Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[RS]

Let's wait for some time to really judge the car. I remember back when the first S2000 machines came the times were sometimes slower than Group N, the cars need development and km's. Even the Fiesta R5 with so many km's and races hasn't proved it is regularly faster than an S2000 or on par with RRC.

True with the Fiat, but when the big boys got involved (Peugeot, Skoda and Ford) their cars were quick pretty much straight away. I think the best cars tend to be born well and then get better, rather than start on the back foot.

Hopefully Ciocco is an anomaly and we will see a better performance on Acropolis, but it has certainly been a shaky start for the 208.

[liposh]

What did you all expect? The R5 cars should be same performance as S2000 cars, Andreucci was struggling with setup first day (which is logical) so the situation is as expected.

[Ucci]

Andreucci, leg 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Np0cFaW ... 6xRNeNla4A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKt_WXcZ ... 6xRNeNla4A

Looser.....

Strong words from a guy with your username.

You can say whatever you want, be this is the real situation. Again : Andreucci was there to win. And he failed....
And I'll still use his ''nickname''. I'm still his fan-but that doesn't mean he does not deserve a critic.

[Mirek]

What did you all expect? The R5 cars should be same performance as S2000 cars, Andreucci was struggling with setup first day (which is logical) so the situation is as expected.

No. The author of R5 rules told me personally that R5 shall be faster.

[polo10]

What did you all expect? The R5 cars should be same performance as S2000 cars, Andreucci was struggling with setup first day (which is logical) so the situation is as expected.

No. The author of R5 rules told me personally that R5 shall be faster.

And in my opinion it is faster. Ford R5 is faster than the S2000 cars,probably not in all situations but in most of them if you put the same driver in a Ford and in a S2000 he is faster with R5, in my opinion. Something it is not well with Peugeot, citroen had more caution and postponed the homologation...

[Barreis]

Is this 100% correct info that pug r5 failed international homologation?

[Rally Power]

On the other hand I think the promised "cheaper" category was just a clever stunt for the manufacteurs to sell new cars to privateers, from what I have been hearing the costs are not so far from an S2000 because reliability is not great.

The promised "cheaper" cars are based in unrealistic FIA mandatory costs that FIA, from the beginning, knows manus won’t comply. A perfect example for what a ruling body should be!
Still R5 costs are a fraction from RRC/WRC.

[Andrey]

If Basso car was equipped by LPG system (not CNG), its engine can be more powerful than normal R5 car

[WUff1]

Is this 100% correct info that pug r5 failed international homologation?

Think we´ll see it when final entrylist of Rally Acropolis will be published (today?).

[manthey]

If Basso car was equipped by LPG system (not CNG), its engine can be more powerful than normal R5 car

yes the system is called LDI (LPG direct injection )

http://www.brc.it/en/lpg-direct-injection.asp