37. LKW FRIENDS on the road Jännerrallye powered by WIMBERGER 2024
Regional Rally Cup #1 • Austria #1 • Austria 2WD #1 • Austria Historic #1 • Austria Junior #1 • Austria Rally Cup #1 • Austria Trophy (ORM) #1
5. 1. – 7. 1. 2024, Freistadt • Jännerrallye Freistadt GmbH • asphalt - snow 160.98 km • total distance including road sections - 824.41 km • Other years
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SS18
"We tried too many things yesterday and never really got into our rhythm. But it's a positive thing that we were the fastest today. It was an incredible event, thanks to all our supporters and all the fans on the stages!"
"We are happy to be here, it was brutally difficult. Sadly we had a puncture yesterday, but we can be happy with our performance."
SS17
Spin
Broken driveshaft
"I think there is a lot of ice and not that much snow on the stages. It was extremely slippery, especially in the fast sections."
"It was extremely slippery, I tried to get a clean run. We try to get through without mistakes now."
"I'm quite disappointed because we had some problems with the brakes in the previous stage, we had to disconnect the rear left brake. But we repaired it on the road section. We're just enjoying the stages now."
"A fifth place would be great, maybe it's still possible. But we need to stay concentrated."
Off road
"It's incredible, it's every rally drivers dream. Sadly I'm first on the road, sometimes there is half a meter of snow to plow for us, so the times aren't very good."
SS16
Puncture
Off road
Puncture
Puncture
Puncture
Stopped with brake problems
SS13
Spin
using wide Monte spikes instead of narrow Sweden spikes
Spin
Missed a junction
Stalled
"I am so happy the snow came now, for me the rally could continue for three more days now."
using wide Monte spikes instead of narrow Sweden spikes
SS12
Engine after stage
Gearbox
engine problems
SS11
Mechanical before stage
Accident
Spin
SS10
Retired after SS9
"I am impressed by how quick some of the juniors are. The more difficult the conditions the more I like it."
"It's really slippery sometimes. We made a few small mistakes, but overall we're happy."
"It's wet, at least I know those conditions. I still need to learn a lot on the snow."
"Much better than the previous one. But not easy, conditions change every few kilometers. I tried to do my best."
"Very difficult stage. We tried something with the tyres and used some slicks. But apparently it didn't work out. It was proper work."
"This one was quite ok. I'm not sure if I overdrove the tyres a bit on the wide roads."
"We can hear each other again. Really enjoying the two last stages, lots of fun."
"Difficult to find a good rhythm with the snow at the last stage and the wet tarmac in here, but it's a lot of fun."
"Conditions are quite crazy. We are at a solid speed and want to continue like that."
"We are quite satisfied, we have spikes on the car."
"This one was very wet. We changed to gravel setup, I hope there is more snow coming. It's a good fight."
"That one was good. We had the right setup for this one."
"It's a lot of fun, but no snow in here. There is no other tyre choice right now other than winter tyres."
SS9
Off road
Rolled
Retired before stage
Accident
Broken oil sump
"Conditions were getting worse with the weather and the start position. Not easy."
Off road
"We were trying to stay safe but it still happened."
Spin
"We had a bit of a mess for a rally so far. We are just here to prepare for Monte. Really enjoyed that one."
"The last part without spikes was extremely tricky. We are just trying to stay on the road."
"It's a long way to go. This one was really difficult, especially the last part was like Monte-Carlo. It's completely new for me."
"Conditions are increasingly difficult, it's very demanding."
"Big props to my team, they changed from tarmac to gravel setup in just 40 minutes! We are hoping for more snow now."
"It's a proper Monte-Carlo."
"Some slush and tarmac sections. This is the Jänner we like."
SS8
"We made a wrong tyre and setup choice in the morning. We then changed the setup for the second loop but then the snow was gone. We hope to make a better choice now for the afternoon. But it's still fun with that many spectators."
"Nothing is decided yet. We are just driving the way it feels good for us. We had a slow puncture but I don't think it made a big difference. Let's see in the afternoon, it's easy to make a wrong tyre choice with the weather forecast in the afternoon. I think Liebenau will be especially tricky with the slippy places."
"It was difficult with three winter tyres and one slick. We were trying to minimize the time loss."
"The whole morning loop was very hard, conditions were quite chaotic in the early morning. We will see what the afternoon brings."
"We are happy, it's our first start in this car. Conditions are tricky, but a lot of dirt and snow on the road suits us, we are hopnig for snow."
Bonnet opened on stage
SS7
Off road
No brakes
Mechanical after stage
Spin after finish line
SS6
Accident
"Not easy, but much better than I expected."
"It was catastrophic, our intercom was cutting out sometimes and we had a spin too. We're having a spare intercom though and will try to use that one now."
"We are still on the wrong setup, we are just trying to get through now. Thanks to our service crew for repairing the car!"
"Now it was really dirty as expected. Maybe I was overpacing a bit and going too sideways in the cuts. But my ice crew did a super job, everything was spot on."
Spin
"This one was really challenging, I have no intercom. There was some water coming in and it broke the intercom. We have no spare so we'll have to do the following stages blind."
"Shortly after the start I felt a slow puncture, now the tyre is almost completely gone. I don't know where I picked it up as there are so many cuts. We only have a slick in the boot so we will probably lose some time on the following stages too."
Puncture
"We are using different tyres now after using slicks in the morning. It is very dirty in here, will be interesting for the following guys."
"I had a water temperature alarm at the start line and had to reset the car three times. We probably stood for about 10 seconds at the start, so the time is probably not very good. But at least we are here."
"No snow in here, but very slippery and demanding."
Off road
Stalled at the start line
SS5
Missed a junction
Off road
Mechanical before stage
Spin
SS4
Spin
Missed a junction
Off road
Off road
Off road
Off road
Spin
Off road
Off road
Off road
Off road
Off road
Stuck in the ditch on road section after stage
Rolled
SS3
Spin
Spin
Spin
Gearbox
Technical issues before start of stage
SS2
Stalled
Stalled
Spin
Retired after stage
Mechanical after stage
Mechanical problems
Stalled
Spin
SS1
Spin
"What can I say. I never expected to be the winner of the event. It's an incedrible feeling, I still can't believe it. It was difficult now to get through the last stage without any mistakes."
Off road
Lost rear bumper
Puncture
Stalled
One lap too much
Stopped
Missed a junction
Missed a junction
Stalled
Missed a junction
Stopped
Mechanical before SS1