Thread: Ford Fiesta RS WRC
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19th March 2010, 15:26 #1
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Ford accelerates Fiesta RS WRC development as engine rules are finalised... http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=32235
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24th March 2010, 13:58 #2
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Year-long engine for World Rally Cars?
Year-long engine for World Rally Cars? http://www.maxrally.com/news/entry/y...ld_rally_cars/
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24th March 2010, 14:06 #3
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Mr Chandler should step down..
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24th March 2010, 16:03 #4
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How about year-long tires? Year-long mudflaps?
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24th March 2010, 17:10 #5
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Why not go the whole hog and just have one event to cut costs?
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24th March 2010, 17:50 #6
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Originally Posted by BobcatMy motorsport pics here on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/allyc85/sets/
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25th March 2010, 08:23 #7
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The WRC car for us: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/au...43b3af6b7324aa
Or a startpoint fo a R3T car maybe !
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25th March 2010, 12:37 #8
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Originally Posted by Allyc85
Ford’s technical director Christian Loriaux admitted it would be possible to run one engine per year, but he added that the development costs were currently prohibitive.
“Everything is possible with an engine,” said Loriaux. “The engine in your road car will last 200,000 miles, so, yes, we can make a competition engine that will last a season. But the costs will be very high.
“What we will have to do is make an engine that lasts 8,000 competitive kilometres and then goes bang at 8,005 kilometres. The way to do this is to test a car under those conditions, but what happens when our test engine blows up at 5,000 kilometres? We have to start again. And, when we have done 8,000 kilometres, we have to validate those figures by doing it again - and then for a third time.
“Suddenly, we have had to test for more than 24,000 kilometers on asphalt, gravel and snow. That would cost a lot of money.”
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25th March 2010, 21:23 #9
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The most stupid idea is that the new WRC caes are going to have the driver aids again ie paddle shift etc......
Which idiot gave the idea for this?I'm a daddy now!!! 2 goorgeous little girls Megan Jessica born 24th August 2009....
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Originally Posted by ste898
And why still 4WD? 2WD with more power than grip, is what is needed.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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