Skoda Fabia WRC (1600T)

[Sulland]

Skoda has gotten a lot of experience from S2000, and have produced a winner there.

They have the basis for a 2011 WRCar, and just need to change the engine basically, and VAG has the 1600T engine to tune from.

Are Skoda building a 1600T engine, and planning to enter WRC in 2011, but keeps it a secret ?

[Allar]

i dont think they enter in 2011 maybe some random events, but i hope they enter in 2012.

[Motorsportfun]

Skoda has gotten a lot of experience from S2000, and have produced a winner there.

They have the basis for a 2011 WRCar, and just need to change the engine basically, and VAG has the 1600T engine to tune from.

Are Skoda building a 1600T engine, and planning to enter WRC in 2011, but keeps it a secret ?

Hrabanek, some months ago, talked about a possible involvement of Skoda in 2011 with a works team in the IRC, then they'll evaluate the situation.

Let's hope to see them back in the WRC.

[Mirek]

IRC with normal S2000 in 2011.

[Sulland]

]IRC with normal S2000 in 2011.

But what happens in the back left corner Mirek, are they not testing a 1600T engine there ? ;)

[eppel]

I heard that Skoda will not make a 1,6 Turbo for 2011, but maybe for 2012... They like to fight for victory in IRC apparently....!!!!

[Mirek]

If VAG wants Škoda to enter WRC, they will. Otherwise no way.

[A.F.F.]

I'm afraid it won't happen :(

[N.O.T]

i think all the manufacturers are waiting to see what the costs of the new cars will be from maintenace point of view, development ects before making any decisions also the marketing value of the new format and also spectator reactions....then they will decide if its worth spending money on it.

[jonas_mcrae]

They like IRC and S2000 because they are making big money and getting a lot of exposure out of it, how many costumer Fabia S2000's are out there? either for rent or sold. They wont enter WRC (S1600) until it proves to be as good for business as IRC/S2000 cup.

[modri dirkac]

]IRC with normal S2000 in 2011.

Mirek, so in IRC they continue with old S2000 cars (no turbo)? Because as far as I know no new homologations are allowed for S200 cars ... :(

[alleskids]

How long can the S2000 cars be used? Ok, ther wil be no new homologations, but how many years will there current homologation be "legal"?

[Mirek]

They like IRC and S2000 because they are making big money and getting a lot of exposure out of it, how many costumer Fabia S2000's are out there? either for rent or sold. They wont enter WRC (S1600) until it proves to be as good for business as IRC/S2000 cup.

Some 25 were sold to privateers.


Mirek, so in IRC they continue with old S2000 cars (no turbo)? Because as far as I know no new homologations are allowed for S200 cars ... :(

It's not actually that way. You can't homologate entirely new car but You can continue upgrading current S2000. Anyway for IRC there are no new cars available for next year. If there are first few from Ford and Citroën in Sweden, where would some for IRC Monte Carlo came from? I think that it's wise to stay with normal S2000 until there is more new WRC spread in the world.

[Motorsportfun]

]IRC with normal S2000 in 2011.

That's what Hrabanek told. ;)

But after 2011... who knows?

[alleskids]

]It's not actually that way. You can't homologate entirely new car but You can continue upgrading current S2000. Anyway for IRC there are no new cars available for next year. If there are first few from Ford and Citroën in Sweden, where would some for IRC Monte Carlo came from? I think that it's wise to stay with normal S2000 until there is more new WRC spread in the world.


It would be very smart of the IRC to offer a stable platform for S2000 car (owners) to compete with their valuable investment. Especially when the FIA holds the WRC in the dark about the regulation of the new 1.6 T