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Jimclark international rally - 3ja umferšin og nś er žaš malbik :/

Góša kvöldiš.

 Nś er komiš aš žvķ - 3ja umferšin af sex ķ bresku meistarakeppninni (www.rallybrc.com) er um komandi helgi og veršum viš systkynin mętt žar til aš berjast.

Žetta er fyrsta umferšin af žremur ķ röš žar sem eingöngu er keyrt į "malbiki" ž.e malbikušum slóšum mest megnis milli trjįa og į kafi ķ rolluskķt.

Eins og fręgt er var fyrsta og eina tilraun undirritašs į malbiki ekki beint ferš til fjįr - nema žį kannski fyrir bķlapartasala ķ bretlandi. Eins og sjį mį ķ myndum hér aš nešan og ķ albśmunum: http://hipporace.blog.is/album/manx_2008_stora_krassid/ og http://hipporace.blog.is/album/neydarhjalp_ur_nordri/ .

 

         Image042   sigurdarsson manx08d

Žarna vorum viš Ķsak į ferš ķ manx 2008 og endaši ęvintżriš į sjöundu sérleiš.

Žessa helgina situr Įsta ķ fyrsta sinn ķ bķl į slikkum og sem fyrr segir undirritašur aš hefja sżna sjöundu sérleiš į žessu undirlagi. Viš erum hrikalega vel stemmd fyrir ralliš - höfum undirbśiš okkur alls ekki neitt sérstaklega enda höfum viš enga reynslu til aš byggja į. Draumur vęri aš nį aš auka hrašann eftir žvi sem į keppnina lķšur žannig aš ķ enda hennar veršum viš kominn nęrri topp 10 ķ sérleišatķmum. Keppnin er ca 220km löng į sérleišum og er bęši keppt į föstudag ķ myrkri og svo į laugardag. Žaš er spįš "thunderstorm" į föstudag og segja kunnugir aš malbikiš verši sleipara en ķs viš slķkar ašstęšur. Svo į aš vera žurrt į laugardag - en žį koma pollar vęntanlega til meš aš spila stóra rullu ķ dekkjavali.

 Heimasķša rallsins er www.jimclarkrally.com og er hęgt aš sjį tķma ķ gegnum link af henni.

Viš eigum enga raunhęfa möguleika į žvķ aš halda öšru sętinu ķ meistarakeppninni eftir helgina - en markmišiš er aš öšlast reynslu og skila sér ķ mark.

Viš reynum aš senda fréttir hingaš eša inn į facebook sķšu stušningsmannahópsins um helgina og jafnvel myndir ef skotar tķma aš eiga netsamband :)


Knśs til allra

Danni & Įsta


Pirelli International rally - fréttatilkynning JRM/RALLIART eftir frįbęra keppnishelgi hjį lišinu. 2sęti ķ Bresku meistarakeppninni stašreynd fyrir okkur ķslendinga

26th April 2010

JRM secures first British Rally Championship victory

Pirelli International Rally
23rd & 24th April 2010
Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship – Round 2  

  • Gwyndaf Evans drives JRM Evo X to victory in Pirelli International Rally.
  • Daniel Sigurdarson finishes fourth after trouble-free run.
  • JRM scores maximum points in team’s championship.

Driving the JRM Evolution X to victory in this weekend’s Pirelli International Rally, Gwyndaf Evans and co-driver Chris Patterson provided JRM with its very first British Rally Championship win, a result the team has been aiming to achieve.

JRM team mates Daniel Sigurdarson and his sister and co-driver Asta Siguradardottir also had a successful event, bringing their Evo X home fourth overall and second in the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge, the one-make series for Group N Lancers which is supported by JRM.

Based at Carlisle Racecourse, the Pirelli International Rally – round two of the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship - featured 100 competitive miles in Kielder Forest, with three stages held in the dark on Friday evening and a further nine between 7.00am and 7.00 pm on Saturday. Adding to the challenge of the infamous Northumberland forest was the result of the recent dry spell, which meant that the dust generated by cars traversing the loose gravel roads was to cause visibility problems for the drivers.

Last year’s winner of this event and current British Rally Champion Keith Cronin was the first to leave the start line, a factor that was to be a big advantage in the conditions, as following cars would have to contend with the dust hanging in the air. The first of Friday evening’s stages saw Evans record the second fastest time, just 3.7 adrift of Cronin. But it was on SS2 that conditions worsened, Evans reporting that the visibility was so poor he had to stop on the straights.

As cars returned to Carlisle for the overnight halt, Evans found he was 24 seconds down on the leader, with Craig Breen in a Fiesta S2000 a further 18 seconds behind in third.

Without the need to use lights and with a breeze helping clear the dust clouds, conditions improved for Saturday’s stages. Throughout the day Cronin, Evans and Breen posted a series of times that were only separated by a few seconds, which meant that the top three positions remained unchanged.

With stage nine cancelled because of local PR problems, time sheets showed that with the final loop of three stages to go, there was only 25 seconds between the leading trio. With his car running perfectly, Evans knew he could push for the lead, but he was well aware that one mistake in Kielder forest could mean anything from an off to a puncture.

