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Originally Posted by RS
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Very sharp!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Who is the test driver?
I think Lindholm as he’s standing there at the start of the video.Quote:
Originally Posted by manthey
Maybe you don't know or remember that in Rally2/R5 car all "4 corners" must be fitted with same parts (dampers, hubs etc) so AP4 isn't useful at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
He was not sure back then. But a better option to put up and coming drivers into a Raly2 to look for potential.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
I hope they make a Rally3 in 24, with some input from the Rally2.
According to the following article and photos (at the bottom) Kris Meeke was testing Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 a few days ago:
https://pl.motorsport.com/wrc/news/k...ally2-64901302
This was from the ‘RS Experience’ event they ran last week presenting the car to journalists.. interesting things from the article; almost 150 orders have been received already and deliveries should start in November.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Mikkelsen will drive the Lausitz Rally in Germany with it first weekend of november.
Thanks for more info! 150 orders already, that looks great, doesn't it? I hope it will be another great car from Skoda!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Skoda have produced aprox 400 R5s, 200 Rally2 evo, and have orders for 150 RS Rally2 cars.
So 750 cars sold from level 2 in the rally world. That is an amazing achievement, and a success not many in the motorsportsworld can match!!
In the numbers&facts Skoda dominates and now has a legacyQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
The biggest plus are in the fields of driveability, reliability, all around performance
Other cars are maybe better in certain surfaces (citroen/polo) but overall not so easy to drive if you are not a PRO.
"Suspension and chassis wise, the AP4 was designed with simplicity in mind, again for private teams to be able to run the cars and trying to keep costs down. So we have interchangeable uprights and suspension arms in all the corners,” said Paddon.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
“In terms of the suspension, obviously very upright so we probably have limited travel compared to some Rally2 cars, but in terms of specification of the dampers, very much the same.
“Same technology inside these dampers as what you’ll find in Rally2 cars. Brake packages [are] all very standard. All the same across all four corners as a Rally2 car."
Also about 100 S2000sQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
So his Hyundai is like Rally2 but that still doesn't help Toyota at all ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
So looks like Stellantis close plan has been made.
-Citroen for Rally2
-Still no signal for Rally3
-Peugeot and Opel in Rally4 and 5.
Hopefully one brand will make a Rally3.
New car for Rally2?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I think he (Didier Clément) said that they'll just continue on developing the C3 Rally2, no news about a new WRC2 car though.Quote:
Originally Posted by manthey
It's from this article:https://www.autohebdo.fr/actualites/...l-en-2023.html
Not sure, but have given Rossels name for a backed season in WRC2.Quote:
Originally Posted by manthey
But that is a tough field of cars, so maybe easier to get a title in WRC3.
Finnish TV said that Hyundai i20 N Rally2 has bad torque, it must be used at a narrow rev range, otherwise there's no torque. For example Skoda is better in this sense.
ERC 2022 has just finished. 15 Skodas in top 20:
https://www.fiaerc.com/erc/results--...standings/erc/
Maybe some jokers leftQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Crugnola won italian championship 2022 with C3
Maybe they will fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Previous gen Hyundai R5 was with more torque? Solans entrylist in catalunya was with that old
Crugnola(2021) and Basso (2022)used new i20
I understanded in an intervju with Østberg that Citröen would quit Rally2, but one of the other Stellantis brands will build a car instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by manthey
I understanded that Stellantis wanted a brand in each category, also the top class.
But who knows, times is changing rapidly these days.
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Both Peugeot and Fiat/Abarth/Lancia would be viable options, but they've been very quiet about this lately...Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Peugeot sounds good as legacy with the 207 s2000.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Lancia still no new model
Abarth for heritage
Yes, wery quiet from Stellantis.
Opel has Rally 4 and 5, and this electric one.
Renault is not Stellantis?
Citröen has Rally2, but put it down?
So, what brand can step in eventually?
Fiat, Peugeot, Lancia, abarth? One of the US ones, if they have a WRC in america?
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Mikkelsen and Eriksen will debut it (Toksport unit) at Lausitz Rallye.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ff_yd-NX...jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ff_yd-JW...jpg&name=large
Looks like it's setup for Safari!
Still think it's weird they chose Lausitz (where they will learn almost nothing) instead of Catalunya. I guess the real reason was they didn't want to interfere with the end of the WRC2 season.
See text in red below.
Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
They dont need to learn anything. This start is mainly to show the speed of car. And as they needed/wanted to start with the car this year, not so many events on at least average level was available...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Rear supension/damper position pretty extremeQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Obviously Catalunya would have been better. But it's nice to see Andreas will get a proper event in the car before he goes off to Hyundai.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Event is irrelevant I guess. It will sell like hot cakes anyways..
Why it would have been better? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Ex-Ford boss Gerrard Quinn has said a few times now that M-Sport Ford's logical next Rally2 car will be a Puma.
As it's based on the Fiesta chassis I suppose this is viable although it's a high-riding crossover in road form.
Plus the Citroen C3 was one and that has turned out ok as a Rally2 car (eventually).
Or maybe they prefer to debut their new car with a win instead of the 12th place or sth?Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Anyway, with this entry list Mikkelsen shouldn't have many problems:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...z-rallye-2022/
Pics of the Fabia RS in new livery in test action..
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQWC4ED...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
GR Yaris Rally2 will be revealed in Japan with KKK at the wheel
https://car-watch-impress-co-jp.tran..._x_tr_pto=wapp
This could be a serious opponent to skoda Fabia's dominanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Nice move by Toyota to get maximum publicity for their new Yaris Rally2 at the WRC event.
dont know i the photo is real
http://rallynoticias.com/
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgZk-gXW...jpg&name=small