Publicat in: April 9, 2009, Vizualizari: 59
Three Championships for Codriver Bernacchini
35 year old Italian codriver Giovanni Bernacchini, son of the legendary Portugal Rally winning Fiat team codriver Arnaldo, is competing this year with two drivers in three FIA championships. Sitting alongside Nasser Al Attiyah he is contesting both the PCWRC and the Middle East series, then he is competing in the European Rally Championship alongside fellow Italian Luca Betti. "Everything was going well until the Middle East organizers then changed the dates for Jordan and for Syria, so it will mean having to miss Valais, Ypres and Madeira which is upsetting", he explained. The season started well with outright victory with Nasser in Kuwait and then they came fourth in PCWRC in Portugal. His programme with Betti starts at Mille Miglia.
Six Downtown Stages in Australia
Officially published route details for the world championship Repco Rally Australia reveal that there will be no fewer than 35 special stages, at 16 different venues, with long road sections and early morning starts each day, and six round-the-houses stages on asphalt! Environmental considerations have been a major consideration in planning the route in an area noted for its diversity of plant and animal species, where the climate is stated to be human and warm. At 1683km, the total distance of the rally is expected to be the longest of the season. The rally is to be based at the Salt resort at Kingscliff, sited inside New South Wales adjacent to the border with Queensland. The whole event is run within NSW but with international access through Brisbane. The event features two main hubs, at Murwillumbah (where the start is held, and where the asphalt superspecials are to be run) and Kyogle, where there will be a remote service park on the final day. Repco Rally Australia will also host the shoot-out of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship category of the Pirelli Star Driver scheme
Spectator Breakthrough
The organisers of Vodafone Rally of Portugal followed the example of Rally Deutschland by issuing DVDs of the route to competitors in advance, and went one further. They put moving images of what the spectators would see at the various spectator locations online, to give spectators the chance to decide which place in advance they would like to watch the event. The number of spectator locations per stage varied widely, but on average there were three or four.
Technology at Portugal
Spring is in the air. For the first time in 2009 engineers have produced some important novelties in the world rally championship. Ford homologated two special features, a lightweight flywheel and an electric water pump. Citroen introduced more changes on their C4 WRC, notably a redesigned flywheel in which the starter ring is mounted on the outside of the flywheel, a redesigned rear suspension system with new mounting turrets and a new gearbox casing. Prodrive arrived with freshly designed Ohlins shock absorbers on the development Subaru Impreza which Marcus Gronholm was driving. Meanwhile back at the FIA, Renault homologated a raft of improvements on their Clio R3, particularly in the engine while Peugeot homologated the first car complying with the new R3T category.
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photo: Bernacchini
Three Championships for Codriver Bernacchini
35 year old Italian codriver Giovanni Bernacchini, son of the legendary Portugal Rally winning Fiat team codriver Arnaldo, is competing this year with two drivers in three FIA championships. Sitting alongside Nasser Al Attiyah he is contesting both the PCWRC and the Middle East series, then he is competing in the European Rally Championship alongside fellow Italian Luca Betti. "Everything was going well until the Middle East organizers then changed the dates for Jordan and for Syria, so it will mean having to miss Valais, Ypres and Madeira which is upsetting", he explained. The season started well with outright victory with Nasser in Kuwait and then they came fourth in PCWRC in Portugal. His programme with Betti starts at Mille Miglia.
Six Downtown Stages in Australia
Officially published route details for the world championship Repco Rally Australia reveal that there will be no fewer than 35 special stages, at 16 different venues, with long road sections and early morning starts each day, and six round-the-houses stages on asphalt! Environmental considerations have been a major consideration in planning the route in an area noted for its diversity of plant and animal species, where the climate is stated to be human and warm. At 1683km, the total distance of the rally is expected to be the longest of the season. The rally is to be based at the Salt resort at Kingscliff, sited inside New South Wales adjacent to the border with Queensland. The whole event is run within NSW but with international access through Brisbane. The event features two main hubs, at Murwillumbah (where the start is held, and where the asphalt superspecials are to be run) and Kyogle, where there will be a remote service park on the final day. Repco Rally Australia will also host the shoot-out of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship category of the Pirelli Star Driver scheme
Spectator Breakthrough
The organisers of Vodafone Rally of Portugal followed the example of Rally Deutschland by issuing DVDs of the route to competitors in advance, and went one further. They put moving images of what the spectators would see at the various spectator locations online, to give spectators the chance to decide which place in advance they would like to watch the event. The number of spectator locations per stage varied widely, but on average there were three or four.
Technology at Portugal
Spring is in the air. For the first time in 2009 engineers have produced some important novelties in the world rally championship. Ford homologated two special features, a lightweight flywheel and an electric water pump. Citroen introduced more changes on their C4 WRC, notably a redesigned flywheel in which the starter ring is mounted on the outside of the flywheel, a redesigned rear suspension system with new mounting turrets and a new gearbox casing. Prodrive arrived with freshly designed Ohlins shock absorbers on the development Subaru Impreza which Marcus Gronholm was driving. Meanwhile back at the FIA, Renault homologated a raft of improvements on their Clio R3, particularly in the engine while Peugeot homologated the first car complying with the new R3T category.
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photo: Bernacchini
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