Official 2007 Rallye Monte Carlo thread

[mcmarteau]

what about kopecky!

my god, he is on fire, cant believe how competitive the fabia is in his hands.

[Donney]

SS2 is under way.

[Josti]

Yes, Kopecky/Skoda is a perfect match :up:

[mcmarteau]

wilson in the stobart is an embarassment, looks like hes learnt sod-all last year.

[seph]

Seb's on 2nd stage.

Let's go!!!

[mcmarteau]

here, check this out;

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=50687850

listen to kushti and anotherpart of me!

they sound brilliant while watching the splits-trust me!

[RS]

what about kopecky!

my god, he is on fire, cant believe how competitive the fabia is in his hands.

Shouldn't be a surprise, the Fabia is a quick tarmac car still and Kopecky is an excellent tarmac driver. Go take a look at Catalunya or Germany 2006 stage times :)

[Josti]

Grönholm is losing too much..

[mcmarteau]

no radio again...

[seph]

Grönholm is losing too much..

He's 14.3 secs behind Seb on SS2

I don't think Gronholm is losing too much time. I think Seb's winning too much time. His injury seems to be totally recovered, and C4 seems to be an incredibly fast car.

[mdesign]

at least gronholm recovers time to sordo

[cosmicpanda]

bloody radio, I've given up on it for this leg

[mcmarteau]

radio working again now

[HaCo]

Loeb was on hard cutted slicks, the only driver he says. That says something...

Solberg says it is very slippery!

[ProRally]

Chris quicker then Petter on SS2 ... :hot:

[ProRally]

Chris quicker then Petter on SS2 ... :hot:

[mcmarteau]

ill be keenly watching kopecky and garde this weekend

[Koppomsbo]

Why is Henning so slow??

[miksu]

im happy about Garde!! nice performance so far!! so Loeb knows his tyres... lets see tomorrow what happens ;)

[aivan]

Why is Henning so slow??

I was going to ask the same...

Finnish members... we all know your answer.. :D :s mokin:

[animrallye]

French live radio : http://www.forum-peugeot.com/Forum/out.php?rd=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radiofrance.fr%2Fchain es%2Ffrance-bleu%2F%3Ftag%3DArdeche

[mcmarteau]

henning said hes taking it easy and will try to go faster tomorrow.

[Erki]

Chris quicker then Petter on SS2 ... :hot:

His overall time gap to Petter is about 10 times smaller than Sordo's and Hirvonen's gap to their respective team-mates. Not too bad.

[miksu]

Wilson is kicking Henning's ass!! yeah!!! :D

[A.F.F.]

Dammit. Work almost prevented me to see the season start.

Oh :eek: Loeb is leading. Surprising.

[mcmarteau]

French live radio : http://www.forum-peugeot.com/Forum/out.php?rd=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radiofrance.fr%2Fchain es%2Ffrance-bleu%2F%3Ftag%3DArdeche

thanks a lot! its very good!

[mcmarteau]

they are interviewing someone from pipo moteur on the french radio now! great interview!

[JCarlosPP]

Wilson is kicking Henning's ass!! yeah!!! :D


:eek: lol

[HaCo]

Wilson is kicking Henning's ass!! yeah!!! :D

And the rest of the field is kicking his bud! Ouch, that must hurt a lot!!! :D :D

[yosssi]

video shakedown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP2tI438qD4

[miksu]

henning said hes taking it easy and will try to go faster tomorrow.

taking kinda easy alright...almost 3 minutes behind. must be something else wrong too. or not

[jonas_mcrae]

Any pics?, anything really

[A.F.F.]

Latvala also not taking too many risks.

[Halvis]

taking kinda easy alright...almost 3 minutes behind. must be something else wrong too. or not

Henning said that he would be surprised if he were amongst the 10 first after tonight - he were going to take it very easy. He has tested the car only once, and he has very little experience on tarmac. He actually said that they hadn't adjusted his seat belts before Shakedown!

I must say that despite that, I wouldn't have expected him SO far behind...

