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Morning loop @rallyargentina done. We're happy to lead the #WRC2PRO category, and we're also the fastest #R5. We're enjoying it so far.
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No Moaning Mads here !
Morning loop @rallyargentina done. We're happy to lead the #WRC2PRO category, and we're also the fastest #R5. We're enjoying it so far.
After Rajd Swidnicki somebody stole Fiesta R5 of Jaroslaw Koltun. It's chassis No. 77, registration plate TK 8955L.
It appears that around midnight somebody came with an old Opel Vectra C and stole the trailer with the car inside (possibly not even knowing about it). More info in Polish is here: https://www.facebook.com/WRCNewsOffi...type=3&theater
The car:
https://scontent.fprg2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...c4&oe=5D63F454
According to the following article at
https://www.rallye-magazin.de/drm/ar...nd-polo-r5-an/
the official team of Volkswagen Motorsport is going to enter VW Polo R5 in Sachsen Rallye. The car will be driven by 52-year-old Dieter Depping. Another two (private) Polos will be driven by Dennis Rostek and Christian Riedemann. Sachsen Rallye is going to be held on May 24-25.
Latest news - the trailer was found 5 km from the hotel. Unfortunately without Fiesta R5 inside. Special prize for finding the car is 5000 E.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
More about it here:
https://dziennik.walbrzych.pl/laweta...0yBuKeoNVpANXg
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Looks a bit less likely they didn't know what was inside then.
Steal -> move to another trailer -> disassemble for parts -> sell parts
Car was found
Same weird story as Max Rendina’s Fabia R5 that was stolen in Greece during Acropolis Rally 2017...
How dumb you have to be to steal a pretty rare car like a rally car? What did they want to do? Selling parts via eBay :D?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
http://www.dolnoslaska.policja.gov.p...iliona_zlotychQuote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Another VW Polo R5 failure?
After unexpected problems in Argentina Kajto decided to withdraw his entry from Rally Chile. His fight for victory in Rally Argentina was scuppered by a failure. Problems with the car, not related to the company which prepares and services the car, need to be resolved.
- I decided that we will take part in one of the forthcoming rallies when the car manufacturer provides safe and permanent solutions to genuine problems - says Kajto.
More details at Kajto's website:
http://kajto.pl/en/news/2019-world-r...-kajetanowicz/
Crikey. Shows how difficult it is to build a good R5 car when even VW, with all their WRC success, struggle with reliability problems.
Could it be that all those teams and drivers, who were placing orders for Polos R5 before it was even homologated, were buying a pig in a poke?
Of course you can sell the parts and if not directly in Poland for sure you can do that accross the border in Ukraine.Quote:
Originally Posted by JUF
Well, you're probably better informed than me, so I guess you´re right. But as an owner of a Fiesta R5 don't you buy the parts directly from M-Sport?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
The rich teams do but plenty of others don't. It's same like with stock cars.
They should've left the R5 market to their sister company...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I bet Škoda are having a chuckle at them
The motorsport department which VW built has to be used for something and the R5 projects have proved they can be self-feeding or even profitable.
Kopecky test crash in new Fabia R5...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D5epfjDXoAAxbVu.jpg
https://twitter.com/PeAChapaRacing/s...53014877491200
Ouch, that's a bad one. Presume crew ok?
not a good week for Jan.
Hope they are ok,very serious crash
Kajto about his polo r5
https://twitter.com/pepomatiauda/sta...86605484544000
The text with the tweet says he and the co-pilot are well.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Put a spanner in the works for the test though, unless they have more than one car on site.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Yes, they are ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Thats the main thing. I wouldnt have posted it otherwise.
They are already rebuilding the car for new tests.
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Kopecky test incl. crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCFhiFLK9Y0
They can really do that on site in Portugal?Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Yes. It looks worse than it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Yes it should run today again already. Confirmed by a member of Skoda who's present there.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
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Impressive!Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
24h later (from Pavel Dresler):
https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...c6&oe=5D2EF486
Škoda just confirmed that the first start for the R5 Evo will be Rallye Český Krumlov (17-18th May). WRC premiere as expected in Portugal.
Kopecky again, post crash:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xeYESHLjMYI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-J-kfbkBsSg
They definitely improved the sound a great deal! Sounds louder, raspier and less ‘lazy’ now.
Intrigued to see how this car can perform now, especially in the hands of Rovanpera on gravel I am expecting some eye catching times.
Just thinking about all these new R5's and Evos. How long have they got and when is electric/hybrid coming to this class too ?
Did you see this? Another Polo R5 burns down in flames, this time in Rally Islas Canarias. What is going on?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrhxpbymfmU
Info eWRC-results.com -> Chassis 4