23. Coates Hire Rally Australia 2014
11. 9. – 14. 9. 2014, Coffs Harbour • gravel 304.34 km • total distance including road sections - 937.14 km • Other years
Info
SS19
twitter @DMACK_Tyres: Medical crews are with Ott to give him a check over. He has taken a knock but we believe he is ok. Raigo is fine.
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SS17
"No it was slippy at the start so I took no risk, its all in the plan, I try to control it."
"I was pushing too hard, and made somemistakes in a few places."
"IT would have been nice to battle for third, but I m enjoying it anyway, happy how I am driving."
"We are on the hard tyres and its damp everywhere, we do not take any risks, really enjoyable in there."
"Really really good, it is working well, we had a small temperature issue but it is all ok now."
"I was a bit slow in the beginning I don't know why though, its slippy in there." / Zezačátku jsem byl pomalejší, nevím proč, klouže to tam všude...
"Quite bumpy in there, probably just overdriving a bit, looking forward to this afternoon."
"It was quite an ok stage, not happy with the settings, the tyre choice was ok."
"It was an ok run, lost a little time in a few places, stage was damp and greasy in places."
"It was ok, a nice stage and it went good, we have done good this morning, I am enjoying them."
"Tricky little stage, but awesome with the crowds there, but the most slippy, and has clay mud, need care."
SS16
"Yazeed has broken rear suspension in the stage, today is very tricky and you need pace."
Stopped in stage
"Yeah it was a good stage for us, not the right tyre but important to react, had a good rhythm."
"I had no splits, I cant do so much, would been better with the soft tyre."
"Pretty humid conditions, but I am happy!"
"All is fine, the fight is gone, for me its about controlling, the hard tyre was not the correct choice."
"Everything is fine, I am not sure on the tyres though, lets see what the boys behind do."
"Yeah have lifted the game, was not good on the first stage, not happy when I am slow."
"NO this stage is a bit more technical, and maybe have overdriven it, not over yet though, help the team."
"Good stage and a clean run, careful over the deep bumps but happy with it."
"Quite tricky, slippy and damp. Notes not perfect but stage very enjoyable for us."
"There is mud, and changing conditions, but it was all good."
"A little tricky in there, a bit like the Queensland stages, no drama in a World Car though."
SS15
"Its not a worry, I got the splits and I backed off a bit, will do more on the next one, no alarm. Do my job"
"We had a good stage, ok two seconds is not massive, but its in the right direction, its good."
"It was a big decision on tyres this morning, marginal honestly but I am happy with my run."
Mikko Hirvonen may have an engine issue of sorts, warning light on in the car
"Just carry on to the next stage and see what happens"
"He has taken a bit of us, we can turn it around, but not a perfect stage for me."
"We have never given up and making more sense of the car and it was a good stage for us. Just want to get the traction down."
"Good stage I took it a bit steady and pushed towards the end, I have Elfyns splits so watched that."
"Times I was quite cautious in the stage, wouldnt say we are taking any risks, still learning."
"Was ok, it was a fun stage for us driving carefully, and our pace was slow but I enjoyed it."
"Even though there has been rain, the road is dry, not ideal and we are working on our speed and what I am doing in the car."
SS14
Stopped, maybe water from watersplash in the engine
SS13
Stopped to help Ketomaa back onto his wheels
Rolled
SS12
I'm happy. We hadn't the best tyre option, but it was better than Jari. All in all, it's not a bad day! We had a good second loop.
Séb is driving very well. I've had a good stage with the softs.
"One mistake, lost so much speed."
damaged left rear wheel
"I pulled down a pole on the side of the stage but no problems, only the bumper fell off."
Sweeping the roads this morning, wrong tyres this afternoon, a bit disappointing but we'll try to enjoy tomorrow
SS11
It was a good stage. I'm happy with my driving. Correct tyre choice.
"Sun was shining all the time so tyres are quite well used.. We gonna loose quite lot of time unfortunately."
Stage was quite good. I pushed towards the end, but it wasn't easy to keep the line.
"I was on the hard tyres and I think was the right choice for this one. We had a good run."
SS10
"Its a nice stage, have to find my own rhythm and concentrate on myself, Jari is in the groove."
"Very good feeling, I am really enjoying my driving, fabulous stages and tyres all good too."
"Second corner we cut too much, thats how it is, the rally is still long, but it is still close."
"Kris is coming for sure, and the road is cleaning too, I am happy with my driving so far."
"I try but make one mistake in a tarmac corner but it was ok for us."
"My sort of stage, made adjustments to the ride height, no better feeling in driving a rally car."
"Stage was not so bad, quite tricky, I think we did ok, made a small mistake but it was ok."
"It was ok, no big dramas, stages are different to yesterday, and we have adjusted our pacenotes to cope."
"The damage has held up, and we have kept going."
"It was big push, maybe too much in places, but I wanted fun so pushed hard in here."
"Awesome stage, but we are cleaning the road for the guys behind, surprised how much loose gravel there is"
SS9
Problems with the driveshaft. Rear wheel drive only.
"Very comfortable, but maybe missed a chance with hard tyres, would have been a brave choice. Happy enough though"
"Not perfect, I can do better and we will try to make up on the next stage."
"Yeah it was a clean run, happy with the stage very clean and tidy, not overdriving and good in the car."
