Depends also on the weather and road conditionQuote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
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Depends also on the weather and road conditionQuote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
Peugeot is very competitive in Monte Carlo.Quote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
opinion from somebody who won in his first rally with a fabia in wrc rally Sandell and Al-Attiyah counts.So your guess for Monte Lambros? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by GINE
my guess is that Henning is not going to be near top 4-5 in terms of speed.
I count very high Mikkelsen,Hanninen and believe to be fastest crews without ''problems''
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Originally Posted by GINE
:D :D H. Solberg ..... :D :D :D
It is a very difficult event cause of weather and road condition.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
But i think that Peter Solberg, Hanninen, Henning Solberg and Mikkelsen are the favourites. You must not forget also Loix, Kopecky and many others.
If i had to bet only on one, that would be Peter if the weather is warm. Hanninen has done a lot of testing for monte and that is an advantage if the weather is cold...
It looks to be a very interesting rally, so i will go and watch closely as a spectator
That will undoubtedly come out as a huge mistake...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
What!s there to laugh about?!? I'm not a Henning fan - and Ford fan neither, but...!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by urabus-denoS2000
Henning Solberg is gone ahead of ALL S-WRC pilots this year at tarmac events he uses Fiesta S2000. So he is an underdog.
And Petter Solberg is never succesful @MC. May be because of Impreza.
MC is all about tyre choices and driving skills. You can be fast but black ice is faster than anyone else :)
Yes Henning can be faster then Petter. :p :
I could be wrong, but one year Petter was leading the Monte. Then crashed badly on some snow fans had threw on the road? So Petter could still be competitive, he's never driven an S2000? That would be more of a handicap I think than the Monte itself.
Henning is fast atleast in the Fiesta S2000, but he always does seem to find problems.
The sWRC drivers aren't very good tarmac drivers though so it is hard to tell how much worth that has. We will see on Monte, but I would only expect Henning to do well if it is snowy and icey.Quote:
Originally Posted by aykutbilir
Another Solberg-crash at Monte(no brakes) >Quote:
Originally Posted by 6789
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD6dYWE0qkM
Two stories from the printed Autosport magazine today.
1. Dakar Rally may move to Brazil in 2012 and this could influence VW to stay long term committed to Dakar rally instead of joining WRC. Kris Nissen says VW have fully researched WRC programme and think its good for them to join. Decision to be made by the VW board in early 2011 which way to go after evaluating data (potential WRC) vs Dakar in Brazil as Brazil is a VERY important market for VW. VW board will decide after weighing up benefits of continuing Dakar programme or joining WRC.
2 Apparently Subaru to join WTCC from 2012, maybe thats why Petter viewed WTCC, he still has good links with Subaru Japan, as opposed to Prodrive.
Frees up Bobby Kubica to use a Proton S2000 in future events then probably?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother John
Correct if I'm wrong 'cuz I don't have any knowledge about WTCC, but doesn't WTCC also use 1.6L turbo charged cars? If so and if this news is true, does this news indicate somebody else maybe considering joining WRC? Like their parent company...? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
Henning is a good driver but realisticaly he is miles of the pace from Hirvonen ( except in Norway ) who wasn't much faster than IRC competition . I don't see Henning in the top 5 , maybe with some consistent driving and luckQuote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
It would ruin his rallying reputation , I believe he would be faster with the S1600 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
also if dry be ready to see him outside top 10 at stages. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by FabiaFan
True WTCC new tech specs are 1.6T. Subaru in UK had even back in last year of WRC 2008 indicated that their marketing focus would shift upmarket and wanted the brand to be associated with the showjumping set, and for it to be a seen a prestidge brand. Some were not happy with the image of yellow stickered blue impreza's dating from the mid nineties cruising the housing estates.Quote:
Originally Posted by koko0703
I dont know what Toyota will do.
^^Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
lol Subaru's involvement in WTCC is known since this summer! :D
The programme will be followed by Marc van Dalen's Kronos Racing team
My HD video BEST OF 2010 is out
http://planetemarcus.free.fr/bestof10.htm
;)
Now you're joking... anyway, we should move this discussion about Henning's favourite role at RMC to the RMC thread...Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
I believe that Satria has had engine based on Renault F4 1.8 16V since the very beginning. That is in fact quite old unit with block from cast iron.Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
Best Of Rally 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su-2SXF6cnQ&hd=1
Wevers Sport will contest 3 rounds of the WRC with two Skoda Fabia Evo 2's driven by Bernhard ten Brinke and Erik van Loon.
Portugal
Germany
Wales
Yes, as Mirek says the Proton's engine has always been Renault-derived, so this will not have an impact on what rally car Kubica can drive. However, Lotus bought a stake in the Renault branded F1 team which will now be "Lotus-Renault" and the parent company of Lotus are also the parent company of Proton so don't be surprised to see him in a Proton S2000 in the future!Quote:
Originally Posted by pettersolberg29
If he agrees to drive it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Sandell confirmed with a Red Bull Skoda in Rally Sweden.
http://translate.google.com/translat...ainlagg%3D2937
That's good. Hopefully another good driver will join in the spare Fabia like PG or Hanninen then we can see how close they can get to the new cars :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Micke_VOC
Garde says: (about the S2000 cars)
You can win in IRC with 3 cars.
Skoda, Ford and Peugeot. In that order.
In a very good Pug you can race with the two,
but on gravel it looses a bit due to its chassis.
About Monte:
I can test only for have a day. That's not much.
From Vauhdin Maalima, a finnish racing magazine.
These are s2000 models??Quote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
Wevers Sport has bought the 2 Fabia S2000 Evo2 in november, with the latest specifications, form the first owners (Hanninen and Loix) :)
Programe 2011
24-27 maart 2011 Vodafone Rally de Portugal (WRC, gravel)
6-8 mei 2011 Tour de Corse (IRC, asfalt)
23-25 juni 2011 GEKO Ypres Rally (IRC, asfalt)
18-21 augustus 2011 ADAC Rallye Deutschland (WRC, asfalt)
22-24 september 2011 Rally Sanremo (IRC, asfalt)
10-13 november 2011 Wales Rally GB (WRC, gravel)
Yes 2.0L no turboQuote:
Originally Posted by Tarmac Tommy
anyway he should be the fastest Peugeot, even if only half day testing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mise
I don't know about that. Petter has much more drivingQuote:
Originally Posted by Tomi
touch from the past year.
But no previous S2000 experience, right? With Monte it's hard to tell, because it's a combination of so many changing factors, not only who's in best shape at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mise
It's quite possible that Gardemeister drives in IRC or sWRC, IRC being more realistic. Garde said to VM that if the last phase of the sponsor negotiations goes well they will announce the sponsorship deal in VM Motorsport Show that is held next weekend in Finland.
Skoda has not (yet) homologated a 1.6T Fabia, so al Fabia's in the IRC or WRC are S2000's (2.0 N/A)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmac Tommy
That's quite optimistic, even counting out Petter...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomi