Polish rally news

[Raven]

New date of Elmot Rally: 23/25 April.
****! I won't see the rally... :-(

[mroowa]

Tests before the Rally Elmot - Dytko, Frycz, Chuchała
http://swiatsportu.pl/gallery,show,399,testy-przed-rajdem-elmot-dytko-frycz-chuchala.html

[MartijnS]

Jasper vd Heuvel won't be there now it has been moved unfortunately. He drives in Belgium instead.

[Tom206wrc]

...
In the meantime... new car for Solowow:
http://rallyonline.pl:84/g.php?1&pg_%5bdesc%5d=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T%5bid%5d=4671


Has he sold the 207 ??? :confused:

[Walach]

He had two Peugeots, and yes, he sold one to Italy.

[toras]

Tommi Makinen with Kajetan Kajetanowicz work on the settings of Subaru Impreza.

Photos:
http://rallynews.pl/lang.en/no/galeria/520

News abd video:
http://rallynews.pl/lang.en/no/pnews/1884

[ProRally]

What happend to Kajetanowicz in SS2 of Elmot ? He lost 4+min

[Mirek]

Puncture

[ProRally]

]Puncture

The he needs to practice more tyre change :D 4min is too long

[Tom206wrc]

Of course I feel happy Kuchar is currently leading Rajd Elmot(after SS4) :p :

[toras]

Leszek Kuzaj had a problem with his steering wheel on the jump. Steering wheel "stayed" in his hands ;)
a lot of interesting galleries from Elmot Rally are here:
http://rallynews.pl/lang.en/no/gallerylist/15/0/0

[Tom206wrc]

13"5 between Kuchar and Solowow after SS7 this morning :)

[Tom206wrc]

SS14 of Rajd Elmot just stopped, ambulance on stage after crew #37 went off...hope nothing serious :confused:

[Jarek Z]

Nothing serious. Kuchar won Elmot Rally, in front of Solowow and Kuzaj, who was quite disappointing in his new Skoda.

[urabus-denoS2000]

He finished ...

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Nothing serious. Kuchar won Elmot Rally, in front of Solowow and Kuzaj, who was quite disappointing in his new Skoda.

I must say that it was quite surprising to see Kuchar wining the event...

In a recent past Kuchar was never fast enough to be on the top, but... in Elmot he proved that he still fast on Polish road...

I agree with you Jarek.. Kuzi was quite disappointing on this first event with Skoda...

It was an unusual situation for Kuzaj... he didn't won the rally, but he finish it!
Kuzaj is the driver... or win the event or destroy the car :p :

Anyway, great too performance by Kajetanovic

[Jarek Z]

Dramatic accident of the crew Antonow/Jucewicz in Opel Astra GSi. Luckily they escaped unhurt!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INC7oApS8CE

[Tom206wrc]

Now it'll be Rajd Lotos Baltic(gravel)next week ;)
http://www.rajdlotos.pl/

[Tom206wrc]

Return of Bryan Bouffier in Poland next week for the Rajd Lotos :bounce:

[Mirek]

Bryan will drive 6 events of Polish Championship with 207 S2000:

- Rajd Lotos
- Rajd Polski (ERC)
- Rally Bohemia (Czech Championship also)
- Rajd Rzeszowski
- Rally Košice (Slovak Championship also)
- Rajd Dolnoślaski

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks for the news Mirek :)

[vino_93]

:) very good news !

[Raven]

Kuzaj is back! Look at the photo from Lotos Rally shakedown. The damage is heavy and the car must be ready quick. Today in the evening there is obligatory SSS.
It's becoming more than unbelivable... How many times more?

http://www.v10.pl/archiwum/rajdy/aktualnosci/lotos/2010/kuzaj_wypadek_lotos_2010.jpg

[Mirek]

More photos: http://rallyonline.pl:84/g.php?1&pg_[desc]=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T[id]=4792

[Jarek Z]

Luckily for Kuzaj his mechanics managed to repair the car on time. He was fourth on the "super" special stage on the stadium. Bryan Bouffier was fastest.

[andre93]

Luckily for Kuzaj his mechanics managed to repair the car on time. He was fourth on the "super" special stage on the stadium. Bryan Bouffier was fastest.
Results??

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Results??

As always for Polish Rallys ;)
http://rally.walter.pl/2010/rsmp_lotos/index.php

[[Madeira-Rally]]

So.. Kuzaj is definitely back..

Tomorrow there is only two option for him. or Win the rally.. or.. another crash :) It won't be a record for him 2 crashes in the same rally... but this is Kuzaj :D

[[Madeira-Rally]]

SS 2 is running, let's see if Kuzi is able to beat Bouffier...

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Very slow time for Kuzaj....

[HaCo]

Fastest time for a Subaru right now.

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Kajetanowicz is flying....

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Bouffier went off the road on stage 3.... crew is ok

[Jarek Z]

Shocking news from SS3. Kajetanowicz wins it with amazing stage time! Bouffier goes off the road! Kajto leads the rally with 40-second advantage over Kuzaj.

[Mirek]

Kajto has been on different level than the rest so far

[HaCo]

What is Kajto's background? Great rive by him so far!

Edit: oh, I see, it's the guy with the Belgian Subaru :) :)

[Jarek Z]

Great to see you are in a good mood as well HaCo! :up:

[HaCo]

Yes I am :) :)

3 nice rally's in Europe to follow, in 2hours qualifying in Monaco.

What more do we need? :p

[Jarek Z]

A glass of beer? ;)

[Jarek Z]

In the meantime on the stages... Kuzaj wins SS4, but is only a fraction of a second faster than Kajto and his "Belgian Subaru" :)
Bouffier is back in the rally after losing nearly 10 minutes on SS3.

[runde]

Kajto is not using "Belgian Subaru". He is driving with finnish Tommi Mäkinen Racing Subaru!

[HaCo]

Owh, on his website they talk about Symtech:
http://www.kajto.pl/samochod.php

[runde]

Last year Kajto was using Symtech car but this rally and the previous one he has been using Tommi Mäkinen Racing car and services.

[Mirek]

It's TMR car for sure: http://foto.rallyonline.pl/GALERIA/2010/05/lotos/prolog_rsmp/foto_331.jpg

[HaCo]

Oh well, he's going good anyway ;)

[Jarek Z]

Oh, I didn't even know Kajto switched to Tommi Makinen's car.
But the latest 2010 spec Subaru from Symtech is competing in this rally as well. It's in the hands of Krzysztof Oleksowicz (Maciej Oleksowicz's father), but he is a very slow driver, currently in 22nd position.
Here some details in Polish:
http://rajdy.autoklub.pl/news/prawdziwy-rajdowy-klejnot,29767

Runde must be working for Tommi Makinen's marketing department ;)

[tolis]

Let's see what Kuzaj can do in the next stages.

[Jarek Z]

Let's see what Kuzaj can do in the next stages.

Apparently not much. He lost the first two Sunday stages to Kajto again.

[superbolide]

Hello,

Have you photo 207 S2000 BOUFFIER Bryan and the registred plate.

Car from Stohl Racing Team for this rally ?

Thanks

[Raven]

As you can see on the photo and according to http://www.s2000rally.com:
http://rallyonline.pl:84/ft.php?idg=4795&pg_[go]=43
this is a car from Stohl Racing, previously from STT (Kuzaj).

[superbolide]

Thanks Raven ;)

[Jarek Z]

Rajd Warminski, a round of Polish Rally Cup, will be held on May 28-29 in Northern Poland. Because this rally is held on gravel not far from the stages of Rally Poland, many drivers will use it as a test session before the 3rd ERC round. Holowczyc, Kuchar and Staniszewski are already present on temporary entry list:
http://www.rajdwarminski.pl/2010/lista-zgloszen

In the meantime, Luca Rossetti is trying to organize budget for Rally of Poland. Good luck to him! :)

[[Madeira-Rally]]

A different crash from Kuzi... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDxQfa40x-M

[Jarek Z]

...which shows that Kuzaj can crash even after the finish line ;)

[Tom206wrc]

A few S2000s on entrylist of coming week-end's Rajd Warminski ;)

Return of Holowczyc on an S2000 :bounce:

[tolis]

A few S2000s on entrylist of coming week-end's Rajd Warminski ;)

Return of Holowczyc on an S2000 :bounce:
Full entry list here: http://www.rajdwarminski.pl/2010/lista-zgloszen ;)

[eloyf1]

Sergio Vallejo has been fired, so Xevi Pons will drive their Fiesta S2000 from Rallye de Ourense

[eloyf1]

Sorry, that was a mistake :D

BTW, Kuzaj's crash was quite funny

[Tom206wrc]

Entrylist of next week's Rajd Rzeszowski available on http://www.rajd.rzeszow.pl/ ;)

Note presence of Russian Alexander Zheludov on Ford Fiesta S2000 :)

[Raven]

Direct link to entry list - http://www.rajd.rzeszow.pl/cms/upload/edit/Lista_Zgloszen_RSMP_+_MSR.pdf

Looks like another win for Bouffier.

[Eyvind]

Rajd Rzeszowski is a gravel or tarmac event?

[Mirek]

Eyvind: tarmac

Raven: Will be again SS Browar live?

[Raven]

There is no Browar special stage, because the rally has another sponsor. Last year it was Karpackie Rajd Rzeszowski. Karpckie is a beer and browar = Brewery, so you understand :)
I don'y know if any special stage is live on tv, sorry.

[Mirek]

Thanks, I didn't know there is new sponsor. I drunk some Karpackie beer and know what browar means ;-)

[Raven]

]Thanks, I didn't know there is new sponsor.
I mean there is no main sponsor, only the whole championhip is sponsored somehow.

[Mirek]

Aha, ok

[Mirek]

Three days before Rzeszowski Kuzaj had another heavy crash with his new co-driver Jakub Gerber. In my opinion it's impossible to start to the rally.

http://images39.fotosik.pl/318/126a2d912a08edc5med.jpg

[Raven]

At least his new co-driver knows what he can expect from his driver :) The crash itself is nothing special, just one of many :D

What a waste of Skoda's money...

[Raven]

Now it's almost official: Kuzaj is out of the rally, the damage is too serious to repair it before the event.

[Bartek]

I think he played too much Richard Burns Rally. After crash in Praga he is like a pc gamer not like a rally driver, maybe Skoda decide to sack Kuzaj and for the rest of season they find normal driver (Hanninen drive only IRC?).

[Jarek Z]

Shortly before Rzeszowski Rally, Craig Parry decided to end his co-operation with Leszek Kuzaj. Now we know why! He escaped another crash by the skin of his teeth! ;)

[vino_93]

I think he played too much Richard Burns Rally. After crash in Praga he is like a pc gamer not like a rally driver, maybe Skoda decide to sack Kuzaj and for the rest of season they find normal driver (Hanninen drive only IRC?).

Matti Rantanen ? :)

[ProRally]

]Three days before Rzeszowski Kuzaj had another heavy crash with his new co-driver Jakub Gerber. In my opinion it's impossible to start to the rally.

http://images39.fotosik.pl/318/126a2d912a08edc5med.jpg

And car was just completely rebuild with rebuild engine which is also damaged...
Poor guys who have to rebuild it again

[Raven]

Kuzaj is in hospital with bacbone and collarbone injury.

[Bartek]

Kuzaj is in hospital with bacbone and collarbone injury.

It's official version. I think they won't Kuzaj and this is good reason to find new driver.