As he lined up to start the last stage there was still 17 seconds between him and the leader, with Breen now closed to just four seconds behind. But, with the finish almost in his sights, Cronin collected a puncture, the disintegrating rubber damaging his Subaru’s wiring loom and consequently stopping his car just 200 yards from the flying finish.

Breen also suffered a puncture in the final stage and, although making it to the finish, he lost nearly three minutes. The misfortunes of the others around him meant that Evans exited the 12th and final stage with a lead of two minutes 33 seconds, the outcome providing the Welshman with his first British Championship victory since 1998 and JRM its first outright BRC win - a result that had previously eluded the team.

Sigurdarson was also enjoying a trouble-free event and, although being slowed by the dust and catching other cars that were experiencing problems, he was delighted to end the event fourth overall, his best British Rally Championship result to date. Therefore, with its cars finishing in first and fourth places, JRM scored maximum points in the British Team’s Championship and now lies joint-first in the standings.

In the Driver’s Championship, the weekend’s results see Sigurdarson move up to second and Evans in joint-fifth place.

Team Quotes

Gwyndaf Evans
“Winning a round of the British Rally Championship has never been easy and therefore I’m really pleased to have done it this weekend, not just for me but for the whole team. I know it means a lot to them as they have worked very hard to develop the Evo X to where it is now. It ran perfectly throughout the event so we have achieved what we set out to. Keith (Cronin) drove well again and proved he is a great competitor, but as we all know, bad luck can strike at any time in this sport.”

John Barnes – JRM Operations Manager
“I am both delighted and relieved. We have been looking for this win for some time and it’s great to finally get it under our belts. With just one stage to go I didn't think we were going to do it, but in rallying it’s not over until it’s over and we couldn't believe it when we heard Gwyndaf had come out on top. With the luck we’ve been having recently it’s usually the other way round! This result is a real shot in the arm for the team and proves that the car can be both competitive and reliable.”

Team’s Championship standings
1 Pirelli TEG Sport 52
1 JRM 52
3 Ramsport 33

Driver’s Championship standings
1 Jonny Greer 32
2 Daniel Sigurdarson 26
3 Adam Gould 25
3 Jason Pritchard 25
5 Keith Cronin 20
5 Gwyndaf Evans 20
5 Euan Thorburn 20
5 Elfyn Evans 20
9 Jarkko Nikara 19
10 Dave Weston Jnr 18

ENDS

Notes for editors

Gwyndaf Evans is from Dinas Mawddwy
Chris Patterson is from Glengormley
Daniel Sigurdarson is from Iceland
Asta Sigurdardottir is from Iceland

The JRM Group is based in Rye, East Sussex and also has workshops in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It develops and manufactures Group N Mitsubishis and other race and rally cars, supplies a wide range of motorsport parts and equipment and offers extensive engineering and vehicle preparation facilities.

For further details of JRM's rally car build programmes, parts sales and services, contact Tessa Cope: +44 (0)1246 456358.

JRM-Group
Telephone: +44 (0)1797 222281
Fax: +44 (0)1797 225264
Email: info@jrm-group.com

www.jrm-group.com

Photos: 1,2,3 - Gwyndaf Evans/Chris Patterson 4 - Daniel Sigurdarson/Asta Sigurdardottir


Fréttatilkynning JRM / Ralliart. Bulldog rally 2010

Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge UK
Round 1 Report

  • Bulldog International Rally of North Wales - 27th March 2010.
  • Jonny Greer records maiden Evolution Challenge victory.
  • Alastair Fisher sets early pace until transmission troubles intervene.
  • Daniel Sigurdarson claims last-minute second place.

 

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This weekend’s Bulldog International Rally of North Wales saw Jonny Greer and co-drier Dai Roberts record their first ever Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge victory, when they won round one of the 2010 British series by a convincing margin ahead of Icelandic crew Daniel Sigurdarson and Asta Sigurdardottir.

The tenth consecutive season for the Evolution Challenge in the UK shared its opening round with that of the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship, the strong Class N4 (production category) entry seeing six Mitsubishi crews registered for the series.

Based in Welshpool, the rally kicked off with two stages in mid-Wales and the forests of Myherin and Sweet Lamb. Stamping their authority on the Evo Challenge proceedings right from the start were Alastair Fisher/Rory Kennedy, who pulled out a healthy margin of 20 seconds ahead of Greer/Roberts by the time cars returned for the first service halt.

Uncharacteristically a minute behind in third was returning 2008 Evo Challenge Champion David Bogie with co-driver Kevin Rae, who reported he was driving hard and surprised not to be on the pace, although a lack of engine power was suspected to be the cause.

Most unlucky crew of the day were Irish pairing Owen Murphy/James O’Brien, who retired just a few miles into in the first stage when a problem with their car’s gear selector mechanism meant that they found themselves stuck in fifth. Although they tried to get the stage the clutch eventually burnt out and, with no drive, they were forced to stop - a frustrating conclusion for the whole team, having worked hard over the winter to get the car prepared before the start of the season.

The next two stages were a re-run of the first two and Fisher/Kennedy were flying. Having adapted their pace notes for the second pass they not only set the fastest Evo Challenge times – but the fastest times overall - on both SS3 and SS4. Their Mitsubishi series’ lead was made even greater when Greer/Roberts picked up a rear puncture in SS3, the deflated tyre damaging a wheel sensor - which in turn affected the actuation of the active differential system for the remainder of the stage and the one that followed.

