WRC and other rallying

Oops! · 01-03-2021 2:16pm

I hate to say it but Breen's chance of a full time seat in a top car is gone....

h3000 · 01-03-2021 3:17pm

Oops! wrote: »

I hate to say it but Breen's chance of a full time seat in a top car is gone....

It’s going to be tough to get a competitive seat alright. There is quite a few very quick drivers but very few seats, fewer is Hyundai do leave. Craig can be really quick but never really had the program or car to develop the consistency. Hopefully he will have a program next year.

Oops! · 01-03-2021 4:32pm

h3000 wrote: »

It’s going to be tough to get a competitive seat alright. There is quite a few very quick drivers but very few seats, fewer is Hyundai do leave. Craig can be really quick but never really had the program or car to develop the consistency. Hopefully he will have a program next year.

He's 30 now, not the new kid on the block anymore. He's had the programs, the cars and more importantly the £££££ behind him to get where he is today. He'll still get drives and programs at other levels, but the top level full time seat is gone now....

h3000 · 01-03-2021 5:55pm

Oops! wrote: »

He's 30 now, not the new kid on the block anymore. He's had the programs, the cars and more importantly the £££££ behind him to get where he is today. He'll still get drives and programs at other levels, but the top level full time seat is gone now....

Maybe so alright, though it seemed to be very difficult to get the best out of the C3.

I fear you are correct but I hope he will have a good chance in the Hyundai.

recyclebin · 05-03-2021 10:35pm

Is there talks of Hyundai leaving? WRC would be dead if that happens. M-Sport are just hanging in there as is. That would only leave Toyota.

h3000 · 05-03-2021 11:12pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Is there talks of Hyundai leaving? WRC would be dead if that happens. M-Sport are just hanging in there as is. That would only leave Toyota.

The is/was some concern about it as Hyundai have not committed to 2022. There was also talk that Hyundai hadn’t given the go ahead to develop the 2022 car. There has been an update on the situation just released today though (link below).

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/adamo-optimistic-hyundai-will-stay-in-wrc-beyond-2021/5590448/

afatbollix · 06-03-2021 11:43pm

I remember talking to Breen when he was 16, He had money to go down the BTCC route. He did very well at karting and had the two options.

Rallying or track racing.

If any kids are reading this, there is no money in rallying go race on tracks as much as you can.

It's a shame that's it true as rallying is just another level!

Car99 · 06-03-2021 11:52pm

h3000 wrote: »

The is/was some concern about it as Hyundai have not committed to 2022. There was also talk that Hyundai hadn’t given the go ahead to develop the 2022 car. There has been an update on the situation just released today though (link below).

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/adamo-optimistic-hyundai-will-stay-in-wrc-beyond-2021/5590448/

Is WRC that important to the sport of rallying ? There will all ways be international and national rally championships with just as impressive machinery and pilots if not better machinery depending on whatever style floats your boat.

Oops! · 07-03-2021 2:17pm

Yes it is... But the problem is manufacturers have no interest in rallying anymore... It's too dirty, doesn't fit the image of the modern day green eco boxes they are trying to sell.

h3000 · 31-03-2021 9:27am

I know that hybrid tech isn't everyone favorite in motorsport right now but I think this is good news for the future of the WRC.

https://twitter.com/OfficialWRC/status/1377153966627188739?s=20

h3000 · 01-04-2021 8:11am

From some really positive news yesterday to what I think is a frankly stupid idea today.

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/crazy-corner-adds-new-scoring-element-for-drivers/

Edit: As pointed out by kksaints. I'm an April fool.

kksaints · 01-04-2021 8:41am

h3000 wrote: »

From some really positive news yesterday to what I think is a frankly stupid idea today.

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/crazy-corner-adds-new-scoring-element-for-drivers/

Good April fools joke alright. Just enough doubt as to whether it's real or not.

h3000 · 01-04-2021 8:51am

kksaints wrote: »

Good April fools joke alright. Just enough doubt as to whether it's real or not.

Ah...... I can't believe I fell for one. I had a fifteen hour day yesterday if that's any excuse.

afatbollix · 03-04-2021 9:55pm

I watched extreme e today.

Not sure what thread it should be in but this seems right.

A few crashes today, Some surprising times and it was entertaining.

Not sure what races are going to be like but the time trials were alright when I watched on Facebook. Seems they are getting the right PR anyway. Might get rallycross back on the map.

ricimaki · 04-04-2021 11:45am

afatbollix wrote: »

I watched extreme e today.

Not sure what thread it should be in but this seems right.

A few crashes today, Some surprising times and it was entertaining.

Not sure what races are going to be like but the time trials were alright when I watched on Facebook. Seems they are getting the right PR anyway. Might get rallycross back on the map.

