WRC Modern Classics S3: Season 2007

[Dreadmed]

@Dreadmed, your times are utterly crazy. Respect!

Thanks! To be honest I have no idea where that came from, I did 2 practise runs of that full stage and they were both around the 17:30+ mark. My nerves were absolutely shot at the end of that 2nd pass but my jaw dropped when I heard "That was a 16 minute..."

That was one I wish I recorded just to look back at, alas I'm running low on space again and a 20 minute recording would have been pushing it... and sorry to hear that @Belgianwaffle, hope things get better!

E: My recorded run for this round;

 

[Cabelmania]

"Day One" of Mexico, Stage 1-5: got a 16 seconds penalty on Stage 2 because of a roll that got me cut involuntarly a hairpin and so a reset Better than a puncture at least

"Day Two", Stage 6-9: some minor errors, one inconsenquential roll on Stage 9

"Day Three", Stage 10-14: a 5 second penalty, caused by half roll and reset, tainted this final part

I will skip the next 2 rallies; see you in Sardegna

 

[MagpieRacer]

Massive well done to all those who completed Rally Norway, a tough and long rally that show little mercy on the drivers. @Dreadmed taming the narrow forest roads to take victory number 2 of the season. With @Belgianwaffle coming home 2nd once again and GFnR_ItoSaku taking P3.

Rank	DisplayName	Vehicle	Time	DifferenceToFirst
1	Dreadmed	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:34:46	0:00:00
2	BelgianWaffle78	Citroën C4 WRC	1:39:10	0:04:24
3	GFnR_ItoSaku	Citroën C4 WRC	1:39:47	0:05:01
4	SeamanFlakes	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:40:04	0:05:18
5	maxfriedhoff	Citroën C4 WRC	1:40:21	0:05:35
6	Speedster502	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:41:38	0:06:52
7	BergGunner	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:41:42	0:06:56
8	CPFH74	Citroën C4 WRC	1:42:54	0:08:07
9	Space_Wadet	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:44:33	0:09:47
10	nowthenfella	Citroën C4 WRC	1:45:31	0:10:45
11	SolidNinjaSnake	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:45:39	0:10:52
12	thewrathofwhat	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:47:12	0:12:26
13	WRC Player	Citroën C4 WRC	2:37:55	1:03:08
14	freyjadomville	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	3:52:00	2:17:14

This result leaves the championship i a very tight spot as we head to the first gravel event of the season. Just 4 points separating @Dreadmed and @Belgianwaffle at the top.

Rank	DisplayName	PointsAccumulated
1	Dreadmed	87
2	BelgianWaffle78	83
3	PickyReptile87	54
4	Speedster502	52
5	GFnR_ItoSaku	52
6	SeamanFlakes	50
7	CPFH74	50
8	Hasnain282	39
9	Space_Wadet	37
10	BergGunner	35
11	Irish_Fox74	33
12	thewrathofwhat	31
13	nowthenfella	31
14	maxfriedhoff	31
15	magpieracer48	31
16	SolidNinjaSnake	29
17	RDA-JETS	28
18	Cabelmania	26
19	MajorHobble	25
20	miljan426	23
21	Matster2005	20
22	WRC Player	19
23	Sorinakkis	18
24	Ix_Morbid_xI	10
25	lebowski2	9
26	NebuCD	8
27	N555NAT	7
28	Liberal_PL	7
29	marco89IT	5
30	WRC Player	4
31	Z7K1	3
32	ivanvankov25	1
33	AscarXD	1
34	offroadracer516	0
35	darrenersmit82	0
36	TheAudioPulse	0
37	GOTMAXPOWER	0
38	MrSqualo	0
39	sinotov2008	0
40	WRC Player	0
41	widdler	0
42	Luca15102000	0
43	Nikolakis1990	0
44	freyjadomville	0
45	Eddie_Estsidrz	0
46	OwenSlavin3	0

 

[MagpieRacer]

With the 3 winter events behind us, we finally leave the cold mountains and snowy Scandinavia and head to the warmth of The 21º Corona Rally Mexico.

