Targa Florio 2012

Information

Date and time SS Information
16. 06. 2012 11:39 CET 8 On stage eight of Targa Florio-Rally Internazionale Di Sicilia there was an accident involving car number 15, Craig Breen and Gareth Roberts, which resulted in the stage being stopped to enable medical crews to attend the scene. Despite their best efforts, Gareth Roberts succumbed to his injuries and the remainder of the event has been cancelled as a mark of respect. Craig Breen was unhurt in the accident. No spectators were involved. Intercontinental Rally Challenge promoter Eurosport Events joins the IRC community in offering its sincere condolences to Gareth’s family and friends who are in our thoughts at this very sad time.
16. 06. 2012 09:01 CET 8 stage stopped because of crash st. no. 15
16. 06. 2012 08:58 CET 8 retired (15 - Breen Craig / Roberts Gareth): accident in SS 8
16. 06. 2012 08:56 CET 8 flash info (4 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): Still not good.
16. 06. 2012 08:56 CET 8 flash info (5 - Scandola Umberto / D'Amore Guido): It was very slippery.
16. 06. 2012 08:55 CET 8 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): We are trying to push to maximum. We have changed tyres, these ones are better.
16. 06. 2012 08:53 CET 8 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): In the middle of the stage it is very slippery. Sometimes it was difficult with the grip, I lost the faith to the car.
16. 06. 2012 08:53 CET 8 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): Good stage, it was very slippery. Maybe I was a little bit cautious in the middle of the stage. Good start of the day.
16. 06. 2012 08:33 CET 8 Start of the stage delayed for two minutes.
16. 06. 2012 08:32 CET 8 retired (16 - Runfola Marco / Lo Neri Giovanni): technical problem - handbrake before SS 8
15. 06. 2012 18:13 CET 7 flash info (14 - Al Ketbi Rashid / Al Kendi Khalid): I'm happy to be in the finish of today's last stage, we had intercom problems. There are few more stages to go, I'll try my best.
15. 06. 2012 18:12 CET 7 flash info (15 - Breen Craig / Roberts Gareth): We made some progress today morning, but now I think we are going in wrong way. We will do some changes over night for tomorrow.
15. 06. 2012 18:08 CET 7 flash info (9 - Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio): Bad setup today, we couldn't push as we wanted.
15. 06. 2012 18:05 CET 7 flash info (8 - Campedelli Simone / Fappani Danilo): The last loop was really horrible for me. In Targa stage I did one big mistake, so I didn't feel well. But we are here.
15. 06. 2012 18:03 CET 7 flash info (7 - Gamba Matteo / Inglesi Emanuele): Very difficult day. Stages were very short so it was important to not to make any mistakes.
15. 06. 2012 18:01 CET 7 flash info (6 - Wiegand Sepp / Gottschalk Timo): Nice day for us, especially the last round. Now in the last corner I was too fast and nearly touched the wall, but we managed it.
15. 06. 2012 18:00 CET 7 flash info (5 - Scandola Umberto / D'Amore Guido): It's OK now, it was good day, but tomorrow will be long also.
15. 06. 2012 17:57 CET 7 flash info (4 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): Today it wasn't very good. But tomorrow is another day.
15. 06. 2012 17:55 CET 7 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): Tomorrow there will be two new changes, nothing is lost. Everything can happen.
15. 06. 2012 17:53 CET 7 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): Jan is pushing hard, but this stage was good for me. I feel good, we want to win this rally.
15. 06. 2012 17:49 CET 7 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): First leg is finished, tomorrow will see. I wasn't completely happy with the feeling of the car, I hope we can attack tomorrow.
15. 06. 2012 17:49 CET 7 Thanks to Rally Radio by iRally!
15. 06. 2012 17:05 CET 6 flash info (5 - Scandola Umberto / D'Amore Guido): We did some setup adjustments, but the car is worse now.
15. 06. 2012 17:03 CET 6 flash info (4 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): It's fine, we are improving step by step. But it's going slowly.
15. 06. 2012 17:00 CET 6 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): Everything is OK, no problem.
15. 06. 2012 16:59 CET 6 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): No problem, clean stage for us. It's slippery, but we enjoy it.
15. 06. 2012 16:58 CET 6 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): When you do the same stages again and again, it's hard to find places to improve.
15. 06. 2012 16:58 CET 6 Thanks to Rally Radio by iRally!