[Ucci]

I hope Skoda Poland will find another driver, after all this could not be so difficult, because they should have an enormus bad luck to find even worse driver as Lesek....Honestly, Kuzaj did not show nothing special in last few years, except some attractive accidents.
As I'm not emotionally tied to Polish championship-I'm yust an observer and I was for the last years always amazed about top-cars driven by Kuzaj, but at the end of the seasons no results....
Jarek explained to me some monts ago that Kuzaj is the last of the trio Holowczyc&Kulig, but also his time has passed.....

[Raven]

Kuzaj is the last of the trio Holowczyc&Kulig
The last and the worst, but when Kuzaj will finish his career it will be the end of an era in polish rallying.
I hope Skoda will continue their programme, but the problem is lack of a top driver, I only can think of Bebenek, Grzyb and maybe (big maybe) Frycz.

[Bartek]

The last and the worst, but when Kuzaj will finish his career it will be the end of an era in polish rallying.
I hope Skoda will continue their programme, but the problem is lack of a top driver, I only can think of Bebenek, Grzyb and maybe (big maybe) Frycz.

I hope they decide to give a chance for Bebenek. In my opinion he is very good driver, you sad Frycz - if they give him a chance they can go back to Czech Republic. We will see at next rally who drive in Skoda Poland.

[Bartek]

http://rally.walter.pl/2010/rsmp_rzeszow/index.php?view=0&odcinek=2&klasa=General&refresh=60 > Online results from Rzeszow Rally

[Jarek Z]

After day one:
1. Bryan Bouffier 48:21.20
2. Kajetan Kajetanowicz+13.00
3. Michał Sołowow+36.70
4. Tomasz Kuchar+01:09.70
5. Jaroslav Melicharek+01:48.50 (Lancer WRC!)
6. Łukasz Habaj+02:10.40
7. Alexander Zheludov +02:16.40
8. Kamil Butruk
9. Igor Drotar (Octavia WRC!)
10. Yuriy Protasov

[Jarek Z]

Bryan Bouffier won Rzeszowski Rally, but it happened after a fierce battle against Kajetanowicz. Before the last stage Kajto was even leading the rally! However, on the last stage Bouffier was faster and won the whole event. Kajetanowicz is new leader of the Polish Championship.

Final results:

1. Bryan Bouffier01:25:51.80 (Peugeot 207 S2000)
2. Kajetan Kajetanowicz+15.70 (Subaru Impreza WRX STi)
3. Michał Sołowow+01:10.30 (Ford Fiesta S2000)
4. Tomasz Kuchar+02:25.20 (Peugeot 207 S2000)
5. Jaroslav Melicharek+03:11.50 (Mitsubishi Lancer WRC)
6. Łukasz Habaj+04:02.10 (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)

Some photos:
http://rallyonline.pl:84/g.php?1&pg_%5bdesc%5d=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T%5bid%5d=4974

[Ciko]

Two nice video of Rzeszowski Rally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ERi2Tb9FPs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ_jl0nps44

[Ciko]

Two nice video of Rzeszowski Rally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ERi2Tb9FPs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ_jl0nps44
And another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi2-XtxSHnM

[Ciko]

And another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi2-XtxSHnM
Made by Hungarian fans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFflIJhHwDM

[Jarek Z]

Thanks for those nice videos Ciko! :up:

In the meantime, new car for Krzysztof Holowczyc - BMW X3 CC from X-raid team:
http://www.holek.pl/newsphotos/130_x302b.jpg

[Wim_Impreza]

Entry list Rajd Karkonoski: http://www.rajdkarkonoski.pl/doc/25rk-listazgloszen-rpp.pdf

It is the 2. round of the Lausitz Cup and the 7. round of the Polish Rally Championship second League.

[Jarek Z]

Kajetanowicz leads Warszawski Rally after 2 stages. He had some problems on the second stage, damaged front part of his car, but still managed to win this stage. Second is Solowow and third Kuchar.

Warszawski Rally is Polish championship round and is held on gravel. Results, as always at http://www.subaru.pl :)

[Jarek Z]

Wow! Solowow strikes back! The Fiesta driver wins 3 stages in a row and overtakes Kajetanowicz. Solowow leads with a 5 second margin now. Two stages still to go.

[urabus-denoS2000]

It seems Kajto won in the end :)

[br21]

yep, kajetanowicz won, in front of solowow and kuchar. solowow made a mistake on last stage, lost over 30 seconds and drops behind kajto.

[Jarek Z]

Championship standings:
1. Kajetanowicz (211) - Subaru Impreza WRX
2. Solowow (201) - Ford Fiesta S2000
3. Kuchar (173) - Peugeot 207 S2000
4. Bouffier (107) - Peugeot 207 S2000

Next round will be Rally Kosice in Slovakia.

[urabus-denoS2000]

Jarek , can you give some calculations for the title ? Are some points dropped , who is the favourite for the following rallies , which surface suits who .... This year this championship is amongst the most interesting :)

[Jarek Z]

Dear Urabus! This year's Polish championship consists of 8 rounds. Six best rounds count for the final classification of the season.
Both remaing rallies - Rally Kosice and Dolnoslaski Rally will be held on tarmac, which I think is better for Solowow than for Kajto. Kosice may be especially interesting, because those are stages uknown to our drivers. I think that only Kajto and Solowow will fight for the title. Bouffier is concentrated on French championship and Kuchar is not fast enough.

Current standings can be found here:
http://www.pzm.com.pl/rajdy2010/narastajacorsmp/generalka.pdf

[Tom206wrc]

Rajd Dolnoslaski this week-end with presence of Bryan Bouffier ;)

[morganmilan]

Dear Urabus! This year's Polish championship consists of 8 rounds. Six best rounds count for the final classification of the season.
Both remaing rallies - Rally Kosice and Dolnoslaski Rally will be held on tarmac, which I think is better for Solowow than for Kajto. Kosice may be especially interesting, because those are stages uknown to our drivers. I think that only Kajto and Solowow will fight for the title. Bouffier is concentrated on French championship and Kuchar is not fast enough.

Current standings can be found here:
http://www.pzm.com.pl/rajdy2010/narastajacorsmp/generalka.pdf
Are Kajetanowicz, Solowow and Kuchar the only contenders for the title yet?

