Rally Sweden 2023

**EstWRC** · 9th February 2023, 15:41

Shakedown by Passats de Canto https://youtu.be/jTiJb5ihXcY

**seb_sh** · 9th February 2023, 16:30

Might be a rally full of surprises with those hard snow walls and narrow roads combined with the relative fragility of rally 1 body parts.

**jcevc** · 9th February 2023, 16:34

Originally Posted by seb_sh

Might be a rally full of surprises with those hard snow walls and narrow roads combined with the relative fragility of rally 1 body parts.

Yes, I also thought about degraded aerodynamics with all this kissing of snowbanks and effect of this on superfast stages. Maybe sometimes better not to touch snowbanks and have whole car.

**dimviii** · 9th February 2023, 17:01

https://www.ewrc-results.com//photo/...eden-2023/515/

https://www.ewrc-results.com//photo/...eden-2023/573/

**seb_sh** · 9th February 2023, 17:19

Neuville already crash on the start ramp! :P

**EstWRC** · 9th February 2023, 18:06

Ott says the ice is already broken

**Tauri_J** · 9th February 2023, 18:08

Lappi touching bank with front end

**EstWRC** · 9th February 2023, 18:10

Seems it was actually best to be first on the road.

Lappi all over the place

**Tauri_J** · 9th February 2023, 18:12

Originally Posted by EstWRC

Seems it was actually best to be first on the road.

Lappi all over the place

For sure better than SD. Shakedown had much more loose snow and less ice than SS1

**erikli2** · 9th February 2023, 18:12

Unless there's loose snow on the surface, starting first is probably the best. Same reason why Tidemand was fastest overall in the Fabia R5 some years ago when he was first on the SSS.