15. 06. 2012 18:29 CET 5 retired (42 - Damiani Sergio / Imabraguglio Salvatore): technical problem after SS 5
15. 06. 2012 14:27 CET 5 (33 - Tassone Michele / Grimaldi Fabio): problems with driveshaft
15. 06. 2012 14:26 CET 5 (20 - Heloïse Johan / Gorczyca Thibault): problems with engine
15. 06. 2012 14:08 CET 5 flash info (14 - Al Ketbi Rashid / Al Kendi Khalid): The feeling is good, but we have some troubles with gearbox.
15. 06. 2012 14:06 CET 5 flash info (15 - Breen Craig / Roberts Gareth): We have right tyres this time and we made some changes to the setup. Difficult rally, hard to find the right set.
15. 06. 2012 14:03 CET 5 flash info (11 - Nucita Andrea / Princiotto Giuseppe): We have harder tyre compound and we are absolutely delighted.
15. 06. 2012 14:01 CET 5 flash info (9 - Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio): I tried to push but I'm not convinced with my time. I don't know where was the problem.
15. 06. 2012 13:59 CET 5 flash info (8 - Campedelli Simone / Fappani Danilo): We have harder setup and the car is better balanced now.
15. 06. 2012 13:57 CET 5 flash info (7 - Gamba Matteo / Inglesi Emanuele): The stage was good, very slippery again, but the car is OK.
15. 06. 2012 13:54 CET 5 flash info (6 - Wiegand Sepp / Gottschalk Timo): I have better feeling now. I'm happy.
15. 06. 2012 13:53 CET 5 flash info (5 - Scandola Umberto / D'Amore Guido): We have problem with the rear of the car, oit's sliding too much.
15. 06. 2012 13:50 CET 5 flash info (4 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): Not very well today, I still can not get to the right rhytm.
15. 06. 2012 13:48 CET 5 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): OK, there is much rocks on the road now.
15. 06. 2012 13:47 CET 5 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): Good stage, no problem. There was more gravel on the road this time.
15. 06. 2012 13:46 CET 5 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): I'm pushing, but it's hard. We are going flatout.
15. 06. 2012 13:12 CET 5 Thanks to Rally Radio by iRally!
15. 06. 2012 14:26 CET 4 (33 - Tassone Michele / Grimaldi Fabio): problems with driveshaft
15. 06. 2012 14:17 CET 4 retired (43 - Vella Silvestro / Oliveri Rino): retired in SS 4
15. 06. 2012 14:16 CET 4 retired (31 - Pellitteri Nazareno / Grassadonio Giuseppe): retired in SS 4
15. 06. 2012 13:22 CET 4 (18 - Riolo Salvatore / Picarella Francesco): puncture
15. 06. 2012 13:14 CET 4 retired (10 - Ferrarotti Ivan / Fenoli Manuel): accident in SS 4
15. 06. 2012 13:12 CET 4 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): We are trying to improve, we will see if it's enough.
15. 06. 2012 13:11 CET 4 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): We pushed quite a lot. In one cut we hit something and there were some vibration after that. But it wasn't puncture.
15. 06. 2012 13:11 CET 4 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): I changed the tyres, before it was too soft. It's little bit better.
15. 06. 2012 10:17 CET 4 Thanks to Rally Radio by iRally!
15. 06. 2012 14:17 CET 3 retired (28 - Mazzola Giuseppe / Gargano Michele): technical problem after SS 3
15. 06. 2012 13:09 CET 3 retired (44 - Iacuzzi Claudio / Severino Luca): technical problem after SS 3
15. 06. 2012 10:43 CET 3 retired (39 - Burgio Cristian / Burgio Paolo): retired in SS 3
15. 06. 2012 10:24 CET 3 (23 - Consani Robert / Klinger Nicolas): problems with engine
15. 06. 2012 10:02 CET 3 flash info (15 - Breen Craig / Roberts Gareth): We chose bad tyre compound for the first stage, now we changed two wheels and it's better. It was my fault.
15. 06. 2012 10:00 CET 3 flash info (12 - Rendina Massimiliano / Pizzuti Mario): We were struggling with the setup, it was tricky.
15. 06. 2012 09:59 CET 3 flash info (11 - Nucita Andrea / Princiotto Giuseppe): We had fuel pressure problems in the previous stage, we fixed it in the road section and now it is OK.
15. 06. 2012 09:58 CET 3 flash info (10 - Ferrarotti Ivan / Fenoli Manuel): We did a little mistake in the chicane, we had to reverse.
15. 06. 2012 09:57 CET 3 flash info (9 - Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio): We are not in the full-attack mode.
15. 06. 2012 09:56 CET 3 flash info (8 - Campedelli Simone / Fappani Danilo): We had a spin, but generally good start. We have to adjust the setup.