Now gathering pace were Icelandic brother and sister Sigurdarson/Sigurdardottir and they were now closing the gap on Bogie/Rae who were still struggling to see why their committed driving was not being rewarded with better times.

Making their debut in the UK were East African crew Peter Horsey and Moses Matovu and, at the second service halt admitted they were taking no risks and were getting to know their brand new Evo X and the British forests, which provided totally different terrain from that of their more local rallies.

There then followed a further four classic Welsh stages before the finish: Big Ray, Dyfi Main, Pantperthog and Gartheniog. Heading off to start the first of these Fisher/Kennedy found they had a 1 minute 40 second lead, with their performance good enough to also see them hold second place overall.

After yet another good run through SS5, Fisher suddenly noticed something was wrong in the road section before SS6. It turned out to be the car’s rear differential, which meant that the 19-year old drove the whole 8.5-mile stage in front-wheel-drive only. Although getting to the finish the car would not pull away from the stop line, which brought his and Kennedy’s event to an undeserving conclusion.

This left Greer/Roberts in charge of the Mitsubishi field and, without putting a foot wrong through the final two stages they returned to Welshpool to score their very first Evolution Challenge victory.

“Besides the puncture everything has gone really well today”, said Greer. “We found we couldn’t match Alastair’s pace this morning, but our plan was to make sure we got to the finish. I’m therefore pleased we achieved that and, in doing so, score our first win in the Evo Challenge, which makes this a really good start to the year.”

For Bogie/Rae, their event was getting even more surreal. After driving hard all day and unable to post front-running times due to an undetected loss of power, they then found they had collected a seven-minute penalty for changing a wheel at an arrival control. This addition of time meant they dropped to third behind Sigurdarson/Sigurdardottir, who were more than satisfied with their day’s rallying – even after clipping a rock in the penultimate stage and bending their Evo X’s steering.

Horsey/Matovu were also pleased with their event and returned to the finish without a mark on their new car, having enjoyed their first experience of rallying in the UK – even though temperatures were around 30 degrees centigrade less than they were used to. Their efforts were rewarded with the Sunoco Spirit Award.

The second round of the Mitsubishi series takes place on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th April, when crews head to the Carlisle-based Pirelli Rally and the demanding stages of Kielder Forest.

The 2010 Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge UK is supported by: Mitsubishi Motors UK, Pirelli tyres, Sunoco fuels, JRM, Cyprus Automobile Association, Fairways Mitsubishi, Speedline Corse wheels, Murray Motorsport, CL brake pads, Sparco racewear and PIAA lights - who sponsor the junior award for under 25-year old drivers.

For the first time this season the winner of the Evolution Challenge in the UK, Ireland and Sweden, will win the same prize: A supported drive in the FxPro Rally Cyprus, the final round of the IRC (Intercontinental Rally Challenge). Then, whichever of the three teams are first home on this event will be crowned European Evolution Challenge Champions. Added to this, the winning driver in the UK will be a guaranteed nomination for the Pirelli Star Driver shoot-out.

Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge UK - Round 1 results
1 Jonny Greer (Carryduff)/Dai Roberts (Carmarthen) 1:43:04.5
2 Daniel Sigurdarson (Iceland)/Asta Sigurdardottir (Iceland) 1:46:00.4
3 David Bogie (Dumfries)/Kevin Rae (Hawick) 1:52:29.2
4 Peter Horsey (Mombasa)/Moses Matovu (Kampala) 1:54:31.1

Retirements
SS1 Owen Murphy (Cork)/James O’Brien (Cork) Clutch
SS6 Alastair Fisher (Trillick)/Rory Kennedy (Letterkenny) Transmission

Series standings
Drivers
1 Jonny Greer 20
2 Daniel Sigurdarson 18
3 David Bogie 16
4 Peter Horsey 15
Co-drivers
1 Dai Roberts 20
2 Asta Sigurdardottir 18
3 Kevin Rae 16

ENDS

Photo caption

Jonny Greer and co-driver Dai Roberts recorded their first ever Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge victory this weekend, when they won the opening round of the UK series on the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales by a convincing margin (copyright free image).

 

For media enquiries and copyright free images please contact the
Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge Series Coordinator & Press Officer, Simon Slade:
Tel: 01935 424873 | Mob: 07966 153555 | E.mail: simon@rpmpromo.com

Mitsubishi Motors UK Press Office:
Tel: 01285 647157 | E.mail: a.wertheim@mitsubishi-cars.co.uk

For the latest Evolution Challenge news, visit: www.evo-challenge.com

Press Information


VIŠ UNNUM - AKSTURSĶŽRÓTTAMENN ĮRSINS 2009 ERU FLÓŠHESTAR!

Sķšastlišna helgi var undirritašur sęmdur titlinum “akstursķžróttamašur įrsins 2009” viš hįtķšlega athöfn – en žetta er stęrsta višurkenning sem veitt er ķ heimi akstursķžrótta įr hvert.   

