WRC Rally Acropolis Greece 2021

**EstWRC** · 8th September 2021, 07:11

so tomorrows shakedown could be a mud fest?

**Fredouye** · 8th September 2021, 07:14

We were yesterday evening in the shakedown, with a 4x2 car it was very slippery…

**Antonis9** · 8th September 2021, 07:23

Unfortunately @TakamotoKatsuta and @KeatonWilliams_ will not start the Acropolis Rally after Keaton had to return home because of a family emergency.

It was not possible to bring in another co-driver at this late stage, so the decision was made to not take part in the rally. From Toyota Twitter

**AnttiL** · 8th September 2021, 07:27

Originally Posted by EstWRC

so tomorrows shakedown could be a mud fest?

Yes, it’s in the area which should have lots of rain

**EstWRC** · 8th September 2021, 07:50

Sordo just posted a pic in IG story and its muddy, rainy and foggy again

**AnttiL** · 8th September 2021, 08:06

Originally Posted by EstWRC

Sordo just posted a pic in IG story and its muddy, rainy and foggy again

And he laughs it's looking like England

**rallyfiend** · 8th September 2021, 08:15

Originally Posted by Antonis9

Unfortunately @TakamotoKatsuta and @KeatonWilliams_ will not start the Acropolis Rally after Keaton had to return home because of a family emergency.

It was not possible to bring in another co-driver at this late stage, so the decision was made to not take part in the rally. From Toyota Twitter

Really? No other co-driver?

Doesn't Jarmo Lehtinen work for the team?

Kaj Lindstrom has done a few WRC events in his time from memory....

**abcrally** · 8th September 2021, 08:22

Originally Posted by rallyfiend

Really? No other co-driver?

Doesn't Jarmo Lehtinen work for the team?

Kaj Lindstrom has done a few WRC events in his time from memory....

Management team member won't jump in the rally car as they have their job to do in the main team.

However Juho Hänninen would have been even better solution as he works with Takamoto and has been reading the notes for him on test days.

**mknight** · 8th September 2021, 09:50

Originally Posted by rallyfiend

Really? No other co-driver?

Doesn't Jarmo Lehtinen work for the team?

Kaj Lindstrom has done a few WRC events in his time from memory....

Thing is this is in the middle of recce (which is 3 days here).
- If it was before they can try to get a codriver to make the recce.
- If it's was after they could try to get one to re-watch onboards from recce and re-write notes in his own hand

But this way they needed co-driver than could go with Katsuta on a few hours notice to make it to next part of recce. (Maybe they didn't even manage to run all stages yesterday.)