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Another test of new Fabia, driver doesn't seem to be pushing very hard but the car sounds a bit raspier to my ears:
https://youtu.be/pxbW-iNx2fk
https://twitter.com/RallyeSport/stat...40202263838722
Polo R5 testing problems...
ok they used pirellis for very raw gravel,although road at photo doesnt seem so rough,but again this is something we havent see again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
To me this comment sounded as if a beautiful woman would suddenly take of her bra in front of you, you'd say "hmm... I thought you used to have Victoria's Secret's on you." ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
How the hell can this happen? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
Other manufacturers must be smiling after seeing those photos :D What a marketing nightmare for VW R5
"Sorry VW. Looks like we'll stick with the Fabia instead."Quote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
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Really curious what happened there. Did they go off and ripped the rear wheels off (would still be a lot of damage) or did it "just fall off"
The most logic explanation would be they had changed something in the service and forgot to tighten it properly or left bolts out or similar, but who knows...Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
I've never really got why VW went and created an R5 when their sister firm Škoda already built a highly-successful one.
Was it really just to keep the VW Motorsport guys in a job after the WRC pull-out ?
Other plans for Skoda brand ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
and VW is much more known brand in world = bigger markets for those cars.
The amount of work they seem to be putting on to the new facelift version I don't see them leaving R5 project solely to VW anytime soon, unless they have hidden the secret WRC project into a R5 body :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Hrabánek confirmed that Škoda will continue to develop and build R5 cars for several more years. I'm quite sure they will at least until new Fabia IV comes.
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...-testing-crashQuote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
"The roads in this place are used to test cars for Dakar; it's rougher than anything we would have seen on the Acropolis Rally. It's extreme, that's why we go there.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Don't worry, they will learn from this situation and consequently they will be stronger.....it is VW we are talking about....Quote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
It's a bit silly to 'test their car to destruction' but allow someone to be around to photograph it.
The pictures will be making the story before they can explain them.
link problem... any other link or photo?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hartusvuori
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dlq2j-QW0AIVciX.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dlq2kqKXoAAnkbb.jpg
https://twitter.com/kiwiwrcfan/statu...39655143284736
Tidemand and Petter Solberg rumored to drive Polo in Catalunya
I'd say Camilli rather than Solberg, but of course the awesome level of Solberg Comeback would be huge.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Well, it is still a VW effort and like every other VAG motorsport division recently, including VW motorsport, they have been at the top from day 1+ they say already 15 cars are sold. So i think that Solberg, maybe not being able to be at the top, would still be great for publicity.
Afaik there are already nearly 100 pieces sold! Only 15 will be delivered this year. If you order now, you might get your car by 2020...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
They say that sales of the VW Polo GTI R5 have reached the 15 mark:
https://www.fiaerc.com/its-15-and-co...bound-polo-r5/
The first 15 customers have already been announced in their press realease on January 23rd 2018: https://volkswagen-motorsport.com/index.php?id=2316&L=1Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Yes, all 2019 cars are sold. I did read somewhere that 40 cars will be built 2019.Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Interesting thing of 2018 a lot of drivers of Ford Fiesta R5 change his car with a Skoda Fabia R5.Also the list of entries are full of Skoda.I don’t know what happened with Ford
Old model, road fiesta model did change almost 2 year ago...Quote:
Originally Posted by Antreas
M-Sport should bring new R5 to market asap
Already last year the Fiesta seemed out of pace with Skoda, who has kept bringing updates. Also this year no major M-Sport WRC2 program apart from Greensmith, who seems still like a rookie
There were also quite many technical problems with Fiestas lately, at least here in CZ.
Camilli retired Monte and Deutschland because of technical problems, also lost positions in last year's Catalunya. Suninen's power steering broke in Wales.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Let's not even start with the Fiestas power steering problem. That list will be a way too long. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Fiesta power steering problems come in my opinion mostly from its rather extreme castor of the front axle. If You remember Fabia S2000 at the beginning also had plenty of issues with the power steering, so had fiesta S2000 or WRC (especially at the beginning of the previous generation). All of these cars had the same huge castor on the front axle. It works like a lever. The bigger the castor the more You lift the car body with the steering, i.e. the bigger castor the higher forces in the steering. I believe that this was one of the reasons why Škoda came with the vertical damper mounted behind the upright with the introduction of the R5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
Best way for MSport to revamp the current Fiesta R5 (or to help launching the next one) is to give Luky a seat in next year WRC2!
Good weekend for the C3; Bonato won Mont Blanc and he’s back in the French title race and Tempestini become Romanian champ after winning Cotnari Rally, his first local outing in the new car.
again power steering problems for Kajto and Heller in TurkeyQuote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
Yes, Kajto lost nearly two minutes after power steering broke down already on SS4. That dropped him from 4th to 6th position in WRC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Update - Kajetanowicz had power steering problems on all of the stages of the first loop - SS2, SS3 and SS4.
Rovanperä and Nordgren tested Fabia R5 Evo in south Bohemia yesterday:
https://scontent.fprg1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...d0&oe=5C342DD9
Photo by https://www.facebook.com/CKmotorsport.cz
Honestly I don't like the look of the facelifted car (just like the stock one).