World Rallycross R6 - Mettet, Belgium

[ebby]

Has anyone managed to buy advance tickets on the internet?

www.mettetrx.com states: "35 euros in pre-sales
The tickets for this world event are fixed at 50 euros. But one can benefit from a major reduction in pre-sales (35 euro +fees)."

However when you go to http://www.ticketnet.be/fr/manifesta...nif/10275/#bas there isn't a 35Euro option...

TARIF - 12ANS TRIBUNE
18.00 €

TICKET + TRIBUNE + CAMPING
68.00 €

SUPPLÉMENT TRIBUNE (PRÉVENTE)
15.00 €

SUPPLÉMENT TRIBUNE + CAMPING (PRÉVENTE)
30.00 €

SUPPLÉMENT CAMPING (PRÉVENTE)
15.00 €

TARIF - 12 ANS
30.00 €

PREVENTE
38.00 €

TICKET + CAMPING
53.00 €


Any ideas???

[ebby]

SUPERCAR CLASS

1 Timur Timerzyanov RUS Peugeot 208 Team Peugeot-Hansen
3 Timmy Hansen SWE Peugeot 208 Team Peugeot-Hansen
4 Robin Larsson SWE Audi A1 Bergs Fegen
5 Pontus Tidemand SWE Audi S1 EKS
6 Alexandre Theuil FRA Citroen DS3
7 Emil Ohman SWE Citroen DS3
8 Peter Hedstrom SWE Skoda Fabia
9 Michael De Keersmaecker BEL VW Scirocco De Bokkenrijders
11 Petter Solberg NOR Citroen DS3 PSRX
12 Alexander Hvaal NOR Citroen DS4 PSRX
13 Andreas Bakkerud NOR Ford Fiesta VII OlsbergsMSE
14 Frode Holte NOR Hyundai i20 Frode Holte Motorsport
15 Reinis Nitiss LVA Ford Fiesta VII OlsbergsMSE
17 Mats Ohman SWE Citroen DS3
21 Bohdan Ludwiczak POL Ford Fiesta VII
22 Koen Pauwels BEL Ford Focus II
24 Tommy Rustad NOR Volvo C30 HTB Racing
25 Jacques Villeneuve CAN Peugeot 208 Albatec Racing
26 Andy Scott GBR Peugeot 208 Albatec Racing
27 Davy Jeanney FRA Citroen DS3 Monster Energy World RX Team
33 Liam Doran GBR Citroen DS3 Monster Energy World RX Team
37 Pavel Koutny CZE Ford Fiesta VII Czech National Team
47 Ramona Karlsson SWE Saab 93 Per Eklund Motorsport
48 Lukas Walfridson SWE Renault Clio Helmia Motorsport
52 Ole Christian Veiby NOR VW Polo Kristoffersson Motorsport
53 Johan Kristoffersson SWE VW Polo Kristoffersson Motorsport
54 Jos Jansen BEL Ford Focus III
57 Toomas Heikkinen FIN VW Polo Marklund Motorsport
66 Derek Tohill IRL Citroen DS3 LD Motorsports
67 Francois Duval BEL VW Polo Marklund Motorsport
68 Ronny Scheveneels BEL VW Scirocco
70 Patrick Van Mechelen BEL Ford Fiesta VII OTRT
74 Jerome Grosset-Janin FRA Renault Clio
79 Edward Sandström SWE Audi S1 EKS
88 Henning Solberg NOR Saab 93 Per Eklund Motorsport
92 Anton Marklund SWE VW Polo Marklund Motorsport
99 Tord Linnerud NOR Renault Clio Helmia Motorsport


SUPER1600

2 Ulrik Linnemann DNK Peugeot 207
3 Pavel Vimmer CZE Skoda Fabia Czech National Team
5 Ondrej Smetana CZE Ford Fiesta LS Racing
6 Kasperas Navickas LTU Skoda Fabia RIMO
7 Denis Salikov RUS Skoda Fabia
10 Janno Ligur EST Skoda Fabia Ligur Racing
11 Davy Van Den Branden BEL Citroen DS3 OTRT
15 Ernestas Staponkus LTU VW Polo ASK Vilkyciai
16 Sergey Zagumennov RUS Skoda Fabia
21 Dennis Remans BEL Ford Fiesta VI National Renstal Trommelke
22 Andreas Steffen DEU Skoda Fabia II ACN Buxtehude
24 Danny Luyten BEL Toyota Yaris
26 Willem Veltman NLD Citroen C2
27 Siim Saluri EST Citroen C2 RS Racing Team
29 Dave Van Beers BEL Renault Clio II
46 Rasul Minnikhanov RUS Renault Twingo STK Namus
50 Nikita Misyulya RUS Skoda Fabia
66 Vaclav Veverka Jnr CZE Peugeot 206 Czech National Team
80 Bart Stouten BEL Peugeot 206 Nat. Renstal Trommelke
82 Silvano Ruga ITA Renault Clio II
83 Christian Petrakovits AUT VW Polo
89 Timur Shigaboutdinov RUS Renault Twingo SET Promotion
99 Janis Baumanis LVA Renault Twingo SET Promotion


