[ERC] Rally di Roma Capitale 2021

[m-ast]

Maybe stupid question but:

Why Alpine R-GT is not ERC2 ?

Abarth R-GT is ERC2

What is the difference ?

Not registered drivers I suposse, the car is eligible, but those drivers were only registered for the FIA RGT cup

[dimviii]

Apart from Basso and Crugnola, the driver that impressed me in this rally was... Norbert Herczig. Not only did he stay in top 6 during nearly the whole rally, but on the last stage, despite being in a very good 4th position, he put everything on one card, won the long 20-km stage and took the 3rd position from Llarena! What a commitment! Congratulations!

Herczig said at the finish line: This was sport over the whole weekend. Efren is very young and very fast, congratulations. A few years ago we couldn't reach the podium, we did a lot of work since then with our team and partners. It was a big fight.

https://newsline.news/wp-content/upl...ly-Rome-on.jpg

how do you see the Italian championship level?

[dimviii]

https://youtu.be/TyOwv6fhc_c

[fiscorpun]

This is my favorite thing about the european championship: You have a round in Italy and then the Italians kick some asses. Something I dont want to lose if the new promoter change something in erc rules as a whole cuz to me this is the point of erc. Having some full time drivers fighting the best in each country.

[PLuto]

you really believe that Luky and Breen the best they could do at qualifying was 11th and 14th time?

Yes. They wanted to be faster, of course...

[PLuto]

Is it really worth playing any games in a qualifying stage for a tarmac rally?

Nobody was playing any game in qualifying stage in Rome. Everybody wanted to be fastest.

[PLuto]

As I wrote SD/qualifying is basically steep uphill with relatively simple turns. So I'd expect engine power to matter a bit more than during rest of the rally. (Might be something to follow since SS1 is uphill all the time while SS2 is downhill only)

QS had first very fast part with fast corners, only last part was uphill with slow corners/hairpins. As every tenths of second is important there, some of drivers were "overpushing" and were loosing...

[PLuto]

Why is Mikkelsen and Veiby so slow? Breen´s reason must be MRF?

It is easy - other drivers were faster

[PLuto]

Perfect start in the event from Basso and Crungola. Showing that Italian drivers are still masters of home soil.

Basso proved it also abroad that he can be fast not only on home soil. And I was counting Crugnola as biggest talent in Italy for long time, but he didnt fulfilled his potential (because of different reasons). But I am sure if he will go abroad, he can be fast there too.

[PLuto]

Seven Fabias in top ten. Surprising for me here in Rome because that's like in Czech championship where few other cars run...

Also as already mentioned - with such an obvious dominance of Škodas in this event the performance of Mikkelsen (only seventh best of Škoda drivers) looks really disturbing. He seems to be quite lost this season.

Yes, but it is also about "lucK" and drivers. Without punctures or penalty also Campedelli and mainly De Tommaso should be on top. Same for Bonato...