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6th March 2015, 05:56 #71
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The cars now a days have half the tech that the cars from the early 2000s. They had Traction Control, ABS, Launch Control, Electronic Front/Centre/Rear Diffs, Electronic suspension...Etc.
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6th March 2015, 08:31 #72
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all the technology motor racing brings and few manufacturers offer a double clutch option. Talk about missing the point.
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6th March 2015, 09:37 #73
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Back over 30 years ago in the Group 4 era or more recently Group A - the works cars usually had an advantage - the latest homologated parts and tweaks compared to the semi-works/ works supported privateer in an old works car or a privately built car. It was Group A+ for a works car and Group A for the privateer.
It was always good to see the works team giving support to a privateer after the works cars had crashed or the latest tweak had blown engines.
I would expect in 30 years time petrol engines could be banned and a historic competitor would need to fit a Tesla Roadster electric drive train to take part in a closed road event (if they have not been banned too)
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6th March 2015, 14:45 #74
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7th March 2015, 20:37 #75
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The paddle shift mechanism reissued for this year World Rally Cars is only pneumatic, not hydraulic like the pre 2011 era. And you clearly haven't driven a rally car if you want a H-pattern gearbox in a World Rally Car. At the speeds you go in a world rally car, the shortened gear ratio and twisty roads it would be the World Gear-changing Championship. I had the privilege of driving a 1995 Toyota Celica Gr. A and a 1999 Ford Focus WRC, and my arm almost fell off in the Celica. In the Focus, I could deal more on placing the car because it had the joystick and not having to heel and toe and just left foot brake.
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