CMR2 Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada

[jso1985]

Be prepared for back-to-back tarmac rallyes that could decide the outcome of the championship

The rally will be run with the following format:
Game Rally: Italy
Shakedown stage: SS10(enjoy ;) )
Day 1: Single rally expert level
Day 2: SIngle rally intermediate level

Rally starts on saturday and deadline for submissions is on wednesday 10th 11:59 AM GMT

for more info, ask it here! new entries always welcome :)

Good luck and have fun!

[tannat]

MAN! That is an evil choice for shakedown.. :down:

Hoping for podiums on all tarmac rounds, may actually practice for a change :p

[Will L]

Fraid I'm not in this one.

Tarmac rallies are rubbish for me. And running it twice...my idea of a nightmare LOL

Sorry. I'll be in for the remaining gravel events though

[Exhausted]

Love the choice of Shakedown! By far the hardest stage in the entire game!

Here's my times:

03:36.23
03:34.54
03:32.09

[Exhausted]

Fraid I'm not in this one.

Tarmac rallies are rubbish for me. And running it twice...my idea of a nightmare LOL

Sorry. I'll be in for the remaining gravel events though

That's too bad Will, There is an opening in the Skoda team if you feel like a one off drive in another car!

[Will L]

Skoda...skoda....skoda....SKODA....SKODA!!!! SKODA!!!!!! SKOOOOODAAAA!!!

As you can see it's better to keep me away from a Skoooda as they drive me nuts I hate them :eek: :eek: :eek: :D :D

LOL

[NOR]

Hi, I would like to know more about this CMR2 WC. I have signed to Yahoo group, but my membership is still pending. Could anybody kick the procedure on? Thanx

[Exhausted]

As you can see it's better to keep me away from a Skoooda as they drive me nuts I hate them

LOL

Really? I love them, btw one of the Skodas available for download is based on the Subaru ;)

The Car you choose doesn't really matter, new entries are always welcome.

[Exhausted]

Hi, I would like to know more about this CMR2 WC. I have signed to Yahoo group, but my membership is still pending. Could anybody kick the procedure on? Thanx

Welcome NOR, JSO (championship manager) will grant you access as soon as he comes online.

[Will L]

btw one of the Skodas available for download is based on the Subaru ;)

How? :confused:

[Exhausted]

How? :confused:

The same way as the Citroen you installed replaced some other car!

[tannat]

Well, 3 runs actually:

3:27.56 Simply awkward
3:22.17 Better, not great
3:18.75 Just a second off our PB-very rough in the last 2 sectors

Looking forward to this one, and hoping for no rain...

[Will L]

The same way as the Citroen you installed replaced some other car!

Ohh! I get you now. I thought you meant a Skoda livery on a Subaru or something LOL :D ;)

[Exhausted]

Ohh! I get you now. I thought you meant a Skoda livery on a Subaru or something LOL :D ;)

Ah.. well I would actually love to see more Subaru's out there in full Red Bull liveries! :D

[Will L]

The Subaru in DiRT has a Red Bull livery doesn't it? They look great.

[tannat]

Hoping none of us face the same conditions they are facing on the real stages today.

Have you seen the photos? It is a freaking DELUGE!!!!!!!!

[Exhausted]

The Subaru in DiRT has a Red Bull livery doesn't it? They look great.

Yes it does, and I like it!

[Juha]

Won't be able to do this one, i have too little time( too much work to do) in order to prepare this one decently. :(

[tannat]

Won't be able to do this one, i have too little time( too much work to do) in order to prepare this one decently. :(

Just run it, Juha. Even at 9/10ths you should still finish well.

[Will L]

I might go back on my decision not to do this event, but I doubt I'll do any good. :)

[Will L]

I'm in the Subaru again for this event. Been a charm in my last two rallies - it's meant wins! :D

[Will L]

WC Rookie Runs First Event

Will, who is on a high after taking 2 consecutive wins in the BRC - Yorkshire and then in the McRae stages event, took part in his first WC event in Spain this weekend, driving a privateer Subaru Impreza that he used in the BRC.

He said after the event, "What an event. Hell redefined. Some of those stages were pure nightmares. I'm no good at tarmac, probably never will be. It was pretty good feeling to be in my first top-class event, staying close to the front runners regularly. But my god the stages are so twisty, picking the right setups are very difficult. Your brakes literally burn."