15. 06. 2012 09:55 CET 3 flash info (7 - Gamba Matteo / Inglesi Emanuele): Both stages very slippery, but the car is OK.
15. 06. 2012 09:54 CET 3 flash info (6 - Wiegand Sepp / Gottschalk Timo): Everything goes well, I am trying to find good rhythm.
15. 06. 2012 09:53 CET 3 flash info (5 - Scandola Umberto / D'Amore Guido): Everything OK, only little bit slippery.
15. 06. 2012 09:51 CET 3 flash info (4 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): Quite well. It is difficult because there is a change of grip during the stage and it is easy to make a mistake.
15. 06. 2012 09:50 CET 3 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): We are trying to push, but I dont want to make a mistake. In some places it is very slippery but I hope to score some good points. We are waiting for second loops.
15. 06. 2012 09:48 CET 3 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): I was not pushing on limit, we drove well.
15. 06. 2012 09:47 CET 3 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): Everything is OK. It is slippery, I dont know if because of the tyres or tarmac.
15. 06. 2012 09:37 CET 3 Thanks to Rally Radio by iRally!
15. 06. 2012 10:08 CET 2 retired (45 - Scimeca Giuseppe / Siragusa Giovanni): retired in SS 2
15. 06. 2012 10:08 CET 2 retired (41 - Coniglio Santo / Lidestri Chiara): retired in SS 2
15. 06. 2012 10:07 CET 2 retired (37 - Bosca Alessandro / Aresca Roberto): retired in SS 2
15. 06. 2012 09:36 CET 2 retired (36 - Carella Andrea / Riolfo Ilaria): technical problem in SS 2
15. 06. 2012 09:34 CET 2 retired (27 - Vara Filippo / Rappa Gianfrancesco): technical problem in SS 2
15. 06. 2012 09:28 CET 2 (28 - Mazzola Giuseppe / Gargano Michele): was out of road
15. 06. 2012 09:28 CET 2 (15 - Breen Craig / Roberts Gareth): spun
15. 06. 2012 08:52 CET 2 flash info (6 - Wiegand Sepp / Gottschalk Timo): Nice stage, but for me it was sometimes hard to find the right speed and correct line.
15. 06. 2012 08:52 CET 2 flash info (4 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): It's very slippery and very fast in the first part.
15. 06. 2012 08:49 CET 2 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): It's very fast and also bumpy, we were carefull in the first pass, I hope we will push in the next ones.
15. 06. 2012 08:47 CET 2 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): The feeling was good, nice stage. There is still room form improvement.
15. 06. 2012 08:45 CET 2 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): It was OK, very slippery.We will see in the next stage.
15. 06. 2012 08:22 CET 2 Thanks to Rally Radio by iRally!
14. 06. 2012 21:57 CET 1 (14 - Al Ketbi Rashid / Al Kendi Khalid): inadvertently took an incorrect line through the test, stewards gave him a notional time of the slowest car in the stage
14. 06. 2012 21:08 CET 1 flash info (15 - Breen Craig / Roberts Gareth): Difficult stage, really not for the Super 2000 car. We just wanted to get through.
14. 06. 2012 21:07 CET 1 flash info (14 - Al Ketbi Rashid / Al Kendi Khalid): Slippery, I was sliding too much, but it's spectators' stage.
14. 06. 2012 21:01 CET 1 flash info (9 - Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio): Not very good, there is problem with one chicane.
14. 06. 2012 20:58 CET 1 flash info (8 - Campedelli Simone / Fappani Danilo): It was so dirty, I spin a lot in the junctions. But it was good start.
14. 06. 2012 20:56 CET 1 flash info (7 - Gamba Matteo / Inglesi Emanuele): Very slippery, the car is OK. I feel good, I like this rally.
14. 06. 2012 20:55 CET 1 flash info (6 - Wiegand Sepp / Gottschalk Timo): No problem.
14. 06. 2012 20:53 CET 1 flash info (5 - Scandola Umberto / D'Amore Guido): The stage was different than in the recce, we had to reverse. We lost the time here.
14. 06. 2012 20:50 CET 1 flash info (4 - Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna): Lot of fun, great!
14. 06. 2012 20:48 CET 1 flash info (3 - Kopecký Jan / Dresler Pavel): It was OK, just one corner was completely different compared to the recce.
14. 06. 2012 20:46 CET 1 flash info (2 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): Very slippery, in one corner we were too wide, we lost some second there.
14. 06. 2012 20:45 CET 1 flash info (1 - Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia): It was funny, very dirty, lot of gravel!
14. 06. 2012 20:45 CET 1 Thanks to Rally Radio by iRally!