WRC Testing

[andyone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjWr5ZukVp8

[Kielder]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NK_zhfG5Z7k

[A FONDO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjWr5ZukVp8

That clip is wonderful! Special congrats to the man who shot, crafted and uploaded it!

dimvii, what do you think for the blow-off valve? Doesn't it look a bit too aggressive? Is this a try to help the anti-lag a little?

[noel157]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NK_zhfG5Z7k

What is with the steam/smoke? A new tactic to slow down the next car behind on the stage....

[Kielder]

What is with the steam/smoke? A new tactic to slow down the next car behind on the stage....

"... the Norwegian was more surprised by his car than he was by the cold weather: “I did two return trips to recce the stage, then the turbo blew. A great start!"

"M-Sport’s mechanics were busy working on the Ford Fiesta RS WRC which was emitting smoke as white as the surrounding mountains. After two hours, Mads went back out, but in vain. “The engine is drowning through the slower portions,” he explained calmly, although this time the exhaust was spitting red flames.
At 1pm, the guys at M-Sport finally decided to replace the engine".

Mads Ostberg

[Kielder]

In the previous link we can read how the M-Sport's tests are scheduled:

Today: Ostberg.
Tomorrow and Thursday: Novikov.
Friday: Ostberg (extra day due to the mechanical problems).
Saturday: Hanninen (it isn't said if he will test on Sunday too).

Then another driver will test the Fiesta.

[dimviii]

That clip is wonderful! Special congrats to the man who shot, crafted and uploaded it!

very good video!!

dimvii, what do you think for the blow-off valve? Doesn't it look a bit too aggressive? Is this a try to help the anti-lag a little?

No its not to help,it depents from how they have design-create their antilag system.Every manufacture uses different way to build pressure.Some systems are more noisy,but that doesnt mean that they are more aggresive.Every system noisy or not, can build tremendous air pressure.Just for example you can have more than 1,5 bar in grN evos(even is uselless so much) even my road evo8 when stationary(stock engine ecu) can build more than 1,5 bar(launch control)
That i saw while watcing videos,is that when Latvala drove the engine sound was louder and different when he was of the throttle.Maybe to his more aggresive antilag?

[dimviii]

What is with the steam/smoke? A new tactic to slow down the next car behind on the stage....

broken engine(piston or piston ring or head gasket)Oil inside the combustion chamber.Burns inside the cylinder with the air-fuel mixture and create this white-blue smoke.Fire at exhaust tail was due to oils inside the very hot exhaust pipe

[User]

Does Ford have any (visual) updates for the Fiesta?

[dimviii]

some photos from Latvala tests


testvw01 -


some more here
http://www.yl-focus.fr/photos/essais...latvala-ogier/