I live in Coffs and know half of these roads, I actually navved in a 300HP Mazda V6 turbo powered Datsun 1200 ute earlier this year in Coffs rallysprint which used probably close to half of this stage... All I can say is that I thought the Datto was quick, but the pace these WRC guys are holding through here just blows everything out of the water. That is frighteningly fast, especially through the final part of the stage along Range Road. That is very tight along there, far tighter than it even looks in the video!
Nathan Johnson I was thinking the same thing. When i drove those roads in the rally sprint i thought i was doing okay. I knew i wasn't the fastest but that was as fast as i felt comfortable, then you watch this and think sh*t i was really just driving nan to the shops on a Sunday after church in comparison
Brilliant work from both driver and co-driver. In my opinion if Kris was driving a Polo, he would already score a couple of rally wins this season. After a bit disspointing first half of the season (excluding Monte podium) he's showing some great pace in recent rallies - especially those that he drove last year. We can only hope that other manufacturers can improve their cars and get closer to VW speed next year.
Have to say that this looks a bit similar than Loeb's driving style. Clean, deadpan and very fast. I think Kris is going to make even better results in the future.
Can't but agree with that. Although, in my opinion, this is mostly due to the configuration and the setup of the car. Loeb liked his citroen pretty understeer and the car got even more so during the transition from the long-wheel-base active-centre-diff C4 to the short and purely mechanical DS3. Judging by what Kris was showing in his past, I think that a car which would be more agile and spirited, not so rigidly forward-bound, could have fallen in better with his driving style. I generally think that too much understeer in a rally car is a bad thing. When the driver has to force the car to follow a line you know there is something wrong :). And to prove that it's not only mine idiosynchratic idea, just look at the Volkswagens and their handling.
Meeke is the third best driver at the moment in WRC speed wise imo (two above him are Ogier and Latvala). He just needs to work on finishing rallies and not crashing.
that was a good clean run i enjoyed every second of it he was well on the limit almost gone past it in places where the note was slowing !!!slow!! it was like he never even heard it the the note changed to WATCH IT NOW and he seemed to back off a bit i agree if he was in a VW i reckon its a stage win that is if he didnt win that stage in the citron there were no mistakes good notes by the co-driver irish man from cork i think that is a team to watch next season if they keep finishing rallies
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All the wales rally,s near resolven portalbot are starting to show how good you are I TIP YOU MR MEEK TO BE THE NEXT COLIN MARCUS SEB AN SO ON YOU AN MATTs IN YOUR VERY EARLY DAYS DAYS AND SOME CAN SOME TRY AND its PLANE SOME JUST CANT. I THINK YOU THE MAN A TRIP OVER THE SEA WHO CAN.
I live in Coffs and know half of these roads, I actually navved in a 300HP Mazda V6 turbo powered Datsun 1200 ute earlier this year in Coffs rallysprint which used probably close to half of this stage... All I can say is that I thought the Datto was quick, but the pace these WRC guys are holding through here just blows everything out of the water. That is frighteningly fast, especially through the final part of the stage along Range Road. That is very tight along there, far tighter than it even looks in the video!
Nathan Johnson I was thinking the same thing. When i drove those roads in the rally sprint i thought i was doing okay. I knew i wasn't the fastest but that was as fast as i felt comfortable, then you watch this and think sh*t i was really just driving nan to the shops on a Sunday after church in comparison
Kris Meeke is awesome
Brilliant work from both driver and co-driver. In my opinion if Kris was driving a Polo, he would already score a couple of rally wins this season. After a bit disspointing first half of the season (excluding Monte podium) he's showing some great pace in recent rallies - especially those that he drove last year. We can only hope that other manufacturers can improve their cars and get closer to VW speed next year.
Chris how can I become a rally driver
Watch it!! Haha angle is freaking out haha I would be too they both did a splendid job here though !!!
Wow thats mind blowing from where I'm sitting. The driver and navigator are exceptional, well done guys.
I crashed 5 times trying to keep up with his pace notes reading while watching this
Yeah it feels they are too far ahead and coming too fast.
now i feel like playing dirt 2
Dirt 2.0
WRC 8
Awesome. Great job Chris
Incredible!
I miss Kris in the regular WRC season
Awesome driving on these "road" conditions...some very nice twists and highspeed sections
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Have to say that this looks a bit similar than Loeb's driving style. Clean, deadpan and very fast. I think Kris is going to make even better results in the future.
Can't but agree with that. Although, in my opinion, this is mostly due to the configuration and the setup of the car. Loeb liked his citroen pretty understeer and the car got even more so during the transition from the long-wheel-base active-centre-diff C4 to the short and purely mechanical DS3. Judging by what Kris was showing in his past, I think that a car which would be more agile and spirited, not so rigidly forward-bound, could have fallen in better with his driving style. I generally think that too much understeer in a rally car is a bad thing. When the driver has to force the car to follow a line you know there is something wrong :). And to prove that it's not only mine idiosynchratic idea, just look at the Volkswagens and their handling.
Good point and you are right!
Meeke is the third best driver at the moment in WRC speed wise imo (two above him are Ogier and Latvala). He just needs to work on finishing rallies and not crashing.
creazy road, nice driving!
that was a good clean run i enjoyed every second of it he was well on the limit almost gone past it in places where the note was slowing !!!slow!! it was like he never even heard it the the note changed to WATCH IT NOW and he seemed to back off a bit i agree if he was in a VW i reckon its a stage win that is if he didnt win that stage in the citron there were no mistakes good notes by the co-driver irish man from cork i think that is a team to watch next season if they keep finishing rallies
Meeke was on Fire
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A winning run
wow that was fast!
Fucking epic drive!! Nice to see a Brit driving well.
Not quite a trusting team yet at this point?
1:04 you can see little sweety snake
Masakr. Wow
Lento nelle uscite ok
All the wales rally,s near resolven portalbot are starting to show how good you are I TIP YOU MR MEEK TO BE THE NEXT COLIN MARCUS SEB AN SO ON YOU AN MATTs IN YOUR VERY EARLY DAYS DAYS AND SOME CAN SOME TRY AND its PLANE SOME JUST CANT. I THINK YOU THE MAN A TRIP OVER THE SEA WHO CAN.