[CABAIO E'LONA]

end of first day...
1 S. LOEB 23:29.9
2 D. SORDO +23.9
3 M. GRÖNHOLM +29.1
4 M. HIRVONEN +51.7
5 P. SOLBERG +57.6
6 C. ATKINSON +1:00.1
7 M. STOHL +1:01.7
8 T. GARDEMEISTER +1:06.1
9 J. KOPECKY +1:13.2
10 J. CUOQ +1:29.1
11 X. PONS +1:33.1
12 J. LATVALA +1:38.3
13 F. ROMEYER +1:55.8
14 G. MAC HALE +2:20.1
15 M. WILSON +2:36.7
16 H. SOLBERG +2:49.8
17 P. ROUX +3:12.0
18 E. BOLAND +3:25.0
19 A. PELLEREY +4:00.6
20 M. PROKOP +4:08.0
21 L. BETTI +4:28.7
22 F. LO FIEGO +4:48.6
23 M. AMOURETTE +5:41.1
24 A. MONNET +6:40.3
25 M. DESSI +7:47.6
26 D. HOLCZER +8:12.3
27 F. CASTEGNARO +8:37.2

[miksu]

about 122km/h average speed for stage one :P

[Finni]

they are interviewing someone from pipo moteur on the french radio now! great interview!

And could you reveal what is he saying?

[J4MIE]

Well after seeing Sebastien's recovery last year which was awesome, I don't think he has to worry about being fastest on these stages and can go up a few gears if for some strange reason anyone can get close to him.

It's down to whether the car is reliable or not. I don't think they'll have a problem with it... but it has only been to stages today, still a long way to go.

[White Sauron]

But, IMHO, we shouldn't judge C4' speed by Monte results. it's not the car, it's the driver who makes the difference there. As example - Gro beat Sordo, who is very fast on tarmac.

[A.F.F.]

Juuso Pykälistö was a bit surprised about the speed of C4.

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting one. :)

[FabiaFan]

what about kopecky!

my god, he is on fire, cant believe how competitive the fabia is in his hands.
... just imagine Duval driving it here ...

[Finni]

Afterall I could imagine that time sheets could be appr. same even in the case Loeb and sordo at the wheel of Xsara. But it would be hard to say that C4 wasn't at least as good as Xsara. I remember that last year they said after germany's tests that the C4 is faster on asphalt than the Xsara but on gravel it needs more work. Grönholm and Hirvonen were also off the pace on wet asphalt last year Germany.

[Finni]

I have a feeling that Loeb could win Monte even with Skoda Fabia (though Sordo with C4 could be too hard in that case).

[FabiaFan]

I have a feeling that Loeb could win Monte even with Skoda Fabia (though Sordo with C4 could be too hard in that case).

:s

[jonas_mcrae]

I have a feeling that Loeb could win Monte even with Skoda Fabia (though Sordo with C4 could be too hard in that case).

Sad but true, could do the same in Germany

[Finni]

Sad but true, could do the same in Germany

Not there. Sordo was last year genuinely chasing Seb before Citroen gave instruction to play it down.

[miksu]

Garde has been saying Mitsu is bit powerless on dry tarmac, so i will hope it will stay/be wet

[SubaruNorway]

Henning had problems with the intercom http://www.nrksport.no/motorsport/1.1657619

[René]

Any pics?, anything really

Some nice one here :

http://www.instant-rally.com/galerie5/category.php?cat=86&start=0



Video of shakedown

http://www.motorsportmediamulti.com/yossi/wrc_rallymontecarlo2007_shakedown.avi

[Tom206wrc]

Everyone one here seems surprised by new C4's pace :p :

Tomorrow SS3 at 8.19am(GMT+1) ;)

[teufel]

It's more the pace of Seb, in my eyes.

[m.lowe]

http://www.rally-live.com/wrc/photos/imgactu/zoom07/loeb-mont-z-03_170107.jpg

[ST205GT4]

Ok so Loeb has won the Monte. Only another 15 rallies for him to go.

[ferrari f2006]

Good start from the frenchies Jean Marie CUOQ (Peugeot 307 WRC) 10th and Frédéric ROMEYER (Peugeot 206 WRC ex Cuoq) 13th.
And Sebastien LOEB, of course!!!

[CPR1116]

Just noticed while looking at some of the pictures, That the Subaru's don't carry any signage for BFG are they not sponsored by them but using the tyres ??? Will this affect the tyres they get ???? Also the works Focus' don't have a roof air vent does anyone know why ?????

[N.O.T]

Probably they have the air intake for the crew at a different place....maybe like the road version of the car.

[AndyRAC]

I might be being unfair but Wilson is flying.....



.......or NOT!!

