Not exactly TOM...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
his "retirement" from competition isn't due to his crash in Rally da Calheta... there are other reasons.
Let's hope Vitor Sá can comeback very soon ;)
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Not exactly TOM...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
his "retirement" from competition isn't due to his crash in Rally da Calheta... there are other reasons.
Let's hope Vitor Sá can comeback very soon ;)
I have not read anything on that this is ment for younguns only.
On the IRC site it says: Talented Local Drivers.
It is still possible to be talented at 50+, is it not ?
If the young-gun issue is important , it need to be more clearly stated, but for me the concept is super; each host nation for the events decides who they want - the rest of the world can disagree - but does it help ? The decision is made !
Sure Sulland, Miguel Campos answers perfectly to that criteria ;)
I think BFG answer these questions here: http://www.rallye-info.com/article.asp?sid=0&stid=6949Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
So why all the fuss here about the young ones ?
Is the name about to change ?
I thought the Grande Punto was to be named Abarth GP S2000, but now I have seen a lot of Fiat GP Abarth S2000.
I thought some of the plan was to revive the old Abarth name, in rally and not the Fiat factory name.
Last year as far as I remember the small badge they are using or sites with results was Abarth's but this year it is Fiat's.
Is there a plan here, or is this just circumstances...
On the IRC site Abarth is still the badge in use as a manufacurer.
Not a big issue, but is it anyone here that know something on this ?
The Fiat badges that you see on some cars are because they are 2006 spec.Newer cars and works cars have Abarth badges
IRC uses Abarth Grande Punto S2000, but it is only internal naming for their championship. Homologation is for Fiat Grande Punto S2000 and this is only one right name for that car :)
I think there the story is a little confused ...
Abarth is something more than an IRC internal naming, is an official trademark and if you look on the rollcage of a Punto s2000 you can see a little plate with: "Abarth - number of the car - month year of production".
For sure homologation is referred to Fiat, but Abarth team asked many times to call the car "Grande Punto Abarth S2000" (maybe you can add Fiat before :-) )
Maybe one day Fiat and Abarth will explain in a clear way these little things.
Three S2000s on next week's Sezoens Rally(Belgium) two Polos(Casier and Auquier)and one 207(Kuipers Jr, the event is counting as Euro rally Challenge :D