[Mirek]

Kajetanowicz is already champion ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Dolnoslaski after SS3: Bouffier in the lead ahead of Kuchar, Kajto and Kuzaj ;)

[morganmilan]

Kajetanowicz is already champion ;)
Thnx Mirek :)

[Tom206wrc]

Oh no, Andreas Aigner announced stopped in stage(on SS7) :(

Bouffier still in the lead, and Kuchar passed Kuzaj for 3rd position(back on Kajetanowicz) ;)

[Mirek]

You should watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjOWYtrq3M

[wwbroe]

You should watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjOWYtrq3M

Very wel corrected to keep it on the road, extreme drifting. :D

[Tom206wrc]

Do you think this time Kuzaj will last until the last stage of the rally(currently 3rd) ??? ;)

[Jarek Z]

You should watch this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjOWYtrq3M

My God! Thanks for posting this Mirek! That is the best rally action that I have seen for a long time! Never expected something like that from Rzeznik! :up:

[Bartek]

http://www.barborka.pl/dokumenty/zgloszenia2010.pdf

This is not final version of entry list. :)

Also Kuchar will have 307 WRC, Rzeźnik Xsara WRC from Solberg Motorsport and also we don't know anything about Kuzaj and Kajetanowicz.

I think Bouffier in 307 WRC can win this "rally".

[Tom206wrc]

Wow, Bryan Bouffier and Tomasz Kuchar in whales on this week-end's Rajd Barborka :eek:
http://www.barborka.pl/index.html

[tolis]

Marcin Wicik and Bohdan Ludwiczak with Fiesta WRC??? :confused: It may be a mistake!

[Bartek]

They have Fiestas from Rallycross, i don't know why they are on the entry list with WRC.

[br21]

in Barborka you can drive with whatever you want, so they will use their rallycross fiestas (honestly just parts of bodyshell are from fiesta) and just add WRC to the name of the car. why? maybe publicity, etc.

[Wim_Impreza]

Marcin Wicik and Bohdan Ludwiczak with Fiesta WRC??? :confused: It may be a mistake!

They won't be a problem for the first places. I saw Wicik more than once in the ERC Rallycross in Maasmechelen and Valkenswaard and he is quite slow. ;) Never heard about Ludwiczak.

[Tom206wrc]

SS2 Rajd Barborkà stopped ??? :confused:
http://www.barborka.pl/wyniki.html

[Tom206wrc]

Strange times on SS2...what happened ?? News ??? Weather problems ??? :confused:

[Bartek]

No, no. One Subaru burned on the stage.

[Tom206wrc]

OK thanks Bartek ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Too much time loss for Kuchar and Bouffier in SS5...what happened ???? :(

[havk]

Too much time loss for Kuchar and Bouffier in SS5...what happened ???? :(

They both in the same place made big slides, stopped and had some problems to back cars to the right direction. Probably Bouffier had also some problems with gearbox, cause he lost more time. There was a lot of spectators there so I expect there will be some photos or films from it.

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks Havk...

:mark:

[andre93]

Final classification??Thank'you!!

[Bartek]

http://barborka.pl/dokumenty/Barborka2010_OficjalnaKlasyfikacjaKoncowa.pdf > General Classification

http://barborka.pl/dokumenty/Barborka2010_KAROWA.pdf > Stage Karowa

[Ciko]

Superb video from an awesome event! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW4fBojRMBM

[Jarek Z]

I don't know if you already know it or not, but Kajetan Kajetanowicz is not a Subaru Poland driver anymore. In 2011 he will be replaced by just 21-year-old Wojciech Chuchala. Chuchala doesn't have experience in Polish championship. This year he won Polish Trophy (second league championship) driving Honda Civic Type R. Subaru Poland chose him and want to support him in his further career.

Kajto is trying to organize his own team.

[Walach]

I heard that also Kuzaj is not Skoda Poland driver and he will continue with Subaru. Is that true?

[urabus-denoS2000]

I don't know if you already know it or not, but Kajetan Kajetanowicz is not a Subaru Poland driver anymore. In 2011 he will be replaced by just 21-year-old Wojciech Chuchala. Chuchala doesn't have experience in Polish championship. This year he won Polish Trophy (second league championship) driving Honda Civic Type R. Subaru Poland chose him and want to support him in his further career.

Kajto is trying to organize his own team.


Chuchala is a very good young driver but this is very unexpected ... :confused:

Some background games obviously , Kajto is the best driver in Poland ...

[Ucci]

This is quite a shock for me.....to dismiss a champion, strange move indeed....

[br21]

Kajetanowicz will probably build his own team with support of Dynamic. They will use Subaru from TMR.
Chuchala is promising driver, but unexperienced in top 4wd car. He will have to bring his money into team as far as I know. Subaru Poland announced that Chuchala will have 3 years plan in the team.

[[Madeira-Rally]]

What a shame for Kajetanowizcz.... Very strange decision by Subaru Poland...

[Jarek Z]

I heard that also Kuzaj is not Skoda Poland driver

I don't know if it's true, but if it is, nobody should be surprised :)

[Jarek Z]

New livery for Subaru Poland Rally Team for the 2011 season, is it good?

http://www.sprt.pl/foto/2011/2/530-1296819965.jpg

[Jarek Z]

And a new car for Tomasz Kuchar, who left Peugeot Polska Rally Team. Who can recognize his new car?

http://www.autoklub.pl/news/foto/201102/news20110204_34277.jpg

[tolis]

Evo VI?

[PLuto]

Evo V

[Mirek]

Are these old gr.A cars now allowed in RSMP?

[Jarek Z]

He builds Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V and will compete in a historic class. A bit of a disappointment if you ask me... don't you think?