[smolvar]

Has the day 1 coverage been posted anywhere?

[mcmarteau]

I have a feeling that Loeb could win Monte even with Skoda Fabia (though Sordo with C4 could be too hard in that case).

nice one!

[mcmarteau]

And could you reveal what is he saying?

i only heard a little bit as i was about to go.

the guy from the radio was asking someone from pipo moteur about the work they have carried out on the 307 wrc and the focus wrc 06 and he was saying the 307 wrc had the best wrc engine ever or something similar and who he thinks was gonna win the monte,etc.. and i did not hear the rest...

[Woodeye]

What a start for Citroen with a new car! I mean really! It couldn't be any better.

But I think this day will tell us much more.

I'm looking forward to see how this french guy Cuoq that Tom has been hyping will perform. Not doing nadly at the moment with old whale.

And give a big hand for Matt, isn't he doing great.. :rolleyes:

[Tom206wrc]

Cuoq know the stages of today(unlike the ones of yesterday) as they are run at his home, so today he MUST enter in the drivers points... ;)

[Wim_Impreza]

Cuoq is really a good driver, especially on his home event. I expected him in the points at the end of the rally too.

I hope that the Fords are better today and Jan in the points would be great.

[N.O.T]

5 minutes till stage starts....

[Tom206wrc]

Henning is on the stage ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Norwegians should feel a bit ashamed that a guy like Wilslow is faster than Henning !! :p :

[tribefiend]

Norwegians should feel a bit ashamed that a guy like Wilslow is faster than Henning !! :p :

I would be if I were Norwegian!

[Madeira]

Good morning!
I hope this forum starts to work better than yesterday!

[tribefiend]

Now Wilson is 13.5 faster than Henning at first split...what's got into Henning?

[miksu]

Henning is just slow...

[N.O.T]

Kopecky really pushing and delivers so far...very good drive

[FabiaFan]

Fabia's flyin' again...

[Brother John]

Morning all!



Good morning!
I hope this forum starts to work better than yesterday!

The Forum sucks again, it is slow and when you want to post it´s a mess! :dozey:

[jonkka]

What is first name of B. Chagot, co-driver of #64 Arnaud Monnet?

[Finni]

What is weather in stages?

[N.O.T]

Wowo very good start by Atkinson....

[Xsara Fan]

Matthew Slowson & Henning Slowberg....

[Ranger]

Wowo very good start by Atkinson....

Careful there, you might jinx him. :D

[miksu]

Garde is gettin' to the rhytm! :)

[jonkka]

Pons in trouble?

[FabiaFan]

Kopecky beats Sordo!!! So who is now quicker - The C4 or the Fabia???

[N.O.T]

Not a good 1st split by Sordo.....Gronholm is going for it it seems

[N.O.T]

Loeb also very slow......!!!!

[aivan]

Gronholm faster than Seb on split 1!!!

[Finni]

Sordo loosing much.. some problems?

[miksu]

WOOOOW Marcus!!!!!!

[jonkka]

Looks like tyre selection difference to me.

[Brother John]

Loeb is not not yet awake! :D Go Marcus Go!

[miksu]

Looks like tyre selection difference to me.

Looks like it was that yesterday too ;)

[FabiaFan]

Kopecky beats Loeb!!! Fabia f**** the C4s!!!

[N.O.T]

No 2nd split for Marcus.....Seems like the Citroens did a mistake with the tyres....

[Finni]

No split for Marcus

[N.O.T]

Gronholm could have a big lead by the end of this stage......

[DonJippo]

Spectators throwing stones on stage...have to say once again...

[spudrsca]

The stage seems a lot more twistier thant the ones of yesterday.

[Finni]

The pack is shaking..probably different tyre selections?

[DonJippo]

Seems like the Citroens did a mistake with the tyres....

That's Monte...tyre lottery.

[jonkka]

It could be changeable conditions in the stage, so wait till it's over. Look how Garde's difference to Kopecky has changed around, for example.

[aivan]

Bad tyre choice on a 46km stage is a huge mistake...
Marcus could even take the lead in one stage.

[Brother John]

Spectators throw Stones to the cars? Why they do that? If the Frensh don´t have snow they use STONES?????

[jonkka]

Pons has stopped in stage.

[FF-fan]

Somes pictures of yesterday.

http://frontibus.free.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1295&start=870

[aivan]

Damn... Poor Xevi

[Mauri A]

Splits stopped?

