The WRC 2012 Thread

[anonymous-user]

Its time for WRC France.
Loeb basically has this title in the bag and he won't want a mistake so for that reason I'm calling Sordo as the winner.
He was fastest in shakedown as well.

Top 10 shakedown times

1 Dani Sordo (MINI) 2m34.1s

2 Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford) 2m34.4s

3 Petter Solberg (Ford) 2m35.0s

4 Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) 2m35.5s

5 Thierry Neuville (Citroen) 2m35.7s

6 Mikko Hirvonen (Citroen) 2m37.5s

= Nasser Al-Attiyah (Citroen) 2m37.5s

8 Mads Ostberg (Ford) 2m38.0s

9 Evgeny Novikov (Ford) 2m39.4s

10 Ott Tanak (Ford) 2m40.0s.

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Allyc85 said:

with Rally Gb back to its proper date!


Rally of Great Britain: 17 November 2013

Have to say I slightly enjoyed not freezing my arse off for once at Rally GB this year!

[anonymous-user]

Top 10 as follows

1 8 Thierry NEUVILLE - Nicolas GILSOUL BEL
BEL CITROEN DS3 WRC WRC 2:44.7 2:44.7 **:**.*

• :**.*

2 3 Jari-Matti LATVALA - Miikka ANTTILA FIN
FIN FORD FIESTA RS WRC WRC 2:45.5 2:45.5 +0.8
+0.8

3 37 Dani SORDO Carlos - DEL BARRIO ESP
ESP MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS WRC WRC 2:46.0 2:46.0 +1.3
+0.5

= 4 Petter SOLBERG - Chris PATTERSON NOR
GBR FORD FIESTA RS WRC WRC 2:46.0 2:46.0 +1.3

• :**.*

= 2 Mikko HIRVONEN - Jarmo LEHTINEN FIN
FIN CITROEN DS3 WRC WRC 2:46.0 2:46.0 +1.3

• :**.*

6 52 Sebastien CHARDONNET - Thibault DE LA HAYE FRA
FRA CITROEN DS3 WRC WRC 2:46.1 2:46.1 +1.4
+0.1

7 1 Sebastien LOEB - Daniel ELENA FRA
MCO CITROEN DS3 WRC WRC 2:46.3 2:46.3 +1.6
+0.2

8 5 Ott TANAK - Kuldar SIKK EST
EST FORD FIESTA RS WRC WRC 2:47.2 2:47.2 +2.5
+0.9

9 6 Evgeny NOVIKOV - Ilka MINOR RUS
AUT FORD FIESTA RS WRC WRC 2:48.3 2:48.3 +3.6
+1.1

10 12 Chris ATKINSON - Glenn MACNEALL AUS
AUS MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS WRC WRC 2:48.9 2:48.9 +4.2
+0.6

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Allyc85 said:

The crew have been given a reprimand for a lack of safety awareness, I dont think ive ever heard anybody get one of these!

http://www.crash.net/world+rally/news/184776/1/sol...

Now that is stupid!
He was pushing hard, it is motorsport afterall.

[anonymous-user]

Number 9.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBITgght8uo

What a bloke.

[anonymous-user]

Well that sucks.

[anonymous-user]

Anyone think that P Solberg will drive privately next year? I can't see him leaving..

[anonymous-user]

Quali done

Latvala fastest
Solberg +1.024
Loeb +1.307
Novikov +1.516
Hirvonen +1.606
Tänak +1.989
Østberg +2.250
Atkinson +2.777
Prokop +5.706
Neuville +7.247
Pedersoli +14.402

Start List: Latvala, Tänak, Solberg, Novikov, Loeb, Hirvonen, Østberg, Atkinson, Prokop, Neuville, Pedersoli

[anonymous-user]

Mikko will get his first win.
Happy for the guy...if he gets it.

[anonymous-user]

When JML has a problem he pushes really hard thus making mistakes. Annoying!
He needs to come back calm and collected.

[anonymous-user]

Wow, Ogier.

http://www.wrc.com/news/ss5-ogier-stuns-with-stage...

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Emeye said:

What a mental day! Only way I can follow this at work is on twitter on my phone. Can't wait to watch the highlights on Motors TV.

http://www.irallylive.com/ir_home.htm
Don't imagine it'll be blocked

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EDLT said:

Why are there all of those spectators, I thought WRC was dead?

Just in our country

[anonymous-user]

Rally in this country is far from dead though. Needs a bit more promotion thats all, I was at the cambrian rally yesterday and it was the worst advertised and sign posted event I've ever been to. You didn't know there was a rally on until you were there!
The rally itself was amazing but just very badly advertised.

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Allyc85 said:

Loebs crash from the outside.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z57JkJwt9dk&fea...

Quite a hefty old wack!

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TankRS said:

Cracking little vid by youtube genius Antti Kalhola

WRC Ouninpohja

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-NWjMjZlMM&fea...

This is something I need to watch at home with sound.
I think? Assuming that it has engine noises.

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1 Ott TANAK 20:39.8
2 Mads OSTBERG +0.1
3 Mikko HIRVONEN +14.4
4 Sebastien LOEB +21.2
5 Jari-Matti LATVALA +28.8
!!

"Drama on the second stage of the day, the Pessells stage, SS2, Mads Østberg and Ott Tänak both setting the same fastest time 15 minutes 54.5 seconds, Tänak leads, Østberg second.

But Thierry Neuville and Petter Solberg both stopping on the stage after hitting - possibly - the same rock, and they are out for Friday.

Drama too for Martin Prokop as his Ford goes off at the flying finish - he sets a time, but has a broken wheel and his rally is also over for the day.

Ott Tänak 15:54.5: "Some problem with steering, something is bent, but no problems."

Østberg 15:54.6 tells wrc.com: "the only tyres that work in this are the tyres we will use tomorrow...I went wide, I thought I'd punctured, there was so much vibration, apart from that, good job..."

Mikko Hirvonen 16:12.0: "Conditions are very difficult, there is so much standing water, really tricky...we had some warnings in the car too..."

Loeb 16:20.0: "We had absolutely no information for rain...road position is really bad...I cannot drive in the road.."

Dani Sordo 16:21.2: "very slippery, no tracking, very difficult to drive. We don't have setup for these conditions, we can do nothing."

Hans Weijs SS2 17:32.1: "I don't have a good feeling with the car...I don't have any confidence... I have hit something already."
"

[anonymous-user]

Ogier to win a stage again?

[anonymous-user]

Novikov has won his first ever stage now!
After SS4 Østberg, Tänak +26.6, Hirvonen +30.6, Loeb +35.5, Latvala +54.6, Novikov +1:12.9

Hope the WRC is like this all next year. When Loeb doesn't do well everyone goes batst crazy

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Allyc85 said:

Dani Sordo has confirmed that he is leaving Prodrive, who in turn according to twitter are meant to be offering Jarkko Nikara a constract for next year!

Didn't see that coming...