[WRC] Safari Rally Kenya 2021

[dodge33cymru]

I was cynical about this event, but I was completely wrong to be - seeing some of the clips from road sections and the excitement on the road is superb, a lot of what the sport's been missing - it doesn't matter a jolt that it's not the old-style Safari - Neuville's quote on shakedown was spot on

[Fast Eddie WRC]

In case you dont know and hear it mentioned a lot already...

https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fech-fech/

[dimviii]

[Rally Hokkaido]

Hi everyone, let's go on Safari!

[Tauri_J]

I have a hunch that Ogier and Evans will lose a lot starting from the front. Not because of loose surface but it will be very hard to find perfect harmony between speed and reliability. Will be much easier with every passing cars because of lines created.

[Rally Hokkaido]

I have a hunch that Ogier and Evans will lose a lot starting from the front. Not because of loose surface but it will be very hard to find perfect harmony between speed and reliability. Will be much easier with every passing cars because of lines created.

I agree. Listening to the Service Park interviews, the drivers are all saying that they are heading into unknown conditions. Eg. Dani mentioned about the 'kickers' - those small, sharp bumps we saw at shakedown. He said they have lots of extra notes, but really don't know whether they can maintain high speed over them without suffering a 'kick' or not.

[AnttiL]

Good morning! Interesting moments ahead, lots of unknowns.

[er88]

Here we go!!!

[dimviii]

Good morning guys!!

Tyre news

All drivers except from Thierry Neuville have taken 2x hard compound tyres and 4x soft compound tyres for the morning loop.



Neuville has opted to carry less weight, with 1x hard compound and 4x soft compound.

[SubaruNorway]

1:05 is where that big rock in the road is in the slow chicane