 

Žaš voru sjö ašilar śtnefndir og hver einn vel aš śtnefningunni kominn fyrir frįbęran įrangur og starf ķ žįgu ķžróttarinnar. Allt eru žetta sigurvegarar ķ mķnum huga žvķ žaš žarf ęriš starf til aš fį śtnefningu og ljóst aš vališ var erfitt žetta įr.   

 

Žvķ veršur ekki leynt aš ég var nokkuš hissa žegar mér bįrust hamingjuóskir ķ tonnatali sķšastlišiš laugardagskvöld – žar sem ég var staddur viš keppni ķ Skotlandi – en mikiš var ég stoltur aš sjį og finna samhug žjóšar minnar įsamt žessum mikla stušningi viš įframhaldandi afrek sem žessi titill blęs ķ hjarta mér. 

 En– kannski var žetta smį svindl allt saman.. Hversvegna, jś – žvķ ég var ekkert einn ķ liši og lķt fyrst og sķšast į žennan titil sem višurkenningu til allra žeirra dįsamlegu einstaklinga sem lagt hafa sitt į vogarskįlarnar til aš lyfta rallż į hęrra plan hérlendis į įrinu sem er aš lķša.   

 

Af algerri óeigingirni hefur žessi hópur ķ kringum mig skapaš ótrślegan félagsskap sem hefur gaman af ķžróttinni og nżtur žess aš leggja sitt af mörkum fyrir betri upplżsingaflęši og almannatengslum fyrir sportiš ķ heild sinni hérlendis og fylgt śtrįs okkar af mikilli elju ķ Bretlandi, heimsmeistarakeppninni og IRC.   

 

Gleši, samvinna, ógleymanlegar glešistundir og lķfsreynsla er žaš sem allir hafa safnaš allt įriš og įrangurinn hefur veriš veršlaunašur meš žessum titli.   

 

Ég er stoltur af žvķ aš leiša žennan hóp og vona aš višurkenning žessi efli og stękki rallżķžróttina i heild sinni – įhuga į henni og sżnileika.   

 

Žeim žśsundum įhugamanna sem fylgjast meš okkur žakka ég einnig. Įn ykkar vęrum viš ekki meš daglegan hvata til stęrri markmiša ķ nįinni framtķš!   

 

Jónsi – Elvar – Gerša – Alli – Marri – Jói – Dķana – Lķsa – Himmi – Bjössi – Bjarki – Įsgeir – Gulli – Pétur – Dóri – Steini Palli – Ķsak – Fylkir - Įsta – Gulli Briem og allir hinir sem hafa į enn veg eša annan komiš aš įrangri įrsins  – žiš eruš hluti af žessum titli

Akstursķžróttahópur įrsins 2009! TIL HAMINGJU

Dagur 1 - IRC rally of Scotland. Žokkaleg byrjun hjį okkur og erfitt rall framundan

Góša kvöldiš.

Viš vorum aš enda viš aš klįra fyrstu leišar skoska rallsins sem hófst ķ kvöld. Ekki veršur sagt aš dagurinn hafi gengiš vel žvķ klśšur tķmavarša į leiš eitt olli žvķ aš viš vorum ręstir inn į vitlausum tķma - sem kostaši okkar ansi margar sekuntur. En - skķtt meš žaš, keppendur viršast almennt hafa fariš varlega yfir ķ kvöld enda ašstęšur vęgast sagt hörmulegar vegna flóša og rigninga.

 Daginn klįrum viš ķ sjötta sęti yfir heildina og eru ķ öšru sęti mešal turbo 4x4 bķlanna - įrangur sem kom okkur mjög į óvart eftir klśšriš į sérleiš eitt.

Amk - žaš į vķst bara aš bęta ķ rigninguna hér ķ skotlandi į morgun žannig aš okkur bķšur verulega erfitt verkefni aš komast ķ gegnum žessa keppni brosandi og glašir - eins og stendur til :)

 

Kęr kvešja til fagra landsins ķ noršri.

Danni


IRC - rally of scotland. Undirbśningur gengur vel og viš erum klįrir ķ ręsingu annaš kvöld!

Halló halló.

Komst loksins ķ internetsamband og hér er smį update.

Viš erum bśnir aš undirbśa okkur undir ralliš og skoša žessar leišir - og veršur aš segja aš annaš eins hef ég aldrei séš į ęvi minni. Žetta er hlykkjóttasta rall sem ég veit um og til marks um žaš er lengsti beini kaflinn į 240km af sérleišum... 250m..  

Mér og nżja ašstošarökumanninum mķnum Martin Brady kemur mjög vel saman og vonumst viš til aš viš nįum rythma mjög fljótt ķ rallinu - og vonandi nokkrum topp 10 tķmum žegar lķša tekur į keppnina.


Keppnisskošun lauk ķ kvöld og munum viš klįra leišarskošun į morgun - en ralliš hefst annaš kvöld meš 2 stuttum leišum ķ kringum kastala hér ķ skotlandi. Mér skilst aš amk 5klst frį rallinu verši sżnt beint į eurosport žannig įhugamenn ęttu aš finna leiš til aš fylgjast meš okkur ķ sjónvarpinu.

Keppendalistinn er magnašur og veršur eflaust žvķlķk barįtta į toppnum milli bresku stjórstjarnanna sem hingaš eru komnir til aš sanna sig.


