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Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by Kriss » 08 Mar 2011, 16:34

Programme
When and where things happen

Monday, 21st March 2011

09h00/21h00 Opening of Service Park Algarve Stadium
15h00/21h00 Reconnaissance Registration (P1 & P2 drivers) Algarve Stadium
15h00/21h00 Reconnaissance Registration / Administrative Checks Algarve Stadium
15h00/21h00 Administrative checks for Priority 1 & 2 Rally HQ
15h00/21h00 Collection of Materials and Documents Algarve Stadium
15h00/21h00 Collection of Reconnaissance GPS Trackers Algarve Stadium
17h00/19h00 FIA Rally Tracking delivery to competitors (ISC-T) Algarve Stadium

Tuesday, 22nd March 2011

07h00/19h00 Day of 1 Reconnaissance (according to schedule) Algarve
09h00/21h00 Opening of Service Park Algarve Stadium
14h00/19h00 General and Media Accreditation Opens Algarve Stadium
15h00/21h00 Administrative checks for Priority 1 & 2 Rally HQ
15h00/21h00 Collection of Materials and Documents Algarve Stadium
15h00 /23h00 Technical Scrutineering and Component Sealing Algarve Stadium

Wednesday, 23rd March 2011

07h00/15h00 Day 2 of Reconnaissance (according to schedule) Algarve
08h00/2000 Collection of Materials and Documents Algarve Stadium
08h00/22h00 Media Centre Open Algarve Stadium
09h00/21h00 Opening of Service Park Algarve Stadium
08h00/13h30 Scrutineering and Sealing for WRC P1 (by appointment) Service Park
12h00 Team Managers’ briefing Rally HQ
14h30/16h30 Shakedown WRC P1 & P2 Vale Judeu - Loulé
16h30/18h30 Shakedown WRC P1, P2 & P3 Vale Judeu – Loulé
18h30/19h30 Shakedown other competitors Vale Judeu – Loulé
18h00 First Stewards Meeting Rally HQ
19h00 Publication of Start List for Sections 1 & 2 Rally HQ
19h30 Helicopter Pilots’ meeting Rally HQ

Thursday, 24th March 2011

08h00/22h00 Media Centre Open Algarve Stadium
11h00/13h00 Reconnaissance SSS1 Pr. Império - Lisbon
13h00/14h00 Rally Cars enter Parc Fermé Pr. Império - Lisbon
13h30 FIA Pre-Rally Press Conference CCB - Lisbon
14h00/14h30 Drivers Autograph Session WRC, P-WRC CCB - Lisbon
15h00/15h20 Drivers Parade Pr. Império - Lisbon
15h25h Rally Start – Section 1 Pr. Império - Lisbon
15h30 SSS1 - Lisbon Pr. Império - Lisbon
15h40 End of Section 1 Pr. Império - Lisbon

Friday, 25th March 2011

07h00/22h00 Media Centre Open Algarve Stadium
08h00 Start of Section 2 Algarve Stadium
17h55h End of Section 3 Algarve Stadium
21h00 End of Flexi Service Algarve Stadium
21h30 Publication of the start list for Section 4 Rally HQ

Saturday, 26th March 2011

08h00/22h00 Media Centre Open Algarve Stadium
09h00 Start of Section 4 Algarve Stadium
18h00 End of Section 5 Algarve Stadium
21h00 End of Flexi Service Algarve Stadium
21h30 Publication of the start list for Section 6 Rally HQ

Sunday, 27th March 2011

05h30/22h00 Media Centre Open Algarve Stadium
07h10 Start of Section 6 Algarve Stadium
15h10 End of the Rally Algarve Stadium
16h15h Trophies Presentation – Podium Algarve Stadium
16h30 Final Scrutineering Algarve Stadium
17h00 FIA Post Event Press Conference Media Centre - HQ
19h00 Publication of the Provisional Final Classification Rally HQ

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by Julia » 08 Mar 2011, 17:17

a couple of things to highlite:

- the shakedown is already on wensday evening!

- thursday they spent the whole day in the capital, Lisbon and also drive the first stage there.

- the powerstage on sunday is 31 km long !!!!

( I thought that I read about Porto roadshow even this year but now I cant find anything about it anymore... somebody has more information about its whereabouts?)

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by Kriss » 08 Mar 2011, 17:54

Julia wrote:
( I thought that I read about Porto roadshow even this year but now I cant find anything about it anymore... somebody has more information about its whereabouts?)
I've read somewhere that the roadshow will be on 19 or 20.03.2011 :huh: I'm not sure :confused:

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by Julia » 09 Mar 2011, 11:55

Kriss wrote:
Julia wrote:
( I thought that I read about Porto roadshow even this year but now I cant find anything about it anymore... somebody has more information about its whereabouts?)
I've read somewhere that the roadshow will be on 19 or 20.03.2011 :huh: I'm not sure :confused:
yeah saturday/sunday before the rally... same date I seen... but strange that there is not more information about it... I mean its in 1,5 weeks, shouldn't they advertise it somewhere? And for instance tell who is driving there? maybe they do it locally only in porto? :confused:
... well we just have to wait & see as always... :lol: but I remember it was live on internet last year and fun to watch so i dont want to miss it if its even this year :cool:

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by sleenster » 16 Mar 2011, 04:42

2011 Rally Portugal entry includes 75 cars

The entry list for this month’s Rally Portugal includes 75 cars racing across the event’s different classes, including a debut for the S2000 Mini John Cooper Works car.

