Phew... made it. Thought I stand a chance against Simone on the last stage, but apparently I was a bit too cautious and ended up losing by almost 7 secs. Well, at least my triumph-for-now on Noiker stands . Great pace, Simone, congrats!
Great rally, Warren, Senad. Congrats as well! Can't wait to see how other timezones fared.
Practiced only for 5 minutes (one run of Hualapai before the start, already past 19 GMT ), but it wasn't really necessary. This car is a bit like the shameful econobox my family owns. Even speeds aren't that much different . Conserving momentum, anticipating the brakings, careful on the downhill sections; watching the speedo rather than rev meter to know when to shift most efficentyl... I felt like driving the 0.8L Daewoo Tico on the real road at times . And when you're tackling the corner uphill, WOT and the car decelerates? Wicked . Not much sideways action (not really favorable technique in such an underpowered car), but powering out of tight bends was tricky AND fun. Last couple hundred meters of Joux Plane made my hands on the wheel sweaty, that doesn't happen often.
And I managed to be faster than Świder overall, we were neck to neck very often. Grats for the great pace so early after beginning the RBR adventure. I'm jealous
Great rally, Warren, Senad. Congrats as well! Can't wait to see how other timezones fared.
Practiced only for 5 minutes (one run of Hualapai before the start, already past 19 GMT ), but it wasn't really necessary. This car is a bit like the shameful econobox my family owns. Even speeds aren't that much different . Conserving momentum, anticipating the brakings, careful on the downhill sections; watching the speedo rather than rev meter to know when to shift most efficentyl... I felt like driving the 0.8L Daewoo Tico on the real road at times . And when you're tackling the corner uphill, WOT and the car decelerates? Wicked . Not much sideways action (not really favorable technique in such an underpowered car), but powering out of tight bends was tricky AND fun. Last couple hundred meters of Joux Plane made my hands on the wheel sweaty, that doesn't happen often.
And I managed to be faster than Świder overall, we were neck to neck very often. Grats for the great pace so early after beginning the RBR adventure. I'm jealous