[FabiaFan]

Don't have any splits... :-(

[tribefiend]

Burger King sponsoring Xevi Pons. I've got to see a picture of that car!

[Finni]

no any split services???

[FabiaFan]

working again - Sordo takes the lead?

[jonkka]

Gronholm has lost to Sordo...

[aivan]

Sordo 1st on 4th split!!!

jonkka I think you were right...

[DonJippo]

Atko almost 40 sec faster than Petter on split 6...

[Rollover]

Second split: 1. Sordo 2. Grönholm -3,3 3. Loeb -10.4

[jonkka]

Petter is losing a lot too

[Finni]

any weathger info??

splits are working again..

[FabiaFan]

I think Cuoq was blocked by Pons!!! :-(((

[cali]

Grönholm on too soft tyres?

[Mauri A]

I think Cuoq was blocked by Pons!!! :-(((
No, he spun.

[Finni]

It seems that there is mixed weather because there is such different tendencies between speeds of the cars in different places.

[Mauri A]

Grönholm on too soft tyres?
And Seb on too hard?

[jonkka]

Atko passes Petter and likely Hirvonen too

[DonJippo]

Loeb loosing more...

[FF-fan]

Sordo does it very well, but H. Solberg and M Wilson.

[Finni]

Seb is loosing a lot!

[JAMESWRC]

hi all

good time for machale only 2 seconds slower the Latvalla in an 03 focus

[cali]

And Seb on too hard?
We will know after SS3 finishes ;)

Anyway Sordo is flying

[miksu]

Overall results will look very interesting after this stage!!!

[aivan]

Loeb must be having any kind of minor trouble...

is it possible for Sordo to increase the difference?? I have faith in Dani but Loeb is Loeb...

[Rollover]

Last split: 1. Sordo 2. Grönholm -5 sec 3. Loeb -18!!!

[FabiaFan]

Sordo does it very well, but H. Solberg and M Wilson.

Hey, FF-fan... does it mean FabiaFan-fan?!?!?

[N.O.T]

can i have the link with the live splits please??

[AndyRAC]

MacHale kicking Wilslow's ar*e, in a 5 year old car!!

[FabiaFan]

can i have the link with the live splits please??

http://www.zone.ee/wrcmasters/analyzer.php?rally=1&stage=3&results=

[N.O.T]

Thank you

[Ranger]

http://www.zone.ee/wrcmasters

[miksu]

I have a feeling that Loeb will pull lead on the next 2 stages....

[jonkka]

Sordo takes lead... wow...

[JAMESWRC]

Solberg has puncture in stage, still no luck with his tyres

[jonkka]

Does not, afterall...

[N.O.T]

Sordo still second.....Loeb managed to steal a few seconds on the last split....

[FF-fan]

FF-fan means Fast Freddy (Loix), but he is driving in Dakar for the moment.

[N.O.T]

A very good stage by Atkinson....Hirvonen lost a lot...

[aivan]

Henning Solberg Ford
"I'm just learning I have to take it step by step"

Man 3:09 in 46km without problems... looks like it's the first time he drives rally car....

I thought Henning had something more. i know he just tested the car once but anyway a good rally driver must adapt quicker. Look at Garde..

[miksu]

Sébastien Loeb
Citroen "I didn't want to take some big risks this morning. A bit tiring but not so bad."

Daniel Sordo
Citroen "Tricky at the begining, very slippery, it was very funny"

Manfred Stohl
Citroen "Very slippery in some places, not so easy"

Chris Atkinson
Subaru "We went on a softer tyre than Petter, and I think it paid off"

Henning Solberg
Ford "I'm just learning I have to take it step by step"

Matthew Wilson
Ford "A spectator threw a stone and cracked a side window!"

Gareth MacHale
Ford "What a way to wake up!, I love this rally"

Jean-Marie Cuoq
Peugeot "very difficult stage, grip is not very good, when small water very difficult" - spin on stage

Toni Gardemeister
Mitsubishi "Start very slippery, almost went off in the middle of stage, it was very very close"

Xavier Pons
Mitsubishi Stopped on stage

[aivan]

Indeed NOT... I completely forgot about Mikko.
Has he had any problem?

[miksu]

Good fight for the 4th position!!!

