Rally New Zealand 2010

[luieluv]

even hirvo's times are slow... slower than sordo i guess

[Wolfie]

Ogier could be the next WRC champ! This kid is good!!

11"44.0, nice !!

He revealed in an interview that he is willing to take Sordo's place next season. That's why I feel sorry for Sordo

It's obvious that he is going to be a champion someday, Ogier.

[luieluv]

Times so far in SS10:

S. OGIER - 11:44.0
J. LATVALA - 11:47.1
P. SOLBERG - 11:55.0
D. SORDO - 11:56.7
M. HIRVONEN - 12:04.6
S. LOEB -
M. WILSON -
H. SOLBERG -
M. PROKOP -
F. VILLAGRA -

[Sébastien Loeb]

12:04.6
hirvonen

[TwoHardCore]

Mikko's got to go 3 more stages on a wobbly car... yikes!

[TwoHardCore]

Loeb is flying!! -5.2 on Latvala @ split 5

edit: correction

[Wolfie]

One thing I didn't even notice yesterday, Ketomaa is leading the S2000-serie

[luieluv]

Times so far in SS10:

S. LOEB - 11:39.9
S. OGIER - 11:44.0
J. LATVALA - 11:47.1
P. SOLBERG - 11:55.0
D. SORDO - 11:56.7
M. HIRVONEN - 12:04.6
M. WILSON - 12:10.3
H. SOLBERG -
M. PROKOP -
F. VILLAGRA -

Superb performance from Loeb on this stage[:)]

[Sébastien Loeb]

11:39.9
loeb

[TwoHardCore]

Henning is now running at Villagra's pace :o

[luieluv]

S11: Baker. 21.42km starts in 20 mins

Baker is exceptionally twisty and features 90-degree left and right hand bends in quick succession all the way from start to finish. It’s a classic Rally New Zealand challenge that runs though open countryside with tall elephant grass by the roadside. Compared to New Franklin, Baker has more of a soil base to the road, which will quickly turn muddy and slippery if it rains.

[Moominpappa]

It's hard for Kimi to win Ogier at next years. I am afraid that Kimi has too less time to left learning rally driving to champ. I feel that Ogier is better driver than Mikko and Jari-Matti.

[saif]

LOEB S. / ELENA D. (SS10) "I as on the maximum,some risk.I was pushing hard as I can.Good drive,but lot of gravel on tarmac.Im really happy.

[Ploert]

It's hard for Kimi to win Ogier at next years. I am afraid that Kimi has too less time to left learning rally driving to champ. I feel that Ogier is better driver than Mikko and Jari-Matti.

I think people are writing Jari-Matti off too fast. The guy made some big mistakes, but he is just as fast or faster than Ogier. And he is younger. I think the battle in the future (when Loeb retires) will be between them. I have the suspicion that the Ford isn't as fast as the Citroen. So the two Ford guys doesn't look very good.

[Wolfie]

Those of you who stayed up yesterday, do you remember them saying on the radio that Latvala was angry at his co-driver?

This was on MTV3:

Latvala's tyres burned
07.05.2010 17:44



Co-driver Miikka Anttila calculated the tyre pressure as1,5 bar before they went to the SS3 (32 kilometer) but Latvala drove so aggressively that the pressure went up to 2,3 bar. Pirelli's representative measured the temperature of his tyres and it was 128 Celcius when they got to the finish line.

- The roads don't clean up at all, Latvala cursed.