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Mini1275
9,417 posts
51 months
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Potential spoiler I guess. Here are the standings after the second stage. Jari-Matti Latvala has taken a shock Monte Carlo Rally lead after a bold tyre choice for the second stage of the event.
World champion and five-time Monte winner Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) had been quickest as expected on this morning's Le Moulinon to Antraigues opener, albeit by just one second ahead of the flying Dani Sordo's Mini.
SS1 had seen dry asphalt, but the following Burzet to St Martial stage featured patches of snow and ice. Loeb and Ford driver Latvala both opted for a mix of studded and slick tyres, placing one studded tyre at the front and one at the rear, diagonally apart.
While Loeb ran soft tyres, Latvala was on super softs, and despite having never tested the slick/studded combination in this configuration before, he put in an incredible stage time - 52s quicker than Loeb.
That moved Latvala from fourth place, 28s off the lead, to first - with a 30.5s advantage over Loeb.
Petter Solberg is third in the second works Ford, having impressively got through SS2 with no studded tyres at all and still been second-quickest, 28s behind Latvala but 24s faster than Loeb.
After his superb SS1 performance, Sordo clipped a wall and damaged his Mini's suspension on SS2. The Spaniard was still able to nurse his car through the stage and remains fourth overall.
Mikko Hirvonen was third after SS1 but struggled in SS2's tricky conditions as he continues to acclimatise to the Citroen DS3, leaving him fifth.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97076
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PSBuckshot
Original Poster
4,641 posts
28 months
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Can't wait for the highlights tonight.  I was going to go watch the Monte Carlo but my passport was out of date. Thought I had another year left.
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P I Staker
2,315 posts
25 months
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What channel is the TV coverage on now? I lost track ages ago. Also running studded tyres on diagonal corners is something I have never heard of before. 
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EDLT
14,580 posts
75 months
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Is there anywhere to watch this online, the channel that put videos on youtube has mysteriously disappeared.
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PSBuckshot
Original Poster
4,641 posts
28 months
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P I Staker said: What channel is the TV coverage on now? I lost track ages ago. Also running studded tyres on diagonal corners is something I have never heard of before. Eurosport, Motors TV and ESPN I believe. Highlights on around 2200 IIRC EDLT said: Is there anywhere to watch this online, the channel that put videos on youtube has mysteriously disappeared. Wait for RallyMedia to post videos, also the WRC have their on channel.
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P I Staker
2,315 posts
25 months
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PSBuckshot said: P I Staker said: What channel is the TV coverage on now? I lost track ages ago. Also running studded tyres on diagonal corners is something I have never heard of before. Eurosport, Motors TV and ESPN I believe. Highlights on around 2200 IIRC Cant see anything on the guide on ESPN and I dont have the other channels. 
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PSBuckshot
Original Poster
4,641 posts
28 months
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P I Staker said: Cant see anything on the guide on ESPN and I dont have the other channels. I thought EuroSport was free with Sky and Virgin? Can keep an eye on rallymedia anyway.
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P I Staker
2,315 posts
25 months
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PSBuckshot said: I thought EuroSport was free with Sky and Virgin?
Can keep an eye on rallymedia anyway. BT Vision.
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PSBuckshot
Original Poster
4,641 posts
28 months
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P I Staker said: BT Vision. Ooo, search for SudRallye on youtube in a few days as well. They always cover the monte carlo
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P I Staker
2,315 posts
25 months
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PSBuckshot said: Ooo, search for SudRallye on youtube in a few days as well. They always cover the monte carlo I think im already subscribed to them and rallymedia. 
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IainW
1,229 posts
44 months
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PSBuckshot said: Eurosport, Motors TV and ESPN I believe. Highlights on around 2200 IIRC
I might start being able to get into it a bit more again, now it's back to a regular evening show on Eurosport. I wonder if Carlton Kirby will be doing the narration though...... And then after it's finished there, it's on Motors at 11pm. But like most people, I could never take to their 5% outside, 95% onboard coverage.
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iamlars
47 posts
32 months
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No live/split timing on the WRC website for this?
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PSBuckshot
Original Poster
4,641 posts
28 months
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iamlars said: No live/split timing on the WRC website for this? Try the iRally app if you have an iPhone. Its brilliant.
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P I Staker
2,315 posts
25 months
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iamlars said: No live/split timing on the WRC website for this? Apparently they are using a different timing system for this event. Also some of the music being played on the rally radio is shocking. 
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ermi
33 posts
23 months
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PSBuckshot
Original Poster
4,641 posts
28 months
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Latvala is out
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P I Staker
2,315 posts
25 months
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PSBuckshot said: Latvala is out Again he is showing he has the pace but maybe not the consistency.
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tyrrell
367 posts
77 months
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Such a shame I was hoping for a good battle betwwen him and Loeb.
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Allyc85
3,696 posts
55 months
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f  k sake Yet another Loeb win then Ogier doing bloody well though!
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PSBuckshot
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28 months
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Allyc85 said: f k sake Yet another Loeb win then Ogier doing bloody well though! He's a likeable guy though Loeb. Happy to see Sordo up there too.
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