DMACK - Get A Grip - Rally Poland

Thursday 29th June 2.50 km
SS 1 19:08 SS Stage Mikolajki Arena 1
6.52 km
Get a SS 2 Friday 30th June 15.96 km
Gripof SS 3 07:15 Chmielewo 1 19.60 km
SS 4 09:00 Wieliczki 1 13.50 km
Rally Poland SS 5 09:55 Swietajno 1 6.52 km
SS 6 10:40 Stare Juchy 1 15.96 km
DATES // 29 June - 01 July 2017 SS 7 13:45 Chmielewo 2 19.60 km
SURFACE // Gravel SS 8 15:30 Wieliczki 2 13.50 km
SERVICE PARK // Mikolajki SS 9 16:25 Swietajno 2 2.50 km
SS 10 17:10 Stare Juchy 2
19:08 SS Stage Mikolajki Arena 2 15.55 km
24.28 km
SS 11 8:08 Saturday 1st July 14.75 km Central European Summer Time (UTC+2hr)
SS 12 9:20 Baranowo 1 19.58 km Information subject to change.
SS 13 10:45 Pozezdrze 1 15.55 km
SS 14 11:35 Gołdap 1 24.28 km
SS 15 14:08 Kruklanki 1 14.75 km
SS 16 15:20 Baranowo 2 19.58 km
SS 17 16:45 Pozezdrze 2 2.50 km
Gołdap 2
11.15 km
SS 18 17:35 Kruklanki 2 18.68 km
SS 19 19:30 SS Stage Mikolajki Arena 3 11.15 km
18.68 km
SS 20 8:10 Sunday 2nd July
SS 21 9:08 Orzysz 1
SS 22 10:45 Paprotki 1
SS 23 12:18 Orzysz 2
Paprotki 2 (Power Stage)

Almost a third of the route has MIKOLAJKI 217 km
not featured in the last three WARSAW
editions and there are two brand
new stages on Saturday.

First established in 1921, Rally Poland is one The stages are super-quick, sandy roads
of the world’s oldest rallies. It was included through the countryside of the Masurian
in the inaugural WRC season in 1973 when there Lake District holiday region in northern
were only three classified finishers. Poland, three hours north of Warsaw.

Last year's event was The speeds are some of the highest in
the first WRC rally led by the championship, with tall grass lining
DMACK, Ott Tanak eventually the roads and limiting visibility on the
finished second overall. approach to many corners.

Traditionally the stages have been very soft,
but after a few years of usage, the surface on
some roads has become much more abrasive,
especially when the temperatures are higher.

The soft sections of stage can form deep
ruts on the second pass, with teams
having to raise ride heights and make
suspension changes to compensate.

Tyre EVENT

information Dick Cormack

• The aim is to try and use as many soft tyres as Managing director
possible but if the temperature is high then we
may need to introduce the hard compound. “We’ve always gone well in
Poland so we are hoping for
• We expect a mix of surface conditions, the another strong performance
new stages could be soft and sandy while this year.
the roads from previous years are sometimes The stages seem to suit our
more abrasive. tyres and our team will again
complete the full pre-event
• Compound grip from the soft tyres is recce to gather as much
important but if the tyre overheats then it information as possible on the
starts to move. surfaces and conditions.
I also think the Junior WRC battle
• The high speeds can put stress on the tyre will be pretty intense here.”
carcass but also mean that, overall, tyre wear
is not as much as slower rallies like Portugal. TECHNICAL

• Poland has delivered a diverse range Fiore Brivio
of weather conditions, from very high
temperatures to cooler climate with rain. technical director

FOLLOW HERE FOR MORE “Our base choice for this rally is soft. Even
RALLY ACTION PHOTOS... though the rally can be quite hot, the road is
fast and flowing and still quite soft in places.
www.at-world.com In Poland the most important factor for
Username: dmack performance is compound grip so we try and
Password: atworldphotosdmack use the soft as much as possible but if it gets
too hot then it can start to move.
If it’s damp like last year then our soft
compound will also work well.”

Prerleesasse DRIVING

DMACK AIMS FOR POLE elfyn evans
POSITION IN FLAT OUT RACE
World Rally team driver
DMACK returns to Orlen Rally Poland with fond
memories from last season when Ott Tänak “Poland is the fastest gravel rally on the
scored nine fastest stage times and became the calendar and that’s a massive adrenaline
first driver on DMACK tyres to lead a FIA World rush from a driver’s perspective.
Rally Championship event. If you’re very brave you can make up a
Since then, the company’s gravel tyres have little time but it’s also very easy to lose it
been upgraded even further and it’s hoped that if you aren’t tidy in the slow places. It’s all
same leading performance will be present when about finding a balance and being precise
Brits Elfyn Evans and Dan Barritt line up in their and neat.
Ford Fiesta WRC next week. It’s important to pay attention on the
recce, there are quite a few cuts but also
Tyre selection places where there are stones in the grass
and easy to get caught out.”
List 1 - WRC 2 and R5 cars
CO-DRIVING
Tyre: DMACK Grippa DMG+22
Size: 205/65R15 daniel barritt
Compounds: GS62 soft (26) and GH23 hard (16)
Total allowed: 26 including shakedown World Rally team c0-driver

List 2 - WRC cars “It’s a fast, fast rally but not too difficult
from the point of view of calling
Tyre: DMACK Grippa DMG+2 pacenotes.
Size: 215/65R15 The stages are generally not too complex
Compounds: GS62 soft (28) and GH23 hard (16) and there are quite a few straights, but
Total allowed: 28 including shakedown it’s important to watch out for the fast
sections braking into slow junctions –
that’s where you need to be well ahead to
have enough time to slow the car down.”

CAR SET-UP

chris roberts

Fiesta wrc technician

“There’s a big difference between first and
second pass in Poland.
That means we use a different ride height
for the second pass and, because it’s
quite a big change, we also need to make
considerable adjustments to the toe and
camber to compensate.
That means we expect busy mid-day
services. We had a good pre-event test
and found some useful progress with diff
settings.”

in association with

Seven WRC 2 prize drives
in a Ford Fiesta R5 on the 2018 season are up for
1st grabs. Events are paired together and the winner

of each pair receives two prize drives.

The Junior WRC is open to The championship runs 2017 Competitors
over six WRC rounds and
drivers under 29. drivers score points for 71 Nil Solans (Spain) // Miguel Ibanez (Spain)
They compete in identical each fastest stage time.. 72 Terry Folb (France) // Christopher Guieu (France)
73 Julius Tannert (Germany) // Jurgen Heigl (Austria)
ford fiesta r2t cars. 74 Nicolas Ciamin (France) // Thibault de la Haye (France)
75 Robert Duggan (Ireland) // Tom Woodburn (UK)
junior WRC cars 76 Miko Niinemae (Estonia) // Martin Valter (Estonia)
77 Dillon Van Way (USA) // Dai Roberts (UK)
Tyre: DMACK Grippa DMG+22 78 Dennis Radstrom (Sweden) // Johan Johansson (Sweden)
Size: 175/70R15 79 Sebastian Careaga (Bolivia) // Rodrigo San Juan (Spain)
Compounds: GH43 medium 80 Emil Lindholm (Finland) // Tomi Tuominen (Finland)
Total allowed: 22

DMACK Our technical team attends We will have 10 DMACK
stage stop lines to measure personnel covering tyre
team tyre temperatures and fitting, technical advice
collect various data. and media support.
One tyre truck has gone directly
from Sardinia while the other has
been to the UK to restock the full
range of tyres.