64. EKO Acropolis Rally 2018
31. 5. – 3. 6. 2018, Lamia • OMAE • gravel 237.89 km • total distance including road sections - 867.72 km • Other years
Greece gravel championship crews run all the rally as 1 round with different regulations
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 SSS Hippodrome (2.60 km) | 2:04.5 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
75.2 km/h 0.92 s/km |
2:04.5 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
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Yes, quite nice warm up. No problems, good stage for us. | ||||||
SS2 Thiva (30.53 km) |
28:35.4 [N] |
39.
24. class RC2 25. ERC |
64.1 km/h 13.76 s/km |
30:39.9 [SR] |
39.
24. class RC2 25. ERC |
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accident | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS3 New Amfissa 1 (14.28 km) | 9:57.2 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
86.1 km/h 1.53 s/km |
40:37.1 [SR] |
32.
23. class RC2 23. ERC |
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The team did great job, they worked until 2 a.m., thanks to the team. The car is like new now. We have little problem with water pressure alarm, but it's OK. | ||||||
SS4 Drossochori 1 (25.10 km) | 22:16.5 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
67.6 km/h 0.45 s/km |
1:02:53.6 [SR] |
23.
20. class RC2 19. ERC |
|
"Hard to say it in words, I have never seen like this. So many rocks, the most difficult stage in my life." | ||||||
SS5 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 1 (22.50 km) | 16:25.3 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
82.2 km/h 0.77 s/km |
1:19:18.9 [SR] |
21.
19. class RC2 18. ERC |
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"The car is working, but the conditions are really tough, killing the car. We tried to go contiuously and easy. I think after this rally we have to change a lot of parts on the car." | ||||||
SS6 New Amfissa 2 (14.28 km) | 9:42.1 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
88.3 km/h 0.35 s/km |
1:29:01.0 [SR] |
19.
17. class RC2 16. ERC |
|
"No problems, we hit few stones, but I think everything is good, trying to keep the clean line." | ||||||
SS7 Drossochori 2 (25.10 km) | 21:46.9 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
69.1 km/h 0.45 s/km |
1:50:47.9 [SR] |
15.
13. class RC2 12. ERC |
|
"No problems, it was OK. We were trying to avoid stones. But we were waiting long to start the stage so it was get back the concentration." | ||||||
SS8 Paleohori - Mendenitsa 2 (22.50 km) |
26:00.6 [N] |
47.
21. class RC2 21. ERC |
51.9 km/h 26.67 s/km |
2:16:48.5 [SR] |
22.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
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3. leg | ||||||
SS9 Grameni 1 (21.97 km) | 17:32.3 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
75.2 km/h 0.53 s/km |
2:34:20.8 [SR] |
19.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
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"Not the best rally for us. This stage was difficult, we hit a stone heavily in the middle of the stage. I though having a puncture, but finally it was OK. Difficult stage, really slippery." | ||||||
SS10 Divri 1 (18.53 km) | 13:12.4 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
84.2 km/h 0.99 s/km |
2:47:33.2 [SR] |
19.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
|
No problems, quite a lot of stones in the middle of the road, but we didn't have any problems. | ||||||
SS11 Grameni 2 (21.97 km) | 20:27.4 | 27.
19. class RC2 19. ERC |
64.4 km/h 9.66 s/km |
3:08:00.6 [SR] |
19.
15. class RC2 14. ERC |
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It doesn't bother me anymore. I tried to enjoy the rest of the stage. For the moment it's a good training. The puncture came in fifth corner of the stage and now we don't have a spare. We have to go carefuly in the last one. | ||||||
SS12 Divri 2 (18.53 km) | 13:11.4 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
84.3 km/h 1.86 s/km |
3:21:12.0 [SR] |
17.
14. class RC2 13. ERC |
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"For us it was a definition of a difficult weekend. We have a lot to analyze and to learn. We worked hard to get over this weekend, thanks to everyone." |
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