The cars now a days have half the tech that the cars from the early 2000s. They had Traction Control, ABS, Launch Control, Electronic Front/Centre/Rear Diffs, Electronic suspension...Etc.
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The cars now a days have half the tech that the cars from the early 2000s. They had Traction Control, ABS, Launch Control, Electronic Front/Centre/Rear Diffs, Electronic suspension...Etc.
all the technology motor racing brings and few manufacturers offer a double clutch option. Talk about missing the point.
Back over 30 years ago in the Group 4 era or more recently Group A - the works cars usually had an advantage - the latest homologated parts and tweaks compared to the semi-works/ works supported privateer in an old works car or a privately built car. It was Group A+ for a works car and Group A for the privateer.
It was always good to see the works team giving support to a privateer after the works cars had crashed or the latest tweak had blown engines.
I would expect in 30 years time petrol engines could be banned and a historic competitor would need to fit a Tesla Roadster electric drive train to take part in a closed road event (if they have not been banned too)
The paddle shift mechanism reissued for this year World Rally Cars is only pneumatic, not hydraulic like the pre 2011 era. And you clearly haven't driven a rally car if you want a H-pattern gearbox in a World Rally Car. At the speeds you go in a world rally car, the shortened gear ratio and twisty roads it would be the World Gear-changing Championship. I had the privilege of driving a 1995 Toyota Celica Gr. A and a 1999 Ford Focus WRC, and my arm almost fell off in the Celica. In the Focus, I could deal more on placing the car because it had the joystick and not having to heel and toe and just left foot brake.