Solberg also now entered at Safari Rally but not for WRC2 points...
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Solberg also now entered at Safari Rally but not for WRC2 points...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Ingram got to drive in Monte, I didn't get to do any WRC2 rounds...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Exactly!
"How the other half live"?
Rally is expensive, full stop.
I'm confident I can be WRC2 champion I just need the budget. After I win you can do Monte in my car as I will be going to Rally1 for a manufacturer team.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
:p
Did you spend every waking hour trying to raise budget though ?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Doing WRC2 is crazy expensive but some can do however many events they like. Hardly a level playing field for the rest, not just Ingram.
No, but I sent whiny messages on social media complaining about others driving while I am not. It should get me a factory seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
If that fails, you can always share the same video of yourself breaking the law on a 'famous F1 corner' 1000x times...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Eddie, there are more gifted guys from UK to root for. Gus, who is one of them is not at fault for coming from a good background.
If he was showing some exceptional potential it'd be different but he's a midfield player. 2019 ERC champ... Yeah, let's not forget ZERO wins and only 4 stagewins throughout the season shows how meaningful this title was...
4 punctures on SS4 - the longest stage of Rally Italia Sardegna - 49.90km!
Prokop Martin: puncture
Kremer Armin: puncture
Bulacia Bruno: double puncture
Gryazin Nikolay: puncture
I don't know whether this information has already been written here, but Robert Virves is changing co-driver and will drive along with Craig Drew.
That's what happens when you literally cannot afford to crash.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewTate
His first crash in about 6 years was last season in Greece and his career hasn't recovered due to the cost incurred proves the point.
If you can't afford to crash, perhaps the World Championship is a bit above your means?
Perhaps winning any other event outright (national championship or similar) would prove useful in attractiing sponsors or manufacturer attention. Has he ever won a rally outright?
Twice in the recent years.
Since his junior championship days, he's won one actual rally outright.Quote:
Originally Posted by bomber21
He's got a decent chance in Nice and Ypres, to be fair, but if he can't win either of them it will say a lot.
But he also plans to start in Roma or Barum and Central Europe. I really can't see him win any of these events, or even finish on podium.
The other being a small event Spain with no other R5/Rally2, let alone four-wheel drive entries. The other was a club event in UK again against competition well below his level.Quote:
Originally Posted by bomber21
Tomorrow in Nice he should win. He knows the stages and their nature from recent Monte Carlo rallies and the competition is not that strong. But in Ypres - that'd be his career-best result if he'd win there.
Accident retirement for Ingram on SS5. He was holding 2nd place, 4,7s behind Fotia after SS4.
Ingram is more of a good character than an aweesooome driver. Which is also great to have on the sport tbh.
Alberto Heller in Puma Rally1 at Chile.
https://rallypasionvcp.wixsite.com/r...vAZaaIa5TriioQ
It will not be easy to win in Ypres against Lefebvre, Fourmaux and a couple of local specialists:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...es-rally-2023/
Random but interesting video on the costs of running a R5 Fiesta from Msport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l3xr7OGbXo
Quote:
Originally Posted by fiscorpun
I'm surprised we haven't seen a video like this before, though I'd imagine the likes of M-Sport would at least try to dissuade it...
His videos make interesting viewing and it appears that the day to day running costs seem to be similar to his previous Clubmans Group A evo. Things like mapping for various fuel types seem to be where M Sport start turning the screw and then you move onto the bespoke parts and then the costs only go one way.
Quite interesting,I assume the km in the service schedule are stage km?Quote:
Originally Posted by fiscorpun
It seems this guy is doing only very small short rallies. 40 miles per event is more a rallysprint.Quote:
Originally Posted by fiscorpun
40 to 45 stage miles is normal for 1-day gravel events in the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
Here in Poland only amateur rallies and rallysprints are so short.
It’s one of the main bugbears of rallying fans in the UK that our forest events (and even some closed-road events) are so pathetically short
I'm old enough to remember the ANCRO championship (70 forest stage miles in a day) and 2 to 3 day BRC events but, sadly, today's competitors can't (or won't) pay for anything more than 45 miles on one day.Quote:
Originally Posted by HKSjbg
So much has changed over the years that it's hard to even fathom Rally as an endurance challenge any more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
Admittedly, it would be hard to keep more recent generations excited about rallying if you reverted to old formats. And you need them. Also, with ballooning costs of modern-day rally cars, it would put off most competitors if you drove up the mileage. However, the writing is on the wall. A blend that keeps the image of the support alive-and-well in the eyes of Joe Public, while appealing to the die-hard must be found.
We, who have always enjoyed the sport, can only hope for the best.
Those in the sport have told us for years that Endurance is no longer relevant in modern day motorsport.........Quote:
Originally Posted by 240RS
The evidence tells us quite the opposite....and today, yet another manufacturer joins the FiA WEC......
Coming also Alpine/Renault, BMW and unofficially also Acura (which is already very successful in IMSA) in 2024. So there is evidently interest in racing by manufacturers...but not for WRC. Sorry for off-topic.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Mikkelsen doing more rallies with toksport, aiming for 6 rallies this season, Finland and Estonia also, he hope to do some impact on the competition.
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Gus 90% fit after collapsed lung...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/green...t-of-injuries/
Solberg says he’d rather be the quickest driver in the category than the champion:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/solbe...wlTwyNKd-c-BLY
Not a wise mindset.
Why not?
You can learn to be more stable, but it is very hard to ,,learn'' raw speed..
Yes, Mikkelsen won the WRC2 title and this year is repeating ,,smart driving'' all the time.. but pacewise he isn't near for dominating the series..
Same with Lindholm, reigning WRC2 champ, but let's be honest, times don't show it.
Agree 100% and most of the team bosses will probably look at the things on the same way.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Speedwise Oliver is head above the rest and he needs one more season to progress and learn and then he will be in Rally1 car for sure.
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They always claim it's easier to make a fast driver reliable than to make a reliable driver fast.
But many drivers never achieve both. Team bosses don't want drivers that crash too much.