Ég mun rita hér inn annaš kvöld og lįta vita um stöšu mįla.


Kvešja til allra og takk fyrir ómęldan stušningin :)


Danni


IRC - Rally of scotland 19-21. Nóvember.

Góša kvöldiš.

Meš mikilli eftirvęntingu og einnig talsveršum kvķša mį tilkynna aš viš hyggjumst ętla aš reyna aš blóšmjólka annars lķtiš notašar heilladķsirnar sķšar ķ žessum mįnuši og takast į viš IRC rally of Scotland.

Keppni žessi veršur ógnarsterk en IRC mótaröšina mį lķkja viš Evrópukeppni eša jafnvel heimsmeistarakeppni minna breyttra bķla. Žarna hefur śtśnganarstöš fyrir Super 2000 bķla veriš og flestir efnilegustu ökumenn heimsins eru aš keppa žarna fyrir verksmišjuliš į nżjustu afuršum žeirra.

Ljóst er aš nżr ašstošarökumašur mun verma sętiš - en žvķ mišur žar sem hvorki Įsta né Ķsak sįu sér fęrt aš koma meš ķ keppnina žį veršur įhöfnin ekki alķslensk. Žaš er samt glešiefni aš segja frį žvķ aš Martin Brady - einn fęrasti ķraskratti sem uppi hefur veriš hefur žegiš boš um stólinn og ef miša į viš keppnisreynslu hans og įrangur (margfaldur evo challenge meistari og hefur keppt ķ fjölmörgum alžjošakeppnum sem atvinnukóari) žį er vķst aš ekki mun taka langan tķma aš slipa okkur saman.

Ralliš er langt og strangt - ekki minna en Wales rally GB var um daginn - og höfum viš įstęšu til aš vonast eftir toppįranagri ķ samanburši viš ašra N4 tśrbó bķla. Ljóst er žó aš S2000 bķlarnir verša mikiš hrašskreišari og žvķ śrslit innan topp tķu sennilega ekkert nema draumsżn.

Vitaš er aš Kris Meeke, Guy Wilks, Keith Cronin, Mark Higgings, Adam Gould, Eyvind Brynjildsen, Freddy Loix og fleirri eru skrįšir undir merkjum verksmišjuliša S2000 Skoda, peugeot, Proton og Fiat - en endanlegur rįslisti liggur ekki enžį fyrir.

 Meira sķšar ķ vikunni.

DS


Ęvintżriš okkar - Stiklaš į stóru um žįtttöku okkar ķ Heimsmeistarakeppninni Rally GB

Jęja – seint og sķšar meir finn ég friš til aš setja nišur nokkrar lķnur um ęvintżriš um sķšustu helgi žar sem viš reyndum fyrir okkur ķ heimsmeistarakeppninni ķ rallż – hafi žaš fariš framhjį einhverjum J  

 
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Billinn tryggilega merktur ķslenska fįnanum  

Feršin śt hófst į Cambrian rallinu sem viš ętlušum okkur eingöngu til upphitunar og til aš stilla saman strengi fyrir stóru keppnina. Dagskipanin var einföld: Engin service, engin stopp, engin dekkjaskipti og allt lįtiš lķta śt fyrir aš um einn hluta stóru keppninnar vęri aš ręša.  Ekki voru heilladķsirnar meš okkur ķ žessari ęfingakeppni žvķ aš risastór steinn į mišjum veginum beygši afturhjólabita og gerši žaš aš verkum aš afturdekk bķlsins voru śtskeif um ca 4cm – meš skiljanlegum erfišleikum viš stjórn bķlsins ķ framhaldinu. Į lokaleiš rallsins sprakk svo aš aftan hjį okkur žannig aš viš fengum ęfingu ķ aš skipta um dekk einnig.   Jęja, verklistinn fyrir stóra ralliš var langur og var rokiš til strax į sunnudeginum og fariš aš rķfa bķlinn. Ķ stuttu mįli var skipt um: Kśpplingu, svinghjól, alla öxla, top-mount, hjóllegur og nöf, demparar žjónustašir og sķšast en ekki sķst sett nżtt pśstkerfi – sem įtti eftir aš verša afdrifarķk ašgerš.  Viš fengum tvo daga til aš leišaskoša 350km og fengum tvęr feršir um hverja leiš og allt gekk eins og ķ sögu.

Į fimmtudag kom keppnisbķllinn nišur til Cardiff og viš fórum ķ keppnisskošun meš gręnt ljós allstašar og spennan aš nį hįmarki. Um kvöldiš var formleg ręsing į rallinu žar sem viš ókum ķ fullum skrśša yfir rįsmark ķ mišbę Cardiff aš višstöddu fjölmenni og žar į mešal tugir Ķslendinga sem fylgdu okkur alla leiš ķ ęvintżrinu. Var kynnirinn į žvķ aš allir eyjaskeggjar hlytu aš vera męttir til Cardiff žvķ fagnašarlętin voru ótrśleg og var mįl manna aš Hirvonen og Loeb hefšu stašiš ķ skugganum af Ķslendingum žetta kvöld J  

