carnage at pfr...

Is PFR the new defi? Jeebus H, terry epp must of had a heart attack with the number of crashes. Glad to here everyone is ok!

Are the new roads that challenging??

Yeah. There were some serious rolls, a few cars off the road with serious damage, driver mistakes, and a ton of mechanicals.

Ratio?

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Grassroots rally. It's what I think about.

43% dnf

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First Rally: 2001
Driver (7), Co-Driver (44)
Drivers (16)
Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4)
Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0)
Last Updated, January 4, 2015

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john vanlandingham
Blame is for idiots. losers.

The attrition rate seemed typical for PFR.

Three cars had offs that resulted in DNFs on the new (24km long) stage, two in the same corner.

The other three offs (that I know of) were on the Helmer road (the two Friday stages were effectively Helmer North).

alan

The roads aren't particularly brutal... just lots of opportunities for mistakes. Mistakes with big consequences.

Off the top of my head - which was the bottom of my head for over a minute at the event - I'd think the DNF rate was close to double what* somewhat higher than it normally is, but am happy to be corrected on that. The big difference is the 2 cars that we won't likely ever see again and at least two other rollovers that are repairable. (I haven't see the FRZ in post-roll condition)

*I stand corrected by someone with more time on their hands to dig back than I do today

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First Rally: 2001
Driver (7), Co-Driver (44)
Drivers (16)
Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4)
Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0)
Last Updated, January 4, 2015

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john vanlandingham
Blame is for idiots. losers.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2014 01:30PM by Morison.

I missed one off. It was on the Nicola Road.

The DNF rate was high, but neither the highest ever for PFR nor twice the PFR average.

2014 - 12 of 30 National, 4 of 32 Regional 1, 15 of 32 Regional 2
2013 - 6 of 14 National, 4 of 21 Regional 1, 7 of 20 Regional 2
2012 - 12 of 26 National, 10 of 27 Regional 1, 9 of 27 Regional 2
2011 - 7 of 22 National, 5 of 27 Regional 1, 6 of 26 Regional 2
2010 - 9 of 22 National, 3 of 20 Regional 1, 6 of 20 Regional 2
2009 - 5 of 19 National, 1 of 19 Regional 1, 4 of 18 Regional 2
2008 - 7 of 19 National, 2 of 20 Regional 1, 7 of 21 Regional 2
2007 - 7 of 19 National, 8 of 27 Regional 1, 4 of 25 Regional 2
2006 - 6 of 14 National, 4 of 22 Regional 1, 9 of 27 Regional 2
2005 - 5 of 17 National, 1 of 21 Regional 1, 8 of 23 Regional 2
2004 - 7 of 21 National, 5 of 23 Regional
2003 - 12 of 22 National, 8 of 19 Regional

I blame recce.

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Grant Hughes

I blame Twitter...

"mid stage update, we're doing AHHHH dang"

An ill advised cut caused my demise, sliced the HDPE underbelly and smacked the oil pan so hard it broke the pick up.
Really really thick Aluminium skid plates will save rally, ok so it would of saved mine..

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Yes, it's a Ranger.
Xr4Ti, it is rwd and was made in Germany.

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MattP
An ill advised cut caused my demise, sliced the HDPE underbelly and smacked the oil pan so hard it broke the pick up.
Really really thick Aluminium skid plates will save rally, ok so it would of saved mine..

Are you saying you were running a plastic skid plate for the oil pan?

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Grant Hughes

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NoCoast

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MattP
An ill advised cut caused my demise, sliced the HDPE underbelly and smacked the oil pan so hard it broke the pick up.
Really really thick Aluminium skid plates will save rally, ok so it would of saved mine..

Are you saying you were running a plastic skid plate for the oil pan?

sounds like a bad ditch hook to me or a cut across an fia curb

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I would rather drive a slow car fast as a fast car slow!
first rule of cars: get what makes you happy, your the one paying for it!

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NoCoast

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MattP
An ill advised cut caused my demise, sliced the HDPE underbelly and smacked the oil pan so hard it broke the pick up.
Really really thick Aluminium skid plates will save rally, ok so it would of saved mine..

Are you saying you were running a plastic skid plate for the oil pan?

Sounds like it. Aluminum or steel is a must.

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czwalga

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NoCoast

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MattP
An ill advised cut caused my demise, sliced the HDPE underbelly and smacked the oil pan so hard it broke the pick up.
Really really thick Aluminium skid plates will save rally, ok so it would of saved mine..

Are you saying you were running a plastic skid plate for the oil pan?

Sounds like it. Aluminum or steel is a must.

We lost the auxiliary LED's 3 km into a 10km stage, and a Talon doesn't have the best lights. All my fault it was a bad cut, in the notes it was marked as a no cut! And I will be changing it for a more robust one.

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Yes, it's a Ranger.
Xr4Ti, it is rwd and was made in Germany.