Acropolis Rally 2011

[dimviii]

Nice photos as always from Andreas/r40.gr
57th Acropolis Rally (http://www.r40.gr/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=103665)

[padWRC]

Rally Estonia :D I think someone with Fiesta will attend there aswell, not sure.

anyone have picture of Tänaks crashed car?

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k634/padwrc/IMG_0411.jpg

[padWRC]

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k634/padwrc/IMG_0407.jpg

[padWRC]

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k634/padwrc/IMG_0409.jpg

[Barreis]

If the car is movable, then it's not crashed. :D

[GigiGalliNo1]

have you followed Solbergs times when his starting position was not ideal ?? Ogier, Loeb and Latvala all managed wins when starting from the front...solberg could not even hold a podium place....

Actually this is true.... Gahh...

Or the Citroen Laptop guy pressed some buttons again.. You know ;)

[N.O.T]

we can easily blame everything to the laptop guys....but here is a hint...all champions started with private cars against manufacturers but they moved forward because they were fast, not because the laptop guys forgot to push buttons....

[bluuford]

If the car is movable, then it's not crashed. :D

Yeah, the car was quite drivable, the visibility was not the best one. They finished the stage but then discovered that the pipe between air filter and engine was broken therefore some dust had reached to the engine and they decided not to continue (not to destroy the engine).

[N.O.T]

Does anyone have any contact details for Paolo Semeraro or Colombo ? I would like to send him some pictures since they kept us company during our breakdown on Wednesday and offered for help, i think its the least i should do.

[darkstar]

Rallye-MAD.com (http://www.rallye-mad.com)

so, back from sunny greece, here´s my video from the very, very amazing acropolis rallye 2011 in full hd, best rallye i have ever seen!!! have fun:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2439/vorschauacropolis11.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

direkt link: YouTube - ‪Acropolis Rallye Greece 2011 [HD]‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

[julkki]

Rallye-MAD.com (http://www.rallye-mad.com)

so, back from sunny greece, here´s my video from the very, very amazing acropolis rallye 2011 in full hd, best rallye i have ever seen!!! have fun:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2439/vorschauacropolis11.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

direkt link: YouTube - ‪Acropolis Rallye Greece 2011 [HD]‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

Gotta say, that was an amazing video! That what's rallying about and that's why we love it :)

[bennizw]

Great opening sequence, darkstar!

[N.O.T]

You are out of this world Darkstar...THANK YOU.

[JRodrigues]

Is it just me, or there are lots of badly placed spectators?

[N.O.T]

in general i think the spectators were very well behaved especially if you consider the fact that the numbers were the biggest the event has seen after its move to the Capital. The organisers did a fantastic job....they could use a bit more marshals i think but even then you cannot do much about the random individual ignorant piece of trash that just thinks he is in the right place while standing in a non-designated dangerous area.

[JTGANG]

Rallye-MAD.com (http://www.rallye-mad.com)

so, back from sunny greece, here´s my video from the very, very amazing acropolis rallye 2011 in full hd, best rallye i have ever seen!!! have fun:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2439/vorschauacropolis11.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

direkt link: YouTube - ‪Acropolis Rallye Greece 2011 [HD]‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

Amazing video !!!!!!!!

[Barreis]

Bad video - no Loeb inside.

[MartijnS]

Yeah, one sick movie that is :D
Joost his video will be online tomorrow night probably!
I'm working on my photos now.

[tolis]

The organisers did a fantastic job....
So, the next time, don't try to judge the organisation before the rally. Aris Vovos and Pavlos Athanassoulas did a fantastic job and they didn't do it in order to gain money, but because they love Acropolis Rally.
I think some small improvements need to be done next year (for example more marshalls on stages). but in general very very good organisation and promotion of the rally!
The rally was very nice with very spectacular cars. I didn't like the MINI's. They should improve the car. They were a lot slower than the DS3's and Fiesta's. Unfortunately, once more Ford couln't win. DS3 is a better car. Petter Solberg and Mikko Hirvonen proved that they are a class lower than both Sebs. Tanak was very fast until his car rolled. Pity for our Greek hope, Athanassoulas. He set some good times in Day 2 though!
Nice to meet txl !!! I hope to see you also next year in Greece Todor and Nikolaj!
Bring on Acropolis Rally 2012!!! :)
Some photos:
http://www.r40.gr/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=103665
http://www.xwmatinos.gr/Gallery/11/RallyAcropolis2011.htm

PS: Nice video darkstar!!!