  
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Ķ rįsmarkinu ķ Cardiff  

Föstudagsmorgun og nś var žaš alvaran og ekkert annaš. Bķllinn į undan okkur meš rįsnśmmer 69 var 2005 módel af Ford Focus WRC  - bķll sem į aš vera amk 4sek pr mķlu hrašari en okkar bķll og algerlega gešveik gręja. Ekki lét ég mig dreyma um aš nį honum žannig leišin įtti aš vera greiš. Viš ręsum inn og eftir 11 km af 25 nįum viš honum. Mašurinn greinilega kunni ekkert aš keyra og viš töfšumst töluvert fyrir aftan hann įšur en hann hleypti okkur frammśr. 27 besti tķmi yfir heildina og viš įttum nóg inni fyrir utan tafirnar vegna bķls 69. Ég pakkaši saman reišinni og gekk aš bķlstjóranum sem hafši tafiš okkur, kynnti mig og žakkaši honum fyrir aš hafa hleypt okkur „greišlega“ frammśr – ķ von um aš hann myndi kannski vera athugulli nęst um hvort viš vęrum komnir aftan aš honum.  

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Vel tekiš į žvķ ķ sweet lamb - sérleiš 2 

Leiš 2 var frekar stutt og žvķ śtilokaš aš viš myndum nį bķlnum į undan okkur. Vondar minningar einkenndu akstur okkar žvķ žetta var sama leiš og viš nęrri veltum į ķ Mid – Wales rallinu ķ sumar , en samt nįšum viš 21 besta tķma og vorum nokkrum sek frį hrašasta tķma N4.  Hrottalega gaman og žvķlķkt magn įhorfenda, ķslenski fįninn og ekkert nema hamingja ķ Sweet lamb.  Leiš 3 var mjög löng og žekktum viš hana vel. Nś var aš vona aš bķll 69 myndi hleypa okkur greišlega frammśr žegar viš myndum nį honum sem viš geršum mjög hratt. Reyndar var fariš aš hęgja į okkur žegar viš nįum honum vegna leks vökvastżris hjį okkur – en žegar sérleišin var hįlfnuš vorum viš komnir aš bķl 69. Ķ stuttu mįli žį hleypti hann okkur ekki frammśr, bara alls ekki. Viš reyndum aš fara žétt aš honum, flauta og blikka ljósum en allt kom fyrir ekki og žegar framrśšan okkar brotnaši viš tilraunirnar žį įkvįšum viš aš halda okkur 50m fyrir aftan hann og freista žess aš hann sęi okkur. En nei, ekki fyrr en ķ nęstsķšustu beygju sérleišarinnar hleypti hann okkur frammśr og žiš getiš rétt ķmyndaš ykkur hitastigiš inn ķ bķlnum okkar! Žvķlķk framkoma og óķžróttamannlegheit – eitthvaš sem viš höfšum aldrei kynnst į ęvi okkar įšur. 27 besti tķmi og žaš sagši okkur hvaš hefši getaš oršiš meš hreinni leiš.  

Nś fengum viš loksins 15 mķn service og gįtum lagaš vökvastżriš og annaš smįlegt sem var aš. Žegar tķmi okkar var viš žaš aš lķša žį veršur einn var viš aš pśst bķlsins var fariš aš liggja utanķ og sjįum viš aš nżju fķnu pśstupphengjurnar sem keyptar höfšu veriš ķ vikunni voru aš BRĮŠNA. Į tveimur mķnśtum var gert žaš sem hęgt var aš herša pśstiš og svo uršum viš aš rjśka śt til aš fį ekki tķmarefsingar.        

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Žjónstuhlé og stušningsmannahópurinn bķšandi ķ eftirvęntingu inn į leiš

Leiš 4 var sama leiš og leiš 1 ķ rallinu og nś var bķll 69 loksins ekki fyrir framan okkur og leišin greiš ķ topp tķma. 5-4-3-2-1 BŚMMMMM ... Um leiš og viš žeystum aš staš śr rįsmarkinu varš rosa hįvaši og okkur ljóst aš pśstkerfiš hafši fariš ķ sundur eša eitthvaš.  Ekkert amaši žó aš bķlnum fyrir utan smį aflminnkun žannig viš žeystum įfram ķ hįvašanum. Eftir smį stund heyrši ég ķ Andrew segja „ i cant see“ og voru leišarnótur oršnar stopular fram aš žvķ. Ég kenndi ónota ķ augum lķka en ekkert alvarlegt. Žegar hann stundi „I can“t breath“ žį įkvaš ég aš stoppa og kanna hvaš vęri ķ gangi – en žarna var fariš aš bera į smį reyk ķ ökumannsrżminu og vildi ég fyrst og sķšast fullvissa mig um aš enginn eldur vęri laus.

Eftir stutta skošun į bķlnum sį ég aš ašeins vantaši 50cm bśt aftast į pśstiš žar sem hljóškśtur hafši veriš – og viš įkvįšum aš halda įfram. 22km eftir af leišinni og alltaf magnašist óloftiš ķ bķlnum. Viš ókum mjög rólega, létum bķlinn renna nišur brekkur og slķkt en žegar 7km voru eftir af leišnni gjörbreyttist alllt og ljóst aš bķllinn var farinn aš pśsta beint inn ķ sig. Hitinn og sśrefnisskorturinn var meš eindęmum og ég spurši Andrew regluega hvort vęri ķ lagi meš hann – og hann svaraši – mešan hann var aš bisa viš aš halda huršinni opinni sķn megin. Žegar ašeins nokkrir kķlómetrar voru eftir af leišinni žį tókst honum aš rķfa huršaopnarann lausan sķn megin og eftir žaš var ekki hęgt aš opna huršina, hvorki innan né utanfrį. Loksins sįst endamarkiš og mķn sķšustu skilaboš til Andrew voru, „try to breath as little as possible“ ! 

