WRC Rally Sweden 2020

[tommeke_B]

What I made up, which would be the absolute minimum for the event to count for maximum points.

Friday:
SS2 - Hof - Finnskog 1
SS3 - Finnskogen 1
SS4 - Nyckelvattnet 1

SS5 - Hof-Finnskog 2
SS6 - Finnskogen 2
SS7 - Nyckelvattnet 2

Saturday:
SS9 - Torntorp 1
SS11 - Vargasen 1
SS14 - Vargasen 2 (WRC and WRC2 cars only)

Sunday:
SS17 - Likenäs 1
SS18 - Likenäs 2
SS19 - PS Torsby

= 225,79km SS (75,05% of the original route)

[skarderud]

The historic part are cancelled.

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[KKS]

If the road is soft/mushy, it really doesn't matter what tyre exactly.

Yep, it's true but how many those type of road have Rally Sweden? It's been more common to EastEurope stage, and I guess all Sweden stages was on hard base with rocky surface.

[KKS]

When is the last time Wales Rally GB has had any snow? The tyre regulations in the 90's were completely different, options were endless.

2008 for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4DvzwHX2Cg

[AnttiL]

What I made up, which would be the absolute minimum for the event to count for maximum points.

Friday:
SS2 - Hof - Finnskog 1
SS3 - Finnskogen 1
SS4 - Nyckelvattnet 1

SS5 - Hof-Finnskog 2
SS6 - Finnskogen 2
SS7 - Nyckelvattnet 2

Saturday:
SS9 - Torntorp 1
SS11 - Vargasen 1
SS14 - Vargasen 2 (WRC and WRC2 cars only)

Sunday:
SS17 - Likenäs 1
SS18 - Likenäs 2
SS19 - PS Torsby

= 225,79km SS (75,05% of the original route)

Hard to see Vargåsen being run with no snow. Torntorp should have the same problem. Torsby probably driven once anyway.

[AnttiL]

2008 for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4DvzwHX2Cg

Just a small bit of snow on the side of the road. I don't remember the history of the tyre regulations, when did we start regulating the tyres like we do today? Maybe they had more compounds back then?

[rallyfiend]

Just a small bit of snow on the side of the road. I don't remember the history of the tyre regulations, when did we start regulating the tyres like we do today? Maybe they had more compounds back then?

That was the first year of the Pirelli single tyre supply.

The had the choice of 'black and round' only.

[tommeke_B]

Hard to see Vargåsen being run with no snow. Torntorp should have the same problem. Torsby probably driven once anyway.

It all depends on the conditions on the day itself. If the road is frozen, it could be ok to run. I think running 75% is going to be the absolute minimum to get an agreement with the FIA and manufacturers. But with the current forecast I expect it to be completely cancelled. Sad for all those who booked, including myself.

[AndyRAC]

That was the first year of the Pirelli single tyre supply.

The had the choice of 'black and round' only.

If I remember correctly, they picked the tyres a long while before the event, which ran in early December. So when the snow arrived in the week before, the tyres allocated were unsuitable - a lot of the first day was cancelled, though Sweetlamb was run, and Ogier set his first WRCar fastest time. I was at Hafren, it was quite icy and they came past in the morning as a 'road section'....
Saying that, it wasn't just the wrong tyres that caused the cancelled stages - the various safety vehicles were unable to get through the stage because of ice. The Sat & Sun were a lot better and ran okay.

[Aquagen]

it seems that we'll have

Friday:
SS2 - Hof - Finnskog 1
SS3 - Finnskogen 1
SS4 - Nyckelvattnet 1

Sunday:
SS17 - Likenäs 1

and 28% and 1/3 points