It seems project of Opel to do a R5 is dead, due to lack of fund :(
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It seems project of Opel to do a R5 is dead, due to lack of fund :(
I am little bit confused. They said they will do Adam cup firts of all, then Adam R2, then Corsa R3T and then Corsa R5. They are little bit late in comparison to their press releaases from the very beginning, but those Adam projects are going very well and they also put two young drivers into ERC in factory R2 cars, which is good sign.
From sure source (PM if you want to know more), nothing is done now. They've done the CUp, they've done the R2. But for the rest, there is no fund for the moment. No R3, no R5 in development.
They'll see at mid season what they'll do, but there isn't a lot of hope to have a bigger car.
Opel has to go on what they´ve started. The brand itself is said to be more and more sportif, so they must prove it with just go on to R5, which I believe is the most proper class for the future (with small adjustments).
At the small sprint-event (it's all done within the confines of a tarmac factory) he complained that the car was too low, and that he was a bit scared of the kind of reaction the car would have to the more bumpy sections.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
I wasn't in Vejen, but no major issues were reported from there. What I do know is that the stages were very challenging, and that Christian has a tendency to take a while to get going, both in a new car and after a winter break.
Ib Kragh on the other hand has already done two real rallies this year (Tank S in the Netherlands and Wikinger in Germany), so he is up to rally speed for the year. Also, the rally was made by his codriver Mie Petersen, who no matter how many times she's said that it won't make any difference.. Ib has always done well in her events.
That being illegal recce (she vehemently denies that) or just stages that are well suited to his driving style and car setup, I really don't know, the results are just there. More so previous years than this year though, it has to be said.
To get a real feel of the speed of the 208 on Danish stages, I would wait until at least the fourth round in Slagelse and perhaps even later in the season - Christian has already had all the excuses out, so is playing down expectations..
Driverwise, Christian should be a bit faster than Ib, if results in somewhat equal 207s are anything to go by.
Chassis 17? Ex Cracco's car?
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Beautiful photos from test of Jakeš by DoN: http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/citroen...ek-jakes-test/
http://rallyphotos.cz/photos/citroen...v-jakes-21.jpg
and video from Jakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnlRF3Bxqg4
Looks very careful. I think he would need two-three events to get used to the car. In the past he did only two short events with Fabia S2000 besides driving Lancer gr.N and a C2 R2...
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