Ķ endamarki var lišiš yfir hann – ég lagši śtķ kannti, barši ķ brjóstkassan į stóra manninum og öskraši į lęknishjįlp og sśrefni – sem ég vissi aš var ķ endamarkinu. Kallinn saup hveljur og sżndi lķfsmark – en datt jafnharšan śt aftur. Žegar menn verša fyrir eitrun verša žeir gulir.. gulir eins og sólin – sem er mjög óhugnarlegt. Ég sat žarna og beiš eftir helvķtis seinvirku Bretalęknunum sem dröttušust svo loksins meš sśrefniskśtinn aš bķlnum og ég nįši aš setja grķmuna į Andrew og halda honum meš mešvitund. Žarna komumst viš aš žvķ aš hann var fastur ķ bķlnum žvķ huršina hafši hann skemmt į leišinni og žvķ ekki hęgt aš komast aš honum eša koma kallinum śt hans megin. Eftir tilraunir viš aš skrśfa huršina ķ sundur og męlingar žess efnis aš hann kęmist aldrei śt um gluggan tók ég į žaš rįš aš draga hann śt bķlstjóramegin, yfir veltibśr og allt heila klabbiš. Žaš tókst meš herkjum og žarna gįtu sjśkrališar tekiš viš. Žyrla var į leišinni og Andrew fékk adrenalķn ķ ęš til aš örva andadrįttinn – įšur en honum var komiš fyrir į sjśkrarśmi.

 Ég veit ekki hvort ég eigi aš vera reišur eša žakklįtur – sennilega bara blanda af hvoru tveggja, en ég žakka amk guši fyrir aš ķslenska landhelgisgęslan og slökkvilišiš hérlendis eru alvöru fagmenn – eitthvaš sem kollegar žeirra ķ Bretlandi vita ekki hvaš er. Žyrlan var klukkutķma į leišinni žvķ hśn var villt?  Og svo loksins žegar hśn kom žį var stressiš svo mikiš viš aš fį fuglinn nišur aš hśn sveimaši ķ 2ja km hęš ķ korter mešan veriš var aš rżma gatnamót nęrri sem lendingarpall. Žvķlķkar ašfarir hef ég aldrei séš – en jęja, nišur kom žyrlan og kallinum var flogiš į sjśkrahśs žar sem hann eyddi 4 klst ķ sśrefnistjaldi.

Viš ókum bķlnum 150 km til Cardiff og settum nśtt pśst og upphengjur  – og žį var hann klįr ķ keppni. Um kvöldiš stoppaši leigubķll į žjónustusvęšinu og śt steig gulur Andrew Sankey. Kallinn hafši bókaš sig śt af spķtalanum žvert į vilja lęknanna. Hann fékk aš borša og var svo ekiš į hóteliš um įttaleytiš žar sem hann lagšist til hvķlu. Nóttinni eyddi ég ķ aš gefa honum reglulega aš drekka og į dauša mķnum įtti ég von en ekki aš hann stęši upp um morgunin, vekti mig og sagši „we have to go, we are due out 8:18“.Eftir langa sannfęringarręšu um aš hann treysti sér aftur ķ bķlinn tókum viš įkvöršun um aš halda įfram og klįra žaš sem viš byrjušum į J  Žetta var sennilegasta vitlausasta įkvöršun ķ heimi žvķ eftir aš hafa fengiš 20mķn refsingu žį vorum viš aftast į merinni og ekki nokkur leiš aš halda ķ viš hraša žeirra sem voru hįlftķma į undan okkur į veginum. Žetta er svona eins og aš keppa ķ spretthlaupi – nema keppinautar žķnir eru allir į hlaupabrautinni en žś žarft aš sętta žig viš sandgryfjurnar viš hlišinį! 
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Frekar bólgin įhöfn eftir pśst innöndunina 

Žessi keppnisdagur gekk ekki heldur vel, frekar en dagurinn į undan. Į leiš 9 fór ķ sundur bremsuslanga aš aftan og viš ókum žį leiš algerlega bremsulausir. Žvķ var kippt ķ lišinn og įfram var haldiš. Į leiš 10 ókum viš ansi fast meš hęgra framhjól į risastein sem óprśttnir įhorfendur höfšu komiš fyrir ķ hęgra hjólfarinu – sįust helvķtin glottandi uppśr runna nęrri en fjöšrun bķlsins tók žetta og eina sem geršist var aš stżriš sneri ca 5grįšur vitlaust eftir žetta. Ķ lok leišarinnar skošaši ég bķlinn og sį ekkert aš žannig viš óšum inn į leiš 11 og allt gekk aš óskum – en į ferjuleiš aš leiš 12 žį skyndilega hrökk stżrisendinn hęgra megin ķ sundur og bķllinn eins og śtskeif kś śt į mišjum vegi.  
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"stżrisendinn" fķni sem ég smišaši śtķ skógi og ók 220 km til Cardiff į

