Still researching, and gaining a solid understanding of this sport day by day.....In preparing for Monte Carlo, I have heard references to teams sending a passenger car out on the course to assess conditions. In Monte, specifically looking for ice/snow. Does this happen daily during any rally, or is this practice exclusive to ice/snow races?
yes their are called gravel crews, in most cases they are ex-rally drivers, all of the manufacturer teams have them and they are different for each of their drivers and some of the rich privateers also. They are used on every rally.
Part of me wishes we could see better racing on track and wheel to wheel, and I think the only real way to do that is to reduce the aero sensitivity of the cars. But that would mean slowing down...
Yes, that's the logical result of several years of refining the current formula. All the easy upgrades were found long ago and now its minor but sensitive tweaks that can make a difference. Next year...
Part of me wishes we could see better racing on track and wheel to wheel, and I think the only real way to do that is to reduce the aero sensitivity of the cars. But that would mean slowing down...
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