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WRC=WRCQuote:
Originally Posted by Frostmourne
WRC2=S2000,S2000T,R4,N4,R5
WRC3=R1,R2,R3,R3T,R3D
Might have forgotten something but that's the basics of it.
I will try to explain :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Frostmourne
There used to be the old system of gr.A5-8/N1-4 cars with classes based on cylinder capacity (multiplied by turbo coefficient), later gr.R system was introduced where to make it more confusing the letter stands for engine capacity and number for level of tuning (i.e. R2B -> R2 level of tuning and B engine - under 1600 ccm NA). Besides that they created plenty of cars standing aside of these classes like new and old WRC, S1600, S2000 or wide Kit Cars. That together created a big mess.
Till few years back they used old A/N system and put those other cars somewhere where it looks like suitable for them (S2000 to N4 although it has nothing to do with gr.N, S1600 to A6 etc.). As a result it was even bigger mess (how to explain a newcomer that pure special with engine under 2000 ccm is placed among almost stock cars with engine up to 3500 ccm...).
So they introduced the class WRC-1....10 system where they put all existing cars into some classes based on their performance. I think it was made quite logical but it was still only a step. Now some of these classes are deleted as proven useless (class 1 for example).
Next step is to close all old gr.A/N homologations and also some of those others. That is planned for 2015. After 2015 only gr.R cars, S2000 and WRC 1.6T are allowed in FIA events. All old gr.A/N cars, S1600, Kit Cars etc. are after this date useless for FIA events. If I understand right it is planned also to stop the current R4 experiment and make new R4 same with old N4 (only rename N4 to R4). In my understanding since that time we will have WRC-R5-RGT-R4-R3-R2-R1 classes.
It was already explained here but maybe just for clarification once again. RRC, SPC or whatever are only marketing names of M-Sport, Citroën or Prodrive. None of these is a class name. It is similar like when You take for example Mégane RS. It's N4 class car and the letters RS are used only as marketing (name stands for Renault Sport). In the rules it's all S2000. Till 1.1.2010 S2000 could have been homologated with 2.0NA engine, later only with 1.6T engine. Even WRC car is still S2000 homologation. The WRC package is only an extension pack to the S2000 homologation and there is no new homoogation number given.
That is valid only for WRC championship while he asked for all FIA championships ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Thank you all guys. Each one of you has answered few things in my mind.
al ketbi at the start of the rally of montecarlo with Skoda s2000, but his program did not include 10 races on a Fiesta RCC?
Last two years Al Ketbi worked with JM Racing. This team will have another car in Monte Carlo for Tomáš Kostka. I guess it was much cheaper for everybody to run two cars of one team instead of bringing another team.
Since the Loeb thread is closed (!?) I guess this is the best place to post this.
Anyway, Loeb is 10th on the list of European sportspersons of the year. (Yes, sportsperson and not sportsman because Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo in 8th is the only woman on the list.)
Sebastian Vettel is first on the list...
What did Vettel do to come first? Absolute joke......similar to Autosports Top50 drivers of the Year; I don't think Loeb has ever come 1st.
I guess there's only one answer, he is driving in the Formula 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC