[WRC] Central European Rally 2023 (26-29 Oct)

[Mirek]

Yes, you read it correct. Good night

That was hardly a gamble here. The weather was just something in between, the stages were very short and in the end no choice brough any major advantage.

[Indreksi]

Lisence plate drama in CER

The German police found out that 6 cars no longer have lisence plates that are valid. That means their insurance isn’t active

https://ralli.ee/uskumatu-lugu-saksa...lli-jatkamise/

[seb_sh]

I've only now caught up to the happenings... I suppose today doesn't matter so much, but I think tomorrow the actual gaps will be made.

As for Tanak's comments I think they were 100% a dig at MSport. As Tanak comments go I think they were "below average" in sharpness he said way worse stuff about Hyundai for example. I think he didn't have a good experience this year. Remember when he signed? He shook hands and said he went there "to win", but then the only improvement they made to the car was diffs and the car fell apart several times, I think he has the right to be pissed off.

Anyway, to me this seems it could be a "Neuville style" rally and I expected his closest oponent to be Ogier because Evans and Rovanpera would keep something in reserve due to the championship implications, but let's see, there could be surprises!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Evans seems to me that he is not really confident here, expecting Neuville-Rovanpera battle tomorrow. It is just my opinion and expectations

Evans needs to grow a pair and go for this rally. Otherwise serious questions will be asked whether he has the minerals to ever win a championship. Monza was a killer, but since then he hasn't shown me that ruthless edge all champions need/have

That's never been his style. He always drives to his best safe pace and you rarely hear him say he was pushing or was taking risks.

Whenever he does it becomes just 'over-driving' and invariably leads to mistakes. He looked more aggressive to me on SD and the opening stages and, surprise- surprise, he lost time.

[seb_sh]

That's never been his style. He always drives to his best safe pace and you rarely hear him say he was pushing or was taking risks.

Whenever he does it becomes just 'over-driving' and invariably leads to mistakes. He looked more aggressive to me on SD and the opening stages and, surprise- surprise, he lost time.

spot on, I think Evan's strength comes in unusual situations that he makes the best of and in his consistency, his weakness is his absolute pace in comparison to the likes of Ogier or Tanak. Still, the rally could come to him depending on the conditions.

[CeskyOndra]

It is raining all the night here and it isn't stopping

[TypeR]

It is raining all the night here and it isn't stopping

Faster and more accurate (weather) information than wrc+

[becher]

It is raining all the night here and it isn't stopping

I've got rain for the whole day now too.

[CeskyOndra]

I think it will be just in the morning, but otherwise it will be really really wet and I wonder where to go spectating

[PLuto]

Lisence plate drama in CER

The German police found out that 6 cars no longer have lisence plates that are valid. That means their insurance isn’t active

https://ralli.ee/uskumatu-lugu-saksa...lli-jatkamise/

It is more complex. There were issues with plates during scrutineering. More than 10 cars didnt passes scrutineering because of same issue. Luckily for them there was long time between scrutineering and start of rally, so they had time to manage it. You can see for example few new french plates which were managed during one day. So all of them were able to start. But some of them didnt have correct valid plates and police plus german customs checked the cars on czech-german border during their return back to Germany.

But this is what I am saying for long time - lot of plates on rally cars are not valid and competitors are lucky that nobody is really checking it on the events. This issue was only time bomb...