Toyota announces WRC plans

[macebig]

Sorry,doublepost.

[nafpaktos]

@Andyrac
Yes it is possible to be competitive for one year without spending a o lot of money,either because you have already spent huge amount of money the years before and the car is already in high level(like citroen the year 2013)or because your design team interpreted the regulations in the optimum way like(like Brawn did with his f1 team).So it is easy to understand that without money you cant go forward for long in motorsport in our days.Maybe tommi thinks that the ralliart days are possible to come again when a team with less budget was beating teams with bigger budgets.these things stopped the year 2001 ( evo 6.5).I try hard to understand how the people of that project think.

[Mariusz]

Why people insist?Take that example:in 2011 and 2012 DS3 was considered leaps and bounds better than the Fiesta.But it has been proven after Loebs retirement that the difference between the two cars was not so big as it seemed.WRC cars nowadays are nearly identical (same spec engine,same suspension and gearbox,similar electronics) so the real difference is made by the drivers and the set up mechanics.A top-class driver is able to win in all of WRC cars.So if Toyota manage to lure top-class drivers they are gonna be frontrunners for sure.

It's just that to be able to win with Ogier/VW combo they need to have a better car than Polo and only then a top-class driver will have a chance.

[Toyoda]

It's just that to be able to win with Ogier/VW combo they need to have a better car than Polo and only then a top-class driver will have a chance.

Yeap agreed! Trouble is Ogier miles ahead of the rest in consistency and speed on all surfaces,

[pantealex]

bit of news from last weekends Turku Rally (Finland)
-Gazoo drivers:
--Arai has english notes (and male co-driver from GB)
--Takamoto is driving with japanise notes (and small female co-river from Japan)
--with them in start/finish area were Ja(r)mo Lehtinen and Jouni Ampuja (former Corolla/Focus WRC driver)

at the moment:
-They will built 5 Toyota WRC in Tommi´s farm
-2 test teams:
--1 in Finland
--1 in WRC locations (same as VW did before joining in)

[N.O.T]

it is going to be a nice amateur team, fun guaranteed for everyone.

[Grundo Farb]

bit of news from last weekends Turku Rally (Finland)
-Gazoo drivers:
--Arai has english notes (and male co-driver from GB)
--Tosimoto is driving with japanise notes (and small female co-river from Japan)
--with them in start/finish area were Ja(r)mo Lehtinen and Jouni Ampuja (former Corolla/Focus WRC driver)

at the moment:
-They will built 5 Toyota WRC in Tommi´s farm
-2 test teams:
--1 in Finland
--1 in WRC locations (same as VW did before joining in)

I don't know which theme music is more apt for this effort, the music from Benny Hill or Send in the Clowns.

[AL14]

I don't know which theme music is more apt for this effort, the music from Benny Hill or Send in the Clowns.

How about this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSA_sWGM44

[Grundo Farb]

How about this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTSA_sWGM44

Love it.

[Rally Power]

"Malcolm Wilson: "I am amazed, what Toyota in Cologne, that's all that needs a team in motorsport. It is an incredible structure with the best wind tunnel. I do not understand how they can say no to that. "

I don't remember Mr. Wilson complaining when Ford decided to replace Boreham's Motorsport base for his garage in Cockermouth...

Ford contracts made MSport a top force in WRC. Why are so many people doubting the same cannot happen with Toyota and TMR?!?

There's also a huge advantage for the sport in these manufacturers and private teams joint ventures. Manus factory teams are usually limited time involvements, only focused in WRC. When marketing strategy diverge or financial crisis erupt they leave the sport instantly. Private teams has rally as their core business; they'll do everything in order to maintain their sport activities, so they tend to develop other rally categories programs, providing competitive cars to national and regional series, helping the sport growth worldwide.