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Prepping for Rally Turkey! Testing on rough roads in France with @MSportLtd this weekend. One day done, one to go and so far everything feels top. Love being back in the #WRC Fiesta again!! 😎 https://t.co/cSpGL53r35
New Toyota wing tested in Greece
https://i.imgur.com/zP4ARM4.jpg
This is the wing used in Germany. Don't see any changes since then and nothing in common with the "secret" wing they tested in Finland.
Is this a picture from the test in Greece that was before Germany?
Yep, but it looks like its moved tighter to the rear of the car ?
How sure are you that this pic is not from pre-Germany testing?
Why would they first test a much smaller wing with massive changes in Finland and then go back to Greece with same wing?
https://drivetribe.com/p/a-passenger...SNSGxBpLk5aumw
I notice in the link above that they are not using the electro-hydraulic system generally used on the rally stages. I can't even see the gear paddle behind the steering wheel. Anyone know the reason for this?
Cost savings?
Paddle is obviously there in place. I can see two reasons - paddle shifting system was broken and they continued driving with manual shifting or they were testing/checking backup system, as sometimes you need to do it. For sure it was not cost saving, you can see he needed to use clutch as cut-off system is not working without paddle, so for sure it was worse for gearbox internals/clutch than fully functioning paddle.Quote:
Originally Posted by itix
That was not a test but codrives for journalists in Ford Performance Drive days. Next day with Pontus paddle shift worked fine again.
Didn't see the paddle but maybe I didn't pay close enough attention.Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
Likely it is like you say.
Now we got an uncensored test clip of the new Yaris rear wing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72-fPxhlMrw
I think the video is edited to pause for a couple of times, I thought my internet was frozen :D
Elfyn Evans is set to get back behind the wheel of a rally car this week in a test, having been passed fit following a back injury which has kept him out of WRC competition for over two months
https://t.co/1l43KzMoII
Camilli in the C3 again. https://twitter.com/EricCamilli/stat...862293504?s=19
Citroën trials suspension upgrades in GB - https://t.co/RuosHXCrsS https://t.co/GPASFuxVaB
Testing, Testing - 1,2,3
@CitroenRacing and @EsapekkaLappi warm-up for Wales Rally GB 🙌
https://t.co/9hwnJ06x2w
Camilli video testing c3 wrc
https://youtu.be/jKYiysOOtq0
Wales tests
Breen https://twitter.com/welshi233/status...251906051?s=21
https://twitter.com/andrew_eds/statu...444764160?s=21
Ogier https://twitter.com/churimotorsport/...955210753?s=21
Meeke https://twitter.com/rallyman_wales/s...053835266?s=21
https://twitter.com/andrew_eds/statu...696062977?s=21
Neuville https://twitter.com/iamj_v/status/11...953849863?s=21
I don’t remember seeing such a dry conditions.
Heavy rain is coming from Sunday and next week is to be cool and unsettled. Road conditions could well be quite different by the time of the rally.
It was the same last year, only a week or so before the rally did the rain come...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Yep. Check out Tanak's 2018 PET: https://twitter.com/Andrew_Eds/statu...90605204168704Quote:
Originally Posted by doubled1978
They got enough of mud testing in Turkey ;)
Ogier, Meeke, Breen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZHu0seM_9A
nice picture galleries of Tänak (Day 1), Meeke, Ogier, Mikkelsen
https://www.facebook.com/pg/JMSPhoto...=page_internal
https://www.facebook.com/pg/KuceraPh...=page_internal
https://www.facebook.com/pg/JMSPhoto...=page_internal
https://www.facebook.com/pg/JMSPhoto...=page_internal
https://www.facebook.com/pg/JMSPhoto...=page_internal
https://scontent.fhen1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...3e&oe=5DF736F2
Tänak was lucky enough to have proper Wales rally conditions on his second day https://www.instagram.com/p/B2umKHeAKH0/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2uW5CdBFHA/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ud8EvhDtp/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2tiTmmpQWh/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2uP0GSp1Ws/
Yeah, anybody testing from now onwards should be able to get more representative conditions, weather wise.
Bit unfortunate, would've rathered all the title chasing boys had equal test conditions, but looks like Tanak got lucky. Neuville and Ogier in the dry.
As for the others, looks like Meeke was testing for Portugal :D. Msport will have more typical GB conditions as I don't think they've tested yet, just wonder whether they will test at their own gaff or in Wales.
Evans has tested in Wales. Suninen tested at Greystoke nr M-Sport HQ and it was wet.Quote:
Originally Posted by er88
Any videos of Evans testing in Wales? Anybody know when it was?
No vids and pic of an R5... https://twitter.com/ElfynEvans/statu...56998259355648Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
https://twitter.com/ElfynEvans/statu...05760976154624
Ah, ok. That wasn’t really Evans testing then, more re-familiarisation after being out for a while (hence the R5 car).Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Evans begins test today in Wales..
https://twitter.com/rallyinguk/statu...891843073?s=21
A bit more...
https://twitter.com/rallyinguk/statu...561581569?s=21
Watcinhg these test vids got me thinking about how the decision is made about what set up is the best.
Times can't be that important, since the road is cleaner after every run and the driver starts to remember the stage.
So what data is being used to make the decision?