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6th April 2011, 15:39 #1
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Hello from Antony Warmbold
Hi guys, since somebody is asking what I'm up to these days, I decided to drop in a word. I have started a blog which is intended for sharing my experiences in rally.
The link is the following:
http://wrcbehindthestages.blogspot.com/http://wrcbehindthestages.blogspot.com
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7th December 2014, 05:15 #2
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Awesome post!
I am pretty interested in geometry as well if you ever feel like getting carried way more on that subject. People here have been know to claim it doesn't matter much on a gravel car, stick everything at "0" (toe and camber, front and rear) and run it.2009 Colorado Rally Cup Champion & 2009 CHCA Rookie Of the Year
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8th December 2014, 01:09 #3
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I would be very interested in anything you could tell us about the different types of geometry setup you used, I do mainly tarmac rallying so would be interested to hear more about what WRC teams do.
Thanks again for taking the time to share with us!
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8th December 2014, 10:25 #4
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Happy you liked it guys! I've noted the requests and will try to sort something on near future!
In the meantime I am preparing something really cool aimed at rally fans and I am racing against time to launch it before christmas.
See you soon!http://wrcbehindthestages.blogspot.com
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10th December 2014, 10:34 #5
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"With that car, your brain can actually never keep up"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI
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20th December 2014, 11:41 #6
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Hi Anthony, I would love to hear your thoughts about this video, "Behind the Scenes at M-Sport" (a nice '2011' turbo at 12:32). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYbMk50awO0
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29th December 2014, 20:15 #7
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Hi Tom, I watched it with interest. They speak about rebuilds etc. Nothing special for me there. I would have liked more info from the gearbox man... I noted from the damper man that the smaller spring is indeed a helper spring and not a tender. Therefore it seems M-Sport is still using a linear spring suspension system. From 10:32 the ride height adjuster was interesting. He says the driver resets it inside the car..."obviously when he is stopped (with a smile)..." The 2004 Focus had a ride height adjuster which was driven by a pump and controlled by buttons on the steering wheel. I understand that nowadays it's supposed to be manual so I wonder how you reset it from inside the car (straight forward question). Maybe they handle a manual hydraulic pump somehow. The turbo part was interesting as well. 155.000rpm, 1.000°c, 70L/sec, 1.000km before rebuild, 2.000km on test car...
All in all a cool video!http://wrcbehindthestages.blogspot.com
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29th December 2014, 21:08 #8
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Attached(hopefully) some pictures, in the picture from the trunk you can see the adjuster unit. It's the black tube by witch turning you hydraulically adjust the ride height. Basically you just turn a piston that increases or decreases the spring bottom. Rules prohibit adjusting when driving so that's why the adjuster is situated in the trunk and in the engine compartment on the fiestas.
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30th December 2014, 11:43 #9
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31st December 2014, 12:31 #10
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Anyone got a WRC wheel alignment printout, gravel/tarmac anything will do.
Would be interesting to see and to compare with RSRBR."Die with memories, not with dreams" Scott McIsaac
http://www.motorsportfilmer.net
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