[tolis]

PLuto, you beat me... :) Indeed, Jarek. :(

[Tom206wrc]

And a new car for Tomasz Kuchar, who left Peugeot Polska Rally Team. Who can recognize his new car?

http://www.autoklub.pl/news/foto/201102/news20110204_34277.jpg


Who will replace Kuchar at Peugeot Polska ??? Bouffier back ??? :confused:

[Raven]

Entry list for Lotos Rally, first event of polish rally championship. Disappointing I must say... :( :( :(
http://www.rajdlotos.pl/download/7rlbc_lista_zgloszen_rsmp.pdf

No Kuzaj as Skoda Poland team withdrew and let Kuzaj know about it just two or three weeks before the rally. Bouffier had logistic problems (strange). No Peugeot team. Only two S2000 cars. Tomasz Czopik is back, but it is still not known for how many rallies.

[Tom206wrc]

No Citroën DS3 R3s in Poland ???? :confused:

[Mirek]

It's been seven years since the great Janusz Kulig passed away...

[urabus-denoS2000]

Nice to see you've remembered ... A trully great driver he was

[br21]

No Citroën DS3 R3s in Poland ???? :confused:

there will be at least one, but not in the first event of the season

[tolis]

there will be at least one, but not in the first event of the season
Any rumours about who will drive them?

[Jarek Z]

Here is a new car for Michal Bebenek. After 1 year spent in Citroen C2 he found a new great sponsor and will be driving Mitsubishi again.

http://www.bebenek.pl/images/stories/lanc.jpg

[qbus]

Any rumours about who will drive them?

Janek Chmielewski

[Jarek Z]

New livery and a new team for the current Polish champion Kajetan Kajetanowicz. His new Subaru was built by Tommi Makinen Racing and will be taken care of by Rallytechnology. The plan is to win the championship again.

http://foto.rallyonline.pl/news_tmp/11barsy01kajto_460.jpg

[Raven]

Czopik withdrew from Lotos Rally - no budget.
But the good news are that it's snowing in the rally area!

Solowow's new livery (he drives Fiesta S2000, not wrc shown on the below visualisation):
http://www.v10.pl/archiwum/rajdy/kierowcy/solowow/THUMBS/THUMB_WIDE_michal_solowow_ford_fiesta_s2000_2011.j pg

[Raven]

Kuchar testing his new toy. There are rumors gearbox is sequential and part of the car is ex-factory.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184031_10150093862646314_191428426313_6805070_2787 636_n.jpg

[urabus-denoS2000]

It looks very nice :) Videos ?

[mousti]

Czopik withdrew from Lotos Rally - no budget.
But the good news are that it's snowing in the rally area!

Solowow's new livery (he drives Fiesta S2000, not wrc shown on the below visualisation):
http://www.v10.pl/archiwum/rajdy/kierowcy/solowow/THUMBS/THUMB_WIDE_michal_solowow_ford_fiesta_s2000_2011.j pg
Weird that he didn't change to Fabia S2000 this year :p , 2008 Abarth Punto, 2009 Peugeot 207, 2010 Ford Fiesta :D

[Tom206wrc]

Rajd Lottos has started...big fight between Bebenek, Kajetanowicz and Solowow ;)
http://rally.walter.pl/

[Tom206wrc]

Solowow takes the lead at the end of leg one, only +2"2 to Kajto :cool:
But Bebenek has lost lot of time on th three last stages(he's +42") :mark:

[Mirek]

Bebenek had a puncture on at least one of those stages.

[urabus-denoS2000]

Kuchar 4th overall with the Evo V :)

[Bartek]

Kuchar 4th overall with the Evo V :)

Also you must know that, He had problems w wipers and he had 2 spins...

Here is a onboard from facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/video/video.php?v=203883362961960&oid=155902184424094&comments

[Tom206wrc]

Problem for Solowow this morning ??? :confused:

He "fell" 3rd overall after SS8(+55" off Kajto) :mark:

[Tom206wrc]

Why so many drivers got 2 minutes penalties ??? :s

[Walach]

It´s due to shortcutting on one of the stages.

[Tom206wrc]

Ouch !!! Punctures for both Kajto and Kuchar on SS11 :mark:

Fortunately Kajetanowicz lost only 26" and gets more than 35" on Bebenek(winner of stage)with one stage left to go :rolleyes:

[Jarek Z]

A short but interesting video from Lotos Rally:
http://www.rsmp.info/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=7&video_id=686&lang=pl

[Jarek Z]

A long but interesting video from Lotos Rally :)
http://www.rsmp.info/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&Itemid=7&task=viewvideo&video_id=689

[Jarek Z]

New car, new team, new sponsors, new livery... but the result is still the same. Kajetanowicz wins again! :)

[Raven]

My photos of Lotos Rally:

http://rallyonline.pl/g.php?1&pg_[desc]=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T[id]=5188

http://foto.rallyonline.pl/GALERIA/2011/02/lotos/raven/lotos2011_m-zagorny_32.jpg

[Jarek Z]

The first Citroen DS3 R3 in Poland will be driven by Janek Chmielewski. The former Polish champion in A6 class will be competing in Polish championship. His aim is to win Citroen Racing Trophy.

http://www.v10.pl/archiwum/rajdy/kierowcy/chmielewski/chmielewski_citroen_ds3_r3_2011_02.jpg

[Mirek]

You forgot Jaroslaw Koltun, not so fast but another DS3 in RSMP ;)

[Jarek Z]

That's because I remember only drivers with good results ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Bryan Bouffier will be at the Rajd Krause(held on 8-9th april) :bounce:

[br21]

Bryan Bouffier will be at the Rajd Krause(held on 8-9th april) :bounce:
Yep, Kuzaj is rumoured to be there also in an Evo10. And Grzyb in 207 from Peugeot Sport Polska

[tolis]

Entry list published: http://rajdkrause.pl/2011/pliki/39_rsk_enty_list_rsmp.pdf

[Tom206wrc]

Is it seeded order or not yet :confused:

[tolis]

Is it seeded order or not yet :confused:
Yes Tom!!!

