Autonews was last week reporting that Hanninen and Weijs were testing for VW, whie German media reported that Depping and Sainz were doing the tests. who is right, which drivers were testing for VW last week?
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Autonews was last week reporting that Hanninen and Weijs were testing for VW, whie German media reported that Depping and Sainz were doing the tests. who is right, which drivers were testing for VW last week?
Will this mean that s2000 as a formula will lose some cred? If Skoda leaves then there will only be Ford, Peugeot, Proton, Mitsubishi...Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Mitsubishi?Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
They run a car in IRC, I don't think it is technically s2000 however.
They don't run a car in IRC they just paid the fee to allow drivers with Mitsubishi to collect points in the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
same with subaru and arai.
But can you see him taking a year out for test and development?Quote:
Originally Posted by danon
If the two teams current line up stay the same, and for some crazy reason, they dont pick petter, I wonder if they would consider PG? They could do a lot worse...
PG is a waste.
Waste is the wrong word to describe him. He has the pace, he just lacks the ability to finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
How about Liatti or Eriksson or even Delecour they would leap at the opportunuity!!! =p
Maybe if they make him No.1 driver...Quote:
Originally Posted by MJW
This is 2012 we are speaking about. Not 2002! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Sure, and Walter Röhrl for the German junior seat...Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
I think Plan9 was joking...
Rohrl would still do a good job of Testing & Developing a car....look at Porsche...Quote:
Originally Posted by Priorat
LOL...
setting up a road car which aims to be driven by all shorts of people is a bit different than setting up and constantly developing a rally car which is ging to be driven by the best drivers of this world...
be serious please.
Carlos has kept the testing gig for himself and Dieter Depping. Initial testing of Polo WRC due in November - the reported recent Hanninen tests were in a Skoda fitted with Polo WRC parts. Thats not to say that VW does sign a driver for 2012, but the very first tests in November will be undertaken by Carlos and Dieter Depping.
It was said with tongue in cheek.....Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
oh..ok then sorry.
but i am excused since the things people post in here some times makes what you wrote to sound pretty legit.
Don't worry, you are always excused ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I was thank you focus206 ;pQuote:
Originally Posted by focus206
Are there any videos of the Polo WRC being tested? Former Canadian rally champ Pat Richard said in an interview yesterday that he had tested the VW and Mini wrc cars within the last month.
And what next from him?
According to TS Autosprint is rumouring that the good old KKK aka Juha Kankkunen could be testing the WRC Polo some day soon (says it would be the first test drive for the car, I thought it was already tested).
WRC-Polon ensi testiä sovitellaan Kankkuselle - Ralli - Turun Sanomat
Thought so too that Hans Weijs tested it around Rally de France..
the car is not out of the factory premises for testing yet....
They were using Fabia with some future VW parts in it when testing some time ago in France, no complete VW car ready yet
Kris Nissen hopes to announce first driver in coming weeks.
http://www.maxrally.com/news/entry/a...ere_were_four/
Pat Richards foray into WRC events in GroupN years ago was not overly successful, surprised to read this as I think there are better Canadian rally drivers that would fair better at the top level.Quote:
Originally Posted by TyPat107
Polo WRC tested for the first time.
“German driver Dieter Depping, one of the firm’s trusted test drivers, was at the wheel for the first test.”
http://www.maxrally.com/news/entry/p...p_and_running/
Seem to be putting a lot of effort in to get the car up and running this year, if they are not going to be running it next year (like mini did this year).
Hope this will be the case and VW will do a selected program of events.
Would be nice to see 4 WRC manufacturers on some events next year
It won't be.
According to Heikki Kulta from TS the WRC paddock is rumouring that Petter Solberg´s negotions have come to an end with VW, because of Petter asking too much money from the deal.
http://www.ts.fi/moottoriurheilu/ralli/269573.html
This time good choice for the testing run. Lemes did pretty good job this weekend.
I can't see nothing about Solberg & VW through this link :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Miika
Seems they have either edited the news bit or moved it under some other article, guess it is time to start using screenshots instead of links in the future. The Petter&VW info wasn´t a headline but a mention among other stuff.
VW will use Sachs dampers according to team manager Peter Utoft.
didn t like ready/prooven solutions from Rieger,Extreme tech? Another Germany product which will be first time in wrc level.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek