RDRC S9 Round 1 - Rally Monte Carlo (1st February - 7th February 2021)

[Neilski]

Stage 9. Solid driving all way long without any mechanical issues. One small mistake and that was it.

Yikes! Bad luck there...

And now a question:
I have *very* limited testing on this rally and in DR2 in general.
Is it the case that soft tyres will be great on the snow/ice-free stages, but disastrous on the snowy/icy ones? (And could it be the case that the stages between services have been combined in such a way as to make this decision tricky? )

 

[Joakim Skalstad]

Finished!

 

[Joakim Skalstad]

Yikes! Bad luck there...

And now a question:
I have *very* limited testing on this rally and in DR2 in general.
Is it the case that soft tyres will be great on the snow/ice-free stages, but disastrous on the snowy/icy ones? (And could it be the case that the stages between services have been combined in such a way as to make this decision tricky? )

soft are the best on stages with mainly tarmac, but on the stages with more snow/ice i recommend using snow tires, and if you lack experience it is smarter to use snow on those stages!

 

[Fleskebacon]

Ok, so my plan is obviously to drive really, really slow. Success so far, but still some stages to go.

I'll have to put in some accidents to drive even slower, but at this pace it's kind of difficult to have a real accident.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Yikes! Bad luck there...

And now a question:
I have *very* limited testing on this rally and in DR2 in general.
Is it the case that soft tyres will be great on the snow/ice-free stages, but disastrous on the snowy/icy ones? (And could it be the case that the stages between services have been combined in such a way as to make this decision tricky? )

Could it be...

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

So, finished with my rally as well!

Some early stage (SS2) looking good out of one of the many hairpins!

Looking good indeed!

Sideways up the mountain the first time! (SS4)

And on the top of the mountain, without a single scratch on the car! 0 sec of repairs!

I really, really, really hate driving in the dark, but here I am, at the top of the mountain in the night (SS7)

And down again, a some scratches on the car now, and a funny noise (I don't think I am careful enough when shifting)

Indeed that's the case, I need to be more careful in the future, I cannot destroy my gearbox in rallies with longer time between services (oups. Spoiler alert)

With a fixed car, I took it easy and chill the rest of the stages, here in the very last hairpin of the rally on SS12

And then on the top of the mountain for the very last time. The car hasn't been used to hard, and it's been a calm and collected rally. Maybe this will attract a sponsor for Sweden!

RDRC-Boss Out!

 

[LuMue]

My turn now, going live in 5mins...

Müller Motorsport entering the Col de Turini

 

[Shane Burke]

Finished my second attempt at Monte Bit of disaster leading up to it as i was practicing in the wrong car

But rally went really well! I know I ain't going to get a top 10 but didn't expect to be 3 mins 30 secs off but had a fantastic battle with Mevilkusi as I only finished 0.4 ahead of him

Anyone who does decent paints get in touch with me please, my Peugeot is a bit bland

Also thanks to RDRC admins for setting this up, we ( SimTech ) really enjoyed Monte

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

doo, need to first apply for class before i can enter, lol. aplication sent. so it's three days of four stages each and only two services. mental note: take it easy ...

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

doo, need to first apply for class before i can enter, lol. aplication sent. so it's three days of four stages each and only two services. mental note: take it easy ...

Accepted

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

my Peugeot is a bit bland

For someone entered in the team called: SimTech Motorsport Orange, that car surely lack a bit of color!

 

[Joakim Skalstad]

Live recording from my powerstage!
Not the fastest driver, not the best run, but maaaan this was fun!

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Accepted

yes!!! fastest delivery ever, did stage01 within minutes of being accepted, thx for putting two warmup stages at the beginning, managed a time just under 3.00 even though i had to pause for some minutes due to a call, slowest of the chaps who got through in one piece atm, good start, thx ole for setting this up. bit of a norway vs. germany battle in rdrc2 atm, first six positions taken by either country!

 

[Daniel Monteiro]

My turn now, going live in 5mins...

Müller Motorsport entering the Col de Turini

Been watching it with my friend, was a good recce! You've got some pace man, I wonder if you'll beat most of the R5 cars

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Been watching it with my friend, was a good recce! You've got some pace man, I wonder if you'll beat most of the R5 cars

Many big-guns left in R5 though

 

[PiorARG]

@Ole Marius Myrvold loving the sponsorless livery

absolutely flawless debut for me in J-RDRC ! currently leading the rally with a finishing time of 1:10:10.742 and some stage wins at the moment. The rally was so good that i didn't even have to spend more than 5 minutes at each service area now i'll be waiting for the fastest drivers in the class to finish to see how i stack up against them

a wild All In Motorsport fan took this photo at the start of SS9, when the car was still clean after service, ha

 

[Mario Peixoto]

And now a question:
I have *very* limited testing on this rally and in DR2 in general.
Is it the case that soft tyres will be great on the snow/ice-free stages, but disastrous on the snowy/icy ones? (And could it be the case that the stages between services have been combined in such a way as to make this decision tricky? )

From my previous experience two weeks ago in similar conditions (Fiesta R2), going with soft tyres in the snowy/icy stages is a bad idea. I did it for the Power Stage, which was pretty much all tarmac and the last one of the rally, but I had to endure first a previous stage that was mostly ice and snow. The car snapped massively under braking and I couldn't steer as well. I managed a good time in the power stage, but lost more in the previous stage. Not worth it.

 

[Neilski]

From my previous experience two weeks ago in similar conditions (Fiesta R2), going with soft tyres in the snowy/icy stages is a bad idea. I did it for the Power Stage, which was pretty much all tarmac and the last one of the rally, but I had to endure first a previous stage that was mostly ice and snow. The car snapped massively under braking and I couldn't steer as well. I managed a good time in the power stage, but lost more in the previous stage. Not worth it.

Well, I've just been doing some testing in my Fiesta R5 for the first 4 stages. Soft tyres are a big win for me on the first 3 of them, and a definite problem in SS4. The time loss on SS4 is mixed - some sections are quick and some are just horrendous, but my overall time on softs is a handful of seconds worse than on snow tyres.
So... if I'm feeling brave/foolish enough, I think my quickest option is clearly to take the softs for the first 4 stages Pretty high risk of something very bad happening though!

 

[Daniel Monteiro]

Well, I've just been doing some testing in my Fiesta R5 for the first 4 stages. Soft tyres are a big win for me on the first 3 of them, and a definite problem in SS4. The time loss on SS4 is mixed - some sections are quick and some are just horrendous, but my overall time on softs is a handful of seconds worse than on snow tyres.
So... if I'm feeling brave/foolish enough, I think my quickest option is clearly to take the softs for the first 4 stages Pretty high risk of something very bad happening though!

 

[Mark Birney]

Day 1 done... WITH 2 OPPOSITE PUNCTURES AT THE SAME TIME ON STAGE 1 SOMEHOW?

Basically got out and ran for the rest of the day with the car the way it was. Live footage below:

(Not Drago obviosuly, he's much scarier than me)