RalliHeart | FIA ERC

Located 100 kilometres off the coast of Morocco , Gran Canaria hosts Rally Islas Canarias for a 37th time in 2013. With the stages frequently climbing and descending, drivers pay close attention to the speed and line they take for each corner to maintain optimal momentum. One of the notable features of the stages is the abrasive surface, which is partly constructed from volcanic lava. It means grip levels and tyre wear are high as a result. However, because there is little opportunity to take ‘cuts’ through corners, the road surface remains relatively clean and consistent and puncture risk is reduced. Below is the former Formula 1 driver  Robert Kubica 's crash, the one who was most closely watched by his fans. Here is the TV broadcast of the complete event.

At the end of the opening leg of the rally, Craig Breen leads the rally by a little over 6s to Finnish Jari Ketomaa , and Francois Delecour another 6s further in third overall. Jari Ketomaa was the fastest through the qualification stage this morning and Craig Breen all the way down at 6th and the turn around was a bit of a surprise for the top field, but the Irish got the talent. Delecour 's third is something extraordinary, as he had to drive through SS3 by holding the door closed which had latching/locking issues. Day 1, top 5 result. 1 | C.Breen / D.Moynihan       | 22:15.4 Peugeot 207 (2) 2 | J.Ketomaa / K.Lindström   | 22:21.8 | +6.4 Ford Fiesta RRC (2) 3 | F.Delecour / D.Savignoni   | 22:27.5 | +12.1 Peugeot 207 (2) 4 | A.Lukyanuk / A.Arnautov  | 22:48.1 | +32.7 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X (3) 5 | V.Švedas / Ž.Sakalauskas  | 23:06.2 | +50.8 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X (3) _ ______ _____...

Opening round of the ERC 2013 season, 30° Internationale Janner Rallye,  is just around the weekend and will be live in around 2 days.  Janner Rallye was common both to ERC & IRC drivers & crews. The interesting thing about this rally is the time which it is scheduled, which makes it similar to the Monte Carlo Rallye. The event is held on the tarmac roads of Austria, which normally experiences snow fall and hence ice is mostly present on the roads. The rally has 18 special stages of around 248 kms, and measures of a total 825 kms including transport. With all this weather condition, probably it is the entry list which really looks good. A good 64 cars [Wow!], in those fifteen S2000 spec cars, five R4 spec cars, and a pretty long list of Group N & around eighteen R2 cars will be fighting for the top honors. Some useful rally docs: Itinerary Maps Leg 1 , & Leg 2 Entry List Below here is from last year's action. _ ______ ___...