DMACK - Get A Grip - Rally Spain

Get a SS1 9:53 Friday 6 October 12,50 km
Gripof SS 2 10:21 Caseres 1 6,50 km
SS 3 10:56 Bot 1 38,95 km
SS 4 15:19 Terra Alta 1 12,50 km
SS 5 15:47 6,50 km
SS 6 16:22 Caseres 2 38,95 km
Bot 2
Terra Alta 2

SS 7 8:00 Saturday 7 October 24,40 km Central European Summer Time (UTC+2hr)
SS 8 9:07 El Montmell 1 21,29 km Information subject to change.
SS 9 9:54 El Pont d'Armentera 1 14,12 km
SS 10 13:08 Savallà 1 24,40 km
SS 11 14:15 El Montmell 2 21,29 km
SS 12 15:02 El Pont d'Armentera 2 14,12 km
SS 13 17:00 Savallà 2 2,24 km
Salou

SS 14 7:00 Sunday 8 October 6,28 km
SS 15 7:38 L'Albiol 1 16,35 km
SS 16 8:38 Riudecanyes 1 14,50 km
SS 17 10:14 Santa Marina 1 6,28 km
L'Albiol 1

SS 18 10:53 Riudecanyes 1 16,35 km
SS 19 12:18 Santa Marina 1 14,50 km

BARCELONA

SALOU

Rally de espana MADRID

DATES // 6 - 8 October 2017 The rally is based at
SURFACE // Mixed PortAventura, a huge
SERVICE PARK // Salou theme park in Salou.

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Tyre EVENT

information Dick Cormack

• We have brought 11 different types of tyre to Managing director
Rally Spain to cover WRC, WRC2 and WRC3
on both gravel and asphalt surfaces. "The dual-surfaces in Spain make
it a complicated event logistically.
• This is the first event for our completely We have 11 different types of
new WRC tyre, which has a new tread tyre at the rally so it takes a bit
pattern, revised compounds and upgraded more planning in terms of the
construction. truck loads and fitting schedules.
Both surfaces also offer different
• The gravel stages are generally loose but turn demands for our tyres.
muddy and slippery when wet – so compound However, it’s also the event where
grip and an open tread pattern is important. DMACK scored its first WRC
stage victory so the rally does
• The Tarmac stages put a particular stress hold fond memories for us."
on tyres because of high levels of lateral
acceleration, so the construction becomes TECHNICAL
more important.
Fiore Brivio
• Tarmac roads are very smooth and not so
abrasive, they generate a lot of side loading technical director
on tyres.
"Some of the gravel stages can be challenging,
FOLLOW HERE FOR MORE especially the Terra Alta stage which is 39km
RALLY ACTION PHOTOS... and has quite a bit of asphalt – it will be
interesting to get feedback on the new WRC
www.at-world.com tyre after having used this pattern successfully
Username: dmack in WRC2.
Password: atworldphotosdmack The Tarmac stages generate the highest
lateral acceleration of all Tarmac events in
the championship and that puts a particular
stress on the tyre construction because of the
increased side loading."

Presssrac DRIVING

release elfyn evans

DMACK ENTERS NEW ERA World Rally team driver
WITH WRC GRAVEL TYRE IN
SPAIN "The gravel stages in Spain change a lot
with the weather.
For the first time in five years, DMACK will If it’s dry then they are generally loose on
unveil a new gravel tyre tread pattern for WRC the first pass with high grip on the second
cars in the FIA World Rally Championship. pass – but the roads are very tricky with
The DMG+2 has been used since 2012, helping many hazards like concrete culverts hidden
DMACK to lead five WRC rallies and win 47 on the inside of corners.
stages. It will make way for the new DMG+22 Changing from gravel to Tarmac after the
next week at Rally RACC - Rally de Espana. first day means you have to adapt quickly
as those stages are the smoothest of the
Tyre selection year and racing lines are important."

CO-DRIVING

daniel barritt

World Rally team c0-driver

"The gravel stages are some of the hardest
of the season to read pacenotes for.
The corners can be short, fast and difficult
to get a feeling of where you are – but the
timing is important as there are many fast
sections into slow corners.
In the morning the low sun and dust can
make visibility pretty bad. The recce is
usually quite straightforward."

CAR SET-UP

List 1 - WRC 2 and R5 cars chris roberts

GRAVEL ASPHALT Fiesta wrc technician

Tyre: DMACK DMG+22 Tyre: DMACK DMT-RC22 and DMT-W "Because of the two different surfaces, we
Size: 205/65R15 Size: 225/40R18 have two car set-ups.
Compounds: GS62B soft (10) and Compounds: S6+ soft (12), H6+B We do all the geometry beforehand, the
GH44 hard (14) hard (14) and W5+ wet (8) car is built in Tarmac specification and then
Allowance: 14 including shakedown Allowance: 14 changed to gravel in the workshop before
we leave.
List 2 - WRC cars The Tarmac stages are pretty unique, very
smooth and low abrasion but with high-
GRAVEL ASPHALT speed lateral loading, so you need a car
with good balance which works well from
Tyre: DMACK DMG+22 Tyre: DMACK DMT-RC22 and DMT-W corner to corner."
Size: 205/65R15 Size: 225/40R18
Compounds: GS84 soft (10) and Compounds: S6+ soft (12), H6+BB
GH34 hard (14) hard (16) and W5+ wet (8)
Allowance: 16 including shakedown Allowance: 16

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 edoaTrvchiveherefcrsahsisaxstmcWeposRirtoCensrspthoaoiuigpnnetrdstusinfmaosern.d Entry List

drivers under 29. 62 Nil Solans (Spain) // Miguel Ibanez (Spain)
They compete in identical 63 Nicolas Ciamin (France) // Thibault de la Haye (France)
64 Julius Tannert (Germany) // Jurgen Heigl (Austria)
ford fiesta r2t cars. 65 Terry Folb (France) // Christopher Guieu (France)
66 Dennis Rådström (Sweden) // Johan Johansson (Sweden)
junior WRC cars 102 Reiner Kuhn (Germany) // Ella Kremer (Germany) *Guest Entry*

GRAVEL

Tyre: DMACK DMG+22
Size: 175/70R15
Compounds: GH43 medium
Allowance: 12 including shakedown

ASPHALT

Tyre: DMACK DMT-RC2
Size: 195/50R16
Compounds: S5 soft (8) and

H5 medium (14)
Allowance: 14 but maximum of 24

tyres across the event.

DMACK
team
Our technical team attends We will have 10 DMACK
we transport 11 different types stage stop lines to measure personnel covering tyre
of tyre and nearly 1000 tyres to tyre temperatures and fitting, technical advice
spain. it's a complex event because collect various data. and media support.
of the two surfaces.