Day 1
Service Park
SS1: Alfaro - 8km
SS2: Ortega - 13.1km
Service Park
SS3: El Mosquito - 6.8km
Service Park
SS4: Alfaro 2 - 8km
SS5: Ortega 2 - 13.1km
Service Park
SS6: El Mosquito 2 - 6.8km

Day 2
Service Park
SS7: Ibarilla - 12.9km
Service Park
SS8: San Diego - 5.8km
SS9: Derramadero - 7.2km
Service Park
SS10: Ibarilla 2 - 12.9km
SS11: San Diego 2 - 5.8km
Service Park
SS12: Derramadero 2 - 7.2km

Day 3
Service Park
SS13: Las Minas - 11.5km
Service Park
SS14: Guanajuatito - 10.6km

Total competitive KM: 129.7km​

 

[Belgianwaffle]

After the concentration problems in Norway... I was super focused for this Mexican chapter... So focused I forgot to take screenshots 😂
But concentration is vital in this rally. Nonetheless I still had a few lucky moments... One time on that deadly jump, I hate that one in this direction! And one hit with a wall of a bridge, that could have been a puncture. But all went well... See you guys in Portugal!

 

[Dreadmed]

I was also quite lucky to get away without a puncture, had a couple moments that would have been borderline lethal if hardcore damage was still enabled (my Focus did still suffer damage to the internals for a couple stages).

In a way I prefer running the harder tyres over those stretched stints, it seems to me that either compound both move to a similar grip level once they start properly wearing out, the medium (in this case) seemed to lose a ton of grip from one stage to the next. At least, that's the excuse for my horror show on stage 8.

Hopefully the the shorter itinerary and wetter weather for "Argentina" plays a part although I have my doubts, @Belgianwaffle looked rather imperious here.

 

[Darrenersmit]

Keep saying to myself.."slow down you moron". Nearly got through a stage without a hiccup last night.
As I say...nearly haha.
Started next rally four stages, and even impressed mysef

 

[Darrenersmit]

Just don't get how far behind I am, is this game genuinely just harder than dirt rally or what?.
Super concentration during 1st 3 stages, yes on the 2nd stage I had a brain fart and went left at the junction instead of right. And 3rd stage spent 20 seconds on my roof. But the 1st stage was clean(obviously not fast). And I am still 40 seconds behind top spot.

 

[Nebuc72]

These cars at Portugal is hell of a fun combo. The Skoda feels like it's dancing across the dirt, so nice to drive.

Had a really good Stage 1 & 2 - hit a roll on Stage 3 that felt comedically slow and long and bunged me with a 30 second reset penalty despite still being able to see the track from where I was.
Probably could've gotten back on with about 10 second time loss without it resetting me but it is what it is! Looking forward to finishing this one up.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Will be doing some championship updates soon, time has been limited recently so haven't been able to post as much as I would like to. Between running a business, visiting family, looking after 2 kids, buying a house, full on!

Thanks everyone for the participation though, it's been super strong so far.

 

[Nebuc72]

Tyre selection is absolutely savage this week - I've a set of softs and a dead set of mediums to my name with about 50 miles of track left to cover. Lord have mercy.

 

[Belgianwaffle]

Tyre selection is absolutely savage this week - I've a set of softs and a dead set of mediums to my name with about 50 miles of track left to cover. Lord have mercy.

Yes, it's terrible.... Seems like a mistake in the game to me 😔

 

[Dreadmed]

Tyre selection is absolutely savage this week - I've a set of softs and a dead set of mediums to my name with about 50 miles of track left to cover. Lord have mercy.

That's what I was afraid of when I saw the full stage featuring twice, it felt like the tyres were completely gone in Mexico and that was with two 50km (hard) and one 30km (medium) stint. Rough sums put Portugal at a total of 170+km...

Just don't get how far behind I am, is this game genuinely just harder than dirt rally or what?.
Super concentration during 1st 3 stages, yes on the 2nd stage I had a brain fart and went left at the junction instead of right. And 3rd stage spent 20 seconds on my roof. But the 1st stage was clean(obviously not fast). And I am still 40 seconds behind top spot.

I tried to do a comparison on the clubs racenet page but it only lets you see individual "replays" or head-to-head with your own, I couldn't really glean that much from my end just looking at your runs in isolation. It could be any number of things that's causing such a gap, the best I can suggest is to pick someone else to look at and see where exactly you're dropping time the most.

 

[Darrenersmit]

Now wether this is the other two being slow or not is another question, but i did take a little hope from this stage. It is actually alot more enjoyable when you dont go colin mcrae.