[Tom206wrc]

It's time for Rajd Krause at the end of this week :cool:
Main rivals of Bouffier should be Grzyb(if he gets used to the 207 quickly), Kajetanowicz and, why not, Kuzaj... ;)

Edit: I doubt Solowow and Kuchar to be fast enough :p :

[Bartek]

I can only see one rival for Brayn, it's Kajetanowicz. For me Grzyb is not fast enough to fight with BB and KK. Kuzaj will start first time in Evo X so i think he want only go to the end of the rally. Also Weather predictions is not good for fans, Saturday probably rain , Sunday about 10 degrees.

[Jarek Z]

Is this not a new car for Bryan Bouffier?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5593066776_d08841773e_o.jpg

[Jarek Z]

Leszek Kuzaj revealed that he will rent Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X from Jasper van den Heuvel. Tomasz Kuchar, on the other hand, will drive a car 5 evolutions older :)
http://rallyonline.pl/g.php?1&pg_[desc]=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T[id]=5235

[Ondra WRC]

Jarek Z: And Leszek said, that next event propably started with Evo X R4. :)

[Tom206wrc]

Is this not a new car for Bryan Bouffier?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5593066776_d08841773e_o.jpg


Ex-Wittmann ??? :confused:

[Mirek]

No

[pucky54]

Its a new 207 Super 2000 Evolution built and run by ROMO Motorsport

[Jarek Z]

Good answer :)
Bouffier will drive 5 rounds of this year's Polish championship with this car.

[Jarek Z]

Here comes another question. Prodrive organized a test session of their Mini WRC. But can you recognize the driver?

http://www.autoklub.pl/media/201104/38868-218178-204960596195435-105867922771370-678072-8335195-n.jpg

http://www.autoklub.pl/media/201104/38867-207645-204960522862109-105867922771370-678069-8261188-n.jpg

[tolis]

Holek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[urabus-denoS2000]

Who can't recognize the Polish George Clooney ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Good answer :)
Bouffier will drive 5 rounds of this year's Polish championship with this car.


Thanks for these news ;)

[Jarek Z]

I don't know if it was already posted here or not, but Grzegorz Grzyb became the official driver of Peugeot Polska Rally Team for this year. He will drive all rounds of the Polish championship at the wheel of Peugeot 207 S2000 from TRT. Grzyb was already driving for Peugeot Polska in 2003 when he won Super 1600 championship:
http://rallyonline.pl:84/ft.php?idg=156&pg_[go]=80

[Tom206wrc]

Bouffier is under colours of Peugeot-Sport Polska only for Krause then :confused:

[Jarek Z]

I don't know such details Tom :(

But I know shakedown results :)

Grzyb (Peugeot) 1.49,3 (5)
Kuzaj (Mitsubishi) 1.49,9 (4)
Bouffier (Peugeot) 1.50,2 (4)
Kajetanowicz (Subaru) 1.50,5 (3)
Bębenek (Mitsubishi) 1.51,5 (6)
Rzeźnik (Skoda) 1.52,0 (3)
Sołowow (Ford) 1.52,0 (5)
Chuchała (Subaru) 1.52,5 (4)
Czopik (Mitsubishi) 1.53,0 (5)
Kuchar (Mitsubishi) 1.53,7 (4)
Stec (Mitsubishi) 1.54,4 (4)

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks Jarek ;)
Really good if Grzyb can be in pace at the start of the drive :D

[tolis]

When is the ceremonial start of the event? Here is a webcam: http://www.dolnet.pl/dolnet-transmisja-rajd-krause-rynek.html

[Bartek]

Nice action with Kuzaj. If you want you can write your Name and Surname on his car and after rally he take a photo for Kubica and give him. Here is a few photos from Shake: http://rallyonline.pl/g.php?1&pg_[desc]=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T[id]=5247
Bouffier have only little support from PSP i heard, first driver is Grzyb. They want BB to win constructors championship, now they have two great drivers and they are first candidate to win this tittle. As you can see on photos, Bryan don't have any stickers from Peugeot Sport Polska.

Question: Tagai bought Peugeot 207 Evo from Slovakia or he only have plates from this country?

[Mirek]

Tagai always used Slovak plates for his S2000.

[Tom206wrc]

Kajto' was so afraid of Bouffier, on SS1 he had a falsestart(10" penalty) :p :

[Tom206wrc]

Bouffier lost 9" on Solowow and Grzyb 27" on SS2 !!!! :s :confused:


Edit: apparently puncture on stage for Grzyb, who changed the wheel after SS2 :mark:

[Bartek]

Fantastic time for Kuzaj on SS2, he won about 7 seconds with Kajto.

[Tom206wrc]

That's because I remember only drivers with good results ;)



Not so bad as you pretend, Jaroslav Koltun !!! :p :
Just ahead of Chmielewski after SS2 Rajd Krause(12th and 13th)both leading the 2WD ;)

[Bartek]

It's shame for Chmielewski that he losing now with Koltun.

Bouffier is from other league, won second stage, Grzyb is fast, i think he will be 4 after first leg...

[Tom206wrc]

Why SS5 cancelled ???? :confused:

[Mirek]

Safety reasons, damaged electric pole.

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks Mirek ;)

[Jarek Z]

Not so bad as you pretend, Jaroslav Koltun !!! :p :
Just ahead of Chmielewski after SS2 Rajd Krause(12th and 13th)both leading the 2WD ;)

Everyone can win one stage, not everyone can win the whole rally. Koltun is 30 seconds after Chmielewski at the end of day one :)

But I have to be honest, I saw Koltun in action today and he looked pretty good. It didn't look like he was driving his first rally in Citroen DS3. Good luck for the future to this guy! :up:

I just came back from my first Polish rally for a long long time and I enjoyed it. Although we were a little unlucky, because we were on the stage that was canceled. A driver in Opel Astra hit an electric pole in a small village and now all villagers are afraid that they won't be able to watch their favourite TV series like Dr House, Desperate Housewives and all that crap ;)

As for myself... All I need now is a glass of Belgian beer and a shower...

[Tom206wrc]

Oh no !!! Puncture again for Grzyb on SS10 !!! He's now back to 6th overall :mad:

[Tom206wrc]

SS11 Swidnicki Krause stopped ambulance and rescue on stage after crash of crew #46...I hope it's not serious :s we have enough tragedy for the week-end with Skoupil in CZ :mark:

[Bartek]

Unofficial news are very bad. Fans on the stage saying about tragedy.

Last minute; Friend told me that rally is canceled

[Ondra WRC]

Oh no. Driver is dead. Source: http://swidnica24.pl/wydarzenia/wypadek-na-rajdzie-swidnickim/ ;(
Rally is canceled.

[Bartek]

One weekend and two drivers, very sad :(

[Tom206wrc]

;( ;(

R.I.P. Sylwester Olszewski

[Mirek]

This was really a weekend to forget, sometimes this sport is so cruel... :(

[Bartek]

http://www.tvn24.pl/-1,1699036,0,1,smierc-na-trasie-rajdu,wiadomosc.html

[vino_93]

RIP ... what a bad week end...

[Wim_Impreza]

R.I.P. What an incredible sad weekend.

[mousti]

After such a nice weekend, receiving such news is really a bummer :( , condelences to their families and friends :(

@Jarek: Which belgian beer? :)

[Jarek Z]

Unfortunately, it was another tragic weekend for all rally fans :(

@mousti - I have a lot of Belgian beers to choose from - Grimbergen, Leffe, Gordon Brown, Pecheresse - which one do you recommend? ;)

[mousti]

Unfortunately, it was another tragic weekend for all rally fans :(

@mousti - I have a lot of Belgian beers to choose from - Grimbergen, Leffe, Gordon Brown, Pecheresse - which one do you recommend? ;)
Indeed it is :( hope the press don't write too bad on it again :-/ news is already bad enough

The bit stronger beers! The ones I really love. I recommend Leffe Brown and then Grimbergen Brown, don't like blonde beers too much. If u come to Belgium again u need to taste the real abbaye beers! U come to Ypres? Then u could go to West Vleteren ! The 12° one is great !

Sorry for the offtopic :(

[Francis44]

Rest In Peace Sylwester Olszewski.

[wwbroe]

R.I.P. Sylwester Olszewski, my condolences to his family and friends. It is just tragedy to loose two drivers in the same weekend. After coming back from a great weekend in Belgium, this is really making me sad.

[Jarek Z]

Rajd Swidnicki (formerly known as Elmot) is usually a very nice event. I don't remember anybody losing their life on this rally. It's very sad, that it ended up like that.

Here my photos from this rally:
http://www.rallyonline.pl/g.php?1&pg_[desc]=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T[id]=5264

Here is a photo of the "fatal" car :(
http://www.rallyonline.pl/ft.php?idg=5264&pg_[go]=34

[andre93]

do you know the old plate of the Grzyb's 207(KN S 063)??or is a new car??

[Jarek Z]

Sorry to disappoint you, but I have no idea :(

[Jarek Z]

Some very strange videos from Rajd Swidnicki :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f219b75ZwPc&feature=topvideos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWfWEa6_kYU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMZKc9WKVvw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOO7JGqjmk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeTjoVmpoeo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_f0qq-_Zs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aqzR-mePrs

[Jarek Z]

And a very nice compilation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a1DthckiiY&feature=player_detailpage#t=233s

[Jarek Z]

Kajetan Kajetanowicz will most probably be the first private driver in the world to drive Subaru Impreza spec. C with a full R4 kit. The kit has just come from Stohl Racing. The next Polish championship round is Rajd Karkonoski on June 10-12.
http://www.rallyonline.pl/ft.php?idg=5264&pg_[go]=26

[Raven]

Three (maybe more?) R4 should be on Karkonoski Rally: Impreza (Kajto), two Lancers (Kuzaj and Bębenek) and one WRC in Lausitz Cup - Octavia of Matthias Kahle. Entry list is closed, but not yest published.

Btw- on the first day we will have polish championship (Rajdowe Samochowe Mistrzostwa Polski - RSMP) and Lausitz Cup, on second polish championship and second division championship (Rajdowy Puchar Polski - Polish Rally Cup). So there will be much to see.

[Raven]

Entry lists:
http://foto.rallyonline.pl/news_tmp/rsmp_lista_zgloszen.pdf
http://foto.rallyonline.pl/news_tmp/rpp%20lista%20zgloszen.pdf
http://foto.rallyonline.pl/news_tmp/lc%20lista%20zgloszen.pdf

But why Kahle is on RSMP entry list with Octavia WRC and on Lausitz list with Lancer???

[Tom206wrc]

Good luck to Bryan Bouffier and Xavier Panséri for Rajd Karkonoski this coming week-end :bounce:

[Tom206wrc]

Mattias Kahle in superrally of Rajd Karkonoski without a single stage...what happened ??? :s

[Jarek Z]

Kahle's Octavia WRC broke down. After winning all 6 stages, Bouffier leads the rally in front of Kajetanowicz, who loses 26 seconds to the Frenchman. Antoher 6 stages on Sunday.

[mousti]

Crazy crash in Karkonoski..

YouTube - ‪Wypadek Ogryzek / Browi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg6qwKG2p8)

YouTube - ‪Rajd Karkonoski. Stra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIq6k3PaiZI)

[Jarek Z]

Crazy crash in Karkonoski..

YouTube - ‪Wypadek Ogryzek / Browi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCg6qwKG2p8)

YouTube - ‪Rajd Karkonoski. Stra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIq6k3PaiZI)

Yes, it's quite a famous story here in Poland. It was even described in newspapers outside of the rally world. This driver, called Ogryzek, was doing quite well in the Lausitz Cup classification, before this crazy accident happened. It's even worse than Scandola's accident in Ypres a few years back! They are lucky that they survived. The fire brigade couldn't get the car out of water for two days. Unfortunately this rally car, after two days under water, is now only a piece of trash...