[N.O.T]

ébastien Loeb
Citroen "I didn't want to take some big risks this morning. A bit tiring but not so bad." Daniel Sordo
Citroen "Tricky at the begining, very slippery, it was very funny" Manfred Stohl
Citroen "Very slippery in some places, not so easy" Chris Atkinson
Subaru "We went on a softer tyre than Petter, and I think it paid off" Henning Solberg
Ford "I'm just learning I have to take it step by step" Matthew Wilson
Ford "A spectator threw a stone and cracked a side window!" Gareth MacHale
Ford "What a way to wake up!, I love this rally" Jean-Marie Cuoq
Peugeot "very difficult stage, grip is not very good, when small water very difficult" - spin on stage Toni Gardemeister
Mitsubishi "Start very slippery, almost went off in the middle of stage, it was very very close" Xavier Pons
Mitsubishi Stopped on stage

[N.O.T]

Quotes from the stage.....

ébastien Loeb
Citroen "I didn't want to take some big risks this morning. A bit tiring but not so bad."

Daniel Sordo
Citroen "Tricky at the begining, very slippery, it was very funny"

Manfred Stohl
Citroen "Very slippery in some places, not so easy"

Chris Atkinson
Subaru "We went on a softer tyre than Petter, and I think it paid off"

Henning Solberg
Ford "I'm just learning I have to take it step by step"

Matthew Wilson
Ford "A spectator threw a stone and cracked a side window!"

Gareth MacHale
Ford "What a way to wake up!, I love this rally"

Jean-Marie Cuoq
Peugeot "very difficult stage, grip is not very good, when small water very difficult" - spin on stage

Toni Gardemeister
Mitsubishi "Start very slippery, almost went off in the middle of stage, it was very very close"

Xavier Pons
Mitsubishi Stopped on stage

[JAMESWRC]

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/select.asp?S=WRC&E=Monte_Carlo/Shakedown&Y=2007

pics from shakedown here

[N.O.T]

some big changes to the leaderboard.... Atko clibs to 4th and |Hirvonen sinks to 7th

[Whinlatter]

Probably wasn't a stone that hit Wilson, it was someone running alongside tapping on the window to ask why he didn't go faster!

MacHale is driving well, but needs to be closer to Latvala on a tarmac rally....

[Finni]

Grönholm had two spun on the stage and no hydraulic gear shift.

[cali]

Grönholm had two spun on the stage and no hydraulic gear shift.

That explains a lot

[animrallye]

On french radio they said Hirvonen went off

[JAMESWRC]

Doesn't take the long for the wilson bashers to start slagging him off does it. Its only taken 3 competitive stages and ur all moaning. He is beating a certain norweigan driver don't forget.

[miksu]

I think Wilson is doing fine!

[aivan]

Probably wasn't a stone that hit Wilson, it was someone running alongside tapping on the window to ask why he didn't go faster!


:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[kabouter]

What is first name of B. Chagot, co-driver of #64 Arnaud Monnet?

Good morning all :D

Jonkka, it's Bertrand Chagot.

[spudrsca]

Doesn't take the long for the wilson bashers to start slagging him off does it. Its only taken 3 competitive stages and ur all moaning. He is beating a certain norweigan driver don't forget.

No need to wait the beginning of the rally to bash him. He had an accident during the recce on a public road.

[Buzz Lightyear]

Sordo eats tarmac for breakfast...!

Any more news on Marcus problem?

[Tom206wrc]

Grönholm had two spun on the stage and no hydraulic gear shift.



So who isn't reliable ?? C4 or...Focus ??? :p :

[jonkka]

Good morning all :D

Jonkka, it's Bertrand Chagot.

Thanks Tjeerd!

[miksu]

Did Pons go off, or what happened to him?

[ST205GT4]

Petter should start taking whatever tyres Chris is choosing methinks.

[aivan]

Pons has entered loosing 10:26... :down: :(

[kabouter]

Pons has entered loosing 10:26... :down: :(

That's a superally time, so he's out for the day :(

[1LM1]

So who isn't reliable ?? C4 or...Focus ??? :p :

Not so fast. We don't know yet how reliable the C4 is.
It's just the beginning.
To ensure that a car is always reliable is very difficult. It has to be a steadfast effort and obsession. Keep in mind that a wrc car has to evolve every time so the reliability is in danger every time!!

[teufel]

Morning folks,
surprising first stage: flying wonderboy beats Seb by 16.2sec. Good stage for Chris, didn't expect him doing so well on tarmac, Garde, Kopecky also OK, while Henning should be clearly faster apart from not testing too much.