[N.O.T]

So, the next time, don't try to judge the organisation before the rally. Aris Vovos and Pavlos Athanassoulas did a fantastic job and they didn't do it in order to gain money, but because they love Acropolis Rally.


of course they did not do it to gain money since its very hard to gain money from organising WRC rallies....very few organisers have financial benefits from organising international events...To be honest i was in favour of a rally ticket (cheap once...lets say 10-20 euros for 3 days and 5 euros for service park) for long time now.

But the fact that the rally was once more near the dog city of athens allowed once more for the big sharks of the capital to feed and let the rest of greece who could host the event hunger. And that is the mistake of our national motorsport committee and not the mistake of the company athanassoulas and vovos have because i am almost sure that if they decided the place then we would see the rally in the area everyone wanted to be.

But lets not get the discussion there.....

[NikoP]

We had a nice rally!

It was hot and dusty enough.

My photos are here: Acropolis Rally (http://nikop.kuvat.fi/kuvat/2011/Acropolis%20Rally/)

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss40/ralli1/f1732572kopio.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss40/ralli1/IMG_7085kopio.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss40/ralli1/IMG_7344kopio.jpg

[belas]

Great video!
If you compare the official WRC coverage with yours, it is a different rally.
Well done !!!!
P.S. The light in the jump in SS Thiva during the second pass was much better.
Rallye-MAD.com (http://www.rallye-mad.com)

so, back from sunny greece, here´s my video from the very, very amazing acropolis rallye 2011 in full hd, best rallye i have ever seen!!! have fun:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2439/vorschauacropolis11.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

direkt link: YouTube - ‪Acropolis Rallye Greece 2011 [HD]‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

[MartijnS]

My photos of the rally are online!

http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2011/acropolisrally/Hirvonen%208.jpg

http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2011/acropolisrally/Loeb%208.jpg

http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2011/acropolisrally/SolbergH%206.jpg

http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2011/acropolisrally/Oliveira%202.jpg

http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2011/acropolisrally/KuipersD%205.jpg

More can be found at --> CLICK (http://www.rallymedia.nl/images/2011/acropolisrally/acropolisrally.html) !

[NikoP]

We had a nice rally!

It was hot and dusty enough.

My photos are here: Acropolis Rally (http://nikop.kuvat.fi/kuvat/2011/Acropolis+Rally/)

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss40/ralli1/2.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss40/ralli1/3.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss40/ralli1/1.jpg

[Rallyper]

we can easily blame everything to the laptop guys....but here is a hint...all champions started with private cars against manufacturers but they moved forward because they were fast, not because the laptop guys forgot to push buttons....

Wrong, so wrong. I do strongly believe that Petter has a deal giving him equal engine and suspension on first day just because Citroen wants to knock the Ford boys. Then he has to step back with different mapping not to be a threat to Sebs on second and third day.

Thats the deal Petter has to agree to let him drive and be serviced by the factory team of Citroen...

Sad, but most likely.

[wrc1600]

Wrong, so wrong. I do strongly believe that Petter has a deal giving him equal engine and suspension on first day just because Citroen wants to knock the Ford boys. Then he has to step back with different mapping not to be a threat to Sebs on second and third day.

Thats the deal Petter has to agree to let him drive and be serviced by the factory team of Citroen...

Sad, but most likely.
+1 ,I don't sound boring but for those who still think that any private driver should win with factory one "because is fast" read this please WRC behind the stages: Chapter 1: There are rally cars, and there are rally cars... (http://wrcbehindthestages.blogspot.com/2011/04/chapter-1-there-are-rally-cars-and.html)

[N.O.T]

its always easier to blame everyone else for your incompetence...

cannot bother arguing....

[wrc1600]

its always easier to blame everyone else for your incompetence...

cannot bother arguing....
Are you better than Antony Warmbold? Or maybe you have more experience than him, share with us please. This is forum where you can discuss, there are better places for arguing...

