Thread: Rally Italia Sardegna '16
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14th June 2016, 00:18 #661
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but it is not, is it?
http://www.rallyitaliasardegna.com/?ddownload=2246"With that car, your brain can actually never keep up"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI
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14th June 2016, 00:33 #662
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this whole homologation thing is just a money making machine for the fia and the manufacturers.
in pretty much every other racing series the organizer just writes the general rules, and competitors have to make sure their car applies to them.
but in rally, the opposite is true. parts have to be homologated, even though no special rules apply to them.
in the case of windows, the only rule should be a full filling of the chassis holes, a certain material and some specific thickness. shape of weight are not specified, so they should never cause a penalty.
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14th June 2016, 00:35 #663
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Ok, they screw up homologating rearwindow that had never been fitted on the 16´i20. For me it´s still not worth 50k.
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14th June 2016, 00:47 #664
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14th June 2016, 01:54 #665
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14th June 2016, 08:13 #666
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14th June 2016, 10:54 #667
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And they still keep on about it ladies and gentlemen !!!! they still care about things they do not matter !!! Isn't humanity amazing and very very disappointing at the same time ?
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14th June 2016, 11:54 #668
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14th June 2016, 13:35 #669
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The 50.000 Euros may seem harsh, but Hyundai’s was lucky to escape from a time penalty like it happen with Citroen in ’09 Australia Rally. Then it was an anti-roll bar link problem, but the main issue is the same: no conformity with homologation form.
http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/r...ter-penalties/
In both cases there was no technical advantage from the use of the non homologated parts, so it makes sense to have only money penalty for this kind of administrative mistake, like it was decided this time.
Prokop’s problem seems to be totally different: breaking seals is a major fault and time penalties are established for it.Rally addict since 1982
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14th June 2016, 15:33 #670
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It is a relevant question from Mariusz. FIA has shown in the past that the penalties for various infringements are more or less random. The stewards have absolute freedom in choosing the penalty and it is true that they have been generally a lot stricter to privateers than to the works teams, for example some were disqualified for expired gloves etc.
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