes after interruption, it is better to cancel it.