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[Jimlaad43]

Rally Sweden has been sliced from 21 to 12 stages due to warm weather.

 

[twitcher]

Rally Sweden has been sliced from 21 to 12 stages due to warm weather.

That's a thing? Why don't the just rally the thawing/slushy/muddy roads? Or would it cause too much damage to the roads?

 

[Ettick]

That's a thing? Why don't the just rally the thawing/slushy/muddy roads? Or would it cause too much damage to the roads?

 

[Furinkazen]

Rally Sweden has been sliced from 21 to 12 stages due to warm weather.

That's a thing? Why don't the just rally the thawing/slushy/muddy roads? Or would it cause too much damage to the roads?

I've also read that tyres must be decided and ordered 4 weeks before the event. Of course these have to be suitable for the road conditions and street legal.

 

[twitcher]

Pssshhh, haven't the WRC teams watched the Top Gear hovercraft episode??? Ya that's a little more extreme melting than I was picturing.

I've also read that tyres must be decided and ordered 4 weeks before the event. Of course these have to be suitable for the road conditions and street legal.

That would make sense, and would understandably cause issues if the melting is that severe. El Niño is a 🤬 Does El Niño even effect Europe?

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Does El Niño even effect Europe?

If by "Europe" you mean "Australia and the western coast of South America", yes.

 

[twitcher]

If by "Europe" you mean "Australia and the western coast of South America", yes.

Huh? El Niño effects more than Australia and the western coast of South America. I live in BC Canada, and we're having an El Niño winter, which for us is increased precipitation along with a slight increase in temperature.

If I had to make a guess as to whether or not El Niño effects Europe or not, I would guess no, since I think it's a Pacific thing...but what I'm no weather expert. I more said it as a bit of a joke.

 

[G_Parrilla]

 

[Furinkazen]

Interesting rally start. Ogier with front damage and reportedly caught by a police officer speeding between stages. A lot. Neuville tried out a 2WD Hyundai and Latvala decided to do half the day with hefty damage. Craig Breen got a top 6 one stage, Kris Meeke found a rock in the middle of a road in deja vu. And only one stage sunday with SS20 cancelled.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Latvala decided to do half the day without any damage.

Fixed. A damaged Polo is what we've come to expect from JML.

 

[Furinkazen]

Fixed. A damaged Polo is what we've come to expect from JML.

That would be correct if this was actually the case...

 

[Legro]

Well he actually stayed on the road for once which is an improvement, I guess.

 

[Whodoyouthink]

I may have chose the wrong year to start my first year actually following the WRC, and especially Rally Sweden, but even still, my interest is high, and I love how there are extra elements to the whole event aside from the actual stages. I enjoy how crucial info such as ice puddles cannot be transmitted to the drivers and so we saw 2-3 of them go off in the trees in the same spot!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I enjoy how crucial info such as ice puddles cannot be transmitted to the drivers

Normally the gravel crew would pick up on things like that, but I suspect that the puddles have a snap freeze between the recee crew and the competitors passing through.

 

[twitcher]

Close one!

 

[Simmpa]

Am I the only one with problem with wrc.com? It won´t display current times, it is stuck on stage 5 in overall and when I press any higher stage 2 gets selected. So frustrating.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Am I the only one with problem with wrc.com? It won´t display current times, it is stuck on stage 5 in overall and when I press any higher stage 2 gets selected. So frustrating.

It's probably a problem with the timing in Sweden. It happens at least once a year, but it's usually Monte Carlo that's the problem.

 

[mustafur]

Paddon getting really close to Ogier now, no doubt helped by Ogier starting first but impressive none the less.

 

[Speedster502]

Am I the only one with problem with wrc.com? It won´t display current times, it is stuck on stage 5 in overall and when I press any higher stage 2 gets selected. So frustrating.

Yeah same here. Apparently it's to do with the cancellation of the stages causing chaos with the system on wrc.com. It's fine on WRC+ though.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Watching the Day 1 and 2 highlights while waiting for the power stage, and at times it looks like Wales.

 

[Furinkazen]

Inside whispers... Robert Kubica testing a Toyota GT86 for Toyota...

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Inside whispers... Robert Kubica testing a Toyota GT86 for Toyota...

Well, it will only be available in R3 to R5 specification. There won't be a GT86 WRC.

 

[MarchingSaint]

Fiat 124 takes part competing in R3 category

 

[prisonermonkeys]

It's been on the cards for a while - but with the R5 Abarth being cancelled, it's a small consolation.

 

[catamount39]

Fiat 124 takes part competing in R3 category

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We need more coupes/sedans in rallying.

 

[knoxviue]

Fiat 124 takes part competing in R3 category

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It will compete on the RGT category, R3 only alows up to 1.6 turbo or 2.0 NA, this car has a 1.8 turbo.

 

[Simmpa]

Latvala only won because of his low start position this rally was boring to watch and now we have to wait 2 months for Argentina. I do not like how the calendar looks today, it makes no sense have all the tarmac rounds in the late season.

If I could make my own calendar for next year it would like look this:

1. 19-22 January Monte Carlo
2. 9-12 February Sweden
3. 2-5 March Mexico
4. 23-26 March Argentina
5. 13-16 April France
6. 4-7 May Spain
7. 25-28 May Portugal
8. 15-18 June Italy
9. 6-9 July Poland
10. 27-30 July Finland
11. 17-20 August Germany
12. 21-24 September China
13. 19-22 October Great Britain
14. 16-19 November Australia

Or here´s another one where I removed Poland for Japan and switched Australia for New Zealand

1. 19-22 January Monte Carlo
2. 9-12 February Sweden
3. 2-5 March Mexico
4. 6-9 April Argentina
5. 27-30 April France
6. 18-21 May Spain
7. 15-18 June Portugal
8. 13-16 July Italy
9. 3-6 August Finland
10. 24-27 August Germany
11. 14-17 September China
12. 5-8 October Japan
13. 26-29 October New Zealand
14. 16-19 November Great Britain

 

[prisonermonkeys]

David Evans on the state of the sport:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123389/analysis-is-wrc-boom-and-bust-over

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Citroën will retire the DS3 WRC at the end of the year, with a new car, the C3 WRC, to make its début in 2017:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123642/citroen-in-race-against-time-for-2017

 

[prisonermonkeys]

The Circuit of Ireland is looking to rejoin the WRC:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123656/ireland-renews-push-for-wrc-slot

The FIA admits that there's not much of a market for the event, but they reckon that if it can be run on both sides of the border with long-term government support, it would be very difficult to say no.