*** The Offical Rally Poland Thread ***

*** The Offical Rally Poland Thread ***

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Pwig

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11,956 posts

270 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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So I see Meeke has already thrown it off in shakedown and Bobby K is surely going to bin it off first stage.

Can't see anything else other than a VW 1-2-3 however the Hyundais are looking quick..

GravelBen

15,684 posts

230 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Meeke: https://www.facebook.com/WRC.News.1/videos/9976843...

Hoping Paddon can continue his good form from Sardinia.

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Stall for Meeke at the start of SS1. He has had better days hehe

Sounds like it's going to be bloody fast on the real stages. Paddon says around half his pace notes are "flat" Sounds good to me biggrin

Pwig

Original Poster:

11,956 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Being lower down the order really seems to have helped Mr Tanak!

After SS5

Pos # Driver Time Diff Prev Diff 1st

1. 6 ESTO. TANAK 19:27.3
2. 9 NORA. MIKKELSEN 19:31.7 +4.4 +4.4
3. 1 FRAS. OGIER 19:33.5 +1.8 +6.2
4. 2 FINJ. LATVALA 19:37.9 +4.4 +10.6
5. 3 GBRK. MEEKE 19:41.9 +4.0 +14.6
6. 7 BELT. NEUVILLE 19:44.1 +2.2 +16.8
7. 14 POLR. KUBICA 19:46.8 +2.7 +19.5
8. 5 GBRE. EVANS 19:47.1 +0.3 +19.8
9. 20 NZLH. PADDON 19:47.2 +0.1 +19.9
10. 8 ESPD. SORDO 19:53.5 +6.3 +26.2
11. 4 NORM. OSTBERG 19:55.0 +1.5 +27.


GravelBen

15,684 posts

230 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Going well isn't he! Be interesting to see how the repeat stages compare - last year the sandy roads favoured the early road positions as they rutted up, but different stages this time.

Lappi is showing great pace too.

ETA: Good tyre choice and speed from Paddon on the long SS7, jumps him up to 5th.

Edited by GravelBen on Friday 3rd July 14:38

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Some drivers including Tanak and Meeke making a bad tyre choice, taking softs on a long stage, gifting the lead to Ogier!

10 seconds covering the top 4 though!

Pwig

Original Poster:

11,956 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Bloody hell how bad did tanaks tyres look!

GravelBen

15,684 posts

230 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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I didn't know slicks were one of the options! hehe

SAGTAFF

595 posts

214 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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The speed they are carrying through some of those stages!

Another rally to forget for Elfyn

Pwig

Original Poster:

11,956 posts

270 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Bloody hell Tanak is flying!

Pwig

Original Poster:

11,956 posts

270 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Interesting to see a stage cancelled yesterday due to spectator overcrowding!

Rallying is dead you know..

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Indeed! I have seen some shots from Poland with people stood in mental places. Thought they were clamping down after Argentina?

I see Neuville has crashed again. He has been awful this year, and is now being shown up by Paddon!

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Is the WRC website stuck on stage 13 for anyone else?

GravelBen

15,684 posts

230 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Yep, website seems to be broken.

Awful is a bit harsh on Neuville I think - yes he's had a couple of bad rounds recently and hasn't performed to pre-season expectation, but he's still top Hyundai, 6th overall and not far off 4th/5th in championship points. Might move up a bit after this too.

Edited by GravelBen on Sunday 5th July 12:24

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Latvala bins it on the last stage! Not for the first time in Poland either!

Alex Langheck

835 posts

129 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Q
Pwig said:
Interesting to see a stage cancelled yesterday due to spectator overcrowding!

Rallying is dead you know..
It will be soon in the UK.....rumours (as seen on BRF) that next years Wyedean might not run, added to this years Neath Valley being pulled. Which events are next?

GravelBen

15,684 posts

230 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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10km back to service for Latvala, will he make it? Not that far, but a long way with a munched radiator...

I'm conflicted, part of me wants him to make it back so he doesn't lose even more points, but another part of me wouldn't mind him donating that 4th place to Paddon!

Edited by GravelBen on Sunday 5th July 12:26

GravelBen

15,684 posts

230 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Latvala 4 minutes late after bodging up a radiator fix to get back = 40s penalty, he drops to 5th and Paddon takes 4th.

Allyc85

7,225 posts

186 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Good to see JML finish, think I would fear for his mental state after another last stage DNF in Poland!

Alex Langheck said:
It will be soon in the UK.....rumours (as seen on BRF) that next years Wyedean might not run, added to this years Neath Valley being pulled. Which events are next?
Rallying, the only sport that doesn't want to be popular! Wyedean was crazy busy this year, but to not run it is ridiculous!

With the loss of Rallye Dorset and the stricter spectator controls at the Somerset Stages, multi venue rallying really is dying in this region frown