No reg plates on Rally of France

[navtheace]

Is this the start of rally cars moving towards a form of motor sport where cars will not be road registered?

Although the reason is due to the EU rules of modified vehicles?

[aykutbilir]

I can see that all WRC cars have rally plates on at France. But they are very small.

[Mirek]

It was discussed in Rally France topic. It was the case only of French registered cars because in June French government changed rules for competition cars.

It's nothing new, many other countries have special plates for rally cars (my country too). The cars are anyway allowed on public roads only under special regime. You can't use them for driving to work or shopping. There are different homologation rules, different loudness and emission standards etc.

[navtheace]

Does it mean French registered cars that are rally cars no longer have road registered documents/reg plates etc?

It's interesting, as rallying is all about a road legal and registered car. Yet a rally car registered in France is not allowed to be driven on the road (unless on a road section of a rally it is entered into).

[pucky54]

The rule is there since the beginning of the year...

From the middle of the year (June 2012)

[Mirek]

Does it mean French registered cars that are rally cars no longer have road registered documents/reg plates etc?

It's interesting, as rallying is all about a road legal and registered car. Yet a rally car registered in France is not allowed to be driven on the road (unless on a road section of a rally it is entered into).

In which country rally cars are fully road legal (can be driven every day to supermarket etc.)? In my opinion You can't find any such country in Europe.

[BOZIANracing]

In which country rally cars are fully road legal (can be driven every day to supermarket etc.)? In my opinion You can't find any such country in Europe.

I thought the TTE Corollas had a road approval test? Similiar to British MOT? Correct me if I'm wrong

[noel157]

In which country rally cars are fully road legal (can be driven every day to supermarket etc.)? In my opinion You can't find any such country in Europe.

Northern Ireland/Ireland. Taxed (and tested MOT/NCT if necessary). Drive to work every day if you want in a WRC. Used to be the case anyway.

[Mirek]

Thanks guys, that's interesting.

[Hartusvuori]

No matter what's behind it, I loved the fact the cars had visible competition numbers in front and behind. Factory cars look almost the same (Fords do look the same?) without them, so it's just good for spectators. Should be mandatory everywhere.