Rally Principe de Asturias

[[Madeira-Rally]]

As everyone know, next year (http://www.ircseries.com/html/readNews.asp?id=648) Rally Principe de Asturias will take part in IRC.

This year the rally counts to the European Cup, the Spanish Championship, the Asturian Championship and the Spanish Regularity Rally Championship.

The entry list is good for a national rally, there is 5 S2000 cars, many S1600 and Gr N Cars, but better than quantity of nice cars, they have quality in the entries.

The biggest surprise is Dani Solá with a Peugeot 207 S2000! I don't know from what team is the car and how was the agreement for this race, but I will try to get some info.

Enrique Garcie Ojeda (http://www.rallyes.net/images/stories/noticias/2007/IRC/ojedabarum.jpg) will take part in the event to :)

There severall nice drivers to follow in this rally:

-Sola
-Ojeda
-Fuster (http://www.rallyes.net/images/stories/noticias/nacional/2007/fuster_ourense.jpg)
-Marcelino Hevia (http://www.mhevia.com/elcoche/image03_big.jpg)
-Alberto Hevia (http://www.rallyes.net/images/stories/noticias/nacional/2007/hevia_rias_web.jpg)
And specially we must pay attention to Yeray Lemes (http://dcphotorally.ttverde.com/album/album44/R0123_Yeray_Lemes.jpg), he is from Canarias Islands, he is very young but very good driver.

And the surprise of 2007 Spanish Champ. Vallejo brothers (http://www.rallyes.net/images/stories/nacional/2007/asfalto/vallejoferrol.jpg) driving their fantastic Porsche 911 GT3. This season they won 2 Rallys, El Corte Ingles and the last event of Spanish champ. Rally de Ferrol.
It will be very interesting to see what he can do against Top S2000 cars and drivers (Sola, Ojeda, etc).

Aaron Burkart will be there to with his C2 S1600, maybe in order to prepare next IRC season.
Official Site (http://www.rallyeprincipe.com)
Entry List (http://www.rallyeprincipe.com/2007docs/LISTA%20OFICIAL%20DE%20INSCRITOS%2044%20RPA.pdf)

Live Results will be available during the race, Spanish sites use to bee good in Live Results :)

The rally wil be on 7m8 and 9 September.

[HaCo]

How do the GT's enter the event, are they on the regular entry list?

[kabouter]

How do the GT's enter the event, are they on the regular entry list?

They're on a separate entry list, for a 'regional' event. I think they're running after the other cars.

[[Madeira-Rally]]

They're on a separate entry list, for a 'regional' event. I think they're running after the other cars.

Yes, because GT cars aren't allowed in International events... it only counts for Spanish Champ.

[Tom206wrc]

I already talked about this rally in the S2000 thread :p :

[[Madeira-Rally]]

I already talked about this rally in the S2000 thread :p :

Rally Principe de Asturias.. isn't only Peugeots.... :dozey:

[Tom206wrc]

]Rally Principe de Asturias.. isn't only Peugeots.... :dozey:



Sure, but the big news were about Dani Sola in a 207 S2000 and presence of Garcia-Ojeda whereas other S2000s were already known(Fuster and Hevia especially) ;)

[Tom206wrc]

If you look at the pics of the entrants car it seems Dani Sola will use the 207 from the Twister Corse(ex-Perico, Italy) on this event :confused:

http://www.rallyeprincipe.com/2007news/inscritos/inscritos.htm

[Tom206wrc]

I put in this thread the links to pics of Dani Sola testing his 207 :p :

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/8702/img4933iq3.jpg
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8594/img4949wl3.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9361/img4910oy4.jpg

[Madeira]

Here you can find a video about the Sola's tests!

http://www.llanesvideoracing.com/videosvarios.html

[principe IRC]

Test Sergio Lopez Fombona 1 Sept.

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2814/yoeq3.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/245/p1010028tf3.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5130/p1010029oa0.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/1701/p1010005pe2.jpg

[principe IRC]

Here a video about Fombona`s test

http://www.rallyasturias.com/videos/fombona.html

[Tom206wrc]

Here you can find a video about the Sola's tests!

http://www.llanesvideoracing.com/videosvarios.html



Quite impressive :)

[principe IRC]

"look" for the rallye of Fombona`s Mitsubishi.

http://www.citadecampeones.com/2007/reports/r_cesp/07principe/special/1/7b.jpg

[principe IRC]

Portuguese Bruno Magalhaes this making the recognitions of the rally, to know it for next year when he belongs to the IRC

[Madeira]

Portuguese Bruno Magalhaes this making the recognitions of the rally, to know it for next year when he belongs to the IRC

Good news indeed!. As you know during this week, Peugeot Portugal have confirmed his presence in the next rally of Sanremo, in that moment they had given some indications that next year Bruno could be present in some rounds of IRC series....

