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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2018
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16th March 2018, 13:53 #1141
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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.
Jamie Edwards
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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...#M-SPORTER
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16th March 2018, 13:57 #1142
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16th March 2018, 13:59 #1143
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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16th March 2018, 14:00 #1145
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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.
#M-SPORTER
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16th March 2018, 15:37 #1146
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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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16th March 2018, 19:43 #1147
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16th March 2018, 20:36 #1148
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Trees?
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16th March 2018, 21:10 #1149
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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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16th March 2018, 21:42 #1150
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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.
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.Last edited by Mirek; 16th March 2018 at 21:48.
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