IMHO normally Kopecký shall be the fastest of the entered R5 drivers.
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ok, understand now.
The WRC Trophy battle is going to be intense between Serderidis and Raoux
Anyone know if the Saarbrücken special wil be shown on big screen at the serviceparc? Or can we go and watch it in a teams fan area
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10 #WRC winners to start Rallye Deutschland
1 Ogier
2 Tanak
4 Paddon
5 Neuville
6 Sordo
7 Meeke
9 Mikkelsen
10 Latvala
12 Lappi
35 Ostberg
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12 manufacturers seats, and 10 active rally winners - clearly we need more teams. When last time there was 10 WRC winners on one WRC event? Few years ago we could see only 3-4 winners in every event.
I got a Rally Guide 2 User name and Password (there are onboard videos of all stages...). Only by private message!
Wow. Can you share that?
Maps of special stages 2 to 8: https://app.box.com/s/esvqzaprallc4soif95el4vqe651xgdy
Maps of special stages 9 to 21: https://app.box.com/s/2j06q3tv1pd70qarrm30inuc6g5sjzyl
Thats a good question!
The ADAC Rallye Deutschland site has really bad maps so I checked out http://www.saarbruecken.de/en/touris...n/getting_here which has a list of car parks and www.q-park.de/ (select Saarbrücken from the drop down and hit Suche) which shows about 10 on a map.
Forumers going to Germany - have you got your stage itinerary in place yet?
I'm trying to work out whether to bother making the fairly hefty round trip down to the Friday super special between the morning and afternoon runs. I've looked at the onboards and I have to say it looks very uninspiring.
I've only ever done the Arena sections, but if anyone has any good experience/knowledge of accessing Panzerplatte away from the crowds maybe we can chat in DMs...?
Bit of a compromise as I can only take 2 days off work and not all my group are as enthusiastic about the rallying as I am! Not flying out til Thursday AM so will miss Shakedown. Will pop down to the Service park and possibly Saarbrucken in the evening.
Friday, probably two runs at the super special and back to Grafschaft for the second run through there.
Saturday, thinking Panzerplatte away from the arena, possibly Maiwald - might end up staying there til the second run, might go exploring for a backroad in, or might go down to service between runs. If it's not raining I will hopefully persuade the others to do Freisen or Romerstrasse on the way back to the pub...
Won't be doing anything Sunday as we're flying home in the afternoon and the other lads fancy a few hours sightseeing/drinking in Dusseldorf before we go to the airport.
I think we will do:
Shakedown. SS1
SS2 / 4 / 6 / 8
SS 10, than 11 or 12 , 15 and again 16 or 17.
Going home saturdaynight.
I would suggest you stop at Köln for sightseeing and drinks and then move to Düsseldorf airport. They just next to each other and Köln is far more interesting with the cathedral and all.
We will fly in to Frankfurt on Tuesday morning. We will have time to recce the stages for two days, and also catch up with drivers while they recce. As for the event, shakedown and service park on Thursday naturally and the evening in Saarbrücken. Friday, two times either Mittelmosel and Graftschaft and if timing allows, third run of the arena stage on the way back. Saturday would allow four stages if keeping it busy, but depending on what we find in our recce, we might settle for 2 or 3 stages. Sunday, well two stages at least, but three is possible. Then soon after power stage we head back to airport. Sixth consecutive time on the event. Perfect medicine for post-Rally Finland hangover.
with google translate from rallye magazine.de
At the thought of the departure on the fourth Finland test, Julien Ingrassia still runs her back coldly. "This accident is among the three most violent accidents in our rally carriages with the departures at the 'Monte' 2012 and the Rallye Deutschland 2014," describes the co-driver of Sebastien Ogier.