[GigiGalliNo1]

its always easier to blame everyone else for your incompetence...

cannot bother arguing....

Who me? :( :/

[mousti]

I read somewhere that he is going to drive C2 or other front wheel drive in Germany

Will not happen, Duval will always start with a car to get top 3 overall. He's indeed started with a C2 in Belgium but he won that event..

[saxter]

The video of the Acropolis Rally 2011 by the motorsport-fanatic view! Hope u like it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9C56vWC4zE

[tfp]

Sham, Id like to see Duval back!

[N.O.T]

Who me? :( :/

not you of course, i mean now after mr Warmbolds view on things there are no useless drivers anymore there is only bad equipment. pathetic.

[Barreis]

Sham, Id like to see Duval back!

+1

[mousti]

Duval will maybe comeback u never know with him..

YouTube - ‪Verslag van de beroemde Akropolis rally in Griekenland / Akropolis Rally Report‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRhirTVmlVY&feature=player_embedded)

Crash Eddy Chevaillier :-/ and Van Merksteijn..

[alfred the grea]

@lcd: with a nice desert :)

Poor Patterson gets lost in the dark: World Rally Championship - Video - Browse All - Greece 2011: Patterson gets lost in the dark (http://www.wrc.com/video/browse-all/greece-2011-patterson-gets-lost-in-the-dark/?vid=2194&pg=1&srch_season=&srch_rallyid=&srch_teamid=-1&srch_driverid=-1)

Doesn't seem to have lost a lot of time there.

Patterson did not get lost on the notes, see: :: RallyNews.net (http://www.rallynews.net/irish_notes_archive_display.asp?inID=216)

for full story, there was an error in the notes

[Rallyper]

not you of course, i mean now after mr Warmbolds view on things there are no useless drivers anymore there is only bad equipment. pathetic.

Of course there are god drivers and better drivers and also top WRC drivers. Petter is one of those latest. Still he performance was strange in Acropolis. And it wasn´t because he´s a useless driver. So what could it be then but a car which is serviced by Citroen.

[JoostSchouten]

My video of this great rally is online:

http://rally.arfman.net/ForumPlaatjeGreece2011.png (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbDI4qi99xc&hd=1)

Watch it in HD at Youtube: YouTube - ‪WRC Rally Acropolis 2011 (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbDI4qi99xc&hd=1)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbDI4qi99xc

[N.O.T]

Wow !!! Brilliant !!! Thank you !!!

[NikoP]

We had a nice rally!

It was hot and dusty enough.

My photos of the rally are here:

Acropolis Rally (http://nikop.kuvat.fi/kuvat/2011/Acropolis+Rally/)

[dimviii]

We had a nice rally!

It was hot and dusty enough.

My photos of the rally are here:

Acropolis Rally (http://nikop.kuvat.fi/kuvat/2011/Acropolis+Rally/)

Nice photos! we were very close at shakedown.I am with the blue t-shirt with number 63. :D

http://nikop.kuvat.fi/kuvat/2011/Acropolis+Rally/74.jpg

[MSP AU]

Rallye-MAD.com (http://www.rallye-mad.com)

so, back from sunny greece, here´s my video from the very, very amazing acropolis rallye 2011 in full hd, best rallye i have ever seen!!! have fun:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2439/vorschauacropolis11.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

direkt link: YouTube - ‪Acropolis Rallye Greece 2011 [HD]‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBBDe-SnSg&hd=1)

Amazing work, inspiring to say the least. Thank you for sharing your work.

[dimviii]

nice photos
eWRC.cz - Fotogalerie Acropolis Rally 2011 (http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.php?events=1236&fotograf=180&all=1)

[OldF]

Very nice videos :) . One drawback dusty and snow rallies have is, you can see the car approaching but not move away from your viewpoint. Some places are more nice to watch when the cars moves away. Such a point imo is a crest with a bend or a uphill with a bend on the top.

