Toyota announces WRC plans

[pantealex]

Toyota have some FIA limitation to test homologated car? They are testing the old shape car....

Car is not homologated, yet.
They have never tested old shape car... They had that new model months ago...
Car at Monte start will look different than the one in Press day. Homologation papers have photos of actual look, there is no rule which says Expo cars must look like real ones.

[danon]

[Teardrop]

Car is not homologated, yet.
They have never tested old shape car... They had that new model months ago...
Car at Monte start will look different than the one in Press day. Homologation papers have photos of actual look, there is no rule which says Expo cars must look like real ones.

That does not make any sense. So why did they present a car with a different back?
Btw, the two cars that are now in testing are also different from each other on the doors.
It's all very confusing...3 cars with different designs at the end of december?! (1-the presentation car; 2-car used in tarmac testing; 3-car used in the gravel/snow testing)
What is the car that will be used in the championship?!

[pucky54]

...What is the car that will be used in the championship?!

...none of those!

[pantealex]

There is now 140 people working for TGRWRC, most of them in Puuppola (some in Estonia and Japan, few in other countries)

In "farm" now over 20 Japanese workers.

just for this day 3 full trucks with all kind of parts arrived (about 400 packets)

Lappi has only driven car once (at Tikkakoski airport some "sensor" tests)
Suninen did totally 20 test days but his contract with TMG (and TGR also) is over now.

[Andre Oliveira]

Any news about registration pantealex? Still Estonian plates?

[pantealex]

Any news about registration pantealex? Still Estonian plates?

Probably yes. No plates on WRC cars yet, but recce cars have Estonian plates.

[Rally Hokkaido]

As MC Shakedown has started, can I just say, "I told you so!" (6.5 years and 2050 posts ago)?........I`ll just get my coat.

[janvanvurpa]

As MC Shakedown has started, can I just say, "I told you so!" (6.5 years and 2050 posts ago)?........I`ll just get my coat.

But in those 6 1/2 years and 2050 posts WE FORGOT what you told us!!

Better tell us again..I promise I'll try harder to remember.

[Franky]

But in those 6 1/2 years and 2050 posts WE FORGOT what you told us!!

Better tell us again..I promise I'll try harder to remember.

Guess he is referring to the very first post in this very long thread.