The world champion had previously injured the shock absorber in the rear right in a huge leap and was, according to his own statement, thinking about this problem as he drove the medium-fast link curve a bit too fast. Ingrassia immediately realized that it was going to be tricky: "I knew we would get a hard hit and was very worried that we could catch the tree at the height of my passenger side. Fortunately, we struck a little further back. "
Ingrassia continued: "We were not so fast, maybe 70 km / h, but the energy that was affecting us was huge. Neither the tree nor the car have absorbed any forces, so it has gotten my body. For a few seconds I was knocked out. "
At first there was the slight hope that Ogier could start again on Sunday to get valuable World Cup points on the final power stage. But after the doctors at Ingrassia diagnosed a brain crash and recommended a competition break of 15 days, the matter had gone. At home arrived the 37-year-old knitted rest. "No television, hardly mails, or telephone," says Ingrassia, who feels better now.
Restricted preparation
Before the rally Germany is in its hot phase and on Tuesday with the road inspection (Recce) is begun, Ingrassia wants to be medically re-examined. Also a few kilometers next to Ogier during the last preparatory tests are planned, the whole Pensum will not however unwind.
He has no fear or concern when he goes back to the Fiesta WRC. "I know the risks and dangers in this sport. If something goes wrong, it hurts. Pain, stress, anxiety, these feelings are normal after an accident and I have decided to accept them and not to hide them. That's why I'm ready to fight with Seb and win the world title. "
Gotta love those automated German translations.
Really hope Ingrassia is well enough to be on the start in Germany. There's another world title up for grabs for him too.
Would it be 1993 the last time a different driver/co-driver combination won the title?
http://www.m-sport.co.uk/m-sport-new...ye-deutschland
Pre-event press release from M-Sport. Deutchland is the only rally they have yet to win
No speculations yet...Of course the trio of Neuville, Ogier and Sordo are the favourites, but I'm expecting Latvala to be fast as well, with his good record of tarmac results in the recent years and TDC Power Stage win. Meeke was fast in TDC, Breen is good on tarmac and Mikkelsen has been fast in Deutchland, but as a car Citroen is a question mark. Lappi won WRC2 last year but then again doesn't have tarmac experience with a WRC car yet. Hänninen could surprise but there's lots of road side obstacles to hit. Evans can have pace if the tyres work. Tänak and Paddon probably a bit off the pace. Not expecting Kremer to make stage times faster than the factory drivers.
In WRC2, of course holding thumbs up for Suninen, but it will be a tight battle between him, Østberg, Camilli, Tidemand and Kopecky.
That's mostly just stating facts ;)
To add two more: Breen has very little experience in Germany. Meeke has never finished at a decent place in germany (2x crash, 1 technical from 6th place).
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Now to speculation:
Neuville will be faster than Ogier in vineyards, Ogier faster on Panzerplatte. In total Neuville prbly first.
Sordo 3rd fighting with Latvala, if it's wet Latvala will even challenge the first 2.
I'd place Tanak right behind these 4, likely the top citroens will be around this pace if it doesn't rain.
Lappi and Evans here, Paddon and Hanninen last. Kremer is not even worth mentioning.
WRC2
Kopecky should be fastest on speed by far but he tends to catch punctures in WRC a lot. Both Camilli and Tidemand were faster than Sunninen on tarmac recently, same should be Østberg. So if the others don't have punctures/crashes Sunninen could end even 5th.
This is what people that make money on speculating say:
For win:
Ogier 3.75
Neuville 4.00
Latvala, Sordo 6.25
Meeke, Mikkelsen, Tanak 9.00
Lappi 15.00
Breen 25.00
Evans 40.00
Hänninen, Paddon 85.00
Basically the same what I wrote before, except favoring Ogier over Neuville.
WRC2:
Kopecký 3.25
Suninen 3.85
Camilli 4.05
Tidemand 4.05
(Østberg not listed)
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The service park will be a mess if it rains.
Here service park on dirt is usually followed by a shitstorm towards the organizers even on amateur events.
And for sure rain is coming....
As soon as Bostalsee was announced I remember people saying it was bad for the service park. Let's see. I haven't dared look at the rally forecast yet...
By the way does anyone have any gravel crew info for Germany?
I'm trying to plan my itinerary for Saturday. Can someone please advise which is better, Friesen or Römerstrasse, from an access and spectator point of view?
Withdrawal Ostberg?