When the winter comes to a close Brasov, my home town, comes alive with the smell of race gas and with the roar of race engines. For many years the stage in Brasov has been the opening stage of the Romanian rally championship.
A significant change this year is that historic cars are allowed in the rally. Here we see a BMW 1600 basking in the morning sun while receiving some attention in the service park.
The heart of a Skoda S2000 rally car.
The weather couldn't have been more different compared to last year. This time snow was replaced by the warm sun.
This change in weather encouraged the drivers to push harder.
The day was coming to a close and all the colors got warmed by the golden hour.
As always the super special stage that is held in the center of the town attracted a lot of spectators. The difference this year is that the SS stage is held at night
This posed quite a challenge to the photographer (me), as there was not enough light to capture nice photos. The lead runner, Francois Delecour, kindly provided some extra lighting...
And I did my best.
The top runners pushed incredibly hard on the tight course, to the delight of the spectators.
The sound of the Mitsubishi's anti-lag was echoing through the center of the city.
Lucky! I caught a fellow photographers flash, the spectators were packed!
"Good news, it's the Dacia Logan" and it's actually going fast.
Faster still, were the top guns going, Dan Gartofan eventually ended up in third driving his Skoda S2000.
Showing great promise is Edwin Keleti behind his Ford Fiesta R5.
Sideways though a corner is not the fastest way, but it is surely the most fun, for both the driver and the spectators.
The 4 wheel drift looks a bit more boring but it is way faster.
Up close and personal with an Evo. This livery suits the car just great.
One thing missing form tarmac rallies is the dust that creates great views (and breathing problems), but rest assured there will always be ways to add a bit more excitement to the tarmac stages.
On the second to last stage the Evo is making great progress.
This finesse was rewarded with the first place.
Francois Delecour wins the Brasov rally again, followed by Marco Tempestini in second and Dan Gartofan in third.
A significant change this year is that historic cars are allowed in the rally. Here we see a BMW 1600 basking in the morning sun while receiving some attention in the service park.
The heart of a Skoda S2000 rally car.
The weather couldn't have been more different compared to last year. This time snow was replaced by the warm sun.
This change in weather encouraged the drivers to push harder.
And harder.
The day was coming to a close and all the colors got warmed by the golden hour.
As always the super special stage that is held in the center of the town attracted a lot of spectators. The difference this year is that the SS stage is held at night
This posed quite a challenge to the photographer (me), as there was not enough light to capture nice photos. The lead runner, Francois Delecour, kindly provided some extra lighting...
And I did my best.
The top runners pushed incredibly hard on the tight course, to the delight of the spectators.
The sound of the Mitsubishi's anti-lag was echoing through the center of the city.
Lucky! I caught a fellow photographers flash, the spectators were packed!
"Good news, it's the Dacia Logan" and it's actually going fast.
Faster still, were the top guns going, Dan Gartofan eventually ended up in third driving his Skoda S2000.
Showing great promise is Edwin Keleti behind his Ford Fiesta R5.
Sideways though a corner is not the fastest way, but it is surely the most fun, for both the driver and the spectators.
The 4 wheel drift looks a bit more boring but it is way faster.
Up close and personal with an Evo. This livery suits the car just great.
One thing missing form tarmac rallies is the dust that creates great views (and breathing problems), but rest assured there will always be ways to add a bit more excitement to the tarmac stages.
On the second to last stage the Evo is making great progress.
2WD at its finest!
This finesse was rewarded with the first place.
Francois Delecour wins the Brasov rally again, followed by Marco Tempestini in second and Dan Gartofan in third.
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