Toyota Corolla S2000 Grifone - Tarmac Testing

[m.lowe]

Surely its cost a lot of €'s to develop this car by Grifone, so I wonder if there is any input from Toyota unnoficially to see how it does before they make a decision whether to return or not to the WRC

[milly]

Toyota's support isn't going to be with Grifone.

[Sulland]

So who will Toyota support ? Another team ?

[Tom206wrc]

This Toyota S2000 thing looks more and more weird...

[Duby]

hi

where is the GRIFONE tean based ?

is there any rally team based in the south of Italy ?


thanks
duby

[Sulland]

Link Grifone homepage (that are in bad need of a makeover...) http://www.grifone.it/

Not much Toyota to find on that one. From a distance it looks like they ditched the Corolla in favour of the Punto.

The sensible approach would be like Rene Georges Rally Sport is doing it, getting cars from RSA, and be sort of the european arm, like RED planned to do.
But if anyone are thinking of doing anything with Toyota, they need to focus on the Auris. No car-importers would support a model they no longer sells.

If a team has serious interest would contact the RSA Castrol Toyota team, or TRD in Australia and get start checking for a deal !

[HaCo]

I hope they are just waiting for the Auris to come out!

[Sulland]

There are two Auris' running in Australia.http://www.s2000rally.com/car-list.p...-search=Search

And two being prepared in South Africa, but I am not sure about the status of FIA Homologation, does anyone know ?

[HaCo]

Sulland, the Auris in Australia have a special homolation, they can run international events in their region and don't have to make as many kits.

I don't think the Auris in Australia has anything to do with the one in SA,but I'm not sure.

[jonas_mcrae]

the Fabia could eat that toyota anytime, just look at acceleration and torque after tight corners, no chance for the corolla