Žarna var komiš myrkur og viš ķ rassgati alheimsins inn ķ skógi, ekkert sķmasamband, engir varahlutir og ekki sįlu aš sjį neinstašar. Eftir miklar pęlingar var tekinn ķslenska leišin į žetta: Tvęr krafttangir voru ķ verkfęratöskunni sem viš höfšum mešferšist og einn 8mm lykill – įsamt nokkrum plastbendslum. Žį er bara aš smķša sér stżrisenda ala Ķsland J   viš treystum žó žessari višgerš ekki um sķšustu sérleiš dagsins žannig viš skilušum inn tķmakorti okkar of fengum 10mķn refsingu fyrir aš klįra ekki žessa lokaleiš dagsins. Bķlnum var ekiš til Cardiff į stżrisendanum fķna og nżr settur ķ bķlinn – žį var hann klįr ķ keppni.

Lišiš fundaši um kvöldiš um įframhaldiš og nišurstašan var sś aš keyra lokadaginn žrįtt fyrir aš vera meš žeim allra sķšustu ķ keppninni – en žó ašeins fulla ferš og aš viš skyldum gera okkar besta til aš sżna klęrnar miskunarlaust og reyna aš klukka inn góša tķma. Bķllinn var ķ algjöru toppstandi og ekkert įtti aš vera okkur aš vanbśnaši aš sękja – en žegar viš settum ķ gang į sunnudagsmorgun žį fór vökvadęla fyrir drif bķlsins ekki ķ gang og enginn tķmi til aš finna śt hvaš ylli žessu. Örlög okkar voru bara žessi žvķ ef žessi įgęta dęla virkar ekki žį virka engar driflęsingar bķlsins og raunar tķu sinnum erfišara aš keyra bķlinn og aldrei hęgt aš nį góšum tķmum svona.

Žessi frįbęri bķll sem ekki hafši slegiš feilpśst frį upphafi svo segja megi (öll vandręši okkar voru ekki bķlnum aš kenna) sveik okkur į lokadegi rallsins – og žaš sem meira er, žaš nęgši aš endurręsa stjórntölvu drifanna meš einni einfaldri skipun til aš allt fęri aš virka į nż en žaš gįtum viš ekki gert fyrr aš rallinu loknu žvķ ekkert žjónustuhlé var į lokadeginum.

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Endamark rallsins og ekkert veriš aš fela upprunann :)   

Allaveganna - örmagna eftir žessa grišarlöngu keppni klįrušum viš allar leišir sunnudagsins og endušum ķ 41 sęti yfir heildina af žeim 78 sem lögšu af staš ķ keppnina. Ķ endamarki var sem allt hefši gengiš eins og ķ sögu žvķ stolt okkar var mikiš aš hafa komist alla leiš og hįvęr stušnings og samśšarköll įhorfenda ķ endamarki réttu śr baki okkar og bętti į augabragši fyrir öll vonbrigšin sem viš höfum upplifaš undanfarna daga. Ķslenski fįninn var dreginn upp viš lófatak og samkennd višstaddra var augljós – enda į flestra vitorši lķfsreynsla okkar ķ žessari keppni.   Aš fara ķ svona keppni vęri ógjörningur ef ekki vęri fyrir samtaka įtak fjölmargra fyrirtękja og einstaklinga. Af ótta viš aš gleyma einhverjum kżs ég aš telja ykkur ekki upp – en žiš vitiš hver žiš eruš og megiš vita aš ég er klökkur af žakklęti og hlżju til ykkar. Žiš eruš hetjurnar mķnar og veršur aldrei gleymt. 

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Kvešja / Danni

WRC lokadagur

Góšan daginn

Žrišji dagurinn ķ WRC og bķllinn er ekki alveg fullkominn, driflęsingar virka ekki og svona, en félagarnir skemmta sér vel og segjast vera aš drifta fyrir įhorfendur sem eru jś ekki fįir, greinilega meš eitthvaš "Show off"

Žeir endušu ķ 41. sęti overall og eru mjög įnęgšir meš žaš og senda bestu kvešjur til Ķslands.


WRC dagur 2

Žaš er bśiš aš rigna helling og mikil drulla, įr og lękir į vegunum og rosalega gróft. Leiš 7 var mjög slęm og Danni vonaši aš hśn yrši ekki keyrš eftir hįdegi, žaš veršur gaman aš sjį hvort svo veršur. 

Žeir misstu bremsur į leiš 9 og žurftu aš stoppa į mišri leiš og nįšu aš tengja žęr. Žeir eru nś į leiš ķ višgeršarhlé aš gera viš žęr. Žaš veršur ekki endurrašaš nśna ķ hįdegishléinu.

Žaš veršur gaman aš fylgjast meš eftir hįdegi, Hirvonen žarf aš gefa ķ til aš vinna Loeb žetta er bśin aš vera spennandi keppni.

Į sķšustu leišinni ķ dag brotnaši stżrisendi, en žaš er veriš aš gera viš žaš og žeir verša meš ķ fyrramįliš.


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