TOURING CAR

3 Anders Bråten NOR Ford Fiesta VII
4 Kjetil Larsen NOR Skoda Fabia II
6 Daniel Lundh SWE Volvo C30
11 Fredrik Salsten NOR Citroen DS3 Salsten Racing
14 Kjetil Tangen NOR Ford Fiesta
20 Nick Snoeys BEL Ford Fiesta VI OTRT
22 Filip Baelus BEL Volvo C30 OTRT
49 Patrick Mertens BEL VW Polo V RT Titanic
73 Torleif Lona NOR Ford Fiesta VII
88 Mandy Kasse NLD Ford Fiesta VII

[rallycrossnl]

The 'prevente' option for 38e is the 35 ticket + 3euro handeling option to the best of my knowledge.

[crossfades]

Frode Holte has withdrawn from the race. He was unhappy with something, don't know what though

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by crossfades

Frode Holte has withdrawn from the race. He was unhappy with something, don't know what though

Unhappy with something on his car, or unhappy with something at the circuit?

[crossfades]

Originally Posted by tbtstt

Unhappy with something on his car, or unhappy with something at the circuit?

Car I guess, hasn't been that fast as he hoped for I believe

[tbtstt]

Circuit map care of Facebook:

[bigdick1977]

All packed and ready to go, anyone else making the trip over?

[Hickey]

I cannot believer that is the correct dir croon. Worst first corner in rallycross history? From the onboard of pauwels, it looked sp painfully slowm hope I'm wrong, wish it was back as maasmechelen

[rx-guru]

Originally Posted by Hickey

Worst first corner in rallycross history?

Defo Pembrey for 1997 ERC round!

The organisers at Mettet had planned to go clockwise, but FIA told them to run anti-clockwise...

[chunder]

Why would the FIa do that?? Safety?

Politics to blame for the standard tracks losing their rounds, plus WRX want to go to new places and also ahve jumps etc, hence this place and Italy.

I know folk that are going so will see what they say before commenting, but the place looks fine, its easy tog et to from UK, near several large towns for hotels.

Just see what the track is like huh

[rx-guru]

Originally Posted by chunder

Why would the FIa do that?? Safety?

Maybe they were mainly afraid to have a startstraight as long as like back in the days at Brands Hatch and also having the Joker Lap detour in the first corner...?

I for myself think that a slower track could maybe produce more havoc than a faster one... Tomorrow eve we'll know more about Mettet.

[AndyS]

I'm reserving judgement until I've actually seen it in action. Worrying thing is on the one hand you've got promoters who want to see contact (in the US at least, not made my mind up about IMG yet) and the FIA on the other who are safety obsessed to the point of OCD. Just look at some of the God awful circuits they've sanctioned around the World for F1 in the last 10 years. Still going to wait and see though, although the clockwise direction looks like a far better track.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by AndyS

I'm reserving judgement until I've actually seen it in action.

Agreed: though my first reaction when I looked at the circuit layout was the same as Hickey.

The first turn at Estering is pretty close to the start line, but this looks like an even shorter run up?

The World Rallycross Championship seems to have such great momentum this year, I hope the decision to move to a new circuit in Belgium doesn't mess things up.

[chunder]

I think a lot of contact issues are hen they have jokers off the start.

I do think its sad that the only reason they havent gone to Mechelen, Valkenswaard, Sosnova and Poland is because of money, no other reason.

Oh, and greed from the promoters!

These circuits are established, well run and decent,a nd get big crowds. I just hope that evetually common sense will prevail.

[The Eye]

Originally Posted by chunder

I think a lot of contact issues are hen they have jokers off the start.

I do think its sad that the only reason they havent gone to Mechelen, Valkenswaard, Sosnova and Poland is because of money, no other reason.

Oh, and greed from the promoters!

These circuits are established, well run and decent,a nd get big crowds. I just hope that evetually common sense will prevail.