 

[Belgianwaffle]

I did a lot of testing to see if I could reduce tyre wear for Portugal... But could not find a solution unfortunately ... And when I saw the first times of @Dreadmed I knew that a cautious driving style was not an option either..
I had a scary moment, when the internet connection was gone after ss4... I thought of my fellow countryman Neuville and tried to stay as cool as him when in trouble 🤣🤣 Eventually I got it fixed and managed to upload my tlme .
I never recuperated from the big loss in the first long stage with worn tyres. I closed the gap somewhat at the end, but beating @Dreadmed was never in the mix.
So far he wins the 'odd' rallies, and I the 'even' ones. Unless someone still surprises us in the remaining time..

 

[MagpieRacer]

@Belgianwaffle took a superb win in Mexico, beating @Dreadmed and @PickyReptail8 who make up the podium.

Rank	DisplayName	Vehicle	Time	DifferenceToFirst
1	BelgianWaffle78	Citroën C4 WRC	1:36:24	0:00:00
2	Dreadmed	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:37:49	0:01:25
3	PickyReptile87	Citroën C4 WRC	1:38:22	0:01:58
4	Irish_Fox74	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:39:58	0:03:34
5	maxfriedhoff	Citroën C4 WRC	1:41:02	0:04:38
6	woodster232	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:41:10	0:04:46
7	Cabelmania	ŠKODA Fabia WRC	1:41:33	0:05:08
8	GFnR_ItoSaku	Citroën C4 WRC	1:41:38	0:05:14
9	thewrathofwhat	Citroën Xsara WRC	1:42:36	0:06:12
10	SolidNinjaSnake	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:43:26	0:07:02
11	nowthenfella	Citroën C4 WRC	1:43:49	0:07:25
12	CPFH74	Citroën C4 WRC	1:44:13	0:07:49
13	Speedster502	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:44:26	0:08:02
14	ninjaz0r	Citroën C4 WRC	1:45:00	0:08:36
15	N555NAT	ŠKODA Fabia WRC	1:45:43	0:09:19
16	pereiratorrente	Citroën C4 WRC	1:49:33	0:13:09
17	WRC Player	Citroën C4 WRC	2:57:30	1:21:06
18	freyjadomville	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	3:04:01	1:27:37

Portugal proved a tough adversary this week, but @Dreadmed tamed the beast, beating @Belgianwaffle to victory by 36 seconds, a small margin in a near 2 hour event.

Rank	DisplayName	Vehicle	Time	DifferenceToFirst
1	Dreadmed	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	1:53:49	0:00:00
2	BelgianWaffle78	Citroën C4 WRC	1:54:25	0:00:36
3	GFnR_ItoSaku	Citroën C4 WRC	1:58:38	0:04:49
4	SeamanFlakes	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:00:05	0:06:17
5	BergGunner	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	2:00:24	0:06:35
6	SolidNinjaSnake	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	2:01:56	0:08:07
7	nowthenfella	Citroën C4 WRC	2:03:03	0:09:14
8	CPFH74	Citroën C4 WRC	2:03:46	0:09:57
9	N555NAT	ŠKODA Fabia WRC	2:06:27	0:12:38
10	NebuCD	ŠKODA Fabia WRC	2:07:56	0:14:07
11	pereiratorrente	Citroën Xsara WRC	2:11:26	0:17:37
12	miljan426	Citroën C4 WRC	2:13:28	0:19:39
13	darrenersmit82	ŠKODA Fabia WRC	2:57:45	1:03:57
14	freyjadomville	Ford Focus RS Rally 2008	4:09:37	2:15:49

In the championship standings, @Dreadmed leads @Belgianwaffle by 2 points as they start to stretch their legs from the rest of the field.

Rank	DisplayName	PointsAccumulated
1	Dreadmed	134
2	BelgianWaffle78	132
3	GFnR_ItoSaku	84
4	PickyReptile87	79
5	CPFH74	72
6	Speedster502	66
7	SeamanFlakes	63
8	Irish_Fox74	56
9	nowthenfella	55
10	SolidNinjaSnake	55
11	maxfriedhoff	53
12	BergGunner	52
13	thewrathofwhat	50
14	Space_Wadet	45
15	Cabelmania	45
16	Hasnain282	39
17	MajorHobble	32
18	miljan426	31
19	magpieracer48	31
20	RDA-JETS	28
21	N555NAT	25
22	woodster232	21
23	Matster2005	20
24	WRC Player	19
25	Sorinakkis	18
26	pereiratorrente	15
27	NebuCD	14
28	ninjaz0r	12
29	Ix_Morbid_xI	10
30	darrenersmit82	9
31	SharkyOB	9
32	lebowski2	9
33	Liberal_PL	7
34	WRC Player	7
35	marco89IT	5
36	Z7K1	3
37	Cod62	2
38	ivanvankov25	1
39	widdler	1
40	AscarXD	1
41	offroadracer516	0
42	TheAudioPulse	0
43	GOTMAXPOWER	0
44	MrSqualo	0
45	Houskic	0
46	sinotov2008	0
47	WRC Player	0
48	Luca15102000	0
49	Nikolakis1990	0
50	freyjadomville	0
51	Eddie_Estsidrz	0
52	OwenSlavin3	0
53	WRC Player	0
54	SideSwitch	0