Two Minis will take part, one in the hands of Brazil World Rally Team driver Daniel Oliveira and the other by local driver Armindo Araujo, who enters under the Motorsport Italia / BAMP banner.

Elsewhere, Peter van Merksteijn makes his seasonal WRC debut in a Van Merksteijn Motorsport Citroen DS3 WRC, while Kimi Raikkonen returns, having missed Rally Mexico, in his Ice 1 Racing Citroen.

The seven-strong S-WRC field includes the Peugeot 207 of Bruno Magalhaes, Skodas for Erik van Loon, Bernhard Ten Brinke and Karl Kruuda and Rene Kuipers Ferm Powertools World Rally Team Ford Fiesta S2000.

Among the PWRC entries are Patrik Flodin (Subaru), Michal Kosciuszko (Mitsubishi) and Pirelli Star Driver Hayden Paddon (Subaru) while the 20-car WRC Academy field sees the likes of Ireland’s Craig Breen, the Czech Republic’s Jan Cerny, Aussie Molly Taylor and Briton’s Alastair Fisher doing battle in Ford Fiesta R2s.
http://www.motorstv.com/car/rally/wrc/1 ... y-portugal



2011 Rally Portugal entry list here:
http://www.rallydeportugal.pt/Handlers/ ... &menuid=53

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by momo » 16 Mar 2011, 15:56

Citroen stays cautious for Portugal

By David Evans Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 14:58 GMT

Citroen technical director Xavier Mestelan-Pinon says the team's recent victory in Mexico is no guarantee of success at next week's Rally of Portugal.

Mestelan-Pinon says he remains cautious about the forthcoming gravel rounds of the World Rally Championship, with the Citroen DS3 WRC's engine working in a different way to how it did in central America.

"In competition," said Mestelan-Pinon, "we don't know how the car will work when the engine is giving more power. Yes, we won in Mexico and this is very nice, but when we come down from altitude and we are in Portugal, then the car will have more power and this will have an effect on the way it handles - and we don't know how our car will be against the other. Because it works in Mexico, it doesn't mean it works against Ford in [Portugal]."

Mestelan-Pinon maintained he would not be working on extracting more performance from the 1.6-litre engine before the homologation is set at the end of next month, instead, he will focus on solving the reliability issues which struck the Citroen in Mexico.

Sebastien Loeb won the event despite a problem with the gear shift on his car and his team-mate Sebastien Ogier had a minor engine glitch on the last long stage on day two.

"I must work on those small reliability problems," said Mestelan-Pinon. "The problem with Seb's [Loeb] car was a stupid thing. It was a really small clip, a really cheap piece. The only modification to this would be to add a tie-wrap to make sure it doesn't come out again!"

The Frenchman also added that the teething troubles experienced by Citroen and Ford in Mexico did not surprise him.

"The regulations for the World Rally Car have been the same for 15 years," he said. "And now everything is changed. We have the new gearbox, the new engine, suspension, everything - it is to be expected that there are some small problems. It's understandable."

Mestelan-Pinon concluded, however, that it was a relief to win with the DS3.

"I knew we had a fast car," he said, "we saw this with the fastest times in Sweden, but it's good to win. It's proof of the car and it finalises things and lets us move forward with the car. I am happy."

Citroen remains unbeaten in the current era of Rally of Portugal. Since the event returned to the WRC in 2007, it has run three times: Loeb has won twice, while Ogier became the first - and only - man to beat Loeb in a C4 at the Faro-based event 12 months ago.
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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by sleenster » 16 Mar 2011, 16:56

I hope this is just a rumour, because it sounds seriously scary... :blink:

http://twitter.com/damonf1/status/48040432260751361
damonf1 wrote: #WRC pruebas en Portugal...Loeb se despistó y su DS3 quedó colgando peligrosamente en un barranco. Fue auxiliado x un vehículo 4x4 #fb
Which apparently translates as:
damonf1 wrote: #WRC testing in Portugal...Loeb confused and his DS3 was hanging in a precipice dangerously. A 4x4 vehicle aided #fb

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Post by Sébastien Loeb » 16 Mar 2011, 17:01

sleenster wrote:I hope this is just a rumour, because it sounds seriously scary... :blink:

http://twitter.com/damonf1/status/48040432260751361
damonf1 wrote: #WRC pruebas en Portugal...Loeb se despistó y su DS3 quedó colgando peligrosamente en un barranco. Fue auxiliado x un vehículo 4x4 #fb
Which apparently translates as:
damonf1 wrote: #WRC testing in Portugal...Loeb confused and his DS3 was hanging in a precipice dangerously. A 4x4 vehicle aided #fb

:fear: :( :pray:

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by zoefrances » 16 Mar 2011, 18:27

all we can do is hope and pray kimi will have a good rally. I'd like to see petta do well.

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by ely0611 » 16 Mar 2011, 19:08

I hope Seb will be ok I'm very sad about his accident...
and i hope also that Kimi will do a good rally,without scary moment...unfortunaly is part of rally's world this accident :(

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by sleenster » 16 Mar 2011, 19:35

Hi ely :wave:

Welcome :)

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by ely0611 » 16 Mar 2011, 19:45

Hi Sleenster
thanks a lot :D

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by momo » 16 Mar 2011, 19:49

Hi Elisa, how nice to see you here!!!! :hug:

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by icemaid » 17 Mar 2011, 01:30

Can't wait for this rally. :)
Go Kimi! Flag:##

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Re: Rally de Portugal 2011

Post by luieluv » 17 Mar 2011, 03:06

Ice One Cometh !!!!
So its gonna be a mix of Ravishing Black and White for Kimi Raikkonen this season

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