At the press conference later he gave a report on the stages.

"Stages 1 and 2 were a pretty slow start and I was taking my time to get used to the twists and turns. 3 was bad, really bad, twisty and sheer hell. Hurts your arms very much after about a minute. We took a decent run through stage 4 but 5 we had an overshoot, despite us taking a new setup with sharper steering and stronger brakes.

Stage 6..I won't go into, pure hell on earth...7 and 8 were also quite bad...9 was ok, took a run through, didn't enjoy it but a fair stage, 10 was the most horrific stage I've ever had the mispleasure to drive."

"Leg 2 came and we were definetly a lot faster since we were driving on experience and we were about 5-10 seconds quicker than our previous runs through the stages. Stage 3 and 4 we had some fog which was a little difficult and I put the car on it's side after a nasty rut. 5 I made a small error at a hairpin and hit the wall.

Had another roll on stage 7 but other than that the second leg was rather uneventful."

Will hopes to be able to do a half season in the WRC next year, then possibly step up to a full works drive.

(C) wrc3f.tk news/ swrt.com

[Exhausted]

Another asphalt rally washed away by rain, the weather reports were no good so I got caught out on the wrong tyres several times, too bad really as I kept setting new PBs when it finally was dry.

[Will L]

nice one exhausted ;)

[NOR]

Hi Guys.
Could I join you on Rally Catalunya? I would like to go as privateer with Skoda Fabia from CRT Kopecky.
What about sending times? Just fill in the Time Card? No *.pps file needed?

[Ramore]

No. Just do the rally in single rally mode and send your times. I think there is no reason for anyone to submit unreal times, since there is no real reward, but self-satisfaction.

[tannat]

Finished day 1-our stage 1 time was 5 seconds sadrift of our PB :( , perhaps due to a poor setup choice. We remedied the situation on stage 3, and did okay the remainder of the day.

Hopefully, day 2 will go better (and remain dry)...
Tannat

[Ramore]

Are you guys playing with a keyboard or with a wheel?

[Exhausted]

Are you guys playing with a keyboard or with a wheel?

Keyboard

[NOR]

Are you guys playing with a keyboard or with a wheel?
Keyboard on very simple laptop. Using automatic gear shift. I'v got a stearing wheel at home, but haven't used it for a long time because last two years I'm living mainly in NORway. ;)

[Will L]

up down left right on keyboard on my laptop :D

[Exhausted]

Hi Guys.
Could I join you on Rally Catalunya? I would like to go as privateer with Skoda Fabia from CRT Kopecky.
What about sending times? Just fill in the Time Card? No *.pps file needed?

Welcome to the championship NOR!

[Ramore]

I was asking about the keyboard, because I have recently tried to play with a wheel, but it is sort of impossible. May be the game is not really made to be driven by the wheel, or I just need a lot of time for get used to it. But on the other hand, RBR can't be played with a keyboard, so I use the wheel there.

[Marcel Haenen]

Hi Ramore, I use a MOMO Racing wheel. When you get used to the wheel it is easier to set fast time, but ultimate stage times are roughly the same.

Marcel Haenen finishes Catalunya

This was a hard rally! It was difficult to get really into a rhythm because of the diversity of stages, which all require a slightly different setup to go really fast. We managed to stay out of trouble and went totally on the limit all the way through. We hope we gain enough points on Cyborg_hun to keep our championship hopes alive.

[Will L]

nice one Marcel ;)

[cyborg_hun]

Hi!

Cyborg_hun finished Rally Catalunya!
It was a very good rally, good weather, great stage times without bigger mistakes. I think i have a chance to the podium, maybe i can catch the 2nd place.

Good Luck to everyone!

[Will L]

Sounds like you had a good event :D

I didn't :(

[tannat]

Day 2 went far better than day 1. I think I had the steering too slow for day 1. You really need a car that can left-right-left quite quickly here.

[jso1985]

welcome to the championship NOR! just send your times to me via a private message or to [email:gy9sqjav]jso_1985@yahoo.com[/email:gy9sqjav] no .pps file needed, we trust all times sent are real since there's no prizes in this championship, we do it for the fun! enjoy :D

[Will L]

when is the deadline?

