Page 36 of 50 FirstFirst ... 26343536373846 ... LastLast
Results 351 to 360 of 495
  1. #351
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Athens
    Posts
    25,195
    Like
    10,165
    Liked 16,148 Times in 7,019 Posts




  2. Likes: Corcaíoch (20th July 2024),Eli (20th July 2024),Rallyper (21st July 2024)
  3. #352
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2023
    Posts
    26
    Like
    6
    Liked 7 Times in 6 Posts
    Screenshot-2024-07-20-at-16.43.46.jpg

    just two estonian dudes presenting the newest Toyota model

  4. #353
    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    England
    Posts
    20,570
    Like
    3,614
    Liked 9,893 Times in 5,317 Posts

  5. #354
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Posts
    121
    Like
    200
    Liked 43 Times in 25 Posts
    There were people present who had to check the arch's safety and communication was to clear it. Which they were doing but apparently didnt make it in time before Tanak's car.
    Crazy that while safety is most important, big penalties for driving without seatbelt or speeding, stages cancelled for spectator safety etc. But this...

    Was Tanak's problem in last stage connected to this incident? Basically lost overall podium to Sesks.

  6. #355
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2022
    Posts
    161
    Like
    0
    Liked 55 Times in 24 Posts
    Yeah, that point is intresting, drivers get penalties for baclavas, seatbelts and doughnuts and now we have freaking arch on road after blind corner. FIA approved.

  7. #356
    Senior Member flat_right's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2020
    Posts
    593
    Like
    470
    Liked 528 Times in 211 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by dnb View Post

    Was Tanak's problem in last stage connected to this incident? Basically lost overall podium to Sesks.
    Probably. Ott said to Estonian media that after the jump the driveshaft broke and he needed some other ways to stop the car. And why it broke was most probably connected to the incident.

  8. #357
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2021
    Posts
    985
    Like
    732
    Liked 473 Times in 263 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Dontcut View Post
    Yeah, that point is intresting, drivers get penalties for baclavas, seatbelts and doughnuts and now we have freaking arch on road after blind corner. FIA approved.
    That is nothing out of the ordinary in sport, the "rule makers" can also make a mistake, but they can hardly give them self a 10 second time penalty.

  9. #358
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2021
    Posts
    1,365
    Like
    626
    Liked 697 Times in 390 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by flat_right View Post
    Probably. Ott said to Estonian media that after the jump the driveshaft broke and he needed some other ways to stop the car. And why it broke was most probably connected to the incident.
    This was said on TV too, I don't get why you need the driveshaft to stop the car. Turn, yes - but not braking. What am I missing?

  10. #359
    Senior Member PLuto's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Zlin
    Posts
    8,677
    Like
    535
    Liked 4,025 Times in 1,804 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by becher View Post
    That is nothing out of the ordinary in sport, the "rule makers" can also make a mistake, but they can hardly give them self a 10 second time penalty.
    Yes, but on next event they can give to each competitor 200 euro cheaper entry fee (and pay the difference to the organiser from their pocket)

  11. #360
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2000
    Posts
    11,840
    Like
    596
    Liked 605 Times in 231 Posts
    As usual with this type of bizarre situations, it is a series of situations, mostly just unlucky, that leads to the ‘major’ part of it. If HQ had had visibility of it, then I’m sure there is a red flag straight away, we see how quickly they do it if there’s people standing in dodgy positions.
    I’ve not seen one of these banners close up recently, but surely there was someone there that could have set off down the road to stop the next car - they would’ve had a few minutes and probably have more of an idea that they couldn’t move it in time? The difficulty would be trying to stop the car flat out and not get hit, which is maybe why this didn’t happen?
    If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •