Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Double Trouble!

The two new Combilift Ford Fiesta R5s have arrived! 2016 will be another very busy year for Sam and Josh Moffett as they attack both the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and MSA British Rally Championship!

[Jarek Z]

Hyundai i20 R5 is being tested in France now. Kevin Abbring is the test driver. Hyundai Motorsport say they will start offering this car to customers at the end of this summer.
http://www.motorsportforums.com/newr...eply&p=1079031

[AL14]

Hyundai i20 R5 is being tested in France now. Kevin Abbring is the test driver. Hyundai Motorsport say they will start offering this car to customers at the end of this summer.
http://www.motorsportforums.com/newr...eply&p=1079031

Isn't this Summer too early? Or is it a proper timing for testing and have a reliable and performing car?

[Jarek Z]

Isn't this Summer too early? Or is it a proper timing for testing and have a reliable and performing car?

Too early? The initial plan was to present the car on Ypres Rally in June.

[Mirek]

If they started testing now than it is too early. It's crazy risky to homologate the car after just six months of testing - unless, of course, they haven't started with testing a long time a go and just kept it secret.

[AL14]

Too early? The initial plan was to present the car on Ypres Rally in June.

I was referring to the test schedule not to the timing from the first announcement to the homologation.

If they started testing now than it is too early. It's crazy risky to homologate the car after just six months of testing - unless, of course, they haven't started with testing a long time a go and just kept it secret.

So apparently Hyundai has really not a good relationship with time and scheduling. It would be hilarious if they will delay also the debut of the r5. But maybe as you said they have already done something before.

[mousti]

If they started testing now than it is too early. It's crazy risky to homologate the car after just six months of testing - unless, of course, they haven't started with testing a long time a go and just kept it secret.

They started now, Abbring stated on facebook that this was the starting of the development..

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[Sulland]

If they started testing now than it is too early. It's crazy risky to homologate the car after just six months of testing - unless, of course, they haven't started with testing a long time a go and just kept it secret.

Using the MSport model og quick test and quick sales start, has more risk involved when you are not first out!
Now the customers has more to choose from!

[Mirek]

Using the MSport model og quick test and quick sales start, has more risk involved when you are not first out!
Now the customers has more to choose from!

M-Sport was gambling and succeeded thanks to the fail of PSA. The way how M-Sport achieved reliability with so little testing was to limit engine output. The situation is a lot different now when new Fiesta Evo and Fabia are on the market. Those both have very strong engine, a lot more than original Fiesta. But we'll see, maybe Hyundai can make everything right with so little time. It may help that FIA changed pop-off valves recently and also they can learn a lot from the problems of others. Still it will be interesting.

[dodge33cymru]

18 R5s/S2000s so far entered for first round of the British championship. Admittedly, 14-15 of those are Fiestas.....