[WRC] Rally Estonia 2023

[dimviii]

Greensmith now 6,7 from Mikkelsen

[linni]

I couldn’t be more happy for all the Estonian Rally Jokers over there. 😂

Engine change and then regular whining. This is music to my ears. 🎶

Suksi kuuseen.

[seb_sh]

Pretty nice rally so far. Happy to see happy Lappi! And cool that Neuville found pace, but I would expect Rovanpera to make a gap tomorrow. Too bad for Stolberg, I'm not sure if the issue was really due to pushing as Mikkelsen claims or just bad luck...

[Rallyper]

Pretty nice rally so far. Happy to see happy Lappi! And cool that Neuville found pace, but I would expect Rovanpera to make a gap tomorrow. Too bad for Stolberg, I'm not sure if the issue was really due to pushing as Mikkelsen claims or just bad luck...

Only circumstances...

[linni]

Some darker notes also.

20 - 15 years ago Estonian championships were loaded with spectators.

Decided with friends to watch all the competitors on stage 3, including guys driving for Estonian championship. At the beginning of the stage there was appr. 1000+ spectators around us. At the end there were about 15 persons.

[Sulland]

What is the cost to get in to the stages, depot etc?

[EstWRC]

Back from a very long and exhausting day.

Was on SS2 in the morning on a flat out crest followed immediately by a mid-slow left hander. It was really interesting to see the difference between the drivers there. Suninen and Evans were most hairy over the crest, not the best landing. In the left hander Neuville was the most wide and Tänak was the worst, correcting 3-4 times during the corner but still fastest in the splits and on stage.

and in the afternoon super fast over crest with a jump. Kalle went bananas there and landed actually very badly to the right but nothing too major. Lappi, Loubet and Suninen jumped the furthest while Tänak the less. What I also noticed that on jumps and crests Toyotas nose goes up and lands on ass, Ford is front heavy and Hyundai the most balanced, landing very beautifully

Also interesting that Tänak says to Estonian media that Toyota and Hyundai have had engine upgrades while they haven’t dealt with that at all and he is surprised he can keep up with them

[Eli]

Lappi explaining the time incident on SS3: https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-l...-a-stage-late/

[bomber21]

Some darker notes also.

20 - 15 years ago Estonian championships were loaded with spectators.

Decided with friends to watch all the competitors on stage 3, including guys driving for Estonian championship. At the beginning of the stage there was appr. 1000+ spectators around us. At the end there were about 15 persons.

Almost noone cares for the national entries. It is the same everywhere.

[meh]

Some darker notes also.

20 - 15 years ago Estonian championships were loaded with spectators.

Decided with friends to watch all the competitors on stage 3, including guys driving for Estonian championship. At the beginning of the stage there was appr. 1000+ spectators around us. At the end there were about 15 persons.

Everyone go and watch what they are interested in. If you are interested in local championship, you watch them, if you are not, you don't. Simple as that and nothing bad in it.