[Tom206wrc]

Live results of the rally will be on http://www.masrallye.com/principeasturindex.html ;)

[Tom206wrc]

Is there a shakedown today, and where can I get pics of it ??? :confused:

[principe IRC]

http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/26360/2000389677089555801_rs.jpg

http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/25854/2000365930270302739_rs.jpg

http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/26838/2000316078015208484_rs.jpg

http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/25206/2002971347922516743_rs.jpg

http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/24701/2002984186822254063_rs.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6954/rallyprincipe07001ro9.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5851/rallyprincipe07004iw6.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/765/rallyprincipe07011vn1.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3825/rallyprincipe07016cl0.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7238/rallyprincipe07022va9.jpg

[principe IRC]

More photos shakedown

http://www.cuencascompeticion.com/Imagenes/Anio07/Shakedown%20Principe/index.htm

Video shakedown

http://www.cuencascompeticion.com/Videos/Videos.htm

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks Principe IRC :bounce:

[Tom206wrc]

SS1(7km long)won by Ojeda in front of Sola, Hevia and Fuster, with a maximum gap of only 5.3s between all... ;)

[Tom206wrc]

What happened to Dani Sola and Miguel Fuster in SS2 ??? :confused:

[[Madeira-Rally]]

I'm listening to the radio, and... Solá lost a wheel on SS2... it looks like it was a a high speed section... e touch something and lost a wheel and damaged a lot the left side of the car..

By the way, very impressive performance by Vallejo brother once again! on SS1 only 1.8 sec. slower than Ojeda! ;)

EDIT Meira, lost a lot of time due to a puncture...

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Great news... according to lastest news, Twister will fix the car of Sola, and he will continue! ;)

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Live report available here!!!

mms://wm.ondemand.pa.edgestreams.net/reflector:49850

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Fuster retired due an off he had...

[Tom206wrc]

Thanks [Madeira-Rally] ;)

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Unfortunately Sola had to retired in day one, because Police didn't allowed him to go to service park in 3 wheels

[Tom206wrc]

]Unfortunately Sola had to retired in day one, because Police didn't allowed him to go to service park in 3 wheels



Anyway, with the time he lost, he would'nt gain much positions even without superrally :rolleyes:

[[Madeira-Rally]]

One stage to the end of leg one and Ojeda on the lead since frist stage.
He have a nice advantage over Marcelino Hevia and Alberto Hevia.

Traditional GR N cars, are really aways from the others...even aways from the impressive Porsche of Vallejo.

[HaCo]

Isn't the Polo performing well? :D
(Although in Belgium they had bad luck, Loix retired on the first stage!!)

[GTA]

yes , the Polo stop in the first stage.. broken FL driveshaft ( was new this F...... Part !) :mad: we did a good test and all looked good, but soemtimes motorsport is like that..... but it hurts. and Hevia is looking good to take second place tomorrow and take good points for the championship.

[principe IRC]

rally very very lasts from the beginning. Ojeda very hard, very fast M.Hevia, A.Hevia conserving for the Spanish championship, and Vallejo very fast but when leaving at the end of the enrolled ones is very dirty the road.. In gr. N, S.Fombona very fast but to puncture one rolls it made him lose 2 minutes. Sola crash in the second stage when being blind person by the sun,Fuster crash and upset. Problems also for Burkart, and breakage of motor of V.Senra.

[principe IRC]

Fuster Crash

http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/27932/2004797772023597200_rs.jpg

http://fotos.subefotos.com/467d21ea2511ba07d892a6c30c13d3cbo.jpg

http://fotos.subefotos.com/9f28412b2f75234c24c61e02b432a739o.jpg

http://fotos.subefotos.com/6edf08d5274a0fe9e3cc6421384edfbdo.jpg

Sola crash

http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/28407/2004113682750410434_rs.jpg

[Tom206wrc]

Sola on three wheels... :s

[HaCo]

New day started, Marcel Hevia gained a place!