So chunder, Which of this year's European courses should be replaced do you think?

[geordiecriag101]

Just tried to go in livestream to watch the semi's n final but seams like they got a location block on the steam, is there any other streams around that arnt blocked? cheers

[chasing cars]

Watching it on Eurosport wet and horrible by the looks of it, first corner seems to be causing a lot of problems, a lot of cars suffering damage from there , the jumps and the tyre piles dotted around the circuit. Doesn't look like theres a lot of spectating areas, will be interested to hear from those who went what it was like.

[chunder]

For me eye

I am not so keen on the travelling to Canada, Argentina. I think ithat is a bit of a bridge too far for this year.

I think they should have a round at Xgames, that would proper raise profile to staggering levels.

Certainly should have Poland, Czecho and Holland.

Lose Portugal unless they go to lousada, that place is hideous and only reason they go there is so bosses can have a nice holiday Im sure!

[chasing cars]

1st Topi
2nd Hansen
3rd Kristofferssen

Dry for finals Solberg led final but damaged suspension on 1 of the jumps, Tidemand running 2nd before he had problems.

[ebby]

Just en route back to Calais. We stood in front of monster rig and could see the whole circuit except the startline itself. Only criticisms of the circuit are the stupid jump before the joker which broke a number of cars including Solberg's rear suspension I think in the final. Also the inside of the first corner was a bit wet, but that jump seemed ok. Spoke to Andy Scott last night who suffered damage from the second jump. Only other thing slightly worrying was no red flags the entire weekend, especially when Van Mechelen's fiesta was in the middle of the track just in front of the first blind jump. Have to say the meeting seemed very organised for their first Euro/World RX event, spectating was good and getting out of the circuit was a piece of cake. VW dominated and the EKS Audis and Larsson went very well. In the paddock compared to the other teams Liam's Monster team outfit look decidedly messy compared to the other main players. EKS sets the standard and Marklund look extremely professional in their workmanship. Quality weekend!

[CS1]

Observations

Not a bad event considering it was the first time a rallycross event was run at the circuit

The preoccupation for new circuits to create a jump is going to be the downfall of the sport.

What has tommy kristofferson being doing? Has he taken up boxing. Looks a nasty injury

Robin larsson continues to impress. Ok he has got a lot of experience behind him in Lars and jernberg but he is driving it well apart from the 4th heat

Has albatec deliberately poached solbergs top man and some of proctors lads as well?

EKS are going to be tough to beat once they get into their stride.

Dd they really get 25,000 people there?

[tbtstt]

Didn't have time to watch the full livestream last night, but managed to watch the Semi Finals and Final. Unsurprisingly a few incidents on the first corner, but good to see the track seemed to have some passing points.

The second jump looked to be causing some major issues, especially for Solberg. His car looked properly ****ed when they showed it after the race had finished! They mentioned about cars being loaded onto the boat to Canada on Tuesday, guess the Solberg team will have some serious work to do before then (or perhaps they will just pack the Hvaal car for Canada).

Originally Posted by CS1

Has albatec deliberately poached solbergs top man and some of proctors lads as well?

Mechanics I assume? So Solberg has lost his top mechanic and number 2 driver?

Originally Posted by ebby

In the paddock compared to the other teams Liam's Monster team outfit look decidedly messy compared to the other main players. EKS sets the standard and Marklund look extremely professional in their workmanship.

With official backing I guess the Marklund Motosport approach will be much like that of the VW WRC team: and they are pretty slick!

Better weekend for the Monster team, at least both cars made it to the Semi finals. Shame Jeanney didn't make the final, really want to see him fighting for wins again. Unusually troubled weekend for OMSE, they seemed to be really fighting with the cars.

[chunder]

In reference to the jump

As in the US, you dont have to go flat out over it, not every car had damage oging over it, the Peugeots in particular seemed able to attack it very hard and not break suspension.

Petter's cars have always been too soft, its why Hvaal quit, they wouldnt change it for him. or the car was unable to be changed.

Petter likes it that way, but I doubt many others do.

What the hell was Walfridsson doing, total garbage driving, glad he was DSQ, pathetic.

[crossfades]

Originally Posted by chunder

In reference to the jump

As in the US, you dont have to go flat out over it, not every car had damage oging over it, the Peugeots in particular seemed able to attack it very hard and not break suspension.

The Peugeots are built upon R5 cars and in collaboration with Peugeot Sport. To be perfectly honest, I do believe they have the best cars in the WRX and are able to go a bit faster. Engines seems to be the biggest problems, blown a lot of them.