 

[MagpieRacer]

Welcome to round 6 of the 2007 World Rally Championship, and the 27th Rally Argentina.
The wet, rocky, mountainous terrain will challenge and test the drivers this week, patience and a gentle right foot are required for fast times here.

Day 1
Service Park
SS1: Cancelled
SS2: Cancelled
SS3: Cancelled
Service Park
SS4: Cancelled
SS5: Cancelled

Day 2
Service Park
SS6: Ortega - 13.1km
SS7: El Brinco - 10.5km
Service Park
SS8: Mesa Cuata - 8.8km
Service Park
SS9: Ortega 2 - 13.1km
SS10: El Brinco 2 - 10.5km

Day 3
Service Park
SS11: Las Minas - 11.5km
SS12: Mesa Cuata 2 - 8.8km
Service Park
SS13: Las Minas 2 - 11.5km

Total Competitive KM - 87.8km​

 

[Belgianwaffle]

Anyone else on ps5, experiencing the screen tearing again in this Argentina (Mexico) rally? It's such a bad game sometimes 🙄

 

[Dreadmed]

On one hand I'm glad I was able to provide a stiffer challenge for this 2nd visit to Mexico (back to back stages that were essentially photo-finishes!) but two brain fades 30 seconds apart on the last stage did for me. Looking at the splits I was dropping 1 or 2 seconds every sector so it would've been tight at the finish, as it was I missed a call and straight-lined one corner before skidding off shortly after (resetting after desperately trying to climb a steep bank).

Onto the next one!

 

[Darrenersmit]

Yeah I did, was having a nightmare round too so gave up this round. Mexico bloody tough

 

[Belgianwaffle]

On one hand I'm glad I was able to provide a stiffer challenge for this 2nd visit to Mexico (back to back stages that were essentially photo-finishes!) but two brain fades 30 seconds apart on the last stage did for me. Looking at the splits I was dropping 1 or 2 seconds every sector so it would've been tight at the finish, as it was I missed a call and straight-lined one corner before skidding off shortly after (resetting after desperately trying to climb a steep bank).

Onto the next one!

What a thriller indeed! I didn't expect to win on the last stage... I had a small roll myself there. So starting behind, I didn't think I would make it on that stage... You were going really fast on Ss6 and Ss7. I think you had a different tyre strategy again.
It was my turn to win again, since it was an 'even' rally 🤣🤣
Also kudos to @MagpieRacer for creating a totally different rally then the first Mexico passage. Well done 👌👌

See you guys in Italy!!

 

[Cabelmania]

Come out from the hiatus to do Sardegna, just as promised

And after 3 stages the horror: I choose the wrong tyres for the shakedown (probably press O than X during the choice) so I had 2 soft and only 1 medium

I managed to do stage 9 and 10 with "red" medium without massive problems, fortunately

Also a puncture on the last stage, but it was on the last sector and the tyre resisted until the end

Gonna skip another 2 rounds; see you in Germany

 

[Dreadmed]

I didn't get anywhere close to locating the sweet spot this time, I must've run off the road half a dozen times on the first run through Monte Olia and then I completely lost it under braking at the top of the mountain on Stage 5 (start of sector 3). Fortunately for me I ended up clipping a spectator mid-barrel roll for a very lenient 5 second reset penalty because that would've been a colossal shunt...

 

[Belgianwaffle]

I didn't get anywhere close to locating the sweet spot this time, I must've run off the road half a dozen times on the first run through Monte Olia and then I completely lost it under braking at the top of the mountain on Stage 5 (start of sector 3). Fortunately for me I ended up clipping a spectator mid-barrel roll for a very lenient 5 second reset penalty because that would've been a colossal shunt...

Spectators in forbidden zones still have there use then 😂😂
Italy is very tricky at times... Luckily I had a lot af crashes here before, so I knew where I had to watch out...
See you guys in Greece, also a tricky rally where I also terminated a few cars before 😂