Forum8 Rally Japan 2024

Forum8 Rally Japan 2024


21. 11. 2024 - 24. 11. 2024

Arai Hiroki
31
Hiroki Arai
Shunsuke Matsuo
JPN
JPN
Ahead Japan Racing Team
Škoda Fabia R5
P2
RC2
JPN
JPN
Matsuo Shunsuke
SS
After SS
SS SS name Length [km] Time Order in SS Diff. leader
(s/km)
Aver. speed Order after SS Total time Diff. leader Penalty
10 Mt. Kasagi 1 16.47 00:12:44.3 9. 00:00:40.0
2.43
77.58 9. 00:12:44.3 00:00:40.0
11 Nenoue Kougen 1 11.6 00:08:13.3 10. 00:00:33.1
2.85
84.65 10. 00:20:57.6 00:01:09.7
12 Ena 1 22.79 00:17:23.9 19. 00:00:45.6
2.00
78.59 10. 00:38:21.5 00:01:55.3
13 Mt. Kasagi 2 16.47 00:12:12.8 8. 00:00:42.7
2.59
80.91 8. 00:50:34.3 00:02:32.4
14 Nenoue Kougen 2 11.6 00:08:10.4 13. 00:00:37.8
3.26
85.15 9. 00:58:44.7 00:03:10.0
15 Ena 2 22.79 00:17:09.5 9. 00:01:03.1
2.77
79.69 8. 01:15:54.2 00:04:13.1
16 Toyota Stadium SSS 2 2.15 00:01:51.4 15. 00:00:08.8
4.09
69.48 9. 01:17:45.6 00:04:19.9
Information
Date and time SS Information
23.11.2024 15:11 16 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): Everything is going well, struggling a little bit with the setup and grip wise but overall it is a learning procedure.
23.11.2024 15:11 15 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): Today I focused on using four soft tyres and try to manage to the end, tomorrow I will use the hard compound. Last few kilometres the compound is completely finished, hopefully I use quite a lot and get to the finish. After this they have the castle, the atmosphere is unbelievable everywhere.
23.11.2024 14:11 14 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): It's a little bit tricky because the road section is really tight and we don't have any time to make the tyre pressure, so little bit hard on this one because maybe the front tyres are going to be really high with no grip at all, so the next one is going to be really hard I think.
23.11.2024 14:11 13 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): I took the safe option for tyres, still we have the experience of hard tyres. This is my first time using hard tyres. It is safety first, some of the hard sections it is tricky too, really greasy on the stage. Sometimes the hard tyre is the best option.
23.11.2024 03:11 11 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): It is interesting, the first one in the morning was really tricky. I don't need any horsepower, it is kind of compromising at the moment. If there is an uphill section then it is tricky, but if there is a downhill section I am flying.
23.11.2024 01:11 10 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): It was really tricky in that stage, maybe after three kilometres in that stage there was no grip at all, I hit a bank and just after I saw Josh McErlean, so maybe he hit that too.