[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by Torsen

that is a good point... i just see the way the S2000 cars pull away out of a slow turn and they engine screams but no torque... it depresses me...

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Funny. The clip I saw from Fabia S2000 test seemed pretty good. It took the tarmac hairpins with a slide and didn't seem suffering "no torque".

Apparently, what you loose with the engine, you fix with a glove...

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Originally Posted by A.F.F.

Funny. The clip I saw from Fabia S2000 test seemed pretty good. It took the tarmac hairpins with a slide and didn't seem suffering "no torque".

Apparently, what you loose with the engine, you fix with a glove...

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Apparently, what you loose with the engine, you fix with gear rations...still lacking torque these 2.0l N/A engines.

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Did someone expect else?

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I guess it's only to be expected that Morrie Chandler would get lambasted on this forum. After all everyone from Balestre to the Easter Bunny have been bagged here.

Knowing Morrie, as I have for many years, as a seasoned competitor, astute businessman, inspirational leader and experienced administrator I was hoping for some positive change when he took the reigns.

I too am disappointed that the sport continues to be tinkered with at this level with some totally off the wall ideas emerging. But unsure how much autonomy Morrie has or how much these visions are generated or influenced by other quarters I'm equally unsure how much blame can apportioned.

Perhaps that's why he's looking to stand down next year at which time, no doubt, there'll be yet another lamb led to the slaughter.

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Originally Posted by Torsen

maybe... the reason I enjoy rally is to see cars that are fair beyond that of normal cars... AWD turbo beasts... straight up S2000 cars are slow and boring... I can't see the appeal for IRC... just because citroen is owning the rest of the manufactures doesn't mean anything is broke... it just means citroen is a better rally team...

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Thus the creative part I was talking about. Put a turbo or compressor under the hood, that's all it would take to wake up an S2000.

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Apparently, what you loose with the engine, you fix with gear rations..

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Exactly. The Fabia also has a long stroke engine which is good for low and mid range torque.

But I bet you we see more sliding round the hairpins at Monte Carlo 2009 than we did in 2008....

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Originally Posted by sollitt

I guess it's only to be expected that Morrie Chandler would get lambasted on this forum. After all everyone from Balestre to the Easter Bunny have been bagged here.

Knowing Morrie, as I have for many years, as a seasoned competitor, astute businessman, inspirational leader and experienced administrator I was hoping for some positive change when he took the reigns.

I too am disappointed that the sport continues to be tinkered with at this level with some totally off the wall ideas emerging. But unsure how much autonomy Morrie has or how much these visions are generated or influenced by other quarters I'm equally unsure how much blame can apportioned.

Perhaps that's why he's looking to stand down next year at which time, no doubt, there'll be yet another lamb led to the slaughter.

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I suspect that he is merely the F1A's puppet - these are their ideas, but he announces them to see how the teams react. As surely as someone with WRC's best interests can see these ideas are crazy.
DR was another who came up with ideas as the rights holder, the changes for TV/Media - they worked in the short term, but in the end the Championship is poorer for the loss of the character the sport had.

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Originally Posted by RS

But I bet you we see more sliding round the hairpins at Monte Carlo 2009 than we did in 2008....

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Have You ordered some snow? :s mokin:

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I suspect that he is merely the F1A's puppet - these are their ideas,

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Really are you sure? I understand his main job is to present FIA the ideas that comes from the rally comission, so if you present idiotic suggestions you get idiotic solutions too, what we need is some guy who understand about rally and do not take all stupid ideas to FIA, a guy who is capable to filter the stupid from good ideas.
What again comes to him sending e-mails to teams about their drivers haircut is nothing but stupidity.
The sport needs a promotor, then we get rid of political compromises like Mehta and Chandler.

Anyone Knows or remember why the french guy from FFSA (don´ t remember his neme) left FIA -rallies commission.

Think it was for the same reasons i.e. wanted him as a puppet

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Really are you sure? I understand his main job is to present FIA the ideas that comes from the rally comission, so if you present idiotic suggestions you get idiotic solutions too, what we need is some guy who understand about rally and do not take all stupid ideas to FIA, a guy who is capable to filter the stupid from good ideas.
What again comes to him sending e-mails to teams about their drivers haircut is nothing but stupidity.
The sport needs a promotor, then we get rid of political compromises like Mehta and Chandler.

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No, I'm not sure, but knowing what the F1A are like and how seriously they take the WRC who knows.
Personally , any new Promoter is not going to have a free reign like Bernie does with F1. Anything that looks too exciting won't be allowed. Look what has happened previously to World Sportscars and WRC - anything that threatens F1 is killed.
There was not a lot wrong with WRC 10-15 years ago - just a bit of fine tuning. Now look, almost dead in the water.