[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by DonJippo

Russia and Indonesia were dropped from 2010 calendar so there needs to be two new events on it if they keep 12 rounds calendar so I guess NORF is as good as any other candidate to replace those dropped ones.

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We need NORF to have a meeting and to have fun like always. :s mokin:

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Rumours in a UK paper - Motorsport News - say Petter is looking to drive a Pug 307 in Sardinia. Apparently the whale deals fsar better with hot temperatures, and Citroen are not giving him the parts he wants as he could challenge the full team.

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Intresting. See what happens :rolleyes:

A whale??? Are those still around? And are they any good? I'm surprised but for sure he knows better.

Good luck anyway!

Well As far as I know there are quite many new parts homologated for the whale and it should be as good as Xsara. Tom206 would be happy :-) Ask him, he knows more about whale.

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Rumours in a UK paper - Motorsport News - say Petter is looking to drive a Pug 307 in Sardinia. Apparently the whale deals fsar better with hot temperatures, and Citroen are not giving him the parts he wants as he could challenge the full team.

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Also says that Citroen have denied him the mechanical diffs, 2006 intercooler and better engine cooling, reading that in conjunction with the story that Loeb is about to commit to a two year extension of his Citroen deal makes me think its extremely unlikely that Petter gets a factory Citroen drive in 2010. Maybe an opening at Ford, or self funded until these (yet to commit) manufactureres join, and if S2000 doesnt come in til 2011 that leaves 2010 with Loeb / Sordo, Hirvonen / Latvala championship.

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

Rumours in a UK paper - Motorsport News - say Petter is looking to drive a Pug 307 in Sardinia. Apparently the whale deals fsar better with hot temperatures, and Citroen are not giving him the parts he wants as he could challenge the full team.

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This is the best decision Petter has made in a long time. Citroen and Ford aren't going to give hem the parts or the power to beat there own team(ford would be better though), he should have known this. He should have been in a EVO or 307 from the beginning of the season.

307 has a great and powerful engine,but I am a little afraid for reliability issues...But, lets think positive, cause Petter won't have any restrictions.Good luck to him!!!

It is already mentioned that the next generation S2000 cars should have a 1600cc turbo engine. It was planned for 2013, but the World Council ooks like to decide in june, appart from the 2010 calandre, that the 1600 cc turbo will be introduced from 2011, when the WRcars will be banned and the FIA makes a complete new start of the rally area. So all already devellop S2000 cars have to be re enigineerd to a S1600 turbo?

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Originally Posted by Saabaru

This is the best decision Petter has made in a long time. Citroen and Ford aren't going to give hem the parts or the power to beat there own team(ford would be better though), he should have known this. He should have been in a EVO or 307 from the beginning of the season.

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Well, it is good that this is posted in the Rumours thread, as I have just read on both the major TV-stations Text-TV that Petter will have a new Xsara, a genuine 2006-model for the next rally.

Appearently, he was "threatening" to change make if he didn't get the newest possible car from Citroen.

No confirmation on his webpage, but this seems very reliable!