"Just checking the tyres, it went pretty well, cannot catch the VW's on the fast section the are much quicker." / Hlídáme si stav pneumatik, šlo to docela dobře, nedokážu dohnat kluky z VW, v rychlých částech jsou o hodně rychlejší
"Its working very good today, losing time to the others but no so bad for today, a good opening."
"All sorted the road section, but the stage was smooth, pacenotes a bit slow, but a good stage."
"A lot of road cleaning, I had a lot of fun and did my best and used all the road, but the guys behind will be quicker."
"Amazing stage, really good fun, big slides and loose towards the end, no mud at all. Braking points hard to find."
SS6
"We do very good results and Michael has helped a lot. We can still attack and are not taking risks."
"Something wrong on the car at the start, but we lose a little time, poss suspension issue."
"Yeah was not a good rhythm, but everything is fine and working ok for us."
"Difficult day for us, the feeling is not good with the car on some of the stages."
"The clutch is slipping on the car and I have to go......"
Something moving in the rear, don't know what but we wont take risks at this stage.
"Not been too bad, we have learnt a lot and know tomorrows stages very well, so thats good."
"I still have the steering issue, so I have to be precise, but its been a good day for us, for sure ok."
That's the speed we have to carry to beat the others. Tomorrow will be good!
"Not very happy but we are not so far off the lead, not too bad a day."
"Feeling is not so bad, but times are not good. Need my engineer to tell me what’s going on here!"
"We fixed the car after SS5 and it was OK on this one. We kept a good rhythm in there."
I’m really happy, it's been a really good day and we're not too far from the lead tonight
Really good stage, overall I'm happy.
"Yeah the pace is good, I made a few mistakes, but its no risks really."
SS5
broken front diff
I've enjoyed it. I'm happy with my own performance. We had a great rhythm but they are very fast!
"Its better than this morning, grip is better too, for me its ok..."
"The grip was honestly good, and getting better, its a lot faster than the first run."
I'm happy with my driving, trying to have a good pace without taking too much risk.
Better that the first one. The feeling is good. It's a shame to have a bad start. It's already one step better.
Rear suspension damagged. "I hit a stone on the exit of a corner, car seemed OK but after something broke"
"A clear stage for us, and we are still in the fight, that stage was good for us."
"Yeah its getting better, but we were too cautious over some of the crests this afternoon."
SS4
We've made some set-up changes, I can drive more confidently for sure. Overall I'm happy.
I kept a good rhythm in there but the time doesn't show that unfortunately.
"Think we have a wrong time, the car is not right, maybe the tracking."
"We were slow on the last section there, but everything is good and I am happy."
"A lot better to be honest, keeping in the middle of the road, a lot happier."
"I am quite happy with that. The VW guys are a little bit faster but it’s not bad at all."
"Very good drive from my side although I was missing some traction."
"An improvement, but the time is not so good. We had a problem with the rear diff this morning."
"A clean line I was surprised, a bit sideways in places but happy with what we are doing."
"Started really well, but too sideways in places, but the brakes are fine."
"Cleaner than this morning. Good SS for me once again. Don’t know how my feeling is compared to the others but I’m happy."
SS3
"Its not so bad, but a bit difficult now, car not feel so good now."
"It has not been easy this morning, the diff has caused issues, and not easy to drive at all."
"It very difficult, we have a problem with the handbrake, car is hard to drive."
A bit disappointing for sure, I couldn't find the rhythm so I took it easy
I thought the grip would have been a bit better this morning, we're making some changes in service.
"Yeah it was ok, we lost time on a junction, and on hairpins, but otherwise it is all ok. Need to watch for grip."
I am really happy with the morning, we've done the best job we could!
"Felt good, a clean run but very technical stages, but am happy with that, see how it can be."
It's ok. We are losing quite a lot of time. It's difficult to find the grip and the perfect rhythm.
Its difficult to see a line, was on soft tyre, the right choice but for this afternoon I don't know.
"I think softs would have been better on the first stage, this one was good for us, its ok."
"It was a good stage, getting better all the time."
Good stage for me. I'm happy with I've have done. All the loop was loose. I couldn't do really better...
SS2
Problem with differential
Not quite on the pace yet , still not perfect but we'll try to do better on next one.
Tried to drive it quite smoothly and clean, we're not too far.
"We need to be fastest, and thought it would be more. The 25km stage will be the one....."
At a hairpin the screen got covered in dust and we couldn't see and we stalled.
"Its ok yeah, need to do all I can but its very close for everyone now."
"Sliding too much, the time is good, hope we can continue this pace."
"A lot of bumps, not so easy to do more, and need to be careful and thats the way it is for us"
"Yeah a clean stage for us, but it will get faster and faster, small mistake at a junction but all good."
"Struggled on the first stage, but now it is all ok, and the grip was not too bad, but I am happy with it."
"Not a bad stage for me, we have to see"
SS1
Tried to get back in the rhythm after six months out of the car. We're happy with our pace, lot more to come!
"Grip level was really inconsistent, struggled to find a good rhythm. We had kind of a moment in there!"
"Very slippy in places and I need to watch for the line. I know my limitations, slippery than I expected.
"Not too bad. First car had a huge advantage.."
"Very loose in most places, not a good run, tricky conditions and not taking a risk."
"Yeah we had a big landing, and watching our water temp afterwards. All ok though."
"We went off the road in a junction. Nothing wrong with the pace-notes. Just maximum understeering."
"I am not happy with the brakes, no confidence, very difficult"