[nafpaktos]

nice photos
eWRC.cz - Fotogalerie Acropolis Rally 2011 (http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/fotogalery.php?events=1236&fotograf=180&all=1)
bravo ,very nice pictures

[serial jeff]

complete gallery of all 3 days here

WRC Acropolis 2011 - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51932399@N07/sets/72157626858800491/)

if you need any of the pics in high rez just pm me i have all crews.

Excellent photos! very nice

[giangino]

Photos Acropolis Rally 2011 - Aveto Wrc - Foto video rally - Foto Val d'Aveto e dintorni - Paesaggio - Natura - Flora e Fauna... (http://www.avetowrc.com/)

http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Wrc/Acropolis2011/Foto/slides/Acropolis_Rally_2011%20(1).jpg

http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Wrc/Acropolis2011/Foto/slides/Acropolis_Rally_2011%20(3).jpg

http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Wrc/Acropolis2011/Foto/slides/Acropolis_Rally_2011%20(6).jpg

http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Wrc/Acropolis2011/Foto/slides/Acropolis_Rally_2011%20(10).jpg

http://www.avetowrc.com/Foto/Wrc/Acropolis2011/Foto/slides/Acropolis_Rally_2011%20(11).jpg

[atsiotras79]

YouTube - ‪Acropolis Rally 2011 - Highlights (HD)‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKGc_LI7qSQ)

Very nice video!

[Barreis]

Great photos.

[makinen_fan]

Wrong, so wrong. I do strongly believe that Petter has a deal giving him equal engine and suspension on first day just because Citroen wants to knock the Ford boys. Then he has to step back with different mapping not to be a threat to Sebs on second and third day.

Thats the deal Petter has to agree to let him drive and be serviced by the factory team of Citroen...

Sad, but most likely.

I am not totally convinced by this. I still believe that Petter is not on the same level as a driver with the two Seb's.

If your theory is correct, it does not make sense to send him to Day 3 with not the 'full factory DS3'. In the end of Day 2 he was no threat to either Seb's, but Mikko was right behind him, so Citroen would wanted him to finish 3rd. But still he lost 27s to Mikko in Day 3.

[makinen_fan]

not you of course, i mean now after mr Warmbolds view on things there are no useless drivers anymore there is only bad equipment. pathetic.

couldn't agree more

[Rallyper]

I am not totally convinced by this. I still believe that Petter is not on the same level as a driver with the two Seb's.

If your theory is correct, it does not make sense to send him to Day 3 with not the 'full factory DS3'. In the end of Day 2 he was no threat to either Seb's, but Mikko was right behind him, so Citroen would wanted him to finish 3rd. But still he lost 27s to Mikko in Day 3.

Maybe. But that had been too obvious, wouldn´t it? I mean if Petter started to go very fast on 3rd day. And the one two victory was not threatened.

[darkstar]

thanks for all youre positive comments on my acropolis video! im always happy about people who like my stuff ;)

and what about that "no loeb in the video" comment? loeb is 5 or 6 times in the video. but anyways, if he would have been driving boring, i wouldn´t have put him in the video , just because he´s loeb...

[Fomchenkov Andrey]

Traditional gallery from me:
Acropolis Rally of Greece 2011 (http://fomchenkov.com/2011/rallygreece/)

[N.O.T]

very professional work...very nice.

[darkstar]

hey andrey, i think we met at the watersplash with the bump and in shakedown at that extremely sandy corner. you asked me for a cigarette ;)

[Fomchenkov Andrey]

hey andrey, i think we met at the watersplash with the bump and in shakedown at that extremely sandy corner. you asked me for a cigarette ;)
Yes, I remember, thanks once again...))))...

[edacurf]

100 Pictures Acropolis Rally 2011

Rallyefreunde Ternitz (http://www.rallyefreunde.at.tf)

[papar007]

Hope you enjoy it

[tolis]

Does anyone have any contact details for Paolo Semeraro or Colombo ? I would like to send him some pictures since they kept us company during our breakdown on Wednesday and offered for help, i think its the least i should do.
Here is the team's website: PBS Racing Team - Official Web Site (http://www.pbsteam.eu/frame00_news.htm)
Indeed, very friendly crew!

[N.O.T]

thank you very much.

[Salist]

Acropolis Rally 2011 video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1OEbL2N5dU