[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

I see - didn't think of that option, my mistake.
In any case, I wonder a bit why both Ford and Citroën would be so far into this, surely he won't have a program in both of them? Seems a bit weird to me, to be honest.

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Originally Posted by ChristianArp

I see - didn't think of that option, my mistake.
In any case, I wonder a bit why both Ford and Citroën would be so far into this, surely he won't have a program in both of them? Seems a bit weird to me, to be honest.

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+1

Ford will test next week before Monte.. Ostberg, Novikov, Häninnen and "someone"

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Easier? How did You come to an assumption that adding complete hydraulic system is easier than to fix the lever to the left side of steering rack, use longer wire and few pulleys? Come on...

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Also making a rhd wrc car will need a lot of redesign to many parts due to weight balance-distribution.Much simpler to remove the shifter.

And since Kubica is used to left-hand-drive cars, building an RHD car for him would put him at a bit of a disadvantage. It would also be harder for both Citroen and Ford to get permission to make special models that are RHD - they may even need to be rehomologated. But given the special circumstances of Kubica's case, moving the shifter over is cheaper and easier for all involved.

Sources within the FIA have confirmed to Autosport that "the agreement between the sport’s governing body and Red Bull Media House and Sportsman Media has still not been signed":

Mateschitz: WRC has huge potential - WRC news - AUTOSPORT.com

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Originally Posted by Miika

http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaw...0a1fbc43_7.jpg

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Ugly livery

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Originally Posted by Mirek

I'm not trying to invent anything new. I would just copy what commonly exists on S2000 cars. Now I see they use long rod collinear to the steering column like here with Fabia or bellow with 207 (Punto used that system too)

http://www.ewrc.cz/images/2008/irc/s..._kopecky_1.jpg

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Mirek, where is this photo from? Prototype Fabia S2000? The X-tube on the side is much more "wider" in vertical dimension what I have seen in other Fabias... I mean the upper tube rising upward more steeply than usual.

VW new WRC website...

Rally the World | Volkswagen and the Polo R WRC

Not sure where to put this, but of special interest to NZ & Australian Rally Forum members...

Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen who had a very established and successful career in the Aussie V8 Supercars, who has just turned his back on it and retired after 5 years siting personal reasons for his departure.

Seems like he could be making a move into rallying. His father Robert 'Cheese' van Gisbergen is a former driver on the NZ rally scene, and still competes in historic events here.

Shane is still only 23.

Read more here...
SVG shock: possible move to rallying - Speedcafe.co.nz