[Tom206wrc]

Not so fast. We don't know yet how reliable the C4 is.
It's just the beginning.
To ensure that a car is always reliable is very difficult. It has to be a steadfast effort and obsession. Keep in mind that a wrc car has to evolve every time so the reliability is in danger every time!!




Sure, but lots of people on this forum, especially Ford/Bosse fans were sure the C4 would break at least before the Fords, so I wanted to remind them this... :mark:

[miksu]

Sure, but lots of people on this forum, especially Ford/Bosse fans were sure the C4 would break at least before the Fords, so I wanted to remind them this... :mark:

they were? oh, i thought reliability was said to be C4's best side...

[aivan]

That's a superally time, so he's out for the day :(

I thought a Superally time would look more like +10:00.00 not as +10:26.7

But maybe you're right i just don't know.

Jaanus?.. :D

[animrallye]

I thought a Superally time would look more like +10:00.00 not as +10:26.7

But maybe you're right i just don't know.

Jaanus?.. :D
It's Gardemeister time + 10'

[Corny]

I've red on pitstop.tv that you get 10 minutes penalty for first stage you miss, nothing for second stage, and then 5 again for the rest you'll miss..

Weird, like normal with SupeRally..

[kabouter]

Pons is priority 2 drivers so gets time of first priority 2 driver + 10min

[aivan]

It's Gardemeister time + 10'

But that is just a coincidence, isn't it?

[aivan]

I see
Thnaks kabouter

[JAMESWRC]

wrc.com reports that Pons stopped with gearbox problems 30k into stage 3 and it is unsure weather he will restart tommorow

[Tom206wrc]

Henning is on SS4 !! :bounce:

[N.O.T]

H.Solberg at the start of the next stage.....

[jonkka]

they were? oh, i thought reliability was said to be C4's best side...

Did you mean Xsara's because nobody knows about C4 yet.

[JAM]

Probably wasn't a stone that hit Wilson, it was someone running alongside tapping on the window to ask why he didn't go faster!

MacHale is driving well, but needs to be closer to Latvala on a tarmac rally....

:D :D :D :D

One thing that is strange is why the Stobart Focus are so slow... all of them. I'm not surprised by Wilson's pace, but i'm really surprised by Latvala's slow pace and by Henning's very slow pace.

[Brother John]

Henning is a wake! :D

[A.F.F.]

Good morning all :wave:

Wtf happened to Mikko ?? Did he spin or just took the stage extra carefully with completely wrong wrong tyres and lost one on the stage ??

[spudrsca]

:D :D :D :D

One thing that is strange is why the Stobart Focus are so slow... all of them. I'm not surprised by Wilson's pace, but i'm really surprised by Latvala's slow pace and by Henning's very slow pace.

They are not very very good on tarmac.
Don't forget that Latvala crashed on the 3 asphalt rallies of last year. I'm sure that's the reason why he is so cautious here.

[Brother John]

Latvala is a wake to! :D

[A.F.F.]

Is Pons out?

[Brother John]

A.F.F. is awake To! :laugh: :D

[AndyRAC]

:D :D :D :D

One thing that is strange is why the Stobart Focus are so slow... all of them. I'm not surprised by Wilson's pace, but i'm really surprised by Latvala's slow pace and by Henning's very slow pace.

Maybe they've been told not to show him up. Actually I was expecting Wilson to be a bit quicker this year, obviously there's time for him to increase his pace.

[miksu]

Did you mean Xsara's because nobody knows about C4 yet.

nobody knows nothing...but the tests tell that it has been very reliable. in tests. that is.

[Whinlatter]

I'm not normally a Wilson knocker, cos last year I think he was mostly driving within himself to make sure he finished events and gained experience of the stages - but this year I expect him to be allowed to go flat out, and if he is doing that and is still being beaten by MacHale in an older car, and 4 minutes down on the leaders in just 3 stages....... well, it's not very good, is it? :(

[animrallye]

Little off for him in the stage (Hirvonen)

[Mauri A]

How du you pronounce Cuoq´s name? As a Finn I´d say Kvaak.

[JAMESWRC]

Is Pons out?

Stopped with gearbox problems on SS3

[jonkka]

There was this erm, proposition "cock". :eek:

[Brother John]

Splits stops again! :down:

[A.F.F.]