This just popped up on YouTube for me. I'd never heard of it before, but it looks interesting. Races are live here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXkRbjQw1w

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton both have teams through to the finals. Mix of rally, rallycross and formula 1 drivers

h3000 · 11-04-2021 8:51pm

Breen won in Sanremo then took a 10 second penalty (apparently to had win to Italian Hyundai driver Crugnola) but the penalty has now been cancelled handing the win back to Craig. It all seems very strange.

https://twitter.com/rallyinsight/status/1381331818448830464

JMR46 · 22-04-2021 3:47pm

Craig had quite a slow time in Shakedown in Croatia, even after 3 runs, he was slowest WRC

Hopefully this doesn't mean he will struggle on this event. It's his first proper tarmac rally in the Hyundai

h3000 · 22-04-2021 3:55pm

JMR46 wrote: »

Craig had quite a slow time in Shakedown in Croatia, even after 3 runs, he was slowest WRC

Hopefully this doesn't mean he will struggle on this event. It's his first proper tarmac rally in the Hyundai

Hopefully he was just saving tyres. Even on a very bad day I can see him being nearly 1.5 seconds a km slower than Elfyn.

h3000 · 26-04-2021 10:29am

Rally Croatia proved to be a great rally. Not a great weekend for Breen unfortunately. He could not get any confidence in the car but Tanak seems to have had a similar problem. Hyundai messed up Saturday's tyre choice too.

Ogier had a crash on the road section before SS17 which came very close to ending his rally. He also had a bit of hassle with the local police because of said crash. Ogier took the win in the end by .6 seconds over Evans. Evans lost a second or so on the very last corner.

Top Dog · 26-04-2021 1:17pm

He nearly ran over one policeman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cygNKsgHTZI

h3000 · 26-04-2021 1:38pm

Top Dog wrote: »

He nearly ran over one policeman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cygNKsgHTZI

It was all very messy. Apparently one police officer told him he could leave but the other didn’t no that. Apparently the police spoke very little English too. He was fined €5000 and received a suspended one race ban for the whole incident. He was fined another €2000 for breaking a red light too.

Driving at a police officer is never a good look though.
https://twitter.com/SebOgier/status/1386369617241821197

JMR46 · 26-04-2021 5:26pm

h3000 wrote: »

Rally Croatia proved to be a great rally. Not a great weekend for Breen unfortunately. He could not get any confidence in the car but Tanak seems to have had a similar problem. Hyundai messed up Saturday's tyre choice too.

Ogier had a crash on the road section before SS17 which came very close to ending his rally. He also had a bit of hassle with the local police because of said crash. Ogier took the win in the end by .6 seconds over Evans. Evans lost a second or so on the very last corner.

The Power Stage was a great watch, right down to the wire after 3 days to be decided on the last corner. Seriously entertaining!

jelutong · 26-04-2021 9:24pm

Massive amount of spectators on some of the stages. If there’s an increase in COVID numbers in Croatia because of this it could jeopardise future events in the WRC.

afatbollix · 26-04-2021 10:10pm

jelutong wrote: »

Massive amount of spectators on some of the stages. If there’s an increase in COVID numbers in Croatia because of this it could jeopardise future events in the WRC.

Not to take it off topic but FYI track and trace have said that only 1 out of 1000 traced cases was transmitted outside.

It's the safest place to be.

It's the first rally I haven't had WRC +, I felt shafted last year and canceled my account after the year. Didn't miss it, unfortunately.

h3000 · 27-04-2021 10:09pm

Craig Breen is off to compete in the Targa Florio rally again. It really can’t have been an easy decision to reach. Best of luck to him.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COLTC2DHigp/

JMR46 · 27-04-2021 11:21pm

h3000 wrote: »

Craig Breen is off to compete in the Targa Florio rally again. It really can’t have been an easy decision to reach. Best of luck to him.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COLTC2DHigp/

Brave decision, you'd have to admire it.

h3000 · 30-04-2021 9:44am

Paul Nagle is on the Dermot and Dave Show TodayFM at some stage this morning to do an AskMeAnything.

kksaints · 12-05-2021 9:09pm

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc3/ex-soccer-boss-realistic-on-portugal-expectations/?fbclid=IwAR1YK7PkNBp8nCd3zz7NcCTvb5iQaMMGpr2Mqq7LEGelco2Xvzh69C7J8Ao

One of those weird sporting crossovers that you get every now and then.

Oops! · 13-05-2021 1:02pm

Has had a very interesting life that man.... Fair f**ks to him!

h3000 · 06-06-2021 2:16pm

Great rally by Ogier again. Broken Hyundai for Tanak again.
And a bit extreme by the officials
https://twitter.com/DirtFishRally/status/1401526289731891203

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