2019 Rallying Thread (WRC, ERC and all other)!

[Slippydiff]

Meeke on the ragged edge in SS2 ....
Loeb badly hamstrung with the wrong/safe tyres in SS2.

[bonesxu1]

Allyc85 said:

Search for Red Bull TV WRC and you will find their daily highlights online

Cracking start for Meeke and Tanak, the latter absolutely wringing it's neck and very sideways in places!

It seems WRC+ has gone into meltdown..

Super! Thank you very much.

[ArnageWRC]

For anyone interested in BT Sport; https://ee.co.uk/why-ee/bt-sport

[confucuis]

Since WRC hasn't updated, why is Meeke down in 8th? 50 seconds off the lead?!

[GravelBen]

Puncture I think, he was on the pace before that.

[Slippydiff]

GravelBen said:

Puncture I think, he was on the pace before that.

Yep, Meeke got a puncture late in the second stage.

[DanielSan]

Slippydiff said:

Yep, Meeke got a puncture late in the second stage.

Gutted for him, even after that though he seems pretty happy with things.

[Slippydiff]

DanielSan said:

Gutted for him, even after that though he seems pretty happy with things.

That Toyota is quick, with a new co-driver and Tommi guiding/supporting him, you’d hope the results will follow ...

Personally, from the in-car on SS2, I thought he looked to be taking massive risks over some of the blind crests, it’s the difference between him, Kubica and Loeb/Ogier, you may make fractions of a second up, but the potential for an accident doesn’t justify the risk.
Loeb and Ogier make those bits of time up elsewhere and in relative safety.

[JonChalk]

Day off today so taking full advantage of the BT coverage.

1st stage of the day should be interesting; very cold, icy, after that changing conditions during the day.

[Slippydiff]

JonChalk said:

Day off today so taking full advantage of the BT coverage.

1st stage of the day should be interesting; very cold, icy, after that changing conditions during the day.

Off down to London to spend the weekend with the missus, she hasn’t got BT Sport

Stage 3 (first of the day) currently delayed due to spectator numbers and their location ...

Stage 3 now cancelled due to spectators

Edited by Slippydiff on Friday 25th January 08:26

[JonChalk]

Slippydiff said:

Off down to London to spend the weekend with the missus, she hasn’t got BT Sport

Stage 1 currently delayed due to spectator numbers and their location ...

Now cancelled SS1.

[Slippydiff]

Loeb fastest in SS4 despite reporting an O/S/R slow puncture ...
Neuville leads, Loeb up to fourth.

[GravelBen]

And WRC+ is down yet again, its a bloody embarrassment to the sport.

Should start bombarding them with messages asking for a 50% refund because they only provide the service they're charging for half the time.

[confucuis]

I find the WRC website to be very poor, I have no idea whats going on besides the times!

We're 3 stages deep and there has been no news update today!

[Allyc85]

Toyota claiming the whole morning loop should have been cancelled! Sorry but it’s just the way rallying goes for or against you sometimes!!

Neuville just about leads, though very lucky that there was an escape road in the last stage.

Pretty poor form from WRC+, luckily for me I get Bt Sport free through EE 😜

[DanielSan]

I can see why they cancelled the stage now.

[Allyc85]

One way or another, British fans would have gotten that POS moved!

[Slippydiff]

Allyc85 said:

One way or another, British fans would have gotten that POS moved!

Indeed, and if I’d been one of those that moved it, I’d have ensured it was left on its roof (or boxed it in off the road so an angry mob could “have a word” when the owner returned to it ...

[JonChalk]

Ogier straight out of the car in parc ferme after the last stage to sign stuff with the crowd, right outside the "garage", 6ft from the car he just got out of.

No media types in attendance from organisers or team in sight.

[Slippydiff]

JonChalk said:

Ogier straight out of the car in parc ferme after the last stage to sign stuff with the crowd, right outside the "garage", 6ft from the car he just got out of.

No media types in attendance from organisers or team in sight.

A return to the good old days then.