Yaris Rally2 smashes the competition in Rally Hokkaido:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8...hokkaido-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXubyBxiZBY
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Yaris Rally2 smashes the competition in Rally Hokkaido:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8...hokkaido-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXubyBxiZBY
I still find it surprising how awful it looks in all black, but in the TGR livery the proportions all look pretty good
What competition, one Fabia R5 of Kovalainen who wasn't even beating some of the lower class cars on some stages ?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Interesting article on the homologation process of a Rally2 car (Škoda Fabia RS):
https://www.skoda-motorsport.com/en/...mpetition-car/
What can I do? That's the reality in the Japanese championship :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
We didn't have to wait long. Here comes a good driver with Ford Fiesta Rally2 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/tanak...his-co-driver/
The trouble is a driver of Tänak’s ability would blitz the opposition even in a first-gen Fiesta R5 :D
Yes - but what a master class for Virves!Quote:
Originally Posted by HKSjbg
Yaris Rally2 - Czech test with Juho Hanninen..
https://youtu.be/aIg6z2Y4MH0?si=fuMO8VdqiDUCwbzV
https://youtu.be/jIFN1T7sHyo?si=ivElB8V_6fppoSpZ
Fiesta Rally2 - the final piece of the puzzle...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/m-spo...2-set-for-cer/
Not an ERC new but included in R5 News
In MERC best 2 drivers with R5 machineries Al Attiyah and Al Rawahi after Cyprus Rally latest round,have the same points, same winners same 2nd places and same DNF so things are not easy for FIA..
“The Sporting Regulations for FIA Regional Rally Championships state that the FIA now reserve the right to determine the outcome of the championship after the tie decider failed to solve the situation. The decision will now go to the FIA Rallies Commission.”
We wait the decision with a lot interest
Watch some highlight of Cyprus Rally here: https://youtu.be/tVLXoEhzD1Y?feature=shared
Galatariotis was leading but retired due to radiator.Must be at the big jumpQuote:
Originally Posted by RallyFan13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK_pC-uiwRA
I hope FIA will do what the Olympic high jump competitors did and share the win.Quote:
Originally Posted by RallyFan13
Usually next step should be to count up all times from stages together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
According to this article Toyota is going to debut its new Yaris GR Rally 2 in Monte Carlo:
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...-car/10531869/
For a long time they are saying that their focus is to have debut on Monte...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Ford Fiesta Rally2 wins its class in Herbst Rallye in Austria:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8...t-rallye-2023/
https://www.ewrc-results.com/image/8...?entry=3848120
Two of Toyota’s young Japanese drivers will step up to Rally2 competition on selected European events for 2024, the manufacturer has announced.
The pair will likely compete in Toyota’s all-new GR Yaris Rally2, the Japanese marque’s first Rally2 car which is set to debut in 2024.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...ers-to-rally2/
They are trying very hard to finally find some Japanese rally talent!
Seems to me they're stepping up in terms of events and car/category way too soon... Both need a few years somewhere like Italy, one of the Baltic Championships or even UK, off the radar competing at a lower level.
Thought that Renault Rally3 would be their car next year, but it seems that Toyota´s new Rally2 car was too attractive option and of course it´s also understandable it this situation. Maybe the main program is still in the national events and only a couple of WRC starts.
From PAAVO / PanteAlex @PanteAlex
One of the biggest Fabia R5/Rally2 customer's Printsport has sold all “their” Skoda's !
1)Yaris Rally2 armada is coming
or
2)Hyundai wants Rally2 results - Lappi, Lindholm and Suninen all have Printsport background.
Followed up today with quote by Eero Raikkonen, Printsport CEO/GM:
Nothing special, just swapping to fresh ones, Skoda Fabia RS #69 coming in next week. We continue running #skodamotorsport cars.
M-Sport's Fiesta Rally2 upgrades applauded...
https://www.wrc.com/a/news/w26941
And like I am saying from beginning - too late...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
maybe not. i don't see any change in regulation soon, and they ll use fiesta until they finish the shells. toyota will shuffle things up and new skoda is leaving some doubt...can be time for more variety...Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Yes, but they have lost most of customers from old days. Lot of competitors who were connected to M-Sport has switched to different brand.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
true, but that's the market. they can come back or others will move as easily if the car is working and the price is good. their "core-business" regions like uk are still running and on exotic /extra eu championship (Africa especially) they're pretty much lonely.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
3 Ford Fiesta Rally2 arrived in Taiwan to D2 Racing Sports.
2 Hyundai i20 N Rally2 arrived in Indonesia to ASHRT.
The Fiesta isnt alone in having slow development and sales. There's been quite a few R5 / Rally2 cars that have had tough starts and come good eventually and gained popularity. The i20 and the C3 both had poor receptions, and even the Polo had issues that put people off it for a while. Pricing and running costs will also be a consideration and M-Sport could do very competitive deals to sway buyers.
Eddie, the current Fiesta has been in competition since 2019. In motorsport that's like forever. The VW managed to introduce, to fix and to retire the Polo R5 in just two years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
You also need to remember brexit, it's not making dealing with M-Sport any easier
Meeke testing the Skoda in Portugal today:
https://twitter.com/PauloAr23028946/...94902627373314
Must be testing some upgrades since there are no upcoming events to prepare for.
Meeke is test driver for Skoda since last year atleast.
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150 requests for new Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 - 50 cars to be delivered in 2024
This weekend, Japan got a taste of what to expect with the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 next year. After six stages in Forum8 Rally Japan, Norihiko Katsuta - father of Toyota's Takamota Katsuta, was tenth overall, driving a prototype Toyota Yaris GR Rally2. To gain miles and test endurance, a prototype was released to Japan for the National Championship. The speed was there but on ss8 a wheel was driven away and Katsuta broke.
Interest in the car was great in Japan when manufacturers and competitors from Europe came to visit and were allowed to inspect the car, which is broadly the car making its international debut in Rallye Monte Carlo. There were also many questions for team manager Jari-Matti Latvala, who had previously revealed that the plan is five cars in Rallye Monte Carlo. It is not clear who will drive the cars, but that we will see a Finnish rental team with strong connections to Toyota's operations is to be expected for a couple of the cars.
'We have received around 150 requests', Latvala told the media in Japan and explains that it is competitors in the World Cup who have priority, then teams for the European Championship are next on the top of the list, a series that starts towards the spring. After that, teams for national championships are expected to have the chance to buy off cars. The interest is great and the plan is to build and deliver 50 cars in the first year when the popular customer segment is now growing with a new manufacturer that will challenge the dominant Skoda.
https://www.emotorsport.se/nyheter.p...yhets_id=24392
Meeke test: https://youtu.be/D9ycNs8BGGQ?si=Cl53XTWQWHnwFw9t
And (interestingly) Erik Cais was the other driver:
https://youtu.be/WNRBVLJNoVA?si=O1xp9D5lYQ-7sUNA