I want to see how far I lost by :( lol

[Rat]

crappy handling resulted in some bad times:
3:35.78
3:55.82
3:43.26
3:56.99
3:45.67
no right turning, so had to use the handbrake alot. hope to get it sorted for the rally

[Rat]

ok to run a bit late, fellas?

[Will L]

go for it Rat ;)

[NOR]

Huh, I have sent a timecard.
First leg was very variable. Three stages vith a new record, but the rest were full of dings and bad slides. Anyway, the total time was equally my rookie mood. The second leg today morning was something what I have never passed. All the time f**ng rain and I was far away from my first day times. Eight stages were enough, I'm very happy for absence of ss10 under these conditions. So, I hope for non-last place and better driving my Fabia next time.

[jso1985]

Marcel Haenen show us once again how to drive in tarmac and scores a new win and cuts back the gap with Cyborg_hun to 9 points, in the Manufacturers championship Subaru re-takes the lead



1.- Marcel Haenen Subaru Impreza 41:40,99
2.- Cyborg_hun SEAT Cordoba 42:57,33
3.- Tannat Ford Focus 45:02,59
4.- Ramore Toyota Corolla 45:17,90
5.- Jso1985 Subaru Impreza 45:29,27
6.- NOR Skoda Fabia(p) 45:56,88
7.- Exhausted Skoda Fabia 48:44,23
8.- Will L Ford Focus(p) 48:53,09

Drivers Championship
1.- Cyborg_hun 93 points
2.- Marcel Haenen 84
3.- Jso1985 58
4.- Tannat 58
5.- GrP 46
6.- Ramore 46
7.- Exhausted 24
8.- Dravas76 15
9.- Rat 14
10.- Luffield 6
11.- Juha 6
12.- Sir Killalot 5
13.- NOR 3
14.- 306 Cosworth 1
15.- Will L 1

Manufacturers Championship
1.- Subaru 143 points
2.- SEAT 139
3.- Ford 80
4.- Toyota 49
5.- Skoda 47


stage-by-stage results will be available as soon as possible(not so soon I'm afraid)

thanks for participating!

[Marcel Haenen]

I am happy with the win, although I had hoped to get more points out of Cyborg_hun. If we look at the times, it will be hard to get some extra points out of cyburg_hun from the tarmac round and we should just hope for the best on the two mud rallies left this season.

[Will L]

Ooooooooohhh...bad result :S LOL

I hate tarmac and I hate tight twisty wet roads, so I knew I was going to do bad, and probably last, but 7 minutes off!? OMG LOL

Btw, I was in a Scooby

[tannat]

3.- Tannat Ford Focus 45:02,59
4.- Ramore Toyota Corolla 45:17,90
5.- Jso1985 Subaru Impreza 45:29,27

We are very close, guys. Good rally :up:
Wet stages here or there could account for the differences.
Many thanks to Ramore for taking a point away from jso :D



Drivers Championship
3.- Jso1985 58
4.- Tannat 58


HEE HEE-2 gravel and 2 tarmac rounds left. This shoudl be good, my Bolivian friend.. :devil:

[Rat]

It looks like I'm no threat to anyone, but I sent my times to Jso anyway..

[jso1985]

updated results, drivers standings remain the same



1.- Marcel Haenen Subaru Impreza 41:40,99
2.- Cyborg_hun SEAT Cordoba 42:57,33
3.- Tannat Ford Focus 45:02,59
4.- Ramore Toyota Corolla 45:17,90
5.- Jso1985 Subaru Impreza 45:29,27
6.- NOR Skoda Fabia(p) 45:56,88
7.- Exhausted Skoda Fabia 48:44,23
8.- Will L Ford Focus(p) 48:53,09
9.- Rat Ford Focus 51:59,41


Manufacturers Championship
1.- Subaru 143 points
2.- SEAT 139
3.- Ford 82
4.- Toyota 49
5.- Skoda 47

[jso1985]

stage-by-stage times are now available at the yahoo site, here's some rally stats:

- Stage Wins: Marcel Haenen 18
- Rally Leaders: SS1-SS18: Marcel Haenen
- There was a quite fierce fight for 3rd place during day 1, the position changes proves it as shown here: SS1: NOR, SS2: Ramore, SS3-SS5: NOR, SS6: Ramore, SS7: NOR, SS8-SS18: Tannat