Nice Car...
but would have preferred a focus s2000 why not?
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Nice Car...
but would have preferred a focus s2000 why not?
It's big and heavy (I mean stock car, not WRC)...
Does anyone know exactly where the testing is about to go in europe? Any testing on snow in sweden later on? :confused:
Ford or MSport have something in Belgium, but not sure where in Belgium, but read that it is a closed facility.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze
It's already mentioned on previous page ;)
http://www.motorsportforums.com/foru...9&postcount=28
Info on Lommel here: https://www.fordlpg.eu/en/indexjs.ht...in_faq_btb.htm
In 2007 I've been there for a week to perform some tests and I can say that different types of automotive companies frequently use the proving ground. Even an F1 was there on the VD platform.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
It's not unusual to see new cars over there in camouflage-livery and with strange bumpers to cover the real layout.
Next to the proving ground you have Flanders' DRIVE, an automotive support company financed by different automotive companies located in the flanders part of Belgium.
korneel
wrong test driver... get Kresta pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by c4
AGREE!! Kresta or somebody else with a driving licens is for sure better than the "SON"Quote:
Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae
Well the first tests are just system check and it is not useful to use someone with skill ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by WRC1
Having driving skills doesn't automaticly mean understanding the car. There are fast drivers who doesn't even make their own setups and there are also slower drivers who make setups for them. I don't know how good Mathew is, maybe he realy is. Who of us realy knows?
Matthew had also done the first test with the new Focus,so I don't see a problem...Nevertheless,Markko Martin and the two official drivers will be involved(and possibly Marcus) in the evolution process,so let Matthew take a little bit of advertisement...!!!
Why not? Kresta was so succesful with the Fiesta S1600 after all!Quote:
Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae
Several teams such as Prodrive employ national level drivers in the UK to shakedown their cars and run the data logging tests. I appreciate that Matthew is the target for a lot of venom from forum members who think that their National hero should be in his seat but face it he's an employee of the company that his dad runs and has current WRC car experience so get over yourselves!
yu'd get sick of this anti matt vibe hes there and thats it so would every body get over themselves you get sick of the moaning
There was no real development on Fiesta in 2006 and even no interest in it from M-Sport. He said he was frustrated by useless cruising with slow and unreliable car over national rallys...Quote:
Originally Posted by sal
Quote:
Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae
from the article
Matthew Wilson was at the wheel for the first shakedown and he will be among a number of drivers who will be tasked with testing the vehicle during the condensed development programme scheduled for the rest of 2009.
a number of drivers beeing the key words
Who is the best development driver in the world ?
Being estonian, i can think of one guy - Markko Märtin. But honestly, i do not know :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Honestly...Roman Kresta
This man knows more about cars more than any top driver,he makes set ups for Ford WRT,he developed the current Focus,...
He has huge mechanical knowledge
Used to be Didier Auriol and Carlos Sainz. But now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Seb.Loeb..
Kresta wrecked one Focus in shakedown, I wonder what he could do in tests with the Fiesta... :D
Just kidding. ;)
Name one top rally driver who has not wrecked a car :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Juha_Koo
Awesome, they still seem to use Focus gravel rims. The best looking gravel rims ever. :) Hopefully it would be the same in the final car.
There is a wing on the car... :)
Video?
Those are official photos from private testing area. I don't expect any video...
There is a lot of inspiration to be taken from this one i guess:
http://www.autofiends.com/wp-content...4200912419.jpg
Anyone: Did Mikkelsen meet with M-Sport last week ?
Yes
Did he drive the thing, and do you happen to know if they will meet again ?
I don't thin he drove the Fiesta. Mr Wilson is very interested in his development so I assume they will meet again soon, yes.
Conrad rautnbach drove it early last week.
Crash test ?? (=Quote:
Originally Posted by witto6
The tests in Spain should begin this week.
Very nice!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Micke_VOC
Spain, was it not Belgium?Quote:
Originally Posted by ARF
Must say I enjoyed the Fabia development much more. They did things in the open and the rally-cracy Czechs took pictures and movies the whole time.
Why all the secrecy ?
Skoda was also in bigger need of publicity in rallying media before the big entrence of the Fabia S2000... Ford already has it so for them it does'nt matter right now i think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
Also Ford.. hasn'nt they been like this always? i was remember in australia 2005 when they was hiding everything in some sort of tent... quite silly behaviour i think...