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    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
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    I've been concerned about the lack of noise also... but it does appear that it can be created artificially which will be better than nothing.

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    M-Sport told me that they can sort out sound. It could be a WRC turbo noise, or even V10 or V8 apparently. (Also the cars may be significantly cheaper to run).

    But I think that hybrid will be next with a small petrol motor for real noise...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    I've been concerned about the lack of noise also... but it does appear that it can be created artificially which will be better than nothing.

    Jamie Edwards
    @jemsport Replying to @Becsywecsy 9 others
    M-Sport told me that they can sort out sound. It could be a WRC turbo noise, or even V10 or V8 apparently. (Also the cars may be significantly cheaper to run).
    Kind of like a sex with an inflatable doll.
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    The artificial sound is good only and exclusively for safety reason.
    The feeling to hear an artificial sound is not even a feeling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    Kind of like a sex with an inflatable doll.
    You explained it better

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    Swiftly changing the subject...

    Julian Porter @The_Rally_Guru
    Ever wonder what all the aerials are for on the roof of a WRC car? On the @MSportLtd Fiesta there are seven in total, including three for the live tv, one team-to-car radio, one each for timing and FIA tracking devices, and one for the mobile phone.

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    And yet for all the interference they generate, no one seems to be able to get a reliable, high-quality signal from them. Live onboards have been spotty at best, the live timing is constantly broken, position updates once every 10 seconds (at least from what WRC+ users can see on the map).

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    Quote Originally Posted by logic View Post
    You ever tried using GPS up in the areas where rallys take place?
    What's the excuse when the terrain is billiard table flat, like Sweden?

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    Trees?

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    I don't think GPS is an issue these days with 24 satellites, I've never had mine drop out unless I'm in a deep tunnel so must be something else, the map wasn't this slow last year.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SubaruNorway View Post
    I don't think GPS is an issue these days with 24 satellites, I've never had mine drop out unless I'm in a deep tunnel so must be something else, the map wasn't this slow last year.

    Exactly, I have never ever had any issue with GPS in the mountains around RMC stages (except obviously for tunnels). There is often no GSM signal but GPS works always.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tarmop View Post
    Trees?
    Hmm, 1/3 of my country is forest and I normally use GPS on my trips through them. Never had any issue.


    I guess the issue is not in the GPS signal but in the way how the GPS position is transmitted to the rally HQ. I mean the GPS unit is in the car but it has to communicate with the rally HQ and for that it needs working connection. I guess here lies the issue. Here in CZ we use mobile GSM transmitters around stages to cover 100% of them for safety reasons but even then I can imagine the signal isn't continuous.
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