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6th March 2021, 13:33
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I really can't see any reason why they couldn't...
I really can't see any reason why they couldn't allow Rally 2 Kit in WRC3. After all the kits are mainly intedned for countries overseas and there is no reason not to allow them to start in WRC3. It...
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19th February 2021, 15:34
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There was a very important point given by someone...
There was a very important point given by someone here on the forum few years ago. There are places where a vehicle import tax makes R5 cars enormously expensive. In these places these kit cars...
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13th October 2019, 16:50
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R2 with 4WD would be very boring car to watch I...
R2 with 4WD would be very boring car to watch I am afraid. Too badly underpowered.
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18th December 2018, 20:42
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Nice, looks definitely faster and more...
Nice, looks definitely faster and more spectacular than any gr.N car.
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1st December 2018, 12:22
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No, there is no class allowing such prototype...
No, there is no class allowing such prototype cars on the internation level.
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22nd November 2018, 20:09
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Already answered many times in this thread and...
Already answered many times in this thread and usually it was You who asked about that.
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21st November 2018, 08:00
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Good luck with tracking such cars in South...
Good luck with tracking such cars in South America or on some remote islands.
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20th November 2018, 21:31
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How do You want to realistically track cars which...
How do You want to realistically track cars which are not being build by the factory? You can not just physically go to every event and check it personally (quite often You would not be allowed to do...
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18th November 2018, 13:28
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Importers yes, but manufacturers hardly.
Importers yes, but manufacturers hardly.
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14th November 2018, 20:23
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This is actually a very valid point which we...
This is actually a very valid point which we somehow failed to mention before...
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14th November 2018, 15:05
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Evo is much bigger compared to those proto cars,...
Evo is much bigger compared to those proto cars, it's heavy and it has very short suspension travel. All of that plays huge difference.
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13th November 2018, 15:46
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You said that sending a youngster from R2 to R5...
You said that sending a youngster from R2 to R5 is not a good idea (and that's what I answered to) and now You say that it's no problem if there are money. That doesn't make any sense.
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13th November 2018, 15:38
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Sorry but Katsuta isn't proof for anything. Some...
Sorry but Katsuta isn't proof for anything. Some drivers never stop crashing (see Meeke), some can never be fast as some others and that's perfectly natural (with Katsuta the real question is why is...
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13th November 2018, 14:03
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I disagree with You. I can see that the R2 - R5...
I disagree with You. I can see that the R2 - R5 step works very well. I would say near perfect as countless examples show (even here in CZ the good R2 drivers are immediately fast also with R5).
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13th November 2018, 13:02
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As discussed already. The price which is or isn't...
As discussed already. The price which is or isn't affordable is very relative and it's mostly depending on the prestige of the said championship/class. Unless You spend Your own money on rallying of...
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13th November 2018, 12:05
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Why should it die out when there is more and more...
Why should it die out when there is more and more R5 around every year?
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9th November 2018, 07:57
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It wasn't any better in the years before. ERC2...
It wasn't any better in the years before. ERC2 and ERC3 have never been popular.
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8th November 2018, 22:36
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OMG, how is that cheaper to buy a completely new...
OMG, how is that cheaper to buy a completely new car when I have one and faster?
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8th November 2018, 21:21
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That makes more sense but I fail to see why it...
That makes more sense but I fail to see why it shall attract more drivers than today when the eligible car would be twice more expensive than today. Take into account that there were only four...
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8th November 2018, 19:01
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Again whyyyyy? Why should anyone do that when...
Again whyyyyy? Why should anyone do that when every top team in Europe has R5? Sorry but have You come from Mars? What You suggest is complete nonsense.
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8th November 2018, 16:04
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For what? Cheaper ERC classes have been around...
For what? Cheaper ERC classes have been around for ages yet very few took part (ERC2 for gr.N cars, ERC3 for 2WD cars). ERC doesn't need more new classes. It shall work on what works, i.e. mainly U28...
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8th November 2018, 14:19
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That's not what I have said. The point is that...
That's not what I have said. The point is that You can hardly get SAME or SIMILAR money from the sponsors to compete somewhere in lower classes. That's why the cars in lower classes must be...
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8th November 2018, 11:24
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Sorry but no such class exists in the current FIA...
Sorry but no such class exists in the current FIA scheme. Both R5 and R4 are RC2 class.
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8th November 2018, 08:42
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AFAIK no
AFAIK no
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7th November 2018, 20:12
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It doesn't work like that. To have money from...
It doesn't work like that. To have money from sponsors you need results (unelss it's your own money, aka Al Quassimi & co. style and in that case you usually don't have a need for cost saving). That...
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Yes I fear so too, you just need to look at the new cost for tourists to get into Venice and when everyone sees the amount of money being made others will soon follow, and prices will go up. As...
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