Toyota Corolla S2000 Grifone - Tarmac Testing

[giangino]

Photos tarmac testing Toyota Corolla S2000 - Scuderia Grifone http://www.avetowrc.com/Index/Index2.htm

[RS]

Thanks Giangino,

Do you know who the driver was?

I am encouraged that Grifone's programme seems to be quite serious with the involvement of Auriol and tests on gravel and tarmac. I trust that they will have developed the base car well for European roads.

I really hope the register for IRC and become regulars!

[urabus-denoS2000]

Are there any videos?

[sal]

Pity RED couldnt make a better fist of the Corolla programme.

[giangino]

Video Tarmac Test Toyota Corolla S2000 - Scuderia Grifone

http://www.avetowrc.com/Index/Index2.htm

[urabus-denoS2000]

Thanks,great video :) :) :)
I havent seen the Corolla S2000 on asphalt for a long time

[Rally Hokkaido]

yes, great video.
The Corolla looks and sounds impressive.
Let's hope Auriol has a program with it this season.

[HaCo]

Awesome (y), I hope we will see this car a lot this year and I also hope it will be replaced by the Auris, as soon as it is homologated. The Auris would be a lot more interesting for local importers to support.

[Mirek]

Corolla is evidently on too long gearbox. As I remember it has only medium and long gearbox and no short one generaly used on tarmac by other cars.

[CricketsFilm]

yes, great video.
The Corolla looks and sounds impressive.
Let's hope Auriol has a program with it this season.

Not 100% but ..... I think Auriol will drive Punto....

[m.lowe]

Surely its cost a lot of €'s to develop this car by Grifone, so I wonder if there is any input from Toyota unnoficially to see how it does before they make a decision whether to return or not to the WRC

[milly]

Toyota's support isn't going to be with Grifone.

[Sulland]

So who will Toyota support ? Another team ?

[Tom206wrc]

This Toyota S2000 thing looks more and more weird... :mark:

[Duby]

hi

where is the GRIFONE tean based ?

is there any rally team based in the south of Italy ?


thanks
duby

[Sulland]

Link Grifone homepage (that are in bad need of a makeover...) http://www.grifone.it/

Not much Toyota to find on that one. From a distance it looks like they ditched the Corolla in favour of the Punto.

The sensible approach would be like Rene Georges Rally Sport is doing it, getting cars from RSA, and be sort of the european arm, like RED planned to do.
But if anyone are thinking of doing anything with Toyota, they need to focus on the Auris. No car-importers would support a model they no longer sells.

If a team has serious interest would contact the RSA Castrol Toyota team, or TRD in Australia and get start checking for a deal !

[HaCo]

I hope they are just waiting for the Auris to come out!

[Sulland]

There are two Auris' running in Australia.http://www.s2000rally.com/car-list.php?car=15&team=&plate=&nat=&bt-search=Search

And two being prepared in South Africa, but I am not sure about the status of FIA Homologation, does anyone know ?

[HaCo]

Sulland, the Auris in Australia have a special homolation, they can run international events in their region and don't have to make as many kits.

I don't think the Auris in Australia has anything to do with the one in SA,but I'm not sure.

[jonas_mcrae]

the Fabia could eat that toyota anytime, just look at acceleration and torque after tight corners, no chance for the corolla

[Mirek]

I would wait with any judgement after some real rally ;)

[jonas_mcrae]

]I would wait with any judgement after some real rally ;)

Oh come on Mirek, you know better than me that the fabia kicks ass!

[Sulland]

Sulland, the Auris in Australia have a special homolation, they can run international events in their region and don't have to make as many kits.

I don't think the Auris in Australia has anything to do with the one in SA,but I'm not sure.

Think they bought them from Aus.

Is Grifone planning on using the Corolla more, or are they selling it ?

[Tazz]

The Aus Auris and SA Auris have very little in common. SA doing its own development....

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[giangino]

CLASSIFICA FINALE RONDE DI NATALE 2008

1 CORONA Gioachino - PARODI Roberto - PEUGEOT 207 S2000
2 STRATA Marco - CICOGNINI Monica - MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4
3 GIACOBONE Luigi - PROTTI Piero - FIAT PUNTO S2000
4 TABATON Fabrizio - BORGHINI Marisa - TOYOTA COROLLA S2000

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=6S9ya834skM

[wwbroe]

CLASSIFICA FINALE RONDE DI NATALE 2008

1 CORONA Gioachino - PARODI Roberto - PEUGEOT 207 S2000
2 STRATA Marco - CICOGNINI Monica - MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO IX N4
3 GIACOBONE Luigi - PROTTI Piero - FIAT PUNTO S2000
4 TABATON Fabrizio - BORGHINI Marisa - TOYOTA COROLLA S2000

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=6S9ya834skM


Thank you for the info and the video. To me the Corolla doesn't look so fast tough, what is your opinion? ;)

[giangino]

Thank you for the info and the video. To me the Corolla doesn't look so fast tough, what is your opinion? ;)

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[wwbroe]

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