Eyvind Brynildsen - Cato Menkerud

Rally Liepāja 2019

ERC #3 • ERC2 #3 • ERC3 #3 • ERC Ladies #3 • ERC1 Junior #3 • ERC3 Junior #3 • Baltic Rally Trophy #1 • Abarth Rally Cup #2

23. 5. – 26. 5. 2019, Liepāja • gravel 205.96 km • Other years

Stage results

Brynildsen Eyvind

Menkerud Cato

Škoda Fabia R5

AW ***

Toksport WRT

RC2

Final results

9. overall

9. class RC2

9. ERC

9. Baltic Rally Trophy

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Talsi (14.72 km)	7:32.9	11. 11. class RC2 10. ERC 11. Baltic Rally Trophy	117.0 km/h 1.43 s/km	7:32.9	11. 11. class RC2 10. ERC 11. Baltic Rally Trophy
There is nowhere where I haven't been wide. I made a big push, but we have to clean a bit. I try to enjoy.
SS2 Swecon (14.73 km)	7:23.9	11. 11. class RC2 11. ERC 11. Baltic Rally Trophy	119.5 km/h 1.24 s/km	14:56.8	10. 10. class RC2 10. ERC 10. Baltic Rally Trophy
Not too bad, we are cleaning lot, but that's life. But the car is misfiring, it's the pop-off. I try my best.
SS3 Ramirent (28.36 km)	14:27.8	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC 9. Baltic Rally Trophy	117.6 km/h 1.24 s/km	29:24.6	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC 9. Baltic Rally Trophy
Amazing, we enjoyed it so much. I'm lucke to drive a rally car here.
SS4 SC Grupa (26.50 km)	13:36.1	10. 10. class RC2 10. ERC 10. Baltic Rally Trophy	116.9 km/h 1.17 s/km	43:00.7	8. 8. class RC2 8. ERC 8. Baltic Rally Trophy
It was much better than earlier today, but it's difficult. Still so much lose gravel, but we had a good satge, there are also lots of spectators, we enjoyed it.
SS5 EGP Latvia (15.15 km)	8:01.9	39. 24. class RC2 36. ERC 39. Baltic Rally Trophy	113.2 km/h 4.63 s/km	51:02.6	14. 14. class RC2 13. ERC 14. Baltic Rally Trophy
I'm enjoying today. Although we couldn't go flatout all the time we need to accept it and enjoy.
2. leg
SS6 Canon Biznesa Centrs - IB Serviss (6.53 km)	3:10.3	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC 5. Baltic Rally Trophy	123.5 km/h 0.75 s/km	54:12.9	14. 14. class RC2 13. ERC 14. Baltic Rally Trophy
For sure it's much better, now I realize what is it the right grip. Now I do in the car what I want to do.
SS7 SIXT Rent a car 1 (18.26 km)	9:13.4	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC 5. Baltic Rally Trophy	118.8 km/h 0.59 s/km	1:03:26.3	14. 14. class RC2 13. ERC 14. Baltic Rally Trophy
Lot of small mistakes, obviously we are not far away. We can do pretty good speed, I'm happy.
SS8 Port of Liepāja (10.29 km)	5:41.3	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC 5. Baltic Rally Trophy	108.5 km/h 0.80 s/km	1:09:07.6	10. 10. class RC2 10. ERC 10. Baltic Rally Trophy
I'm doing too many mistakes. It takes time to get to it. But I'm very happy with the grip.
SS9 SIXT Rent a car 2 (18.26 km)	8:59.1	4. 4. class RC2 4. ERC 4. Baltic Rally Trophy	121.9 km/h 0.41 s/km	1:18:06.7	10. 10. class RC2 10. ERC 10. Baltic Rally Trophy
"Now I felt much better, we are going really fast. just need to find right braking points. It was raining quite heavy in the middle of the stage."
SS10 Neste 1 (10.81 km)	5:27.6	4. 4. class RC2 4. ERC 4. Baltic Rally Trophy	118.8 km/h 0.51 s/km	1:23:34.3	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC 9. Baltic Rally Trophy
It's better today, yesterday was like everything against us, today we can show we have the pace.
SS11 Liepāja 1 (15.77 km)	7:44.4	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 7. Baltic Rally Trophy	122.2 km/h 0.42 s/km	1:31:18.7	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC 9. Baltic Rally Trophy
"The wipers are on but the rain is not so heavy. We change now the tyres from front to rear and go again."
SS12 Neste 2 (10.81 km)	5:25.8	6. 6. class RC2 6. ERC 6. Baltic Rally Trophy	119.4 km/h 0.38 s/km	1:36:44.5	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC 9. Baltic Rally Trophy
SS13 Liepāja 2 (15.77 km)	7:33.6	10. 10. class RC2 10. ERC 10. Baltic Rally Trophy	125.2 km/h 0.75 s/km	1:44:18.1	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC 9. Baltic Rally Trophy
I have to say thanks to the whole team, it's good to be back. I need more training, hopefully we will be in Poland.