Characteristics Rallye Deutschland
françois duval takes hairpin turn.
rally deutschland entirely held on asphalt. significant part of attraction originates in mixture of track characteristics encountered throughout three-day period. setup has earned description of 3 rallies in 1 .
the vineyard stages consist of tight , twisted support roads, short straights , hairpins in steep mountains surrounding moselle. fans particularly stages because of close proximity cars, sitting on small walls , in between vines, less 2m ideal line. however, layout has raised serious concerns fia regarding spectator safety. in 2008, final stage of leg 1 cancelled after many fans trying make way through vineyards.
the roads on military training ground, called panzerplatte or armour flat, near baumholder made of rough concrete , surrounded dangerous hinkelstones (probably english slang more proper heinkelsteins translate tricky or thorny stones in english) rocks meter in size lining either side roads restraint military vehicles. stages fast , vast military grounds offer endless spectator points, including legendary crest known gina . on terrain small driving-errors automatically lead serious damage both car , driver, prominent victim being petter solberg in 2004. finally, asphalt roads in rural northern saarland fast high-speed curves, interrupted tight turns onto smaller roads.
besides different track characteristics, changing weather makes additional excitement. short strong rainshowers can appear out of , complicate tyre-choice. in 2004, marcus grönholm became prominent victim of rainy morning when crashed out of introductory stage on friday.
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