[Jarek Z]

Last weekend M-Sport organized test session of their newest car Ford Fiesta S2000 1.6T (also known as Ford Fiesta RRC (Regional Rally Car)). The drivers were Michal Solowow and Matthew Wilson. The test session was organized in southern Poland, on the former stages of the Rally of Poland. According to M-Sport, the new Fiesta will have its official debut in Poland, but it wasn't specified where and when exactly.

Some photos from the tests:
http://rallyonline.pl/g.php?1&pg_[desc]=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T[id]=5464

[HaCo]

Last weekend M-Sport organized test session of their newest car Ford Fiesta S2000 1.6T (also known as Ford Fiesta RRC (Regional Rally Car)). The drivers were Michal Solowow and Matthew Wilson. The test session was organized in southern Poland, on the former stages of the Rally of Poland. According to M-Sport, the new Fiesta will have its official debut in Poland, but it wasn't specified where and when exactly.

Some photos from the tests:
Rallyonline.pl - rajdy samochodowe! (http://rallyonline.pl/g.php?1&pg_)[desc]=+DESC&modex=pokaz&T[id]=5464

And how did Solowow comment on the test?

[Raven]

He said that suspension feels similar, you can drive on lower revs and higher gears, the car is less agressive and better in handling compared to S2000.

[Jarek Z]

And Maciek Baran said that this new Fiesta reminds him of the old group A cars.

[[Madeira-Rally]]

And Maciek Baran said that this new Fiesta reminds him of the old group A cars.
If that's true.. it will be very interesting...

[Jarek Z]

Rajd Rzeszowski, next round of the Polish championship, starts in 8 days.

Entry list is already available:
http://rajd.rzeszow.pl/cms/upload/edit/file/listy/Lista_zgloszen_RSMP.pdf

[Raven]

Video of Solowow (and Wilson?) testing Fiesta RRC (and s2000). The video is with english subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZIUtk5NP-8

[OldF]

Video of Solowow (and Wilson?) testing Fiesta RRC (and s2000). The video is with english subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZIUtk5NP-8

Any info about the time difference of the S2000 and RRC?

[Bartek]

Yes, i have info that rrc was slower than S2000. source is trusted. also this source said me that solowow bought new fiesta rrc. i don't know how long was the stage where they tested but rumors talking about 2 seconds for S2000.

[OldF]

That’s very surprising result. I would have thought that the RRC would have been faster because of the higher torque, and therefore more power at lower revs, and better acceleration out of tighter corners. :confused:

[Raven]

Remember that Solowow knows Fiesta S2000 very well and RRC is a new car for him. That's probably the reason of worse times.

[Bartek]

Remember that Solowow knows Fiesta S2000 very well and RRC is a new car for him. That's probably the reason of worse times.

yes you are right this is i think one of the reasons bad condition fiesta on this test.

[mousti]

It's for me not so surprising everyone said for the Mini that it would be difficult to be faster than the top S2000 like it was in Ypres with Snijers because of the lack of HP thanks to 30 mm restrictor. Every mm let you win 16.6 HP I think.

[Mirek]

The dependence is exponential as area is what counts ;) But anyway I agree that with 30 mm it can hardly be faster, maybe on gravel.

[Bartek]

RRC first rally in this weekend on Rajd Rzeszowski. Driver is of course Michal Solowow ;)

[Jarek Z]

Rajd Rzeszowski starts this Saturday. The drivers, that will be missing on the start list are:
Leszek Kuzaj (nr 10, due to ear infection),
Oleksij Tamrazow (11),
Tomasz Czopik (16, he wants to stop competing in traditional rallies and switch to Dakar Rally instead),
Bogdan Bożyk (26),
Roman Grendel (27),
Marek Spavelko (47).

The fastest driver on shakedown was Jaroslav Melicharek (Mitsubishi Lancer WRC). The crew Tomasz Żerebecki i Ewa Rybko (Citroen C2) had an accident and lost a wheel. The driver is in hospital, but he should be OK very soon.
Photo --> http://foto.rallyonline.pl/news_tmp/zerebecki.jpg

Manfred Stohl is present on the rally. His team takes care of the car for Maciej Rzeznik. The TRT team, that Rzeznik usually hires, is busy on Madeira now.

Live results as always at SUBARU | Strona główna (http://www.subaru.pl)

[Tom206wrc]

What a duel Bouffier vs Grzyb after SS2 :eek:

Laurent Viana is doing quite OK in his DS3 :)

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Is Solowow running with the S200 or RRC???

Kajetanowicz already out with gear box problems :(

[Tom206wrc]

Off road for Grzyb in SS3 :s but only 8"8 lost on Bouffier though :confused: should be only a spin, no ??? :p :

[mousti]

]Is Solowow running with the S200 or RRC???

Kajetanowicz already out with gear box problems :(
Drives with the RRC.

[Tom206wrc]

Bouffier back "on threat" of Grzyb after SS6 this morning(SS6) ;)

Strange that Solowow is "on threat" of Rzeznik :confused:

[Tom206wrc]

Oh no !!!! Crash from Grzyb on SS7 :mad: He shouldn't have tried to attack Bouffier... :rolleyes:

[Mirek]

Béreš is extremely slow now. Does anyone know why?

[Tom206wrc]

Puncture for Solowow in SS8 :s Rzeznik passes him for 2nd overall

[Jarek Z]

Béreš is extremely slow now. Does anyone know why?

First of all, when was he fast? ;)
But you are right, today he is even slower than usual. Unfortunately, I don't know why.

Grzyb went off into a ditch on a dirty 90-degree corner. End of the rally for him. Solowow had a puncture. If Rzeznik stays in the second place, it will be his best result of the whole career!