[Tom206wrc]

New day started, Marcel Hevia gained a place!




Marcellino Hevia is driving a Grande Punto not a Polo, driven by Alberto Hevia, who is far from gaining places ;)

[HaCo]

Marcellino Hevia is driving a Grande Punto not a Polo, driven by Alberto Hevia, who is far from gaining places ;)
Doh!!! Although I checked it yesterday who is who I missed anyway today... :( But, 3rd is still good. ;)

[GTA]

Alberto wants to play it safe and take the points for the championship, Ojeda is not important and Marcellino also not for the championship. so 3rd place is a good result at the moment.

[[Madeira-Rally]]

This is being a really hard rally for all!

Yeray Lemes broke his gear box and retired in SS 11.. Fombona had problems in the same stage.. he don't know if he broke the engine or turbo.. but porbably is turbo, because he continue the rally.

Alberto Hevia was without brakes in the half of the stage...

And in SS13 Marcelino Hevia retired.. I don't know the reason yet...

[principe IRC]

In the end rally very hard with many abandonments. In the today etape all went to maintain situation.Bad luck for Yeray Lesmes, with breakage gear box,and Marcelino Hevia with breakage of direction in the stage that happens in front of its house.
My Photos
http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/27533/2000337805622587363_rs.jpg
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/28811/2000684468666191900_rs.jpg
http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/26556/2000699862762837303_rs.jpg
http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/25408/2000371107454007055_rs.jpg
http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/25155/2000642214283128790_rs.jpg
http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/28533/2000643091662071444_rs.jpg
http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/25757/2003324737780100453_rs.jpg
http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/28656/2003324942919242257_rs.jpg
http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/26853/2003336353535901941_rs.jpg
http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/26870/2000352755611904863_rs.jpg
http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/27725/2000310932553664665_rs.jpg
http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/25276/2000396733794196429_rs.jpg
http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/26532/2003382407521653021_rs.jpg
http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/28132/2003391526809297140_rs.jpg
http://aycu16.webshots.com/image/26935/2002106412974181447_rs.jpg

[GTA]

good result and smart drive of Alberto Hevia to finish 2nd, now the championship is all open again... :) will be interesting the last 3 rally's.

[[Madeira-Rally]]

Standings of Spanish Champ after Principe de Asturias

1. Vallejo 56
2. Fuster and A. Hevia 54
4. Basols 40
5. Puras 38
6. Burgo 29

[Tom206wrc]

Yes interesting end of spanish championship with Vallejo, Fuster and Hevia within a 2 points gap !!! :)



EDIT: fortuneately for them all, Enrique Garcia-Ojeda isn't running the championship :D

[HaCo]

EDIT: fortuneately for them all, Enrique Garcia-Ojeda isn't running the championship :D

Exactly, ojeda showed he is in another class, this also tells something about the level of the IRC!

[Madeira]

good result and smart drive of Alberto Hevia to finish 2nd, now the championship is all open again... :) will be interesting the last 3 rally's.
I know it is off the topic, but what it happened with Freddy Loix and the Polo this weekend in Belgium???

Edit:Thanks

[GTA]

The car broke a new Driveshaft 7 km into the first stage and could not continue because the loose part was dammaging the suspension...... was a shame we did a good test 2 days before the rally and we were all ready for a good rally... but thats rallying....

[principe IRC]

Videos

http://video.google.es/videoplay?docid=-6789024040430920171&q=rally+principe+de+asturias+2007&total=33&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

http://video.google.es/videoplay?docid=3287630978927663508&q=rally+principe+de+asturias+2007&total=33&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyG6CUOobEU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Frallyast%2Emforos%2Ecom%2F122790 6%2F6243709%2Dpreview%2Ddvd%2Drally%2Dprincipe%2D2 007%2F

Sola

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ_2zHs1q4Y

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=lR4xeZ0cDEg&NR=1

http://video.google.es/videoplay?docid=-5312292785092700289&q=rally+principe+de+asturias+2007&total=19&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=4

http://video.google.es/videoplay?docid=-6460622969358914841&q=rally+principe+de+asturias+2007&total=19&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=5

[oreixa]

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And in SS13 Marcelino Hevia retired.. I don't know the reason yet...

Broken steering.

[principe IRC]

Burkart crash

http://spc.fotologs.net/photo/44/57/109/zerozero_sport/1189507847_f.jpg