[ERC] Tet Rally Liepāja 2023

[PLuto]

When ERC returned to model where only some drivers choose starting position? Here only 17 out of 20 drivers choosed, and the 3 slowest are starting last. It makes no sense.

It is new rule since last year. And it is helfpul for everybody. It was never that all drivers were choosing starting positions. Before it was usually top 15, which was not working everywhere as some drivers were using tactics and slowing down/retiring in QS to start as late as possible. So with this new rule, this tactics is not helpful anymore.

[meh]

First I was surprised to see clouds and some rain (can not see them in Estonia at the moment).

Sesks is there, but additionally to him only one Latvian driver in the start list and this one with Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. I hope Sesks makes rally more popular in Latvia.

Linnamäe choosed to be 1st on the road, which in the beginning seemed weird choice, but it completely makes sense to watch how much dust is hanging around between trees. Loosing grip, winning visibiliy.

[Jarek Z]

Sesks is there, but additionally to him only one Latvian driver in the start list and this one with Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. I hope Sesks makes rally more popular in Latvia.

I have just had a look at the full results of SS1 and you are right. I cannot find any other Latvian drivers there. Is Latvian rallying in such a bad state? That's sad!

[Lead]

It seems that tactic worked pretty well for Linnamae.

[Lead]

Dust issues for all of the drivers, but still Sesks managed to take 16sec out of Ostberg in 2nd place. Insane.

[RS]

Ss2 cancelled?

[meh]

Ss2 cancelled?

SS2 is the same stage as SS1, (probbably) cancelled due the dust issues. You can trust your pace-notes and go blindly into corners, but if someone is stopped there, it will be disaster. So it makes sense to cancel it but is it different for other stages, I don't know. In some other regions in Latvia there is rain (and Latvia is not that big), so there is hope for improvements. And it must be proper rain to improve the dust issue.

[Lead]

Ss2 cancelled?

Thats a real shame. They could increase the starting gaps, if the dust is the main issue?

[RS]

Thats a real shame. They could increase the starting gaps, if the dust is the main issue?

I suppose that would throw out the whole day's schedule.

[Jarek Z]

Couldn't they predict the dust problem before the rally?