If Mikkelsen is doing the SWRC seriously he has to do 7 out of 8. New Zealand is also included, but he do only European rounds? And he skippes Wales, that leaves him with only 6 scoring oppertunities. So defending his IRC title has his priority?
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If Mikkelsen is doing the SWRC seriously he has to do 7 out of 8. New Zealand is also included, but he do only European rounds? And he skippes Wales, that leaves him with only 6 scoring oppertunities. So defending his IRC title has his priority?
I suppose doing sWRC is more about learning the WRC events than it is to take the title.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
Happy that it's not the same in SWRC as in IRC where you can win the title in 2 rounds.
Who said he will do SWRC? Driving S2000 in WRC events doesn't need registration to SWRC. I'm just asking.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
Pons won the title in two runs in SWRC 2010. Don't You remember?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
It wasn't doubled points.
And now imagine the SWRC without superally. Rules are different and both championships have pros and cons in them. For me it's more a nonsense to take points after one or more retirements during the rally when just one or two cars finish without retirement (like in Jordan 2010 for example).Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
For me the never-ending complains about IRC rules is like to say that for example football or ice hockey world championships are unfair when You can win the title in just few important matches and no-one cares if You lost half of Your matches in base groups. Once there are some rules and You either accept them and compete or not. No-one force You to compete there.
Just don't Like it. Nothing else. IRC had superrally also if I remember good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
No, you have been able to restart, but you don't get any points.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barreis
No, in Cyprus 2011 and in Russia you were still able to collect IRC points as well. It depends on the organizer.Quote:
Originally Posted by pucky54
True, IRC rules regarding superally have been same with 2012 WRC ones.
Oh, yes correct, sorry for mixing it up. I did not take part in those events. So there are three possibilities for the organizers: Superally, No Superally and Superally but without being able to score pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
Q&A with Dieter Depping VW'S chief tester :arrow: Q&A with VW's Dieter Depping | World Rally Sport
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Originally Posted by danon
Huh? Is he? The journalist (?) should've listened to Depping's last quote.Quote:
With a total of three ADAC Rallye Deutschland victories (in 1994, 1996 and 1997), Dieter Depping is considered to be the most successful German rally driver.
Kevin Abbring will join Ogier in a Volkswagen-prepared Skoda Fabia for Monte Carlo:
Kevin Abbring Volkswagen junior at Rally Monte Carlo - Volkswagen Motorsport
So far that is the only even Abbring is confirmed for.
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Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
And indication of his future?Quote:
He also has an excellent chance of being accepted into our Volkswagen junior programme for rally drivers.”
If VW is really interested in Kevin Abbring, then he should stay away from a Citroen DS3 WRCar or a Peugeot 207 S2000, and try to get a program with a Skoda Fabia instead.
They're defiantely interested in him, but I think they'll be auditioning drivers for most of 2012, just as they did at the end of 2011. He's running in the Monte, but I don't think they'll want to tip their hand too soon. They should probably limit Abbring to the European rounds, and find some local talent for the fly-aways.
Not much in my opinion. His start in Monte although in VW car is payed by his own sponsors.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
Am I right if I say that there are still only two drivers open for the second VW seat? Only Andreas Mikkelsen and Kevin Abbring. It's interesting to see who will get that second seat. They are the same age (both 22) but Mikkelsen is more experienced. Who, do you think, will get that second seat?
You are not right if You speak about second seat for Polo :) AFAIK Juho Hänninen has testing of VW Polo WRC in his program so I think he is still in. Than there is Sepp Wiegand who is sent by VW to IRC and South Africa to gain experience.
Really? That's the first time I read he payed for the seat. Would be a bit strange IMO, VW doens't really need money I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
maybe he is allowed to have personal sponsor logo's on the VW Fabia, just like the other VW junior had. Mikkelsen had his FIA Academy logo on the car. But paying for the drive is not correct. As said earlier, VW do not need budget from drivers, VW is payng for the entry and testing oppertunities to evaluate the best young drivers of this generation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
If VW needs paying drivers, they would first of all make a joke of themselfs. And if they indeed needed paying drivers, much more healthier drivers are available on te market then Kevin Abbring
As VW will not be entering their drivers for sWRC points will they be allowed to do proper testing before events?
I want the black one!!! I want!!!!!!
I want the black one!!
Absolute lovely car!
Black always looks great! :D
As long as it won´t be another Red Bull red-blue-yellow -mishmash livery, it will be alright. If the #1 livery is the all-white livery they use now in the Skodas then maybe the #3 car could have some alternative livery (like with Märtin and Duval in Ford in 2003).
I bet it will be the Red-Blue-Silver-Yellow mismash sadly. When does the road-going Polo R come out? looks impressive.
red bull and castrol....
hmm what about Citroen and Ford sponsors ?
Castrol no problem sponsor with BP Ultimate on Mini. Redbull will be done with Citroën I guess next year.
A black livery?!
Another try to look fearful.
A folks car scaring the folks.
What an irony!
It looks like VW is going to the Dark Side of the Force.
Wrong movie though. WRChamp is not a Star Wars galaxy... :vader:
For now the black colour and the sponsors in the folks´car are just fantasy photoshopping.
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According to TS VW and Ogier will be testing the Polo in the Swedish snow after Rally Sweden, and possibly partly in the route used in the rally:
Aito WRC-Polo Ruotsissa testiin MM-rallin jälkeen - Ralli - Turun Sanomat
That was what Kim Vatanen also told in MTV3’s Saturday Monte coverage. VW has a 22 week test program.
He also commented Ogier’s crash and said that of course it had been good for both Ogier and for the team to finish but “we are still on good terms with Kris Nissen”. ;)
I hear DR thinking....."How nice to have plenty of money/budget" and your only problem to be what colorscheme to use for your rally cars....
If Red Bull and VW decide to have a baby... then maybe:
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1...5040851800.jpg
Bigger: http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/5...0408512560.jpg
the black one looks better ;)
Black is boring, and that goes for almost any car ! Takes away all the nice lines, so lighter color is better imo !
Who'll be second driver next season: Sordo/P.Solberg?