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The top drivers would cope with it, I'm sure. Look at recent drive of Hans Weijs Jr. with the Golf III Kit Car. Exactly like it used to be in the good old days ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
Hans Weijs Jr - full throttle | Rallye de Wallonie 2013 [HD] by JM - YouTube
For sure I prefer those bouncing gr.A cars ;) For me the most spectacular cars ever are those of late gr.A and early WRC years (including F2 Kit Cars).Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
what i was trying to say was this: in the same way Group B changed the WRC, with today's technology you can get more power from smaller engines and you can still make good looking exotic cars without the costs too high. but first you need to keep the manufacturers in the WRC and bring some more or else the sport will die, so for the time being as most of you said- the WRC can't change yet.
I am Happy with these WRC 1.6 T, much better to watch than the 2.0 WRC, specially on Gravel they are amazing...I t is impossible to go back, so i think in terms of cars the way is the correct. I hope that the R5 never become the Top of the rally cars, because i think they will be a very good choice for private drivers around the World like they are now, but if they, in the future, will be the "new wrc", the costs wil increase a lot...
I would be happier with just 2wd, whether front or rear (preferably), Kit cars were spectacular enough, but I understand times are different now, and of course Kit cars were far from perfect in many aspects.
also kitcars at gravel?Quote:
Originally Posted by Donney
Intresting trio, including one suprise. Atleast for me.. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...33356556_o.jpg
We have seen experiments with 2WD as main category in some rally championship. And result was not good...Quote:
Originally Posted by Donney
It was the group B cars that got me back to rallying for “full time” again. In fact it was already the Audi Quattro that got my interest increasing although it was a group 4 car but the Audi S1 E2 was the one that gave me the final WOW. The beginning of the group A era’s cars was also boring but in the late 80s and beginning of the 90s it was a lot better. As Timo Salonen said during the 1987 Monte something like:
“These mopeds are boring and you have to kick the clutch in the up hills to have some revs from the engine”. :D
Imo it was the increasing boost that made 2.0 l WRC cars sound so boring having their peak torque and near peak power already on low revs. As it’s written here, page 20 (originally posted by makinen_fan):
“At the same time, mandatory 8500 rpm max engine speed has not had any real impact since, because of the effect of the restrictor, the current engine operates primarily within within the 5750 – 7250 rpm range. The high torque 2.0 litre engine was very close to its max power output all the way from 4000 to 7000 rpm.”
So Matton says Hanninen will drive AlQasimi's car in Finland...
Well this is awesome news if this happens!!Quote:
Originally Posted by GigiGalliNo1
I think Al-Attiyah is not coming to Finland either, so will Qatar WRT lend that car for someone else?