A.F.F. is awake To! :laugh: :D

Yes BJ. Apparently you haven't been sleeping for whole night. Then again you might be just drunk :D

[A.F.F.]

Stopped with gearbox problems on SS3

Cheers James.

[A.F.F.]

There was this erm, proposition "cock". :eek:

If they have a child, is he/she "petite cock" ?

[Finni]

Latvala at last finding some speed..

[spudrsca]

Yes BJ. Apparently you haven't been sleeping for whole night. Then again you might be just drunk :D


I guess that if there is one thing he still likes from Belgium, it's the beers.

[miksu]

Kopecky starts usually starts well, but then he starts to slow down...

[Finni]

I think Loeb will pull out in this stage.

[Brother John]

Yes BJ. Apparently you haven't been sleeping for whole night. Then again you might be just drunk :D

;) I´m on my office and had no drink´s this year!!! :mad:

[kleisj]

Hello again. I wish a happy rally year to all with nice competition (and Gronholm champion :D )

Loeb as it seems he continues to dominate Monte for the moment

[jonkka]

Kopecky starts usually starts well, but then he starts to slow down...

That's Skodaish thing to do...

[jonkka]

;) I´m on my office and had no drink´s this year!!! :mad:

Me neither.

[Finni]

Kopecky starts usually starts well, but then he starts to slow down...

Wasn't that Skoda's problem also in last year. When some parts warms too much the car gets slower.

[Halvis]

It looks like Henning has increased his speed a little bit. Hope he gains more and more feel for the car, so that he could put in some even faster stage times.

However, I'm sure he desperately wants to drive all stages to familiar himself with the new car - after all, I don't think he at any point have had ambitions of getting any points from this weekend. His best chances for podiums comes in the next two rallies, and he needs all the time in the car he can get!

[spudrsca]

Wasn't that Skoda's problem also in last year. When some parts warms too much the car gets slower.


The suspension.

[Finni]

Based on different tyre choises I bet that Loeb will be superior in the rest of this loop and Grönholm is in difficulties.

[A.F.F.]

Latvala made a very good time. I just hope he doesn't get too excited and forget he should also take it easy and finish this rally.

[janneppi]

No splits for Mikko?

[A.F.F.]

I read from MTV3 that the car was overheating badly :mark: I hope he have not retired.

EDIT: No, he just finished the stage.

[animrallye]

Marcus has still gearbox problems

[jonkka]

When Marcus' gearbox is fixed I think we'll see a push from him. Whether that'll be enough and whether Citroen guys have something in reserve still remains to be seen.

[jacko]

[quote="Whinlatter"]Probably wasn't a stone that hit Wilson, it was someone running alongside tapping on the window to ask why he didn't go faster! QUOTE]
lol, he was knocking hard on the window..
I really hope that the guy how thrown the stone will be find and have to take to prison, what a bloody mother****er! Did seen same onboard pictures few ago with i think Kenneth Ericsson in Argentina, also some guy throw a big stone... Why...

[Finni]

Loeb: "It's ok, I didn't have the confidence in the first stage, now I have more soft tyre"

Obviously they had possibility to change tyres after the long one?

[miksu]

Marcus will definitely push on the long stage.

[A.F.F.]

One more stage, then service?

[N.O.T]

Sébastien Loeb
Citroen "It's ok, I didn't have the confidence in the first stage, now I have more soft tyre"

Daniel Sordo
Citroen "The object is Marcus (Gronholm)"

Marcus Gronholm
Ford "It is still too tight, not shifting (gearbox), we can manage to the service"

Mikko Hirvonen
Ford "Not a good feeling yet. I need to be focused, must get hold of myself and start pushing"

Manfred Stohl
Citroen "We have a long we to go. Is better today (car), but still it's not easy"

Petter Solberg
Subaru "Better tyre, not bad actually, it felt quite good"

Chris Atkinson
Subaru "At the moment we are fourth, I think we are fine" commented that it was slippy in the stage.

Henning Solberg
Ford "Taking nice and easy, step by step. Looking forward to Norway"

Jan Kopecky
Skoda "I was lucky in the start, I was too fast on one corner"

Toni Gardemeister
Mitsubishi "It was ok, time is not as good as I expected. I am very happy with the car"

[teufel]

Latvala made a very good time. I just hope he doesn't get too excited and forget he should also take it easy and finish this rally.

I'm also hoping him for finish without stupidrally

[animrallye]

Yes A.F.F !

[N.O.T]

Atkinson an excelent job so far...hope he keeps it together...

[miksu]

I dont like these short stages... i think every stage should be 30km at least

[N.O.T]

ss5 is on...

[ST205GT4]

I really hope that the guy how thrown the stone will be find and have to take to prison, what a bloody mother****er! .

Totally agree. We have little pr*cks throwing stones at people driving along the freeway here in Perth. The f*ckers actually hit my Auntie's car while she was sitting in the passenger seat, shattering the window. If I could find the little b*stards they'd have something shattered as well.

[Brother John]

I must admit that the C4 is fast but do not forget that Loeb and Sordo are asphalt specialists drivers! I can´t wait to see them in Sweden on snow!

[Mauri A]

I dont like these short stages... i think every stage should be 30km at least
Think about the Sevettijärvi stage in Arctic rally in seventies. 140 kms!

[jonkka]

Loeb: "It's ok, I didn't have the confidence in the first stage, now I have more soft tyre"

Obviously they had possibility to change tyres after the long one?

Yes, they had remote service.

[ST205GT4]

Let's hope the C4 actually has a weakness or we're in for another season of watching who's competing for 2nd and 3rd.

[jonkka]

Think about the Sevettijärvi stage in Arctic rally in seventies. 140 kms!

Or SS8 in 1976 Morocco Rally, 776km.

[miksu]

Think about the Sevettijärvi stage in Arctic rally in seventies. 140 kms!

well, i think that's little bit too much for a modern rally :D but maybe one stage could be a very long one, not all ;)

[aivan]

I must admit that the C4 is fast but do not forget that Loeb and Sordo are asphalt specialists drivers! I can´t wait to see them in Sweden on snow!

You're right. The difference with Xsara would have been bigger.

Anyway it's not a bad start for C4...

[WHITE WRC]

who,s winning guys ?and is there a site with a leader board on?

[pentti]

Think about the Sevettijärvi stage in Arctic rally in seventies. 140 kms!And back the same stage.Once my co-driver smoke 11 cigarets in that stage.

[malscar]

Or SS8 in 1976 Morocco Rally, 776km.

Can't have that Jonkka. It is longer than most competitive km these days.

[ST205GT4]

who,s winning guys ?and is there a site with a leader board on?

http://www.zone.ee/wrcmasters/index.php

[aivan]

results: http://live.bfgoodrich.com/~bfg/WRC_2007_R1/cls05gb.php

Loeb is leading..

[WHITE WRC]

http://www.zone.ee/wrcmasters/analyzer.php?rally=1&stage=5&results=2&jwrc=

cheers fellow celica fan

[ST205GT4]

And back the same stage.Once my co-driver smoke 11 cigarets in that stage.

You scared him that much Pentti? :)

[teufel]

Hey, Henning could beat MWilson! There IS a progress! ;)

[jonkka]

You scared him that much Pentti? :)

Pentti tried Kyosti's tactics and forbade his co-driver not to speak at all? :eek:

[Mauri A]

And back the same stage.Once my co-driver smoke 11 cigarets in that stage.
I have very fond memories driving that stage in Group 1 two-stroke Saab.
After one hour´s driving I noticed a board on the roadside with text "Half way"!

[SubaruNorway]

Henning had intercom problems yesterday and it seems none of you get that it's only his second tarmac rally and he hasen't even tested the Focus on tarmac. People like wilson has done 4 WRC on tarmac + all the national events.

[jonkka]

Excuses, just excuses.

[miksu]

I have very fond memories driving that stage in Group 1 two-stroke Saab.
After one hour´s driving I noticed a board on the roadside with text "Half way"!

priceless :D

[pentti]

I have very fond memories driving that stage in Group 1 two-stroke Saab.
After one hour´s driving I noticed a board on the roadside with text "Half way"!
That was a dreadfull sign. Your heart sank and same time you think, I have to come back.

[WHITE WRC]

have i missed something were,s marcus or has he not run the stage yet?

[Brother John]

Gardemeister don´t like the short stages, he is doing very well in the Mitsu 05!

[miksu]

Look at the fight between Toni and Manfred :)

[Madeira]

J LATVALA is showing a good pace. He has an enormous potential, I hope he prove to be more consistent this season!