WRC Rally Argentina 2012

[bluuford]

When I cmplained about superally rulles I didn't think what could happen to Sordo. I'm really sorry he is the best proof for this words. Today he deserved points much more than Solberg, Neuville or Novikov...

Yes indeed. They should delete superally and increase the time limit to finish the stage a little. Then there is more motivation to fix the cars and more story for the press. Another example is comparison between Tänak and Novikov. Novikov lost the wheel at the beginning of the stage, Tänak broke the steering, fixed it in around 18 minutes and managed to continue. He was in trouble in next stage as well and finally managed to get going again but was OTL. Novikov and Neuville meanwhile sat on the side of the road and collected 5 minutes for each stage.. final results.. Neuville lost around 11 minutes, Novikov around 21 and Tänak around 37 minutes. Sordos situation is even worse.. So, what I want to say is the fact that many problems can be fixed in stage but it is easier and less time consuming to use superally.

[bluuford]

@østberg, he was first time here, said before the start that he going to take it easy and not do any mistakes. I think he did it quite ok!

Ostberg was there in 2010 as well

[dimviii]

Mikkelsen was first time either,and was fighting with Ogier inside the road and faultless for 500km.

[Rallyper]

I´ll wait for Ogier and Mikkelsen fight in real WRC-cars next year. That will be the day.

BTW girls with nylon stockings could be useful - needing a fan belt.)

[Fide]

1.000.000+ ESPECTATORS IN Argentina.....
In Greece just N.O.T. writting in this forum (from his living room) and who else ?

[rallye-vid]

I have to work, otherway i were there.. But ur all welcome in germany (another victory for Loeb...)!

[ridder]

Well kind of not very impressed by sordo whole weekend. He was clearly behind the other 3 factory drivers in terms of speed and basically at about same place (even time-wise) he would have been in a mini.

So one can wonder....

Sordo is not top 4 on gravel ( if we add Ogier then not even top 5) ?
Mini is not much worse than Fiesta... which actually seems tiny bit faster than Citroen on gravel ?

[KKS]

KKS the alternator belt is different from engine belt which cause the catastrophe when snapped.But yes it is possible to run few km with broken alternator belt,depents from the battery.

OK. Two different belts, we know that an alternator belt was broke at Sordo's Fiesta. So theoretically he can drive on a battery charge this 4km? But he don't do this, why?

[Mirek]

Maybe Fiesta has electric water pump like 207 S2000? Anyway You need to get to finish ramp, not only to finish of stage.

[J4MIE]

Maybe it broke before he reached the start of the stage? Maybe he realised he wouldn't get to the finish and so no point risking stopping in the middle of the road and causing problems for the rest of the competitors yet to start.